Wednesday, May 8 2013
Comics Creator Matt Kindt’s ‘Fine Art’
Each page that comics creator Matt Kindt produces is marked by an ability to communicate nostalgia that is immediate and striking.
Tuesday, August 21 2012
Fanboy Fury and Authoring ‘Before Watchmen’
Why have fanboys, this group of devoted readers, turned against the mainstream comics industry?
Tuesday, July 31 2012
Brian Wood’s New York: The Conclusion of the DMZ Series
Whatever the social and political issues Brian Wood and Ricardo Burchielli, and their occasional collaborators, chose to examine through the DMZ series, those examinations were always grounded in and refracted through New York.
Monday, October 24 2011
The Ghosts of Cannon Pictures Definitely Inhabit ‘Captain America’
One sequence – and perhaps I just need glasses -- seems to actually use matte painting in the backdrop, and that's unforgivable in a film of this vintage.
Thursday, September 15 2011
The Comics Writer and the Fall of the Superpowers
We often think of comic books as the height of escapism, but recent events point to an industry in a death spiral, due in no small part to how badly it mistreats the writers on which it depends.
Monday, August 1 2011
Captain America and a Past That Must Linger Still
Despite the dark times that birthed the original Captain America #1, there was a hopefulness to the character. Writer Ed Brubaker however offers a Cap worn down by personal history. Or is that the point?
Thursday, July 14 2011
Print-On-Demand and the Future of Independent Publishing, Part 2
PopMatters speaks to major figureheads in the POD industry to determine where it is, what it can do, and most importantly, where it's going ...
Thursday, July 7 2011
Bendis & Maleev Reclaim the Hidden Tensions in ‘Moon Knight’
It's been a rough road to define a workable character arc for the Moon Knight character. The new creative team might just be the equal of the estimable run by crime writer Charlie Huston. That is, if writer Brian Michael Bendis has truly returned to top form.
‘The Superman Motion Picture Anthology, 1978-2006’: My Supermania, Reawakened
Most of the films in this anthology will be kryptonite to you. But if you are looking for the origins of the 20th century's pop culture fascination with gods and heroes, this is the set for you.
