Wednesday, October 19 2011
Comics Needs Women: Why Marvel and DC Should Have Been at Geek Girl Con
There is goodwill to be spent and good faith conversations to be had about the place of women and female characters in the DC and Marvel universes, and an event like Geek Girl Con is an ideal place for that kind of dialogue.
Thursday, August 25 2011
West Coast Sound: Is Disney Victim to the “Decision Illusion”?
Is Disney's decision to let go of its subsidiary Marvel's entire West Coast marketing team a sound one? The question is certainly nowhere near as interesting as what this decision signals about the entertainment industry as a whole.
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?
Tuesday, July 26 2011
Messrs. Waid, Rivera & Martin Reintroduce a Devil You Don’t Know But Should
It's hard to read a Daredevil book and not recall gifted creator Wally Wood. In the hands of incoming series-writer Mark Waid, the tragedy of Wood's life becomes woven into the very fabric of the Daredevil character.
Wednesday, June 29 2011
Afflicting the Comfortable: An Interview with Terry Moore
The comic industry's great humanist talks about the end of Echo, his new series, Rachel Rising, and ponders ideas such as, "What if you mate the China syndrome with a collider?"
Friday, January 21 2011
The Year in Review: The Best Comics of 2010, Part II
Regardless of format, what seems unlikely to change is the use of comics for serial storytelling. In the future, this may take place on the web, or in e-editions, it may not follow a monthly publishing schedule, but like television, comics is both historically associated with serials and well-suited to making and delivering these kinds of stories.
Thursday, October 15 2009
Vengeance Of The Moon Knight #1
Series reboot storyarc 'Shock And Awe' opens with a powerful comment by writer Gregg Hurwitz distinguishing Moon Knight from the more recognizable vigilante of a competing publisher.
Wednesday, October 7 2009
Hollow “Victory”: J Michael Straczynski ‘Reboots’ the Mighty Thor
J Michael Straczynski's storytelling stands out as one of the most inventive in recent mainstream superhero comics.
