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.
DetailsComic Watch’s episode one of new multimedia show “Valiant Watch”!
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.
DetailsIs there no stopping the literary wonder that is Neil Gaiman? As his novels continue to be adapted in several forms, his back catalogue of past achievements would seem to indicate the answer is a resounding no.
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.
DetailsA long-ago issue of the Mighty Thor comic book was titled, “If the Thunder Be Gone…” Seeing the way he’s depicted today makes you wonder where the thunder went.
DetailsJoin us for episode #41 of The Comic Watchers Show, where we discuss Absolute Carnage #1 and Beserker Unbound #1, plus so much more!
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.
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