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Monster Mash: Saga of the Swamp Thing and Monster Tropes, Part 2

Scott Weatherly — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 21:44:40 +0000

When Nature Attacks! Having achieved his goal of joining with the Green, Woodrue quickly begins his attack on the human race. Woodrue starts small but his escalation is devastating. The killing of a group of… [more]

Monster Mash: Saga of the Swamp Thing and Monster Tropes, Part 1

Scott Weatherly — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:00:40 +0000

Joining the Monster Squad Monsters enter our lives at an early age. We are told stories about the things that dwell in the shadows and the corners of our minds. The creatures that we –… [more]

Different Men of Tomorrow: Superman and Providence

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 01:17:56 +0000

Stop me if you’ve heard this story. A mild-mannered bespectacled journalist works at an American newspaper attempting to find a story, having to deal with a senior editor, a wise-cracking coworker, and a troublesome, opinionated… [more]

Spotlight on Alan Moore

Mike Phillips — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 01:50:54 +0000

Here at Sequart, we’ve published dozens of books and movies. Today, we thought we’d tell you about a couple that address comics legend Alan Moore. Minutes to Midnight: Twelve Essays on Watchmen, edited by Richard Bensam, examines Watchmen… [more]

Two Sequart Products Spotlighting Comics History

Mike Phillips — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 10:00:41 +0000

Most Sequart books and movies address some aspect of comics history, but the two releases below are especially designed to investigate and further our understanding of the history of this medium we love. The British… [more]

Curtain Call: On The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and LoEG: The Tempest #1

Tom Shapira — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:00:47 +0000

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and LoEG: The Tempest #1" title="Curtain Call: On The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and LoEG: The Tempest #1" style="float:left;" />So here we are. The last League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Not the latest, the last. If one believes the hype, this will be the final comic book published by either Moore or O’Neill – making… [more]

Alan Moore’s Marvelman, Part 2: Welcome to the Real World

James Kelly — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:00:59 +0000

What if Marvelman woke up in the real world? That was the simple and enticing high-concept that Alan Moore wished to explore when he began to write his graphic novel Marvelman. In the hands of a great writer something as simple as “Superman landing in the Soviet Union” can be developed into something profound and thought-provoking. On the surface, Moore’s premise can sound simple and a desire to bring more realism into the superhero genre. [more]

Alan Moore’s Marvelman, Part 1: From the Ashes of Obscurity…

James Kelly — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 14:00:01 +0000

Alan Moore brought new life to one of the most unoriginal superheroes. See how Alan Moore utilized Marvelman to explore and critique the Golden Age of Comics. [more]

The Tao of Alan Moore and Grant Morrison

Bobby Campbell — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 18:17:28 +0000

I have something of a fascination for the recurring manufactured drama between comic/occult/visionary writers Alan Moore & Grant Morrison. Often times billed as an epic magickal war, w/ thematic shades of Aleister Crowley vs. William Butler… [more]

Smorgasbord #74: More Weight on the Shelf

Tom Shapira — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 22:27:36 +0000

Tom and Shawn welcome special guest and Sequart co-founder Julian Darius to our penultimate episode, where we talk about some of our favorite comics of all time! Join us as we discuss omnipotent cats, an… [more]

Smorgasbord #70: The Saga Awards, Featuring Saga!

Tom Shapira — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 08:00:01 +0000

It’s our post-SDCC special as Shawn and Tom take time out from reviews to discuss the metric ton of trailers, previews, announcements, panels and discussion that Comic-Con has wrought – from the very last Alan… [more]

Mythic World Rewriting: Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows’ Providence

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Tue, 16 May 2017 19:45:09 +0000

Providence" title="Mythic World Rewriting: Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows’ Providence" style="float:left;" />“All countries and all cultures, in the first few centuries that follow their inception, seem to naturally produce their individual supernatural mythologies and webs of folkloric belief. This much we can deduce by looking at… [more]

Where’s Our Moon Over Soho in Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Part 2

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 18:30:08 +0000

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Part 2" title="Where’s Our Moon Over Soho in Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Part 2" style="float:left;" />In Part I of “Where’s Our Moon Over Soho in Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,” I talked about The League and three major characters in its story line and some… [more]

Where’s Our Moon Over Soho in Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Part 1

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 22:45:55 +0000

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Part 1" title="Where’s Our Moon Over Soho in Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Part 1" style="float:left;" />I’m not really sure how to start this one. I feel like I might be writing about this subject a few years too late, but it’s taken just as long to get to the point… [more]

“…Without Doubt the Fullest and Truest Expression of Ethereal Genius…” Tragedy, Transition and Triumph in Providence #11

Dave Whittaker — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 23:00:42 +0000

