DC and Marvel have given the world some of the greatest characters in pop culture: Spider-Man, Batman, Superman, and D-Man. So if the two companies were to put their heads together and come up with a character that they could share, that character would be the greatest comic creation of all time, right?
Well, if that’s what you think, then let me introduce you to Axel Asher, aka Access. And let me tell you right from the beginning, that he is not the greatest comic creation of all time.
A History of Crossovers
Before going too far into the history of the greatest comic find of his generation, we have to put the distinction between the big two into their proper context. Long before Snyder bros blasted the MCU for making unserious movies about people in colorful tights, long before Marvel Zombies knocked DC for dealing in boring gods,...
Well, if that’s what you think, then let me introduce you to Axel Asher, aka Access. And let me tell you right from the beginning, that he is not the greatest comic creation of all time.
A History of Crossovers
Before going too far into the history of the greatest comic find of his generation, we have to put the distinction between the big two into their proper context. Long before Snyder bros blasted the MCU for making unserious movies about people in colorful tights, long before Marvel Zombies knocked DC for dealing in boring gods,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Elsa Charretier (November), James Tynion IV (The Nice House on the Lake), and Pk Colinet (The Infinite Loop) are combining their acclaimed comic book talents as a dream team to bring a timely nightmare scenario to life on screen in the live-action horror short film Room Service, which is now on Kickstarter!
Following our Q&a with Colinet, who is directing the short film from a screenplay by Tynion IV, we caught up with Charretier to discuss creating the storyboards for Room Service, collaborating with Colinet and Tynion IV, and how her Kickstarter-exclusive poster for Room Service was influenced by German Expressionism.
Below, you can read our full Q&a with Elsa Charretier, and we also have the official press release with additional details.
To help support Room Service, visit the short film's official Kickstarter page!
Thanks for taking the time to answer questions for us, Elsa Charretier! How did...
Following our Q&a with Colinet, who is directing the short film from a screenplay by Tynion IV, we caught up with Charretier to discuss creating the storyboards for Room Service, collaborating with Colinet and Tynion IV, and how her Kickstarter-exclusive poster for Room Service was influenced by German Expressionism.
Below, you can read our full Q&a with Elsa Charretier, and we also have the official press release with additional details.
To help support Room Service, visit the short film's official Kickstarter page!
Thanks for taking the time to answer questions for us, Elsa Charretier! How did...
- 10/20/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
With Christmas fast approaching I thought I would take in the role of the ever helpful happy elf and throw out some comic book gift ideas. It must be tough buying for us nerds, we can be a fussy bunch. I fortunately do not have any other nerds to buy for, I don’t envy the task at all. Does the comic book fan in your life read trade paperbacks, hardcovers or only omnibuses? I wouldn’t even being to contemplate getting into back issues unless I was well tuned in to a certain individuals wants and needs. Also what I wanted to do with this list was look at some alternatives to the usual books that are getting shouted out. There are debates all the time from comic book commentators saying the success of the movies is bringing more people to comics. I remain unconvinced by the the evidence...
- 12/9/2021
- by Ian Wells
- Nerdly
This article contains spoilers for Marvel’s Hawkeye episode 3, as well as potential spoilers for future episodes and the wider MCU.
Hawkeye Episode 3
Hawkeye episode 3, “Echoes” is an action-packed romp, and handily the best episode of the series so far. Hell, it’s one of the best episodes of Marvel TV we’ve seen all year. And while it’s a lot more low key with it’s Marvel Comics references and MCU Easter eggs, there’s lots of holiday gifts, big and small, peppered throughout.
Here’s everything we found…
Echo In the montage of Echo’s life, we see her easily defeat a male boxer. The same scene happens in her first comic book appearance in Daredevil #9, albeit in a more public spectacle. In the comics, Echo’s father Willie “Crazy Horse” Lincoln, was killed by Wilson Fisk and not Ronin. That part about him leaving a bloody...
Hawkeye Episode 3
Hawkeye episode 3, “Echoes” is an action-packed romp, and handily the best episode of the series so far. Hell, it’s one of the best episodes of Marvel TV we’ve seen all year. And while it’s a lot more low key with it’s Marvel Comics references and MCU Easter eggs, there’s lots of holiday gifts, big and small, peppered throughout.
