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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]

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]

“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]

Chronocops! – An Alan Moore Time Twister, Part 3

Scott Brand — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 12:00:48 +0000

Chronocops! – An Alan Moore Time Twister, Part 3" title="Chronocops! – An Alan Moore Time Twister, Part 3" style="float:left;" />A Link in Comic Book History As Lance Parkin correctly states: “A lot of Alan Moore’s work is concerned with the history of comics – subverting it, redefining it, challenging it, or often just celebrating… [more]

Chronocops! — An Alan Moore Time Twister, Part 2

Scott Brand — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 18:00:37 +0000

Chronocops! — An Alan Moore Time Twister, Part 2" title="Chronocops! — An Alan Moore Time Twister, Part 2" style="float:left;" />Family Time When Ed hears the name of the baby he mistakenly tried to arrest when going after Yolinda Y. Yorty in 1989, he loses his mind and tries to wed his own grandmother, Tuesday,… [more]

Chronocops! — An Alan Moore Time Twister, Part 1

Scott Brand — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 12:00:02 +0000

Chronocops! — An Alan Moore Time Twister, Part 1" title="Chronocops! — An Alan Moore Time Twister, Part 1" style="float:left;" />Introduction In February 1977, IPC Magazines first published a new weekly British comic anthology featuring various separate science fiction stories. Consequently, it was given the then futuristic name 2000 A.D. Although this suggests that nobody… [more]

Thoughts on Reviewing Comics

Forrest Helvie — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 11:00:03 +0000

Every Wednesday, local comic shops and online retailers provide readers with a bevy of new comic book titles and issues. Some superhero series take flight while others crash without rhyme or reason. Some of us… [more]

On Rorschach #1

Colin Smith — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:40:22 +0000

Rorschach #1" title="On Rorschach #1" style="float:left;" />In which the blogger attempts to review Rorschach #1, despite the experience proving a thoroughly enervating one. Visitors should be aware that what follows contains spoilers and, uniquely for this article, a moment or two… [more]

Moore, Gibbons, and Superman Annual #11: For the Story that Has Everything

Andrew Edwards — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:00:02 +0000

Superman Annual #11: For the Story that Has Everything" title="Moore, Gibbons, and Superman Annual #11: For the Story that Has Everything" style="float:left;" />Superman Annual #11 is a comic that stands as a classic for all the right reasons. Its main characters are the archetypal centre of the DC Universe, a “holy trinity” of superheroes – Superman, Batman,… [more]

Pacing and Punch in Watchmen #2

David Balan — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:00:14 +0000

Watchmen #2" title="Pacing and Punch in Watchmen #2" style="float:left;" />Watchmen is commonly thought of as one of the greatest graphic novels of our time, but it’s actually a reprint collection. The work originally came out as 12 separate issues, although they were all planned… [more]

Sex and “The Man who Has Everything”

Julian Darius — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:00:37 +0000

Long before Alan Moore delved into literary pornography with Lost Girls, he was infusing his work with a broad understanding of human sexuality as natural. And this wasn’t limited to auteur projects like Lost Girls… [more]

It Takes Two – Text & Image in Comics

David Balan — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:00:23 +0000

So, comics as an art form! A truly legitimate art form, unique and self-actualized, with debacles and triumphs all its own. Not the bastard child of film and literature, and not just for kids, male adolescents, or… [more]

Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: The Rann / Thanagar War Special

Julian Darius — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:00:51 +0000

Infinite Crisis: The Rann / Thanagar War Special" title="Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: The Rann / Thanagar War Special" style="float:left;" />Over the past months, we’ve examined a hell of a lot of Infinite Crisis. In the process, this study has come to exceed 160,000 words! In fact, our coverage of the Rann-Thanagar War alone runs 40,000 words… [more]

Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: The Rann-Thanagar War Concludes

Julian Darius — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 12:00:04 +0000

Infinite Crisis: The Rann-Thanagar War Concludes" title="Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: The Rann-Thanagar War Concludes" style="float:left;" />Earlier, we looked at The Rann-Thanagar War #1-4. We now return to that series to cover its conclusion. The Rann-Thanagar War #5: ”Betrayed” Dave Gibbons script; Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, and Joe Bennett pencils; Marc Campos, Joe… [more]

Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: The Rann-Thanagar War

Julian Darius — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 11:00:12 +0000

Infinite Crisis: The Rann-Thanagar War" title="Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: The Rann-Thanagar War" style="float:left;" />The final of the four “Countdown to Infinite Crisis” mini-series to be published, The Rann-Thanagar War is certainly not the weakest and is just as certainly the most sweeping. Its cast of characters is vast, and… [more]

Comics Published 24 September 2003

Matt Martin — Fri, 26 Sep 2003 15:27:31 +0000

Going for three weeks in a row here. Pretty promising, if I do say so myself.There would probably be a lot more reviews here this week, except that I recently had to reformat my hard… [more]