Providence #11" title="“…Without Doubt the Fullest and Truest Expression of Ethereal Genius…” Tragedy, Transition and Triumph in Providence #11" style="float:left;" />“…fantastic references to some plan for the extirpation of the entire human race and all animal and vegetable life from the earth by some terrible elder race of beings from another dimension. He would shout… [more]

Traversing the Plateau of Leng: To Read is to Be Read in Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows’ Providence

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 19:50:44 +0000

Providence" title="Traversing the Plateau of Leng: To Read is to Be Read in Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows’ Providence" style="float:left;" />“So much of this is made of books, this Commonplace book….” – Robert Black, Commonplace Book, June 5th, 1919, Providence #1, p. 32 This article is strange for a few reasons. First off, it’s about… [more]

Down A Dark Path of Bibliomancy – The Necronomicon in Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows’ Providence, Part 2

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 19:15:26 +0000

Providence, Part 2" title="Down A Dark Path of Bibliomancy – The Necronomicon in Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows’ Providence, Part 2" style="float:left;" />In Part I of “Down A Dark Path of Bibliomancy: The Necronomicon in Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows’ Providence” we looked at how Alan Moore incorporated and reinterpreted H.P. Lovecraft’s “History of the Necronomicon” and… [more]

Down A Dark Path of Bibliomancy: The Necronomicon in Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows’ Providence, Part 1

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 19:15:34 +0000

Providence, Part 1" title="Down A Dark Path of Bibliomancy: The Necronomicon in Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows’ Providence, Part 1" style="float:left;" />“My own rule is that no weird story can truly produce terror unless it is devised with all the care and verisimilitude of an actual hoax.” – H.P. Lovecraft to Clark Ashton Smith (17 October… [more]

Watching a Serial of Strange Aeons: Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows’ Providence

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 18:00:55 +0000

Providence" title="Watching a Serial of Strange Aeons: Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows’ Providence" style="float:left;" />A lot of people, and I do mean a lot of people, are writing about Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows’ Providence and have been for quite some time. You can look at Joe Linton, Robert… [more]

Doomsday, the 90′s, and Comic Book Innocence

Stephen Sonneveld — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 20:30:53 +0000

Superman dies in Lois’ arms in the denouement of “Superman” no. 75 (1992) by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding. Source: https://comicbookclog.com/2015/06/05/comic-book-classics-revisited-the-death-of-superman-part-7/ The fall For a brief moment in the autumn of 1992, the Doomsday monster had… [more]

A Journey Through Alan Moore’s Jerusalem: Modern Times

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 23:30:40 +0000

Jerusalem: Modern Times" title="A Journey Through Alan Moore’s Jerusalem: Modern Times" style="float:left;" />In “Modern Times” we don’t get any answers to the previous chapter, or even new questions about the things that we already know. One hazard in writing these “reader impressions” of mine for each chapter… [more]

A Journey Through Alan Moore’s Jerusalem: X Marks the Spot

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 16:00:01 +0000

Jerusalem: X Marks the Spot" title="A Journey Through Alan Moore’s Jerusalem: X Marks the Spot" style="float:left;" />A lot of events occurred in Jerusalem’s “Rough Sleepers” chapter. Moore’s nature of time, at least with regards to Northampton and the Burroughs had been revealed as eternalism: as space and time existing simultaneously in… [more]

A Journey Through Alan Moore’s Jerusalem: Rough Sleepers

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 16:00:57 +0000

Jerusalem: Rough Sleepers" title="A Journey Through Alan Moore’s Jerusalem: Rough Sleepers" style="float:left;" />I didn’t know what to make of this chapter at first. To be honest, it’d been a while since I’d read Jerusalem after taking time to undertake some other projects. Certainly the preceding chapter “ASBOs… [more]

A Journey Through Alan Moore’s Jerusalem: “ASBOs of Desire”

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 16:00:05 +0000

Jerusalem: “ASBOs of Desire”" title="A Journey Through Alan Moore’s Jerusalem: “ASBOs of Desire”" style="float:left;" />There are a few things worth noting before I go on here. I might have mentioned this earlier, through my impressions of the previous chapter but unlike Alan Moore’s previous novel Voice of the Fire,… [more]

AARGH! RESIST! A Retrospective and a Prelude

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 16:00:53 +0000

AARGH! RESIST! A Retrospective and a Prelude" title="AARGH! RESIST! A Retrospective and a Prelude" style="float:left;" />In my four-part article Not By Something As Accidental as Blood: Bash Back, my research into Lawrence Gullo, Fyodor Pavlov, and Kelsey Hercs’ work took me to places I hadn’t gone before while, in other… [more]

“The Universe Doesn’t Care. This Is Not Punishment, But Rather It Is Appreciation…” Celebration, Commiseration and Concern in Providence #10

Dave Whittaker — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 22:00:15 +0000