Here’s everything we found…
Echo In the montage of Echo’s life, we see her easily defeat a male boxer. The same scene happens in her first comic book appearance in Daredevil #9, albeit in a more public spectacle. In the comics, Echo’s father Willie “Crazy Horse” Lincoln, was killed by Wilson Fisk and not Ronin. That part about him leaving a bloody...
- 12/1/2021
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
Written by Brian Azarello | Art by Alex Maleev | Published by DC Black Label
Please don’t be a cheap cash-in, please don’t be a cheap cash in. These were my first thoughts when I saw this book announced. Suicide Squad books and merch aplenty I expected, with the critics loving the James Gunn movie, but a glut of books with no merit doesn’t do anyone any good. Having two such high profile creative guys on the book, in the form of Azzarello and Maleev was promising, and having such a wildcard villain as The Joker also looked good. Significantly less worried now, in fact this now looked most definitely kinda’ fun. I’ve been a fan of The Suicide Squad going back to the John Ostrander reboot in the late Eighties, and I have the entire 66 issue run of that, plus the Annual and Special. Later interpretations have been hit and miss,...
Please don’t be a cheap cash-in, please don’t be a cheap cash in. These were my first thoughts when I saw this book announced. Suicide Squad books and merch aplenty I expected, with the critics loving the James Gunn movie, but a glut of books with no merit doesn’t do anyone any good. Having two such high profile creative guys on the book, in the form of Azzarello and Maleev was promising, and having such a wildcard villain as The Joker also looked good. Significantly less worried now, in fact this now looked most definitely kinda’ fun. I’ve been a fan of The Suicide Squad going back to the John Ostrander reboot in the late Eighties, and I have the entire 66 issue run of that, plus the Annual and Special. Later interpretations have been hit and miss,...
- 8/10/2021
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
In an "elseworld" version of Gotham City, the Joker is dead and maybe Batman had something to do with it... if only he could remember. Batman and John Constantine team up for Batman: Damned #1. Also in today's Comics Corner: Terminator: Sector War #2, Black Hammer: The Age of Doom #5, Curse Words #16, and Seven to Eternity #11.
Batman: Damned #1: "DC Black Label, the highly anticipated new imprint from DC Comics, starts here!
The Joker is dead.
There is no doubt about that. But whether Batman finally snapped his scrawny neck or some other sinister force in Gotham City did the deed is still a mystery.
Problem is, Batman can’t remember…and the more he digs into this labyrinthian case, the more his mind starts to doubt everything he’s uncovering.
So who better to set him straight than…John Constantine? Problem with that is as much as John loves a good mystery,...
Batman: Damned #1: "DC Black Label, the highly anticipated new imprint from DC Comics, starts here!
The Joker is dead.
There is no doubt about that. But whether Batman finally snapped his scrawny neck or some other sinister force in Gotham City did the deed is still a mystery.
Problem is, Batman can’t remember…and the more he digs into this labyrinthian case, the more his mind starts to doubt everything he’s uncovering.
So who better to set him straight than…John Constantine? Problem with that is as much as John loves a good mystery,...
- 9/20/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Writing and Art by Sean Murphy | Published by DC Comics
The world of comics has long been filled with different versions of Batman. He is basically the Madonna of comics, reinventing himself for each new generation: from Adam West’s campy portrayal, to Frank Millers’ Dark Knight, to Christopher Nolan’s Batman in the real world. Comics have also been filled with infamous Elseworld versions of the character like Gotham by Gaslight and more recently DC’s mega-event Dark Night’s Metal.
I am not sure what it says about our current culture but the recent trend is to take the Caped Crusader and turn him evil. Metal has been filled with some twisted versions of the character and now Batman: White Knight flips the iconic rivalry of Batman and Joker on its head. Showing that old dogs can infact learn new tricks.
Comic creator Sean Murphy has been relatively...
