Category: Reviews & Criticism
Updated on July 28, 2019
A Hereafter, Sum, and New Grit City: The Work Of Geremy George
We are truly living in a new golden age of comic books. With the possible exception of the original Golden Age, there has never been a greater variety of titles and authors of graphical fiction. The downside to …
Updated on June 5, 2018
Doom Patrol: The Best Silver Age Marvel Comic That DC Made
The year is 1963. A major comic book publisher releases a title about a group of heroes led by a mysterious wheelchair-bound genius. They have amazing powers, but are shunned by society. Their freakishness and noble purpose strengthens …
Updated on March 6, 2018
Kirby Covers: A Master Class In Dynamic Storytelling
I went to Emerald City Comic Con this last weekend and had some great luck in picking up some silver age Jack Kirby work. I filled some gaps in my ongoing project of a complete run of Fantastic …
Updated on February 13, 2018
Ultimate Captain America As Commentary On Post-9/11 America
In the year 2000, Marvel Comics was in crisis. The 1990s comic book bubble had burst, and readership was dwindling. Editorial needed a way to recapture audiences, and a hard reboot of the Marvel Universe seemed to be …
Updated on January 2, 2018
My Top 10 Comic Books For 2017
For the inaugural post of this blog, I’d like to break down my top 10 comic book series of 2017. Listed in reverse order, to build suspense: Honorable mention: Doomsday Clock – Watchmen is unquestionably one of the …
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