Providence #10" title="“The Universe Doesn’t Care. This Is Not Punishment, But Rather It Is Appreciation…” Celebration, Commiseration and Concern in Providence #10" style="float:left;" />“I will tell the audient void. . . . I do not recall distinctly when it began, but it was months ago. The general tension was horrible. To a season of political and social upheaval… [more]

A Journey Through Alan Moore’s Jerusalem: A Host of Angles

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 21:00:59 +0000

Jerusalem: A Host of Angles" title="A Journey Through Alan Moore’s Jerusalem: A Host of Angles" style="float:left;" />You know there’s going to be a story when you’re told, flat out, that the protagonist is going to go insane. I feel like for every detail I catch in my reading of Jerusalem, there… [more]

A Journey Through Alan Moore’s Jerusalem: Work in Progress

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:45:01 +0000

Jerusalem: Work in Progress" title="A Journey Through Alan Moore’s Jerusalem: Work in Progress" style="float:left;" />This is an experiment, you understand. I haven’t written for Sequart in quite some time and in addition to other articles I want to write, I’ve decided I wanted to try something I haven’t really… [more]

The British Invasion in Current Previews Catalog

Mike Phillips — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 09:00:30 +0000

The British Invasion in Current Previews Catalog" title="The British Invasion in Current Previews Catalog" style="float:left;" />If you like to make all of your hard-copy purchases through your Local Comics Shop, and you want The British Invasion: Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, and the Invention of the Modern Comic Book Writer… [more]

“…And Providence Hesitates On The Very Cusp Of Another World Than This.” Rejection, Resolution and Revelation in Providence #9

Dave Whittaker — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 16:00:51 +0000

Providence #9" title="“…And Providence Hesitates On The Very Cusp Of Another World Than This.” Rejection, Resolution and Revelation in Providence #9" style="float:left;" />“This stone, once exposed, exerted upon Blake an almost alarming fascination. He could scarcely tear his eyes from it, and as he looked at its glistening surfaces he almost fancied it was transparent, with half-formed… [more]

Smorgasbord #51: Goodbye, Northampton’s Rose

Tom Shapira — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:00:49 +0000

Shawn and Tom consider the legacy of Alan Moore as he prepares to leave comics forever(?); Shawn sings the praises of Outhouser Jude Terror for speaking truth to power; nobody puts Valiant in the corner… [more]

Sequart Releases The British Invasion

Julian Darius — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 23:50:05 +0000

The British Invasion" title="Sequart Releases The British Invasion" style="float:left;" />Sequart Organization is proud to announce the publication of The British Invasion: Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, and the Invention of the Modern Comic Book Writer, by Greg Carpenter. Moore. Gaiman. Morrison. They came from… [more]

“Dreams, Writings And Our Outlandish Human Imaginings… They’re At The Very Heart Of It.” – Romantic Reflections On The Written Word In Providence #8

Dave Whittaker — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 16:30:46 +0000

Providence #8" title="“Dreams, Writings And Our Outlandish Human Imaginings… They’re At The Very Heart Of It.” – Romantic Reflections On The Written Word In Providence #8" style="float:left;" />“ A blessed haze lies upon all this region, wherein is held a little more of the sunlight than other places hold, and a little more of the summer’s humming music of birds and bees;… [more]

Smorgasbord #38: Moon Witch is Gonna Get Ya

Tom Shapira — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 17:49:26 +0000

The Iron Fist casting news brings with it a large discussion which dominates the episode as Shawn and Tom discuss the Marvel monochrome universe, the diminished importance of source fidelity, and being uncomfortable by heaving… [more]

“It’s Like Underneath Everything There Is Just Chaos…” – Perspective and Politics in Providence #7

Dave Whittaker — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:00:49 +0000

Providence #7" title="“It’s Like Underneath Everything There Is Just Chaos…” – Perspective and Politics in Providence #7" style="float:left;" />“Any magazine-cover hack can splash paint around wildly and call it a nightmare or a Witches’ Sabbath or a portrait of the devil, but only a great painter can make such a thing really scare… [more]

The Days of EC: A Critical Examination of the Pulp Books of the Past and What They Can Teach Us About Our Future

Jarrett Mazza — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 18:30:10 +0000

The pages were pulpy and the colors were bright, the ink was fresh and the dialogue had been waxed freshly onto each page and all it cost was a nickel to buy. The panels were… [more]

Inside the Frontier: What Non-Comic Readers Can Learn From Reading The Star Trek Comics

Jarrett Mazza — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 22:00:10 +0000

What kind of relationship do comic books and films share? This is a broad, subjective, and fairly debatable question to ask most comic readers, but it is still nonetheless a question that continuously courses through… [more]