The world of comics has long been filled with different versions of Batman. He is basically the Madonna of comics, reinventing himself for each new generation: from Adam West’s campy portrayal, to Frank Millers’ Dark Knight, to Christopher Nolan’s Batman in the real world. Comics have also been filled with infamous Elseworld versions of the character like Gotham by Gaslight and more recently DC’s mega-event Dark Night’s Metal.
I am not sure what it says about our current culture but the recent trend is to take the Caped Crusader and turn him evil. Metal has been filled with some twisted versions of the character and now Batman: White Knight flips the iconic rivalry of Batman and Joker on its head. Showing that old dogs can infact learn new tricks.
Comic creator Sean Murphy has been relatively...
- 8/3/2018
- by Dan Clark
- Nerdly
We kick off today's Comics Corner with a recommendation. Introducing, Death of the Inhumans #2 from famed writer Donny Cates with artwork by Ariel Olivetti and Kaare Kyle Andrews. Also: Spawn #288, Seven to Eternity #10, The Curse of Brimstone #5, Belle Beast Hunter #4, Leviathan #1, and Dark Ark #9.
*Recommendation*Death of the Inhumans #2: "Join Or Die! Attilan died screaming without its king. Now Black Bolt sets out for vengeance against the Kree — and leads the last of his people to their deaths. For the Kree have a weapon of their own…one that will teach the Silent King what it truly means to be voiceless. The massacre continues as Donny Cates and Ariel Olivetti bring the Inhumans to their lowest point in history.
Written by Donny Cates
Art by Ariel Olivetti
Cover by Kaare Kyle Andrews
Print Release Date: August 1, 2018
Digital Release Date: August 1, 2018
Age Rating: 12+ Only
Copyright: 2018 Marvel Characters, Inc.
Sold by Marvel.
*Recommendation*Death of the Inhumans #2: "Join Or Die! Attilan died screaming without its king. Now Black Bolt sets out for vengeance against the Kree — and leads the last of his people to their deaths. For the Kree have a weapon of their own…one that will teach the Silent King what it truly means to be voiceless. The massacre continues as Donny Cates and Ariel Olivetti bring the Inhumans to their lowest point in history.
Written by Donny Cates
Art by Ariel Olivetti
Cover by Kaare Kyle Andrews
Print Release Date: August 1, 2018
Digital Release Date: August 1, 2018
Age Rating: 12+ Only
Copyright: 2018 Marvel Characters, Inc.
Sold by Marvel.
- 8/1/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Writing and Art by Sean Murphy | Published by DC Comics
The world of comics has long been filled with different versions of Batman. He is basically the Madonna of comics reinventing himself for each new generation from Adam West’s campy portrayal to Frank Millers’ Dark Knight to Christopher Nolan’s Batman in the real world. Comics have also been filled with infamous Elseworld versions of the character like Gotham by Gaslight and more recently DC’s mega-event Dark Night’s Metal.
I am not sure what it says about our current culture but the recent trend is to take the Caped Crusader and turn him evil. Metal has been filled with some twisted versions of the character and now Batman: White Knight flips the iconic rivalry of Batman and Joker on its head. Showing that old dogs can infact learn new tricks.
Comic creator Sean Murphy has been...
The world of comics has long been filled with different versions of Batman. He is basically the Madonna of comics reinventing himself for each new generation from Adam West’s campy portrayal to Frank Millers’ Dark Knight to Christopher Nolan’s Batman in the real world. Comics have also been filled with infamous Elseworld versions of the character like Gotham by Gaslight and more recently DC’s mega-event Dark Night’s Metal.
I am not sure what it says about our current culture but the recent trend is to take the Caped Crusader and turn him evil. Metal has been filled with some twisted versions of the character and now Batman: White Knight flips the iconic rivalry of Batman and Joker on its head. Showing that old dogs can infact learn new tricks.
Comic creator Sean Murphy has been...
- 10/6/2017
- by Dan Clark
- Nerdly
The Penny Dreadful comic book sequel from Titan Comics returns in today's Comics Corner, as we have three stellar preview pages to share with our readers from The Awaking 2.5! Also: check out a new character in The Walking Dead #171 and take a look at Venomverse #1 from Marvel, three The Evil Within #1 covers and preview pages, Extremity Vol.1, Outcast #30, Predator Hunters #5, Seven to Eternity #9, and World Reader #6. Also, today's Flash Forward section features the paperback collection of R.L. Stine's Man-Thing.
