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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]

A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away, This Probably Would’ve Been Better: A Review of Aaron and Cassaday’s Star Wars #1

Matthew Meylikhov — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 22:00:43 +0000

Star Wars #1" title="A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away, This Probably Would’ve Been Better: A Review of Aaron and Cassaday’s Star Wars #1" style="float:left;" />Star Wars #1 by Jason Aaron and John Cassaday has perhaps one of the best openings to a Star Wars comic ever. From that perfect blue font with those familiar opening words to the double-page… [more]

Captured Ghosts Excerpt: Warren Ellis on Planetary

Patrick Meaney — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 11:00:41 +0000

Captured Ghosts Excerpt: Warren Ellis on Planetary" title="Captured Ghosts Excerpt: Warren Ellis on Planetary" style="float:left;" />Planetary is one of Warren Ellis’s most beloved and respected series. In this exclusive excerpt from Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts, series creators Ellis and John Cassaday, as well as fans Joss Whedon and Kelly Sue… [more]

On Planetary #3, by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday

Colin Smith — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:00:58 +0000

Planetary #3, by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday" title="On Planetary #3, by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday" style="float:left;" />“After this, there’s nothing,” explains the ghost of the murdered Hong Kong cop. There is, he assures Planetary’s “mystery archaeologists,” no afterlife awaiting them, or indeed anyone else, when death arrives. Something has brought the… [more]

Keeping the World Strange in Comics Stores Wednesday

Julian Darius — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:44:10 +0000

Keeping the World Strange in Comics Stores Wednesday" title="Keeping the World Strange in Comics Stores Wednesday" style="float:left;" />Keeping the World Strange, our book on Warren Ellis and John Cassaday’s Planetary, hits comics stores Wednesday (14 September 2011). The book features essays by current regular Sequart website contributors Julian Darius, Kevin Thurman, and Cody… [more]

Cover Released for Keeping the World Strange

Julian Darius — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:40:36 +0000

Keeping the World Strange" title="Cover Released for Keeping the World Strange" style="float:left;" />We’re pleased to release the cover art for Keeping the World Strange: A Planetary Guide, scheduled for May 2011 release. The book, which studies the series by writer Warren Ellis and artist John Cassaday, is edited by… [more]

Modernism and the Birth of the American Super-Hero

Robert A. Emmons, Jr. — Sun, 16 Oct 2005 07:43:07 +0000

The idea of the modern American super-hero is an abstract and nebulous concept.[1] America is in a constant state of change and evolution; as such, we can only assume that our icons evolve with it.… [more]

“Lacking on Every Level”

Matt Martin — Fri, 30 Jul 2004 19:24:04 +0000

Avengers #500 Marvel Comics – Brian Michael Bendis (w); David Finch (p); Danny Miki (i)I almost didn’t review this, for a couple of reasons. Here’s the score: No matter what I say, for good or… [more]

The Fall of Hype: Astonishing X-Men and Superman

Matt Martin — Fri, 04 Jun 2004 19:07:53 +0000

Astonishing X-Men #1 Marvel Comics – Joss Whedon (w); John Cassaday (a)Well, I can’t envision any scenario where this book isn’t the most reviewed title of the week from the online comics community; there’s just… [more]

All the News of February

Julian Darius — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 15:00:56 +0000

ApologiaThe Comics Blotter has been absent for a month while I worked on other projects. As such, we are coving the last month of news, with new stories given some preference in our line-up. A… [more]

On Planetary #18

Matt Martin — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 18:59:38 +0000

Planetary #18 DC Comics / Wildstorm – Warren Ellis (w); John Cassaday (a)Maybe you didn’t notice, but most mainstream comics stopped having letter columns on their back page a year or two ago. For a… [more]

Future Previews Solicitations Revealed!

Bryan Miller — Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:12:51 +0000

In an effort to keep you up to date with all the latest comics news, we here at Sequart.com have managed to obtain several solicitations from Previews… from the future! Ah…yeah. In the year 2017…… [more]

The Intellectual Rip-Off of Captain America’s The New Deal

Julian Darius — Mon, 14 Apr 2003 11:00:59 +0000

The New Deal" title="The Intellectual Rip-Off of Captain America’s The New Deal" style="float:left;" />There has been some discussion, as of late, of the politics of recent Captain America storylines. The last year has seen a relaunched Captain America series, as well as the mini-series Truth: Red, White, & Black, controversially… [more]