“The Fourth Means Is Most Terrible, And Rests On The Eviction Of A Soul…” Transcription and Trauma in Providence #6

Dave Whittaker — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 16:45:27 +0000

Providence #6" title="“The Fourth Means Is Most Terrible, And Rests On The Eviction Of A Soul…” Transcription and Trauma in Providence #6" style="float:left;" />“And yet, its realism was so hideous that I sometimes find hope impossible. If the thing did happen, then man must be prepared to accept notions of the cosmos, and of his own place in… [more]

The Complete D.R. & Quinch: Alan Moore’s Sci-Fi Fun Time

Mario Lebel — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 12:00:53 +0000

The Complete D.R. & Quinch: Alan Moore’s Sci-Fi Fun Time" title="The Complete D.R. & Quinch: Alan Moore’s Sci-Fi Fun Time" style="float:left;" />Like many readers who discovered the world of comics in bookstores rather than comic shops, the works of Alan Moore made an immediate impression on me. He’s a comic book rock star and, undeniably, one… [more]

Constructing a Perfect Reality

Jeff Hayes — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 20:00:19 +0000

“Thus only in a dream we are at one, Thus only in a dream we give and take The faith that maketh rich who take or give”- Monna Innominata by Christina Rossetti The topic of… [more]

Send in the Third String: An Argument for the Importance of Less Popular Superheroes

Jarrett Mazza — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 12:00:31 +0000

It is difficult to choose your favorite superhero. Most fans of any universe or mythology will immediately select the one that is the most well known or frequently seen in comparison to those that are… [more]

Remembering the Fifth of November: V for Vendetta

Ian Dawe — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 14:00:26 +0000

V for Vendetta" title="Remembering the Fifth of November: V for Vendetta" style="float:left;" />It’s the fifth of November, so I offer my humble thoughts on one of the true classics of our favourite medium. This is by no means an exhaustive analysis, simply a reflection on the book… [more]

Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s Snakes and Ladders Gets a Film Adaptation

Ian Dawe — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:00:29 +0000

Snakes and Ladders Gets a Film Adaptation" title="Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s Snakes and Ladders Gets a Film Adaptation" style="float:left;" />Alan Moore’s Snakes and Ladders was one of his first major works dealing specifically with his unique approach to magic, following his revelation in 1995 that he himself was, in a very real sense, a… [more]

“Being The Frightful Smile Of Their Creator…” – Grimoires and Ghoulish Acts in Providence #5

Dave Whittaker — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 11:00:05 +0000

Providence #5" title="“Being The Frightful Smile Of Their Creator…” – Grimoires and Ghoulish Acts in Providence #5" style="float:left;" />“Non-Euclidean calculus and quantum physics are enough to stretch any brain; and when one mixes them with folklore, and tries to trace a strange background of multi-dimensional reality behind the ghoulish hints of the Gothic… [more]

“There Was No Hand To Hold Me Back. That Night I Found The Ancient Track”: Transgressive and Transfigurative Acts in Providence #4

Dave Whittaker — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 17:00:36 +0000

Providence #4" title="“There Was No Hand To Hold Me Back. That Night I Found The Ancient Track”: Transgressive and Transfigurative Acts in Providence #4" style="float:left;" />“That the prince of the powers of darkness, passing by the flower and pomp of the earth, should lay preposterous siege to the weak fantasy of indigent eld — Nor, when the wicked are expressly… [more]

Alan Moore brings Satire and Subtext to Spawn: Writers Writing Spawn, Part 1

James Kelly — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:06:42 +0000

Spawn: Writers Writing Spawn, Part 1" title="Alan Moore brings Satire and Subtext to Spawn: Writers Writing Spawn, Part 1" style="float:left;" />Believe it or not, Alan Moore wrote an issue of Spawn. In the midst of a crass and embarrassing era of comics, could Alan Moore steer Image Comics to substance? [more]

“Shambling After the Mad Ones”: Bob Dylan, Alan Moore, and Jack Kerouac

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:00:29 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, I broke down and got a copy of Bob Dylan’s 1970 album, Self Portrait. For many fans, this album represents the low point in Dylan’s discography. Throughout most of the… [more]

“How’d you do, my little Siren?”: Sensuality, Sentiment and Solipsism in Providence #3

Dave Whittaker — Sun, 06 Sep 2015 00:00:55 +0000

Providence #3" title="“How’d you do, my little Siren?”: Sensuality, Sentiment and Solipsism in Providence #3" style="float:left;" />Let’s begin by returning to the idea of Alan Moore infusing the Mythos with an emotional current and introducing the alien to well, the alien. I am undoubtedly one of those strange folk who doesn’t… [more]

“And Thus Exemplify This Process.” – Duality, Duplicity and Dissolution in Providence #2

Dave Whittaker — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 11:00:50 +0000

