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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.

Thursday, February 4 2010

Biomega #1

Cyberpunk hero on a wicked motorbike vs. badass butchers, plus a talking grizzly bear with a big gun: I'm sold

Tuesday, February 2 2010

Joe the Barbarian #1

Grant Morrison tells the psychologically rich tale of an inner imaginative life in its death throes as protagonist Joe matures away from childhood.

Thursday, January 28 2010

Absolute Death

Neil Gaiman's popular character from Sandman gets her own Absolute edition in a collection of good stories with some good extras, but a high price tag.

Tuesday, January 26 2010

45

45 tables two issues that linger on from the previous century, the story of fatherhood and the story of journalism, and allows these to interact in the crucible of a comics narrative.

Thursday, January 21 2010

Fall of the Hulks: Alpha

Jeff Parker hits a high point with this story of the little villain that could.

Tuesday, January 19 2010

Hercules: The Knives of Kush #1-5

Writer Steve Moore and artist Cris Bolson expose a political and sociocultural complexity in the ancient world of Hercules, that has implications for our world today

Thursday, January 14 2010

Batman: 80 Page Giant

The Batman 80 Page Giant has entered into the popular imagination with mythological impact. Does the 2010 edition meet incredibly high expectations?

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.

Thursday, January 7 2010

Last of the Independents

Where does one draw the line between homage and rip-off? Ask Cole Caudle, but only if you wanna risk getting shot in the face...

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Thursday, February 4 2010

Life During Wartime: The Cultural Catharsis of Brian Wood’s DMZ

DMZ creator Brian Wood offers a cultural catharsis for our times, one that is enduringly artistic, despite being overtly political.

Friday, January 29 2010

Die With Your Mask On: The Grim Superheroics of Rick Veitch

Rick Veitch wonders where the next step in superhuman evolution will take us.

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Wednesday, February 3 2010

A Case for Comics in College

My name is (insert name here) and I am a visual learner -- and other reasons why comics is a relevant subject for the college curriculum.

Thursday, January 28 2010

A Little Human Magic in Recent DVDs

Either by coincidence or because I just happened to watch these all on a cold day when I needed a little warmth, the magic of the human condition emerged as a trend in these new DVD releases.

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Tuesday, February 9 2010

Graphic Novelties: This Was Then: Earth X - Part 2

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Wednesday, February 3 2010

Graphic Novelties: This Was Then: Earth X - Part 1

Tuesday, February 2 2010