Marvel: The best writing in comics
It’s been nearly ten years since a radioactive spider crept into the offices of Marvel Comics and bit everyone. Or maybe it was the burst of a gamma bomb. Or a shower of cosmic rays. Marvel Comics EIC...
View ArticleUnderstanding comics
As a lifelong comic book reader, I was curious to stumble across Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics at the bookstore one day. That was perhaps a year ago, but I never got around to reading it....
View ArticleLegacy: the perfect comic book-as-words
Legacy wants to be more than a novelized comic book: Packaged as a hardcover with a spiffy dust jacket and a promising premise, the novel suggests something that transcends stereotypical comic book...
View ArticleCaptain America reborn
Captain America is dead. Long live Cap! He’s as Amer-iconic as Uncle Sam and the Lincoln Memorial. He’s bigger than life while still as down-home as hot dogs, apple pie, and baseball. And for the past...
View ArticleArtSunday: Amalgam
Here follow many of my favorite painters, illustrators and photographers. This comprehensive listwas lovingly compiled—be sure to click on the images or names to see and learn more. Enjoy! ∞ Ansel...
View ArticleNota Bene #115: RIP No. 32
“If you’re really pro-life, do me a favor—don’t lock arms and block medical clinics. If you’re so pro-life, lock arms and block cemeteries.” Who said it? The answer is at the end of this post. Now on...
View ArticleFrank Miller's Holy Terror wholly disappoints
I suspect Frank Miller’s new graphic novel, Holy Terror, is supposed to be gritty and profound meditation on the evils of terrorism, set in a superhero milieu. “Holy Terror chronicles [the] desperate...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead, part two: Comics, Creators, and Compelling Storytelling
It’s a common theme I’ve noticed running through a lot of zombie apoca-lit: Other people, not zombies, represent the real danger. That’s certainly true in The Walking Dead—in the comics and in real...
View ArticleThe Marvel Zombies: A super infection (sort of)
Since I’m reading comic books because of Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead (as if I really need an excuse to read comic books), I’ve decided to turn my attention to a different set of Kirkman’s zombie...
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