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Interview with ‘Ody-C’ Artist Christian Ward
Many comic stores around the world have various signings from top creators encompassing small, indie or mainstream. Christian Ward used to frequent the Nostalgia and Comics store in Birmingham, UK during his university days. Under the aegis of Image Comics, Christian’s career as an artist has been on the rise over the past few years. Having worked on The Infinite Vacation with Nick Spencer (Morning Glories), he resigned from his job as a teacher to not only draw but also co write alongside Matt Fraction on ODY-C. More
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Advance Review: ‘Sex Criminals’ #11 has humor and hijinks galore
Sex Criminals #11 brings something old, something new, and definitely won’t leave long time Brimpers with comic book blue balls. Chip Zdarsky continues to be the master of visual innuendo and also gets to show off his sensitive side in some intimate moments (Read: sex scenes.) between the main characters while Fraction’s dialogue continues to be filthy and insightful as ever. And stay after the letters page for a special post-credits scene. (Wait, I thought Matt Fraction was done writing for Marvel.) More
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‘Hawkeye’ #22 concludes the series in a blaze of glory
Hawkeye #22 manages to be the action movie of the summer (thanks to David Aja’s layouts and Hollingsworth’s punchy colors) while also rounding off the series’ emotional arc. Prepare to cheer, laugh, cry, and fall in love with Clint and Kate all over again as Matt Fraction and (hopefully not) David Aja take their final bows in the Marvel Universe. Hawkeye is truly the gold standard for regular dude superheroes, and Hawkeye #22 brings this simple theme to an exciting, relatable conclusion. More
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Last Night on Late Night, 5/21/15: Conan gives his staff a performance review and Heidi Klum smuggles scrotums
Last night on late night, there was no Letterman. Conan gave his staff at “Conaco” a performance review, Jimmy Fallon talked to Dwayne Johnson and Meghan Trainor, Kimmel talked goombahs and gangsters with Ray Liotta, and Seth Meyers talked Kangaroo parts with Heidi Klum. More
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Casanova: Acedia #2 – Cults and Magic
Casanova Acedia #2 Written by Matt Fraction Art by Fábio Moon Colors by Cris Peter Lettering by Dustin K. Harbin Back-up Story by Michael Chabon & Gabriel Ba Published by Image Comics Last time you checked in with Casanova: Acedia, you had the best guide possible: Jake, a man that’s followed the previous 3 Casanova volumes, knows the titular character, his […] More
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‘Hawkeye’ #21 experiments with the form and function of superhero comics
Hawkeye #21 Written by Matt Fraction Art by David Aja Colors by Matt Hollingsworth Published by Marvel Comics In the penultimate issue of their Eisner Award winning run on Hawkeye, Matt Fraction and David Aja bring all the threads of Clint Barton’s story together as the Track Suit Vampires (who still say “Bro” every other word) try to evict the […] More
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‘Casanova: Acedia #1’ or How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the Prog-Funk Opera
Casanova: Acedia #1 Written by Matt Fraction Art by Fabio Moon Colors by Cris Peter Lettering by Dustin K. Harbin Back-up Story by Michael Chabon & Gabriel Ba Published by Image Comics Have you guys heard of Matt Fraction? Okay, okay. But have you ever really read Matt Fraction? Well, okay, fine. But, if you’ve […] More
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10 Best Comics of 2014
2014 was an incredibly rewarding year to be a comics reader. Veteran creators, like Grant Morrison, Kurt Busiek, and Matt Wagner continued to churn out some of the best work of their career while new creators, like Noelle Stevenson, Babs Tarr, and Tula Lotay had very strong starts. Marvel and DC published their fair share of events, including Original Sin, […] More
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‘Ody-C’ #1 is Gender Swapped, Space Faring Brilliance
The Odyssey is one of the oldest and best stories of Western civilization and has been adapted, retold, and expanded upon many times over the years in mediums as disparate as film (O Brother Where Art Thou), modernist novel (Ulysses), and even epic poem (The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel). In Ody-C #1, Matt Fraction and Christian Ward move the wanderings of wily Odysseus to space while performing gender swaps on the majority of the characters. Odysseus is now Captain Odyssia, the leader of one of the only three ships to survive the war against the siegeworld Troia. Like any good adapter, Fraction keeps much of the core of the Odyssey, which is the fickleness of the gods, the difficulty of returning home, and Odyssia’s personal struggle between her yearning for adventure and settling peacefully for her family. More
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Da Vinci’s Demons, Ep. 2.06: “The Rope of the Dead” is exactly what Starz should be looking for
Starz knows exactly what it needs. “The Rope of the Dead” is that thing. It is the perfect blend of high octane action, visual spectacle (enhanced by a little bit of sexiness, of course) and powerfully emotional character beats. More
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Sex Criminals #5 Ends Its First Storyline on a Strong, Hilarious Note
Sex Criminals #5 Writer: Matt Fraction Artist: Chip Zdarsky Publisher: Image Comics Sex Criminals #5 deals with the problem of the Sex Police raised last issue and brings Jon and Suzie’s shenanigans to a satisfying end. Chip Zdarsky continues to build the world of the Quiet and have more fun background gags while Matt Fraction uncovers a secret about Jon and […] More
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Jon and Suzie from Sex Criminals Are a Unique and Hilarious Couple
*SPOILER ALERT* This article contains spoilers for Sex Criminals #1-4 Even though there are only four issues out of Sex Criminals, the romance between its two lead characters Jon and Suzie has become one of my favorite relationships in comics. Jon and Suzie are a pair of bibliophiles stuck in dead-end jobs who share a big secret: they […] More