Providence #2" title="“And Thus Exemplify This Process.” – Duality, Duplicity and Dissolution in Providence #2" style="float:left;" />Providence thus far appears at the very least to be an exercise in dichotomy. The first issue portraying relatively liberated sexual play alongside tragic repression. The second issue appears to do much the same, only… [more]

No Future For You – Crossed +100

Emmet O'Cuana — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 11:00:00 +0000

Crossed +100" title="No Future For You – Crossed +100" style="float:left;" />*SPOILERS for the six issue Crossed +100 storyline* Then the whole community of Israel set out from Elim and journeyed into the wilderness of Sin – Exodus 16 We all know what the post-apocalypse looks… [more]

Ten Great Titles From Sequential’s Summer Sale

Ian Dawe — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 11:00:21 +0000

Sequential, an iPad app for reading comics, is having a great summer sale on dozens of indie comics titles this month, and if those sorts of comics are to your taste, there’s quite a bit… [more]

The War Against Caption Boxes

Mike Greear — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 11:00:40 +0000

Lately I’ve been catching up on some contemporary titles, some of which are produced by my favorite writers in the field, and I’m actually finding plenty of things not to enjoy about them, which doesn’t… [more]

Look Away, Dixie Land: Reflections on Life in the South, Racist Iconography, and Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 11:00:25 +0000

When I was very young, my family used to make an annual summer trip to Dogpatch, U.S.A. Nestled in the Ozark Mountains near Harrison, Arkansas, Dogpatch was a small amusement park inspired by Al Capp’s… [more]

A Brief Appreciation of Comics Lettering

Ian Dawe — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 19:00:56 +0000

If comics are “Just words and pictures,” then lettering is what allows those two elements to blend into a cohesive whole. Lettering can be artful, it can serve story purpose, it can be decorative, it… [more]

A Sandman Miscellany: Sandman Overture #5 Review

Stuart Warren — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 11:00:44 +0000

Sandman Miscellany: Sandman Overture #5 Review" title="A Sandman Miscellany: Sandman Overture #5 Review" style="float:left;" />One of the difficult aspects of reviewing Neil Gaiman’s bookend of his long developed Sandman conceptual universe is making heads and tails of the myriad pathways that intertwine in the grand narrative. [more]

“Leng. We’re All on Leng”: Alan Moore’s Providence and the Cthulhu Mythos

Dave Whittaker — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 12:00:54 +0000

Providence and the Cthulhu Mythos" title="“Leng. We’re All on Leng”: Alan Moore’s Providence and the Cthulhu Mythos" style="float:left;" />A while back I discussed just what it was that defines the sense of the Lovecraftian. At that time I spoke of Alan Moore’s The Courtyard and Neonomicon and their contrast to the perhaps less… [more]

Who Will Save Us Now?: Dirty Realistic Fiction, Grim and Gritty Superhero Comic Books, and the Legacy of 1986—Part 2

William Bradley — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 11:00:42 +0000

All the reasons which made the initiation of physical force evil, make the retaliatory use of physical force a moral imperative! I read—and loved—The Dark Knight Returns when I was in the 7th grade, about three… [more]

Watchmen up Close: An Interview with Andrew Hoberek

William Bradley — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 11:00:51 +0000

Watchmen up Close: An Interview with Andrew Hoberek" title="Watchmen up Close: An Interview with Andrew Hoberek" style="float:left;" />Andrew Hoberek is the author of Considering Watchmen: Poetics, Property, Politics (Rutgers University Press), a 2015 Eisner-Award nominee for Best Educational/ Academic Work. He is also an Associate Professor of English at the University of… [more]

Eating Brains: Zombies and Dystopianism

Stuart Warren — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:00:47 +0000

In 2013 I was at SDCC meeting Julian Darius for the first time. After a long, harrowing comic-con experience we both went to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund after party. There were famous people… [more]

Five Reasons Why Comics Scholarship is Important

Stuart Warren — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 11:00:07 +0000

Before getting into comics, I had no idea where to start, or how to approach comics as a body of work. Over the course of several decades comics have diversified into a multi-headed beast. There… [more]

Dangerous Visions: The False Nostalgia of Tomorrowland

Emmet O'Cuana — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:00:00 +0000

Tomorrowland" title="Dangerous Visions: The False Nostalgia of Tomorrowland" style="float:left;" />SPOILERS FOR TOMORROWLAND Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland presents its audience with a choice. On the one hand there is pessimism – our world is wracked by wars, climate change and rapid overpopulation that could combined bring… [more]

The Art of Miracleman: Olympus—Praising John Totleben

James Kelly — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 14:00:22 +0000

