Adam Hughes
Adam Hughes did 3 pages of interior art for Fables recently, and it looked gorgeous. The backgrounds were largely design elements, ornately crafted to look like swirls and rendered to show the...
View ArticleBefore Watchmen
Before Watchmen is a series of interconnected mini series that will be released by DC to tie to the seminal trade-paperback collecting the 1986-1987 comic series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. There...
View ArticleMystery Structure
I watch a lot of thrillers and mystery films. In addition I also watch a murder mystery tv show. Unfortunately, combined with my general predisposition to pick things apart and a lack of innovation...
View ArticleTintin
I have to admit, I never really liked Tintin over much as a child. I love Asterix. I can quote huge swathes of it and retain a fondness undiminished by age. Tintin, on the other hand, I think I may...
View ArticleThe Dark Knight Returns
The Dark Knight Returns is the comic that the Dark Knight Rises will almost certainly be most linked to. It’s one of the most important superhero comics ever made, and was published by DC Comics in...
View ArticleKingdom Come
As much as The Dark Knight Rises takes a flawed premise and creates a great story, Kingdom Come takes the perfect foundations and somehow crafts a story that is less than the sum of its parts. Kingdom...
View ArticleGrant Morrison’s Batman
There are two main schools of thought about Grant Morrison. I’m firmly in the “Grant Morrison is a genius” camp. And, when it comes to his superhero work, nowhere is this clearer than how he handles...
View ArticleBatman: Year One
Batman: Year One, is my favourite Batman comic. It features Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli producing their second best work. David Mazzuchelli is the single most underrated superhero artist and as...
View ArticleJoe Kubert
Joe Kubert died on August 12th, 2012. He was a highly influential comics artist, but has also written and inked comics as well as setting up a school for aspiring artists bearing his name. I have to...
View ArticleIf Comics Were Like TV
Comics are an utterly unique medium but a lot of people try to make them more like TV shows. It’s a mistake, but it got me wondering. What if comics were more like TV shows? - Everything Marvel does...
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