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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]

Smorgasbord #64: The Dangers of Chris Inflation

Tom Shapira — Wed, 10 May 2017 10:29:28 +0000

The Eisner Awards (A.K.A. Brian K. Vaughan’s shelf holders) season is upon us, as well as a new Marvel movie, the first trailer for The Defenders, a TV show being cancelled with no one noticing,… [more]

Smorgasbord #48: Fall of the House of Warner

Tom Shapira — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:00:38 +0000

This is the post-SDCC world, and while most of the news have discussed to death, Shawn & Tom still want to talk a bit about the Eisners, some selected trailers, spin-offs for low-selling books, and… [more]

Congratulations to the 2016 Eisner Award Winners

Ian Dawe — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 16:15:18 +0000

Our series on the Eisner Awards was never meant to be predictive of who would win — quite the contrary, we were only trying to profile some of the nominated titles, because they’re all worth… [more]

A Tour of the 2016 Eisner Nominees, Part 12 – Wrapping Up

Ian Dawe — Wed, 25 May 2016 16:15:02 +0000

Over the course of this series about the 2016 Eisner Award Nominees, we’ve been focusing on individual titles that many comics fans may have either missed or overlooked. Without question, every comic mentioned in the… [more]

A Tour of the 2016 Eisner Nominees, Part 11 – March: Book Two

Ian Dawe — Tue, 24 May 2016 19:15:12 +0000

March: Book Two" title="A Tour of the 2016 Eisner Nominees, Part 11 – March: Book Two" style="float:left;" />The history recounted in March: Book Two is, or should be, fairly familiar to anyone with a passing knowledge of the 20th century. The Freedom Riders and the other struggles of the early 1960s American… [more]

A Tour of the 2016 Eisner Nominees, Part 10 – Kaijumax

Ian Dawe — Thu, 19 May 2016 20:45:16 +0000

Kaijumax" title="A Tour of the 2016 Eisner Nominees, Part 10 – Kaijumax" style="float:left;" />Zander Cannon’s Kaijumax is an easy comic to like, because it takes such joy in being what it is. A colourful, quick-witted satire of prison movie cliches, blended with an all-star cast of Toho Pictures’… [more]

A Tour of the 2016 Eisner Nominees, Part 9 – Monstress

Ian Dawe — Sat, 07 May 2016 15:00:26 +0000

Monstress" title="A Tour of the 2016 Eisner Nominees, Part 9 – Monstress" style="float:left;" />Monstress wastes no time in creating a lush, vivid fantasy world and giving us some great characters to populate it. This Image Comics release by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda builds all manner of artifice… [more]

A Tour of the 2016 Eisner Nominees, Part 8 – I Love This Part

Ian Dawe — Tue, 03 May 2016 20:00:55 +0000

I Love This Part" title="A Tour of the 2016 Eisner Nominees, Part 8 – I Love This Part" style="float:left;" />Comics is a diverse and flexible medium, and one of the greatest examples of that is how it can tell both big stories and small stories. Many people are aware of the degree to which… [more]

A Tour of the 2016 Eisner Nominees, Part 6 – Two Great Web Comics

Ian Dawe — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 15:00:07 +0000

As they recognize achievement in all of the widely diverse world of comics, it makes sense that the Eisner Awards have a category for Digital/Webcomics. Two of the nominees this year are Lighten Up, by… [more]

A Tour of the 2016 Eisner Nominees, Part 5 – The Spire

Ian Dawe — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 15:45:18 +0000

The Spire" title="A Tour of the 2016 Eisner Nominees, Part 5 – The Spire" style="float:left;" />The Spire is a comic that’s overflowing with creative ideas, determined to build its own rich fantasy world and completely heedless of any limits or restrictions in terms of genre. Some comics blend genres, but… [more]

A Tour of the 2016 Eisner Nominees, Part 4 – The Faceless Ghost, and Other Macabre Tales from Japan

Ian Dawe — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 17:15:43 +0000

The Faceless Ghost, and Other Macabre Tales from Japan" title="A Tour of the 2016 Eisner Nominees, Part 4 – The Faceless Ghost, and Other Macabre Tales from Japan" style="float:left;" />If there’s anything at all to old cliche that to understand someone, you must know what they fear and what they desire, then reading ghost stories from a different culture must qualify as some sort… [more]

A Tour of the 2016 Eisner Nominees, Part 3 – Lady Killer

Ian Dawe — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 20:30:42 +0000

Lady Killer" title="A Tour of the 2016 Eisner Nominees, Part 3 – Lady Killer" style="float:left;" />The title of Lady Killer, by Joelle Jones and available from Dark Horse Comics, sort of says it all. This is a comic about Josie Schuller, a killer who stabs, punches, kicks and spins without… [more]

A Tour of the 2016 Eisner Nominees, Part 1 – Harrow County

Ian Dawe — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 18:00:29 +0000

Harrow County" title="A Tour of the 2016 Eisner Nominees, Part 1 – Harrow County" style="float:left;" />The nominees for the 2016 Eisner Awards were recently announced, and as always, the list of nominees provides a serviceable list of some of the best comics currently in circulation, regardless of which ones actually… [more]

Smorgasbord #17: The Big Red One

Tom Shapira — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 21:00:05 +0000

Giant-sized issue! Shawn and Tom discuss the Eisner nominations, July’s Previews, Netflix’s Daredevil, and Marvel and DC playing Musical Director’s Chairs. Plus: the Batman v. Superman trailer leads to Jesus, while the Fantastic Four trailer leads… [more]