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Storytelling in Criminal: The Dead and the Dying

Matthew Amuso — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:00:42 +0000

The Dead and the Dying, written by Ed Brubaker and illustrated by Sean Phillips, is the third volume of Criminal, and it marks the point where the series really hit its stride. This is where… [more]

A Tour of the 2016 Eisner Nominees, Part 7 – The Fade Out

Ian Dawe — Mon, 02 May 2016 15:00:15 +0000

The Fade Out" title="A Tour of the 2016 Eisner Nominees, Part 7 – The Fade Out" style="float:left;" />The Fade Out is a comic about Hollywood, specifically that magical post-war late-1940s Hollywood that is so often romanticized. It’s one of America’s true mythic places, full of hard-drinking writers, bombshell girls (and the occasional… [more]

The Question of Literature and Why Comic Books Deserve to be Classified as Such

Jarrett Mazza — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 12:00:08 +0000

How many books do you read a year? This is a question that is frequently asked by voracious readers whenever they feel the need to see if a person is reading as much as they… [more]

Capital Thoughts: An Open Letter on The Winter Soldier

Jeffrey Kahan — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 11:00:24 +0000

The Winter Soldier" title="Capital Thoughts: An Open Letter on The Winter Soldier" style="float:left;" />Dear Steve Englehart, This past week, I took my Graphic Novels class to the cinema to see Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The class has both serious and not-so-serious comic book readers: A few are… [more]

Image Expo and the Changing Value of the Creator

Paul Jaissle — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 18:00:36 +0000

Among with the flurry of new series announced at this year’s Image Expo was the news that Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Criminal, Incognito, Fatale) had signed a five-year deal with the publisher that effectively… [more]

The Difficulties of Being “Just” Good and Bad in Comics of the New Millennium

Forrest Helvie — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:00:51 +0000

In 1974, Frank Castle—also known as The Punisher—made his debut in Amazing Spider-Man #129, and the comics world was introduced to what would become one of the most popular anti-heroes—though he certainly was not the… [more]

Coup d’État: Sleeper

Matt Martin — Thu, 05 Feb 2004 19:14:42 +0000

Coup d’État: Sleeper DC Comics / Wildstorm — Ed Brubaker (w); Jim Lee (a)Internet, prepare your flamethrowers. Ready? Here we go: This is one of the single dumbest comics I’ve ever read. And apparently I’m… [more]

On Catwoman’s New Direction

Matt Martin — Wed, 31 Dec 2003 16:49:33 +0000

Catwoman #26 DC Comics – Ed Brubaker (w); Paul Gulacy (p); Jimmy Palmiotti (i) Kinda torn here, to be perfectly honest. The thing that initially caught my eye about Brubaker’s Catwoman (because it debuted in… [more]

The Call for a Mainstream

Bryan Miller — Tue, 02 Dec 2003 16:21:09 +0000

Welcome to another New Comics Day. Sorry about the delay — the Day of Gorging and Celebrating the Massacre of the Natives really saps my energy. Just think, the day of Commercialized Spectacle and Consumer… [more]

Down with Comics Activism!

Bryan Miller — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:05:51 +0000

The lights are out at O’Malleys and the greatest y’allternative bluegrass band in the world, The Woodbox Gang, are twanging up my stereo with devil songs. The ol’ wallet is considerably lighter thanks to beer… [more]

July Comics

Bryan Miller — Thu, 21 Aug 2003 14:17:18 +0000

FEATURED BOOK Wolverine #3 I know you’re reading this. Everybody is reading this. Wolverine is one of those books you wouldn’t usually catch a comic snob dead reading. They probably did anyway, but you wouldn’t… [more]

Comics Published on 18 June 2003

Matt Martin — Wed, 25 Jun 2003 15:07:04 +0000

Sleeper #6 DC Comics/Wildstorm – Ed Brubaker (w); Sean Phillips (a) Man, this book just breaks my heart. I say that about a lot of books and typically when I say it, it’s referencing the… [more]

Comics Published on 5 February 2003

Matt Martin — Mon, 10 Feb 2003 17:20:32 +0000

Rawhide Kid #1 Marvel Comics/MAX – Ron Zimmerman (w); John Severin (a) Well, it’s here. And since it is, people can finally stop saying “You can’t judge a book until it’s been released!” on message… [more]

Comics Published on 29 January 2003

Matt Martin — Wed, 29 Jan 2003 17:00:15 +0000

The Truth: Red, White and Black #3 Marvel Comics – Robert Morales (w); Kyle Baker (a) Man, it is such a pain to review this book. Because of the world we live in, there’s a… [more]

Comics Published on 4 December 2002

Matt Martin — Tue, 10 Dec 2002 15:57:01 +0000

I’m currently snowed in, so badly so that I almost didn’t go to work on Wednesday to get new comics at all. However, the time cooped up in the house should allow for a) lots… [more]

Comics Published on 25 September 2002

Matt Martin — Fri, 27 Sep 2002 15:15:11 +0000

Before I start, a couple of items of business: I did in fact get a request for me to review Ultimate Adventures #1 and Marville #1, though I don’t think that request was made with… [more]