http://sequart.org advancing comics as art Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:44:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://sequart.org/magazine/64940/design-sense-steve-ditko%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cjack%e2%80%9d-is-an-ace-compared-to-marvel%e2%80%99s/ http://sequart.org/magazine/64940/design-sense-steve-ditko%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cjack%e2%80%9d-is-an-ace-compared-to-marvel%e2%80%99s/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:30:02 +0000 Stephen Sonneveld http://sequart.org/?p=64940 Few images are as iconic in Western culture as the grinning gourds that populate our harvest festivals. Initially, such sturdy fruits made practical lanterns. The artistry of carving faces, and weaving religious and secular folklore… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/60956/the-two-films-that-have-actually-scared-me/ http://sequart.org/magazine/60956/the-two-films-that-have-actually-scared-me/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2015 14:00:25 +0000 Ian Dawe http://sequart.org/?p=60956 It seems too simple and trite to carry any real wisdom, but it’s worth repeating that horror movies need to be scary. Not just disgusting or disturbing, or visually interesting in some artistic way, but… [more]]]> 0 http://sequart.org/magazine/60633/orson-welles-dracula/ http://sequart.org/magazine/60633/orson-welles-dracula/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2015 11:00:46 +0000 Greg Carpenter http://sequart.org/?p=60633 The other day I saw an amusing social media post from Stephen Bissette, the legendary Swamp Thing penciller.  He was mocking a recent online article that promised a list of 11 little known horror films… [more]]]> 2 http://sequart.org/magazine/51592/the-strange-case-of-dr-pretentious-and-mr-clown/ http://sequart.org/magazine/51592/the-strange-case-of-dr-pretentious-and-mr-clown/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2014 11:00:27 +0000 Greg Carpenter http://sequart.org/?p=51592 I’ve always loved Halloween.  It’s one of the few holidays that is fun and festive but requires no travel and only nominal shopping.  When it’s done right, it’s a wonderful excuse to dress up, eat… [more]]]> 1