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A Tale of Two Dark Knights…

Christopher Maurer — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:00:13 +0000

Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns (or DKR) has long been considered one of the greatest works in comic books. Since its release in 1986, it has been lauded as an industry-changing story that helped… [more]

The Good Duck Artist and the Godfather of Comics

Tom Speelman — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 11:00:26 +0000

In less than a week, I’ll be presenting at the 22nd Annual Comics Arts Conference at Comic-Con on something I’ve been studying for three years. In my freshman composition class, we were instructed to vote… [more]

Phonogram, Music, and Silent Comics

Logan Ludwig — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 19:00:51 +0000

Phonogram, Music, and Silent Comics" title="Phonogram, Music, and Silent Comics" style="float:left;" />Music is important in Phonogram: The Singles Club, the second mini-series of Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s Phonogram series. (A third is slated for publishing at some as yet determined point in the future and… [more]

How Carmine Infantino Designed DC’s Silver Age

Paul Jaissle — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:00:27 +0000

DC Comics’ Showcase #4, cover dated October 1956, is usually recognized as the book that launched the so-called Silver Age of comics by reintroducing the Flash and effectively reviving the superhero genre. The iconic cover… [more]

Don’t Ignore the Art: Reviewing and Commenting on Comics, Part 3

Forrest Helvie — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 19:00:02 +0000

Comics Journalism with Lucas Siegel (Newsarama Site Editor) and David Pepose (Newsarama Reviews Editor) Because this article is geared in many regards to help encourage readers and reviewers to develop a more critical eye, especially… [more]

Steranko and the Moment of Silence

Rocko Jerome — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:00:00 +0000

When the common person on the street conjures an image of what a comic book writer or artist looks like, they most likely picture a quiet, unassuming man, a passive person—the direct opposite to the… [more]

Don’t Ignore the Art: Reviewing and Commenting on Comics, Part 2

Forrest Helvie — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 19:00:36 +0000

Line Work (Pencils / Brushwork) One of the first things I look at when opening up a comic is the style that’s being used. Is it more lifelike (realistic) or cartoonish (iconic)? Scott McCloud discusses… [more]

Robert Crumb’s Best Art Was Some of His Most Subtle

Ian Dawe — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 11:00:48 +0000

The partnership between Harvey Pekar and Robert Crumb was one of the more curious, and one of the most artistically satisfying in all of comics. Friends for years before even considering making comics together, these… [more]

It’s Pronounced [sin-KEV-ich]

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:00:20 +0000

For years I called him Bill “See-EN-key-a-wix.” That is, until somebody told me it was “SINK-a-vich.” Of course that was wrong too, but in a way, that’s as it should be. Most of us don’t… [more]

Don’t Ignore the Art: Reviewing and Commenting on Comics, Part 1

Forrest Helvie — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:00:38 +0000

What’s the difference between a comic book and a novel? The answer seems pretty obvious, doesn’t it? Yet, it still confounds me to no end that someone will take the time to write a review… [more]

It’s Comics Artists Week at Sequart!

Julian Darius — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 11:00:14 +0000

For no other reason than it needs to be done, all this week Sequart will be publishing content spotlighting comics artists. Comics criticism tends to focus on writers as the dominant visionaries of comics production. And… [more]