Penny Dreadful: The Awaking #5: "Continues the story directly after the shocking events of Penny Dreadful’s season three TV finale!
On Sale: 6 Sep 2017
Writer: Chris King
Artist: Jesus Hervas
Type: Comic
Series: Penny Dreadful
Genres: Fantasy, Horror
Age: 17+."
To learn more, go to:
https://titan-comics.com/c/1032-penny-dreadful-the-awaking/
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The Walking Dead #171: "Fear The Princess Who is she, and what does she want?
Story: Robert Kirkman
Art: Charlie Adlard,...
Penny Dreadful: The Awaking #5: "Continues the story directly after the shocking events of Penny Dreadful’s season three TV finale!
On Sale: 6 Sep 2017
Writer: Chris King
Artist: Jesus Hervas
Type: Comic
Series: Penny Dreadful
Genres: Fantasy, Horror
Age: 17+."
To learn more, go to:
https://titan-comics.com/c/1032-penny-dreadful-the-awaking/
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The Walking Dead #171: "Fear The Princess Who is she, and what does she want?
Story: Robert Kirkman
Art: Charlie Adlard,...
- 9/6/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Welcome back to another Comics Corner! Cover artwork for Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #170 starts off this week's feature focused on comics hitting shelves today. We also have a look at Ash vs. The Army of Darkness #2, Extremity #6, Seven to Eternity #8, Anno Dracula #5, and World Reader #5, with a flash forward section highlighting Cullen Bunn and Juan Doe's Dark Ark.
The Walking Dead #170: "“On The Road” Eugene’s journey begins on a hopeful note, but he could be leading his friends to a slaughter.
Story: Robert Kirkman
Art: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, Stefano Gaudiano
Cover: Charlie Adlard, Dave Stewart
Published: August 2, 2017
Diamond ID: JUN170815
Digital : $2.99
Print: $2.99."
To learn more, go to:
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/the-walking-dead-170
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Ash Vs. The Army of Darkness #2: "Attention, everyone. Detention has been cancelled due to severe Deadite activity in the chemistry lab. Thank you and have a good day.”Ash...
The Walking Dead #170: "“On The Road” Eugene’s journey begins on a hopeful note, but he could be leading his friends to a slaughter.
Story: Robert Kirkman
Art: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, Stefano Gaudiano
Cover: Charlie Adlard, Dave Stewart
Published: August 2, 2017
Diamond ID: JUN170815
Digital : $2.99
Print: $2.99."
To learn more, go to:
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/the-walking-dead-170
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Ash Vs. The Army of Darkness #2: "Attention, everyone. Detention has been cancelled due to severe Deadite activity in the chemistry lab. Thank you and have a good day.”Ash...
- 8/2/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Uh-oh, Dwight! Decisions need to be made in Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #169, and in today's Comics Corner, we also take a look at Predator: Hunters #3, Seven to Eternity #7, Unholy Grail #1, Lady Mechanika: Clockwork Assassin #1, Redneck #3, Sacred Creatures #1, and our special Fast Forward section focuses on B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know #2.
The Walking Dead #169: "New Story Arc “Lines We Cross” It is time for Dwight to step up.
Story: Robert Kirkman
Art: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, Stefano Gaudiano
Cover: Charlie Adlard, Dave Stewart
Published: July 5, 2017
Diamond ID: MAY170730
Digital : $2.99
Print: $2.99."
To see what happens, visit:
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/the-walking-dead-169
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Predator: Hunters #3: "Contact! The assault team encounters the Predator at night on the tropical island! First blood goes to the alien hunter, but ten-to-one odds and machine guns favor the humans... unless there's something about their quarry they don't know!
The Walking Dead #169: "New Story Arc “Lines We Cross” It is time for Dwight to step up.
Story: Robert Kirkman
Art: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, Stefano Gaudiano
Cover: Charlie Adlard, Dave Stewart
Published: July 5, 2017
Diamond ID: MAY170730
Digital : $2.99
Print: $2.99."
