Eve L. Ewing’s script attempts four impossible things at nice and manages all of them. The first is to re-introduce RiRi and her world. The second is to set her up as a character in her own right. The third is to establish an ongoing plot and the fourth is to build all of that …
A couple of days ago, io9 published this piece about comics that deserve more love and attention. It’s a great piece and James always delivers. He’s right too, every book on that list is great. But, I was talking to a friend of mine about it and he made a very good point. Adam P …
Comics RoundUp: Suiciders:Kings of Hell.A, The Fix and Dept.H
Hello everyone! Happy new Comics Day! And to the comic store staff across the world still with lower lumbar problems from last week’s stuff-a-lanche, sit down, get a coffee. Try some tiger balm. And don’t worry, this week is smaller. Which is fortunate as there’s a ton of really good, long form stuff to catch …
This is far more of a reading list than the last one. Most of the books here were covered in the panel but a couple didn’t come up and have occurred to me since. One note before we dive in; included here are Amazon and, where possible, Comixology links. Please, if you have a local …
New Comics Day! The weekly injection of new pop cultural experimentation and fun into the zeitgeist’s bloodstream! Or something! Either way here are some of the comics I’ve read, reviewed and enjoyed in the last week over at Travelling Man’s blog. A-Force and Secret Wars prove that this Summer’s big Marvel crossover is genuinely fun and different. We …
I do a lot of work for Travelling Man, mostly comic criticism. It’s really fun too. I love talking about comics and I love the narrative elegance with which even an average book is executed. There are some amazing books being published right now and it’s an honor, and a pleasure to jump up and …
I remember, years ago, traveling to a friend’s wedding to serve as an usher. We arrived the night before and stayed over and, this being the early ’90s in the UK on a Friday night, I of course ended up watching Top of the Pops. For the uninitiated, Top of the Pops was one of …
Title Fight: Heart, Joe Palooka and the Rebirth of Sport Comics