Four Events, Four Hooks, Four Missed Opportunities
Missed opportunities in Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC Universe: Decisions, Infinity War, Dark Knight 3: The Master Race, and Marvel 2099.
DetailsMissed opportunities in Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC Universe: Decisions, Infinity War, Dark Knight 3: The Master Race, and Marvel 2099.
DetailsArchie Goodwin is probably the best editor Batman comics ever had, but he might also be one of the best writers to ever tackle Bruce Wanye and his caped alter ego. Collaborating wth Howard Chaykin, José Muñoz, Walt Simonson, Gene Ha, Jim Aparo and others, he defined and redefined the Dark Knight.
DetailsComics are often extremely collaborative, many owned by companies, not individuals, so who are the real authors? How do we define author in the case comics? Does Frank Miller or Joh Romita Jr bear the responsibility of visuals in Superman Year One? How did a Gisèle Lagacé comic almost have its cover redrawn and recolored by the printer? What is an auteur, a mangaka, a gensakusha? Why should we, as audience, fans, or professionals, care?
DetailsPeter Milligan, Michael Allred, and Laura Allred present the glorious return of X-Statix and their descendents, in Giant-Size X-Statix #1! Thrill as Katie learns her true heritage and how to work her pelvic floor for fun, fame, and to save lives! See Guy cry! Enjoy gentle bedroom reassurances! Doop has a camera! He speaks funny!
DetailsMa Wing-shing’s Chinese Hero, Blood Sword and Blood Sword Dynasty in English, revolutionized Chinese comics and cemented Ma as one of the world’s great comics authors. But, what makes Chinese Hero what it is? And, what is it, that no other comic can be?
DetailsHow to, and how not to talk about art you do not enjoy, with examples from Vaughn Bod?, Jill Thompson, Marjane Satrapi, and Brian Michael Bendis.
DetailsMaybe you can’t learn to like a comic, but you can learn to appreciate a comic, a human being, a publisher, style or an audience. You can learn to acknowledge their impact, their influence, the hopefully positive effect they have on things you do love.
DetailsAn in-depth look at DC Comics superheroine, Stephanie Brown, from being Spoiler to being Robin to being Batgirl and back, featuring new interviews with Alisa Kwitney and Bryan Q Miller.
DetailsA seven-part serial novel, six chapters and a prologue, Batman RIP is a passion play without a betrayer, a death of… story that does not kill the protagonist, a mystery that ends unsolved. It attacks the core family, brutality, politics, economics, and assumptions of Batman, when Dr Thomas Wayne comes home.
DetailsTalking The Flash, fandom, moms and good manners with superfan Steve Chung.
DetailsDo some comics not take long enough to read? Do we not take enough time, reading a comic? Gekiga Time and Cinematic Time. Saito Tamaki. Gilles Deleuze. Feauturing examples from The Jughead Jones, The Dark Knight Returns, Cinderella Knight, Uncanny X-Men, and the styles of Alex Ross, Matt Baker, Jack Kirby, and Takashima Hiromi.
DetailsAre we ready for a black mermaid in our entertainment? We have been in the past. Let’s look at 1943’s The Mermaid in Central Park with Mary Marvel!
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