To see what happens, visit:
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/the-walking-dead-169
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Predator: Hunters #3: "Contact! The assault team encounters the Predator at night on the tropical island! First blood goes to the alien hunter, but ten-to-one odds and machine guns favor the humans... unless there's something about their quarry they don't know!
- 7/5/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
I don’t keep up with superhero comics anymore — I have to admit that. Astro City was probably the last thing in that vein I read regularly, and even that was only as “regularly” as Astro City itself was…and that’s not very. Eventually, I even soured on that comic.
At some point in your life, you either realize that punching people is not the solution to problems, or you become a full-blown psychopath. For all my flaws, I’m on the first path.
All that is to explain why I never bothered to read the Hawkeye run written by Matt Fraction and mostly drawn by David Aja, despite it being pretty much assumed to be the best superhero comic while it was coming out (2012-15). Even if something is the obvious best sushi in the world, it doesn’t matter if your taste for seafood has gone.
But time marches on, and curiosity keeps building. And there’s always time for one more book, especially one that’s a few years old and no longer the hot new thing. So I finally did get to the hardcover collecting the first half of that Fraction-Aja Hawkeye run — eleven issues of that series, plus a loosely related issue of Young Avengers Presents as a kind of flashback.
(That Young Avengers Presents issue comes off very badly by comparison, even with strong art from long-time expert ink-slinger Alan Davis. It’s very much Yet Another Superhero Story, in the middle of a big stupid story that people didn’t even care that much about at the time, with the bog-standard angst and drama and Whining About the Relationship. It’s everything “good superhero comics” usually are, and a major exemplar of why I stopped reading that crap. In a nutshell, it’s a story about costumes being moved around a chessboard, not about people or real relationships.)
The main Hawkeye story, though, is about people. Mostly Clint Barton, the least of the Avengers, whose origin is a bizarre amalgam of Robin I and Green Arrow and whose “power” is just being good at shooting arrows. And who isn’t actually all that good at the living-normal-life thing, for reasons Fraction wisely doesn’t explore — he just takes Barton as the overgrown boy he is, stumbling through his own life like a bull in a china shop, getting into trouble just because that’s what he does when left to his own devices. The trouble here is mostly about a Brooklyn tenement that he semi-accidentally bought (with stolen money from the Marvel Universe’s biggest gangsters), to drive away a low-rent Russian gang he calls the Tracksuit Draculas. Again, his plans mostly don’t work, or don’t work right, and he needs to be saved repeatedly by the women in his life. Which brings us to….
There’s also a newer, younger, female Hawkeye — always have to have a non-cishet-swm person in the costume these days, and pretend that person will “always” be the “real” holder of the shiny superhero title, as if we haven’t seen a million “always” melt away in a million comics. (I think that’s mostly cynical audience-pandering, but it’s hard to tell in individual cases — and every superhero-universe character gets handled by so many people that they turn into river-stones, rubbed down to an essence that no one person intended.) She’s Kate Bishop, and I have no idea why she’s so good at shooting arrows, or why she went into the superhero game — she seems to have as few powers as Barton, and many more options. (She’s some variety of rich girl, as far as I can tell.)
But this is a superhero universe, so dressing up in tight spandex to jump around rooftops and beat up thugs is just what you do. Apparently no other entertainment media exist in this world, so this is the only thing to do to keep oneself occupied.
These are, as I said, mostly low-level superheroics. Neither Hawkeye saves the world, and the globe-trotting is more spycraft than Galactus-defeating. Aja’s art is perfectly suited for that level, and tells the story brilliantly, well aided by Matt Hollingsworth’s colors. (There’s also a two-issue story by Javier Pulido and a single issue by Francesco Francavilla here — both are good, but flashier than Aja and so they stand out too much for my taste.) Aja reminds me of nothing so much as David Mazzucchelli’s classic superhero period, particularly Daredevil and Batman: Year One. There’s a similar grounded-ness, with thin lines that frame often violent action without rationalizing it — keeping it shocking and unexpected even in the middle of a story designed to showcase violent action. It’s strongly compliments Fraction’s similarly grounded writing: both of them are committed to telling a story about people in a real world, moving through real space, whose actions have consequences and who bleed and feel and curse and laugh and wryly shake their heads.