Miracleman: Olympus—Praising John Totleben" title="The Art of Miracleman: Olympus—Praising John Totleben" style="float:left;" />John Totleben's artwork on Miracleman: Olympus is the single most influential art on superheroes since Neal Adams. It is also a rare case of art being "better" than Alan Moore's writing. [more]

Sifting Through the Ashes: Analyzing Hellblazer, Part 23

Max Nestorowich — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 11:00:07 +0000

Hellblazer, Part 23" title="Sifting Through the Ashes: Analyzing Hellblazer, Part 23" style="float:left;" />Issue 27 “Hold Me” Writer: Neil Gaiman Art & Cover: Dave McKean Colors: Dave McKean & Danny Vizzo Letters: Todd Klein Following Grant Morrison’s two part tale of nuclear terror, is arguably one of the… [more]

Sifting Through the Ashes: Analyzing Hellblazer, Part 19

Max Nestorowich — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 12:00:57 +0000

Issue #21 “The God of All Gods” Writer: Jamie Delano Art: Mark Buckingham, Alfredo Alcala Colors: Lovern Kindzierski Letters: Elitta Fell Cover: Dave McKean Continuing directly from the previous issue, “The God of All Gods”… [more]

The Frank Miller & Alan Moore Adaptations

James Kelly — Thu, 26 Feb 2015 16:00:47 +0000

As we near the climax of comparing Miller and Moore it's worth talking about the adaptations. Is there any good adaptation of Alan Moore's work? Is there a bad adaptation of Miller's work? [more]

On All-New Miracleman Annual #1

Julian Darius — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 13:00:34 +0000

All-New Miracleman Annual #1" title="On All-New Miracleman Annual #1" style="float:left;" />One of the oddities of Marvel finally reprinting Miracleman is the relative lack of interest it’s generated. We’re talking about a work regarded as being as important as Watchmen in super-hero comics history (and arguably even more… [more]

Frank Miller’s Daredevil Saga, Part 1: Introduction

James Kelly — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 12:00:47 +0000

Daredevil Saga, Part 1: Introduction" title="Frank Miller’s Daredevil Saga, Part 1: Introduction" style="float:left;" />Introduction Few writer/artists have been able to leave such an impact on a character that it has forever transformed comics after. Frank Miller was able to breathe life and vitality to characters that had been… [more]

Sifting Through the Ashes: Analyzing Hellblazer, Part 11

Max Nestorowich — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 12:00:02 +0000

Hellblazer, Part 11" title="Sifting Through the Ashes: Analyzing Hellblazer, Part 11" style="float:left;" />Hellblazer Annual #1 “The Bloody Saint” Writer: Jamie Delano Art: Bryan Talbot Colors: Lovern Kindzierski Letters: Todd Klein Cover: Kent Williams Life has a sense of never really turning out exactly as we would like… [more]

A Sandman Miscellany: Sandman Overture #4 Review

Stuart Warren — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 00:00:30 +0000

Sandman Miscellany: Sandman Overture #4 Review" title="A Sandman Miscellany: Sandman Overture #4 Review" style="float:left;" />Written by: Neil Gaiman Art by: J.H. Williams, III Cover by: J.H. Williams, III Dave McKean Variant Cover by: J.H. Williams, III Dave McKean The long awaited Sandman Overture #4 has arrived, just in time… [more]

The Super-Heroics of Miller and Moore Part 7: Legacy

James Kelly — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 18:00:37 +0000

Alan Moore and Frank Miller’s Impact on Comics Commercially The legacy and influence an artist has on all who follow him/her is always surprising. Some artists take a great work as an inspiration to try… [more]

The Super-Heroics of Frank Miller and Alan Moore, Part 6

James Kelly — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:00:33 +0000

The Tragic Villains of Miller and Moore Moore and Miller’s approach to writing is always comparable and yet vastly different. Miller is hard-boiled crime writer and Moore delves deep into culture and vast concepts with… [more]

“A Perfectly Finished Work of Art Right Where I Am Sitting Now.”: Cosmic Trigger -The Play

Dave Whittaker — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 18:00:56 +0000

Cosmic Trigger -The Play" title="“A Perfectly Finished Work of Art Right Where I Am Sitting Now.”: Cosmic Trigger -The Play" style="float:left;" />A fair few of you may not have heard of Robert Anton Wilson. This is tragic. A fair few of you may have heard of people influenced by Robert Anton Wilson. This is not so… [more]

The Super-Heroics of Frank Miller and Alan Moore, Part 5

James Kelly — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:00:22 +0000

Optimism Ultimately, there are two types of stories: tragedies and comedies. There are no inherent requirements for tragedies or comedies. In the days of Shakespeare tragedies ended with death and comedies ended with weddings. But… [more]

“The Characters Remain Unaware of My Scrutiny, but Their Thoughts are Transparent”: The Multiversity: Pax Americana #1

