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“I won’t wear one of those damnfool spandex body-condom things. I don’t have the bust for it”: Superhero Costume in the WildStorm Comics of Warren Ellis, Part 1

David Sweeney — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 22:45:58 +0000

The title of this essay comes from lines spoken by the character Jenny Sparks in Warren Ellis’s first issue as writer on the WildStorm title Stormwatch (#37, July 1996), after she is recruited to the… [more]

Visuals and Styles: The Differences, The Similarities, and The Necessities

Jarrett Mazza — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 18:00:05 +0000

There is nothing like opening a fresh comic book and flipping through its glossy pages and seeing artwork that captivates you on several different levels. However, this method is not only captivating because it gives… [more]

On Mark Waid and Bryan Hitch’s JLA

Julian Darius — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:00:01 +0000

JLA" title="On Mark Waid and Bryan Hitch’s JLA" style="float:left;" />With Grant Morrison’s departure from JLA in 2000, DC made the absolute best decisions possible for the title’s new creative team. As writer, DC chose Mark Waid. Waid had written Kingdom Come (which had inspired… [more]

The Challenge of the Super-Friends: Why Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch’s The Authority is One of the Sweetest Comics of the Modern Era

Colin Smith — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:00:48 +0000

The Authority is One of the Sweetest Comics of the Modern Era" title="The Challenge of the Super-Friends: Why Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch’s The Authority is One of the Sweetest Comics of the Modern Era" style="float:left;" />For a comic book characterised by its “intense graphic violence” (according to Wikipedia) and designed to be marked by an “attention to nasty little details, its appalling bad attitude, and the utter carnage the cast are capable… [more]

The Ultimates: Super-Human

Andrew Presnal — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:33:44 +0000

The Ultimates Volume 1 #1-6 As a fledgling comic book reader, I took notice of the New Avengers only because of the writer attached to it, Brian Michael Bendis. I remember reading the Disassembled arc… [more]

Comics Published on 12 March 2003

Matt Martin — Wed, 19 Mar 2003 17:34:10 +0000

Batman: Child of Dreams DC Comics – Kia Asamiya (w/a); Max Allan Collins (trans.) The key to a good Batman story, in my opinion, lies in the use of imagery. The notion that criminals are… [more]

Comics Published on 15 January 2003

Matt Martin — Wed, 22 Jan 2003 16:37:20 +0000

Optic Verve makes its triumphant (or generally unnoticed, depending on your point of view) return to the Internet, having taken the holidays off due to lack of Internet connectivity and a general plague of viruses… [more]