Articles tagged "warren ellis"

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Hitting ‘The Road’ with Director John Hillcoat

by Matt Mazur

[23.Nov.09] :. Director John Hillcoat talks to PopMatters about the hazards of being intimidated by legends, the funny side of cannibalism and Viggo Mortensen's sweet tooth as his adaptation of the seminal apocalyptic novel The Road hits theaters.

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“Keeping It That Way”: The Cultural Maelstrom of Warren Ellis’ Planetary

by Kevin M. Brettauer

[11.Oct.09] :. Merriam-Webster defines the word “planetary” as “of, relating to, or belonging to the earth” or “having or consisting of an epicyclic train of gear...

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Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes

by Kevin M. Brettauer

[22.Sep.09] :. The newest creative team is doing tremendous work on the series that redefined the X-Men -- so why some fans won’t accept it?

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Orbiter

by Teresa Jusino

[20.Jul.09] :. Orbiter is perhaps a perfect comic for this period in American history, when a current of optimism can be felt within the Obama administration.

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Transmetropolitan Vol. 1: Back on the Street

by Ian Chant

[4.Jun.09] :. Warren Ellis’ violent, vicious, hilarious and horrifying vision of the future remains entrenched in a bleak and amoral future, where human beings are vat cloned as fast food livestock, media buys include subliminal bombs that buy ad space in your dreams and Star Trek style replicators are operated by AI addicted to cybernetic drugs.

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Ultimate Galactus Trilogy

by Jason A. Zwiker

[31.Jan.08] :. The Galactus presented here is no giant in purple headdress and short pants that can be conversed with, bargained with, or made to take a vow not to set his sights on Earth again.

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Crooked Little Vein

by Shawn O'Rourke

[1.Nov.07] :. Mike is forced to confront a culture whose decadence doesn't just infect the ranks of the poor and crazy, but reaches into the upper echelons of our society.

 

Fell #1-6

by Greg Oleksiuk

[29.Sep.06] :. Which is better: monthly comic books or trade paperback collections?

 

Ultimate Extinction

by Stefan Robak

[25.Sep.06] :. That's the advantage of the Ultimate books: bringing back the excitement to beloved but overly familiar universe.

 

Blackgas #1-3

by Jody Macgregor

[31.Jul.06] :. A dirty secret of the privileged is locked away, here, like a skeleton in the closet with flesh still hanging from its bones.