Dave Whittaker — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:00:46 +0000

The Multiversity: Pax Americana #1" title="“The Characters Remain Unaware of My Scrutiny, but Their Thoughts are Transparent”: The Multiversity: Pax Americana #1" style="float:left;" />Whether he explicitly stated it or not Pax Americana is to be Grant Morrison’s Watchmen Redux. Of course it is so much more than this as well. During the initial drafting of this article Pax… [more]

Grant Morrison, Watchmen, and the Art of the Polemic

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:00:48 +0000

Watchmen, and the Art of the Polemic" title="Grant Morrison, Watchmen, and the Art of the Polemic" style="float:left;" />In order to criticize a movie, you have to make another movie. —Jean-Luc Godard A few years ago I stopped reading monthly comic books. It wasn’t an ideological decision—just a reader’s. Most of the comics… [more]

The Super-Heroics of Frank Miller and Alan Moore, Part 3

James Kelly — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 12:00:51 +0000

Early 90s Superhero work I have been alluding at various points the real-life history of my two subjects in my past articles, but context is vital in understanding the next period of superhero writing for… [more]

The Super-Heroics of Frank Miller and Alan Moore, Part 2

James Kelly — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:00:52 +0000

Prime-Era Superheroes After a falling out with British Comics publishers, Alan Moore began working with DC Comics writing the horror-book Swamp Thing. Most of Swamp Thing avoided utilization of most superheroes sans some supernatural characters.… [more]

The Original Science-Fiction Hero, Part 2: Buck Rogers and the Art of the Reboot

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 12:00:43 +0000

In last week’s column, I wrote about the original novella from Amazing Stories that first introduced Buck Rogers. This week I want to look at two recent attempts to reboot the character. Whenever I talk… [more]

The Super-Heroics of Frank Miller and Alan Moore, Part 1

James Kelly — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:00:20 +0000

Introduction— Frank Miller and Alan Moore defined modern comics. While they were not the first writers to bring darkness, contemporary political issues or realism to comics, they helped shape the modern comics industry. For better… [more]

Sifting Through the Ashes: Analyzing Hellblazer, Part 1

Max Nestorowich — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:00:34 +0000

Hellblazer, Part 1" title="Sifting Through the Ashes: Analyzing Hellblazer, Part 1" style="float:left;" />When the term “magic” is observed by a member of the Western world, certain images undoubtedly come to mind. Long bearded men with staffs and pointy hats, a young boy with a lightning bolt scar,… [more]

“For the Man Who Has Everything”: The Animated Adaptation

Ian Dawe — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 20:00:44 +0000

Getting Alan Moore to approve of an adaptation is like… getting Alan Moore to approve of an adaptation. So, it’s very interesting to hear that the 2006 WB Animation adaptation of “For the Man Who… [more]

The Last Temptation of Supe: Christian Overtones in “For the Man Who Has Everything”

Ian Dawe — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 19:59:27 +0000

On those rare occasions when I teach students about superhero comics, one question that always comes up is what defines a “hero”. Is, for example, a hero simply an individual who does heroic things? Or… [more]

Delivering the 20th Century, Part 3: Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s From Hell

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 11:00:25 +0000

From Hell" title="Delivering the 20th Century, Part 3: Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s From Hell" style="float:left;" />In re-reading From Hell, it’s hard not to marvel at the liberation Alan Moore seems to be enjoying. Despite the brilliance of his earlier superhero and horror stories, there was often still a sense of… [more]

Delivering the 20th Century, Part 2: Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s From Hell

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 11:00:42 +0000

From Hell" title="Delivering the 20th Century, Part 2: Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s From Hell" style="float:left;" />Last week’s column looked at the origins of Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s From Hell. This week it’s time to dive into some of the highlights from the first half of the book. The Prologue,… [more]

Smorgasbord #2: The Ubiquitous Charles Soule

Tom Shapira — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 17:00:30 +0000

Welcome to the Smorgasbord Podcast, where Tom Shapira (Curing the Postmodern Blues) and Shawn Edri talk about little of everything comics related. In this episode we talk possible new live-action superhero shows, the new novel… [more]

Delivering the Twentieth Century, Part 1: Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s From Hell

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 11:00:50 +0000

From Hell" title="Delivering the Twentieth Century, Part 1: Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s From Hell" style="float:left;" />If you’re like me, you’ve read with interest the recent news stories about a man named Russell Edwards who claims to have finally and definitively solved the mystery of Jack the Ripper. Much like the… [more]

“Not Walking in Alan Moore’s Footsteps”: The American Superhero Comics of Mark Millar, Part 33

Colin Smith — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 11:00:02 +0000

Continued from last week. Of course, there’s no reason why an obvious ending can’t also be a satisfying one. Similarly, a protagonist that seems to lack personality or potency can still be used in a… [more]