Aja also delights in complex page layouts — or his ability energizes Fraction to create them, either way it’s a strong collaboration — which make the world part of the story, and not just flat backdrops for more punching. An issue told from the Pov of a dog is particularly impressive, and probably hugely well-known by this point.
You don’t need to read Hawkeye. You never need to read any superhero comic, no matter what they tell you. But, if you do want to read about superheroes., this is miles closer to the real world than most.
Reposted from The Antick Musings of G.B.H. Hornswoggler, Gent.
At some point in your life, you either realize that punching people is not the solution to problems, or you become a full-blown psychopath. For all my flaws, I’m on the first path.
All that is to explain why I never bothered to read the Hawkeye run written by Matt Fraction and mostly drawn by David Aja, despite it being pretty much assumed to be the best superhero comic while it was coming out (2012-15). Even if something is the obvious best sushi in the world, it doesn’t matter if your taste for seafood has gone.
But time marches on, and curiosity keeps building. And there’s always time for one more book, especially one that’s a few years old and no longer the hot new thing. So I finally did get to the hardcover collecting the first half of that Fraction-Aja Hawkeye run — eleven issues of that series, plus a loosely related issue of Young Avengers Presents as a kind of flashback.
(That Young Avengers Presents issue comes off very badly by comparison, even with strong art from long-time expert ink-slinger Alan Davis. It’s very much Yet Another Superhero Story, in the middle of a big stupid story that people didn’t even care that much about at the time, with the bog-standard angst and drama and Whining About the Relationship. It’s everything “good superhero comics” usually are, and a major exemplar of why I stopped reading that crap. In a nutshell, it’s a story about costumes being moved around a chessboard, not about people or real relationships.)
The main Hawkeye story, though, is about people. Mostly Clint Barton, the least of the Avengers, whose origin is a bizarre amalgam of Robin I and Green Arrow and whose “power” is just being good at shooting arrows. And who isn’t actually all that good at the living-normal-life thing, for reasons Fraction wisely doesn’t explore — he just takes Barton as the overgrown boy he is, stumbling through his own life like a bull in a china shop, getting into trouble just because that’s what he does when left to his own devices. The trouble here is mostly about a Brooklyn tenement that he semi-accidentally bought (with stolen money from the Marvel Universe’s biggest gangsters), to drive away a low-rent Russian gang he calls the Tracksuit Draculas. Again, his plans mostly don’t work, or don’t work right, and he needs to be saved repeatedly by the women in his life. Which brings us to….
There’s also a newer, younger, female Hawkeye — always have to have a non-cishet-swm person in the costume these days, and pretend that person will “always” be the “real” holder of the shiny superhero title, as if we haven’t seen a million “always” melt away in a million comics. (I think that’s mostly cynical audience-pandering, but it’s hard to tell in individual cases — and every superhero-universe character gets handled by so many people that they turn into river-stones, rubbed down to an essence that no one person intended.) She’s Kate Bishop, and I have no idea why she’s so good at shooting arrows, or why she went into the superhero game — she seems to have as few powers as Barton, and many more options. (She’s some variety of rich girl, as far as I can tell.)
But this is a superhero universe, so dressing up in tight spandex to jump around rooftops and beat up thugs is just what you do. Apparently no other entertainment media exist in this world, so this is the only thing to do to keep oneself occupied.
These are, as I said, mostly low-level superheroics. Neither Hawkeye saves the world, and the globe-trotting is more spycraft than Galactus-defeating. Aja’s art is perfectly suited for that level, and tells the story brilliantly, well aided by Matt Hollingsworth’s colors. (There’s also a two-issue story by Javier Pulido and a single issue by Francesco Francavilla here — both are good, but flashier than Aja and so they stand out too much for my taste.) Aja reminds me of nothing so much as David Mazzucchelli’s classic superhero period, particularly Daredevil and Batman: Year One. There’s a similar grounded-ness, with thin lines that frame often violent action without rationalizing it — keeping it shocking and unexpected even in the middle of a story designed to showcase violent action. It’s strongly compliments Fraction’s similarly grounded writing: both of them are committed to telling a story about people in a real world, moving through real space, whose actions have consequences and who bleed and feel and curse and laugh and wryly shake their heads.
