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The Only Part I’ll Remember: The Dream States in Charles Burns’ X’ed Out Trilogy and Terry Gilliam’s Brazil

David Faust — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 12:00:25 +0000

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Asa Nisi Masa: Casanova vol. 2 “Gula”

David Faust — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 12:00:03 +0000

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Living Like a Comic Book: Casanova vol. 1 “Luxuria”

David Faust — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 11:00:38 +0000

Casanova vol. 1 “Luxuria”" title="Living Like a Comic Book: Casanova vol. 1 “Luxuria”" style="float:left;" />Note: In my previous article on Matt Fraction, Gabriel Ba, and Fabio Moon’s Casanova, I examined the series in its relation to themes present in the fiction of Thomas Pynchon. This next series of articles… [more]

Maps to the Stars, Running to Paradise: Analyzing the Wild Palms Comic

David Faust — Thu, 22 May 2014 15:00:51 +0000

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Twilight of the (New) Gods Part 2

David Faust — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 11:00:33 +0000

Death as a Beginning. Both Ragnarök and Final Crisis begin with the unthinkable: the death of a god. For Ragnarök, it is the death of Baldr that signifies that something is very wrong in the… [more]

Twilight of the (New) Gods, Part 1

David Faust — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 11:00:50 +0000

Introduction “This is the way the world ends…” William Blake. Ever since the moment humanity began to ask about its origins, we also began to wonder about our ultimate end, and what, if anything, comes… [more]

The Crying of Timeline 919: Casanova

David Faust — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:00:34 +0000

Casanova" title="The Crying of Timeline 919: Casanova" style="float:left;" />In the backmatter for issue #1 of Casanova, (Image, June 2006) Matt Fraction compares the story to Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound production technique—where hundreds of different instruments and sounds are compressed down to a… [more]

Archetypal Fictional Universes and Hypertexts in Seven Soldiers of Victory

David Faust — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 11:00:18 +0000

Seven Soldiers of Victory" title="Archetypal Fictional Universes and Hypertexts in Seven Soldiers of Victory" style="float:left;" />Introduction In his long career, Grant Morrison has written many different types of comics in numerous genres, but he is most known for his work on mainstream superhero titles. This article will attempt to explore… [more]

Unfinished Apocalypse: Doktor Sleepless

David Faust — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 12:00:00 +0000

Doktor Sleepless" title="Unfinished Apocalypse: Doktor Sleepless" style="float:left;" />At times, reading Warren Ellis’ and Ivan Rodriguez’ unfinished story Doktor Sleepless, especially in single issues, can feel like showing up a day late to the party of the century. The vibrant community surrounding the… [more]