“Ritual Must Be Observed”: The American Superhero Comics of Mark Millar, Part 31

Colin Smith — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 11:00:19 +0000

Continued from last week. As for his two warring Lodges of super-mages, Millar seems to have used them as a symbol of religious sectarianism and reconciliation. Their differing interpretations of how to save the world… [more]

“Why Try to Create a New God?”: The American Superhero Comics of Mark Millar, Part 30

Colin Smith — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 11:00:40 +0000

Continued from last week. But for all the carelessness and clumsiness of Millar’s scripts, his and Morrison’s Swamp Thing consistently displays a deliberate and serious moral purpose. Indeed, the comic persistently plays out two quite… [more]

Sequart Announces Meet the Magus: Magic in the Work of Alan Moore

Julian Darius — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:00:06 +0000

Meet the Magus: Magic in the Work of Alan Moore" title="Sequart Announces Meet the Magus: Magic in the Work of Alan Moore" style="float:left;" />Sequart is proud to announce that it will publish Meet the Magus: Magic in the Work of Alan Moore, authored by Dr. Hannah Means-Shannon. Meet the Magus: Magic in the Work of Alan Moore explores… [more]

Women in Super-Hero Movies: We Still Have a Long Way to Go

Karra Shimabukuro — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 20:00:31 +0000

I was watching Tomb Raider last night, and while I love Angelina Jolie and the movie, there is one scene that makes me absolutely crazy at the beginning: Angelina Jolie’s character, Lara Croft takes a… [more]

Banned Books Week 2014 Features Comics

Ian Dawe — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 20:00:04 +0000

This year for Banned Books Week, always an important week for libraries and literature awareness, the focus will be on comics. By encouraging people to choose and read a book that has been challenged, somewhere… [more]

What is Electricomics? Right Now, It’s an Illustration of Comics “Journalism”

Julian Darius — Fri, 30 May 2014 18:00:15 +0000

Over the previous few days, virtually every comics site has covered the announcement that Alan Moore’s creating a new app which will somehow revolutionize digital comics. It’s called “Electricomics,” and it’s been reported as both… [more]

“Try Telling That to a 23-Year-Old Who Just Wanted to Play with the Toys”: The American Superhero Comics of Mark Millar, Part 19

Colin Smith — Tue, 20 May 2014 14:00:28 +0000

Continued from last week. That “bloody big shadow” of Alan Moore’s extended far beyond the pages of Swamp Thing. Trying to compete with his achievements on the title was a daunting enough prospect. But Moore’s… [more]

Gathering Moss: On Rolling Stone’s Top 50 Non-Superhero Graphic Novels

Emmet O'Cuana — Thu, 15 May 2014 17:00:20 +0000

Rolling Stone’s Top 50 Non-Superhero Graphic Novels" title="Gathering Moss: On Rolling Stone’s Top 50 Non-Superhero Graphic Novels" style="float:left;" />Last week Rolling Stone released its list of “The 50 Best Non-Superhero Graphic Novels.” Writer Joe Gross wrly notes that assembling such a list is tantamount to placing a large target on his back. A… [more]

“Swamp Thing was Just a Vegetable who Lived in a Bog, after All”: The American Superhero Comics of Mark Millar, Part 18

Colin Smith — Tue, 13 May 2014 11:00:41 +0000

Continued from last week. For almost a decade, Wein and Wrightson’s estimable if brief spell on Swamp Thing would prove impossible to follow. At best, the character would feature in some mildly suspenseful tales marked… [more]

Alan Moore, Oscar Zarate, and One Killer of a Graphic Novel

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 11:00:23 +0000

I was reconnecting with some of my former professors at a reception this past weekend when one of them asked what I was working on. I said I had almost finished writing a book about… [more]

Captain America, Alan Moore, Alex Ross, and the Truth

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:00:25 +0000

Truth" title="Captain America, Alan Moore, Alex Ross, and the Truth" style="float:left;" />I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. The Captain America film is coming out, but I’m not happy. I don’t feel the way I’m supposed to feel. I just don’t understand Captain… [more]

Superhero Accessories: Part Two: Truth, Justice, All That Stuff

Lance Parkin — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 11:00:55 +0000

…continued from here. DC have long had a problem fitting Superman into the grimmer world the DC Universe has become now its readership mostly consists of adults. It’s clear that senior editors feel the ‘big… [more]

Review of Alan Moore’s Jimmy’s End

Mike Greear — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 11:00:04 +0000

Jimmy’s End" title="Review of Alan Moore’s Jimmy’s End" style="float:left;" />I honestly don’t even know where to start with this one. How do you review anything by Alan Moore, much less a short film he’s written? The guy’s a genius. I’m not simply saying that… [more]