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Thursday, December 3 2009

Hellboy: The Wild Hunt

Hellboy returns to his birthplace in the mortal world to be greeted by sounds of thunder, and giants...

Tuesday, December 1 2009

Strongman

Mexican wrestling: it's not just for Telemundo and ironic punk bands anymore.

Tuesday, November 24 2009

From Wonderland with Love

Just trying to make it through these thoroughly-other works, makes one believe that either they are the last living rubes who do not understand what is a now common tongue or that the comics were made by the craziest of crazy artists.

Thursday, November 19 2009

Batman/Doc Savage One Shot

Azzarello paints a world rapidly out-evolving its legendary pulp heroes, giving way to the newer form of costumed vigilante.

Tuesday, November 17 2009

Batgirl

New Batgirl does not rise to iconic status.

Thursday, November 12 2009

Giants in the Earth

Charles Fetherolf's graphic novel offers a visual beauty when recounting evolutionary history.

Tuesday, November 10 2009

Castle Waiting (Volume 2, #1-15)

A review of Linda Medley's ongoing challenge to the fantasy comics genre.

Thursday, November 5 2009

Slingers

Marvel's recent republication of The Clone Saga lights a way in this economic downturn: that old gems can be mined once more. Why not republish the hidden treasure that was Slingers?

Tuesday, November 3 2009

Madame Xanadu: Disenchanted

Reminiscent, in all the best ways, of Neil Gaiman and Kurt Vonnegut’s finest works, Matt Wagner’s opening salvo of his new Vertigo series shows the world still has need for the archetypes inherent in Wagner’s Parsifal.

Thursday, October 29 2009

The ACT-I-VATE Primer

The ACT-I-VATE collective makes a successful transition from webcomics to print.

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Wednesday, December 2 2009

Lone Wolf and Cub Part 1: History and Influences

This unparalleled tale of honor and vengeance illustrates the full scope of human drama. In this introductory feature, appearing monthly, a brief overview of the series is sketched.

Friday, November 20 2009

Masters of Horror Manga: Kazuo Umezu and Hideshi Hino

Perhaps more so than any other artists, Kazuo Umezu and Hideshi Hino defined the genre of horror comics in Japan, an influence that extends to the West, and also to the world of J-horror films.

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Friday, November 20 2009

What We Talk About When We Talk About Supergirl’s Shorts

Supergirl's summer costume change -- which included concealing shorts under her skirt as she flew about, kicking butt -- reveals a lot about our changing superheroes.

Tuesday, October 13 2009

Are Comics Like Reading with Training Wheels?

Reading a comic requires multiple forms of literacy and levels of interpretation. Every movement from word to image and back again so as to create a coherent, narrative whole engages the reader’s brain in distinct ways.

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Monday, December 7 2009

Wednesday, November 18 2009

Graphically Speaking: Lone Wolf and Cub Part 1

Thursday, November 12 2009

Friday, October 30 2009

Graphically Speaking: These Ghosts Haunt Me Still…

Sunday, October 11 2009

Monday, August 31 2009