Tuesday, September 13 2011
The Undiluted Promise of Comics as Vanguard for 21st Century Media
Sometimes, rarely, a work is so good (so well-conceived, so well-executed) that it simply breaks our traditional expectations of comics literature. And this breaking allows us to glimpse the true, rare promise of what the industry can achieve. Davids Lapham and Aja's Wolverine: Debt of Death is this work.
Thursday, January 6 2011
‘Life in Flight’ Flies Too Low
Here was an opportunity to delve deep into a study of the modern American family, and its subsequent breakdown upon entering the 21st century -- an opportunity missed.
Tuesday, October 6 2009
Wolverine: Weapon X #1-5
Possibly the most literate vision of the character since its inception, Writer Jason Aaron's Wolverine taps tropes from the works of Margaret Atwood and the perennial Jack Kerouac.
Friday, May 29 2009
Locked Content: The Wrong Approach to a Pre-Order Bonus
Why would a game's developer choose to rub in its audience's face the presence of a no-longer-available pre-order bonus?