Aja also delights in complex page layouts — or his ability energizes Fraction to create them, either way it’s a strong collaboration — which make the world part of the story, and not just flat backdrops for more punching. An issue told from the Pov of a dog is particularly impressive, and probably hugely well-known by this point.
You don’t need to read Hawkeye. You never need to read any superhero comic, no matter what they tell you. But, if you do want to read about superheroes., this is miles closer to the real world than most.
Reposted from The Antick Musings of G.B.H. Hornswoggler, Gent.
- 6/23/2017
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
Kicking off this week's Comics Corner is Venom #150, which reunites the alien Symbiote and Eddie Brock! Also: a sneak peek at Moonshine Volume 1, Angel Season 11 #5 preview pages, Van Helsing Vs. The Mummy of Amun-Ra #5, Jim Henson's The Power of the Dark Crystal #3, Seven to Eternity #6, and Black Hammer #9.
Venom #150: "Reunited, And It Feels So Good! Or, feels so bad? However it feels, Eddie Brock and the Venom symbiote have been reunited, and they’re web-slinging their way around New York again. Featuring a host (hah!) of Venom creators from the character’s near 30-year history, this monstrous anniversary spectacular welcomes guest artist Tradd Moore for an oversized and brutal main story And a lethal story featuring fan-favorite creators David Michelinie and Ron Lim, reunited! With questions still lingering about how the symbiote was separated from Flash Thompson, and what lies in its future now that it’s reunited with Eddie Brock,...
Venom #150: "Reunited, And It Feels So Good! Or, feels so bad? However it feels, Eddie Brock and the Venom symbiote have been reunited, and they’re web-slinging their way around New York again. Featuring a host (hah!) of Venom creators from the character’s near 30-year history, this monstrous anniversary spectacular welcomes guest artist Tradd Moore for an oversized and brutal main story And a lethal story featuring fan-favorite creators David Michelinie and Ron Lim, reunited! With questions still lingering about how the symbiote was separated from Flash Thompson, and what lies in its future now that it’s reunited with Eddie Brock,...
- 5/24/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
BoJack Horseman is the best of all of Netflix's original series, and one of the best shows on television. In its third season, which was released on Friday, the series about an incredibly rich, famous, and depressed acting horse somehow became even darker and more experimental, and the season's fourth installment — which I discussed at length with BoJack creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg — may turn out to be the best episode of TV anyone will make this year(*). (*) Hey, other streaming shows: BoJack should be an object lesson in how to tell a deeply serialized story across an entire season while still making individual episodes stand out as more than just pieces of the whole. Now that the season's out there, and many of you have had a chance to watch the whole thing, I'm going to do miniature reviews of each episode — with full spoilers for the whole season — coming up...
- 7/26/2016
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Wytches is ominous, atmospheric and outright disturbing. Scott Snyder is no stranger to tackling the downright, in your face, realm of horror. His work on multiple titles that fully embrace the horror genre or just feature elements from it are stellar. Severed from Image featured an array of images that were sure to crawl into your dreams/nightmares at night thanks to Scott Tuft and Attila Futaki’s illustrations, American Vampire continues to impress at presenting an alternative and fresh take on vampires due in thanks as well to Rafael Alburquerque’s stunning art, and Batman even ventures into the realm of the unsettling and horrific. Wytches takes what has worked so well on Snyder’s other projects by taking a beaten down genre and presenting a unique, twisted and ultimately fresh vision with an excellent show of talent from everyone on board.
Snyder may be the captain of the Wytches ship,...
Snyder may be the captain of the Wytches ship,...
