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Swamp Thing #1 Embraces Classic Horror Fun
Swamp Thing is one of the very best series from DC Comics in the past five years, from Scott Snyder’s revival of the character in 2011 to Charles Soule’s grandiose world-building years later. More
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Progressivism is on the Rise in Superhero Comics
Not only does Steve Orlando’s Midnighter comic star a gay man, it tells blunt, sex-positive stories about that character. The main cast of characters in the upcoming main Avengers comic All-New, All-Different Avengers has a small minority of white dudes.
While there is still a lot of work on the road to a utopia of complete social justice, there is a trend of progressivism in some of today’s superhero comics that is impossible to ignore. More -
Interview with ‘The Goddamned’ Creators Jason Aaron and RM Guera
Scalped’s beloved creative team of Jason Aaron and RM Guera return for the Image Comics-published book The Goddamned, an Old Testament story drenched in the crude and the poetic set to debut on Nov. 11. “We just knew we wanted to do something very different from Scalped,” said Aaron via Skype interview Tuesday. Goddamned is […] More
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Interview: Mark Millar and Rafael Albuquerque try something new with “Huck”
Huck, an Image Comics series starting on Nov. 18, is very different in tone compared to much of their past work, but that just means more excitement for writer Mark Millar and artist Rafael Albuquerque. “I like doing different things,” said Millar via Skype interview today. “In the past two, three years I have tried […] More
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‘I Hate Fairyland’ #1 – new and neat ideas still exist
It’s a silly fear that haunts the deep recesses of my mind from time to time that is constantly pushed further and further back as independent artists get to work on new properties. The latest example is I Hate Fairyland from Skottie Young over at Image Comics, based around a premise so neat and original that it’s downright annoying it only recently came into existence. More
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Religious faith and love for weird movies combine in Joe Badon’s ‘The Man with Ten Thousand Eyes’ Kickstarter
Inspired not by other comics but by his strong religious faith and love of strange movies, Joe Badon’s The Man with Ten Thousand Eyes Kickstarter comic looks for $3,000 by Friday, Nov. 13.
“This is kind of like a super abstract internal dialogue I’m having with myself about my walk with God, but in a super weird, noir, crazy abstract filter,” said Badon via Skype interview. More -
Interview: Justin Jordan and his BOOM! Studios Comics
An old, shady NSA agent creeps in on a young, adventurous and curious woman one night, asking her if she wants to help keep the biggest conspiracies in the world a secret. Elsewhere, a man who hasn’t slept in a decade recruits an ex-cop to solve a psychedelic murder mystery.
Justin Jordan. Taken from his Twitter.
Justin Jordan. Taken from his Twitter.These universes can be found in Deep State and John Flood, two BOOM! Studios-published comics from Pennsylvania-based writer Justin Jordan, with respective art from Ariela Kristantina and Jorge Coelho. More
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Esaw shows his character in ‘Southern Bastards’ #10
As of late, the duo of Jason Aaron and Jason Latour have diverged from the pattern of their first two arcs on Southern Bastards, which followed a respective character each, by doing single issues that provide new focus on specific characters while still keeping the ongoing story plodding along. More
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‘Oddly Normal’ Vol. 1 charms readers with average story and vibrant colors
Oddly Normal Vol. 1 (Collects Written and Illustrated by Otis Frampton Published by Image Comics Oddly Normal is your average eleven year old girl (well except for the half witch part) who struggles with your typical middle school bullies (aside from the vampire and his werewolf lackies that is) and her parents who are out of […] More
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‘Amazing Spider-Man’ #14: Event based storytelling at its worst
After being forced to flee from the Inheritors at every turn, the army of Spider-People finally gets a chance to take the fight directly to their pursuers. This is the final battle, the last stand against an unstoppable force. Can the Spiders save themselves before the Inheritors carry out their master plan? More
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‘Rat God’ #1 takes notes from Lovecraft and Native American legends
Rat God #1 Story and Art by Richard Corben Colors by Richard Corben and Beth Corben Reed Published by Dark Horse Comics Master of comics Richard Corben channels H.P. Lovecraft’s knack for horror and combines it with elements from Native American legends in Rat God #1, creating an unnerving tale that has readers gripping pages with all their might. […] More
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‘Steven Universe’ #5 turns a harmless yard sale into a life or death mission
A new arc takes shape in Steven Universe #5 as it explores the dangers of having a yard sale while the Crystal Gems are around. A giant slug (and Pearl to a certain extent) recently destroyed the Beach City Library, so Steven and Connie decide to raise some money and build a new one. Steven and Connie have the noblest of intentions when they gather up junk to sell, and their altruistic nature is in no way linked to Connie’s desire to read the next volume of the Unfamiliar Familiar. More
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