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.
Friday, June 24 2011
What Do LeBron James and DC Comics Have in Common?
Writer Jake Negovan finds parallels between the NBA's biggest star and one of pop culture's progenitors: the comics.
Friday, April 30 2010
Wonder Woman: Amazon, Hero, Icon by Robert Greenberger
A princess, a monster-slayer and as powerful as Superman. Now, let's talk about the kink.
Tuesday, February 16 2010
The Black Cherry Bombshells
The series is not afraid to wear its influences on its sleeve, but it refuses to be defined by them.
Thursday, February 11 2010
A Modern Promethea: Mike Carey and Peter Gross Pen the Unwritten
Story these days is a battlefield, and Mike Carey and Peter Gross are the new generals.
Tuesday, February 9 2010
Azrael #1-3
Scorsese-inspired and Petraeus-infused, Fabian Nicieza and Ramon Bachs' new Azrael is an incendiary powder keg, commenting one everything from the War on Terror to its title character's relevance to the very purpose of faith.
Monday, February 8 2010
The Word Made Flesh: Chronicling The Unwritten
"Companion Tommy, sound your horn!" A story for the ages and, of course, our age, The Unwritten's goals are lofty indeed, and its creators do not shy from them, lest their work lose validity.
Tuesday, January 12 2010
R.E.B.E.L.S. #1-6
Tony Bedard finds a unique tone for his series that, amazingly, seems to emanate purely from its central characters, infecting the rest of the cast, and even the story, with a sort of self-assured charm and confidence.
