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We live in a media world that has been oversaturated with vampires; particularly in recent years, as the young adult fiction market seems to have blossomed into an excuse for girls to be whisked away by creatures of the night. It’s ruined the entire concept of vampirism, really; with very few exceptions in cinema or… [Read More]
Art and storytelling comes first at Famous Monsters, not political commentary or whining. This week, however, the internet was on fire with the news that Apple would attempt to ban Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ SAGA #12 from their digital platforms, supposedly owing to a rather graphic sexual depiction. (The situation has since been… [Read More]
So much heavy stuff happening in comics this week. John Constantine, the quintessential Vertigo character, has officially jumped over to DC’s regular line, with mixed results (see our review). SAGA #11 is an emotional rollercoaster. The Avengers are busy trying to convince a stunned college kid that he isn’t the antichrist. X-O Manowar is on… [Read More]
DC has, it seems, an entirely different mindset than its rival when it comes to ‘drumming up excitement’ for future titles. Their strategy? Blow the story wide open and watch it spread like wildfire over every possible major news outlet before said issue comes out, virtually guaranteeing a mad rush to buy it. Hey, if… [Read More]
I’m a lover of storytelling, so I naturally lean towards narrative and word choice when it comes to comic books. It’s what I’m familiar with. I know words; I hang out with them all day; I feel comfortable critiquing them and wringing out their emotional effects. But this week… this week, the art stepped up… [Read More]
Sideshow Collectibles has debuted their first figure from the Detective Comics 1/6th scale line: The Joker! Feel free to skip ahead to the full specs and pictures, but allow me to delve a little into the importance of this new line and this figure. For the past few years companies like Hot Toys, Enterbay, and MedicomToy have… [Read More]
I generally DO have issues with ‘Best of the Year’ lists, because so many of them come out before the year is even over. Where’s the fun in that? There’s also the tradition of dividing things into categories—best writer, best artist, best character, and so on. I’ve done such things, and I admire their formality…. [Read More]
What a week. Dark Horse, DC, Marvel, Image, IDW. So much storytelling! It’s overwhelming. Let’s go brain-hopping, shall we? COLDER #2 was so great we gave the issue its own review. Darwyn Cooke’s BEFORE WATCHMEN: MINUTEMEN has managed to turn what some labeled a gimmick into heart-wrenching fare that gives emotional weight to the original…. [Read More]
Okay, so hold your horses. This is merely a rumor. But it has the potential to blow up on the internet. Or at least blow up on the corners of the internet where people worship Guillermo Del Toro and comic books. Here’s the rumor from Latino Review, the king of random sources that either end… [Read More]
Happy Halloween, comic book lovers! Although the only truly significant thing about this Halloween column is that I’ll be covering two weeks worth of comics instead of just one, after missing last Wednesday. Also, we must remember our less fortunate monster brethren on the east coast, some of whom have been forced to cancel Halloween… [Read More]
Jeff Lemire—writer, artist, and enthusiasic nerd in the best possible way—has managed to find a special current of vulnerability in storytelling by juxtaposing horrifying circumstances with intense family drama. ANIMAL MAN, hailed over and over as one of the best ongoing DC titles, is the most perfect example: The Rot plays visually and conceptually disturbing… [Read More]
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