- 1/19/2016
- by Anthony Spataro
- SoundOnSight
Alias #1 (2001)
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Michael Gaydos
Colors by Matt Hollingsworth
Letters by Richard Starkings and Oscar Gongora
Published by Marvel Comics
In 2001, Brian Michael Bendis, the writer of Marvel’s probably most kid friendly title Ultimate Spider-Man, was tasked with penning the title that launched Marvel’s mature readers’ imprint, or Max. This was the equivalent of the Vertigo imprint for DC Comics and ended up encompassing many other titles, including Garth Ennis’ critically acclaimed runs on The Punisher and Fury and Rawhide Kid, the first Marvel book to feature a gay lead. He was joined by interior artist Michael Gaydos, who was coming off a short run on the Image Comics incarnation of the cult vigilante The Crow, prolific colorist of dark and gritty comics Matt Hollingsworth (Preacher, Death: The Time of Your Life), and talented cover multimedia artist David Mack (Kabuki). Gaydos has the...
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Michael Gaydos
Colors by Matt Hollingsworth
Letters by Richard Starkings and Oscar Gongora
Published by Marvel Comics
In 2001, Brian Michael Bendis, the writer of Marvel’s probably most kid friendly title Ultimate Spider-Man, was tasked with penning the title that launched Marvel’s mature readers’ imprint, or Max. This was the equivalent of the Vertigo imprint for DC Comics and ended up encompassing many other titles, including Garth Ennis’ critically acclaimed runs on The Punisher and Fury and Rawhide Kid, the first Marvel book to feature a gay lead. He was joined by interior artist Michael Gaydos, who was coming off a short run on the Image Comics incarnation of the cult vigilante The Crow, prolific colorist of dark and gritty comics Matt Hollingsworth (Preacher, Death: The Time of Your Life), and talented cover multimedia artist David Mack (Kabuki). Gaydos has the...
- 10/19/2015
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
Hawkeye #22
Storytellers: Matt Fraction and David Aja
Colorist: Matt Hollingsworth
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Five months after Clint Barton’s faithful dog Lucky showed up with an arrow in his mouth in Hawkeye #21, Hawkeye #22 is finally out and ties up the series’ arc in a violent, emotional bow. (Pun fully intended.) Storytellers Matt Fraction and David Aja bring back both Hawkeyes and show how much Kate Bishop has progressed as a character throughout series, and how much Clint hasn’t progressed in the best of ways. Like last issue, Hawkeye #22 is mainly action, but artists Aja and Hollingsworth raise the stakes with a variety of artistic tricks, including Aja’s trademark multi-panel grids, making Chris Eliopoulos’ lettering look like panels Will Eisner or Frank Miller style, and the use of silhouettes.
Aja’s vivisection of the comics page in Hawkeye #22 makes for smooth, coherent reading and his bigger panels that much more meaningful,...
Storytellers: Matt Fraction and David Aja
Colorist: Matt Hollingsworth
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Five months after Clint Barton’s faithful dog Lucky showed up with an arrow in his mouth in Hawkeye #21, Hawkeye #22 is finally out and ties up the series’ arc in a violent, emotional bow. (Pun fully intended.) Storytellers Matt Fraction and David Aja bring back both Hawkeyes and show how much Kate Bishop has progressed as a character throughout series, and how much Clint hasn’t progressed in the best of ways. Like last issue, Hawkeye #22 is mainly action, but artists Aja and Hollingsworth raise the stakes with a variety of artistic tricks, including Aja’s trademark multi-panel grids, making Chris Eliopoulos’ lettering look like panels Will Eisner or Frank Miller style, and the use of silhouettes.
Aja’s vivisection of the comics page in Hawkeye #22 makes for smooth, coherent reading and his bigger panels that much more meaningful,...
- 7/16/2015
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
We Stand on Guard #1
Written by Brian K. Vaughan
Illustrated by Steve Skroce
Coloured by Matt Hollingsworth
Lettered and Designed by Fonografiks
Published by Image Comics
Brian K. Vaughan has already cemented himself as an important cornerstone to comic book history, and he continues to impress through Saga and the recently wrapped digital series The Private Eye. Whenever a new title is announced in which Vaughan lends his pen, heads should turn and pre-orders should be attended to. It becomes a bonus when the creative team as a whole features some stellar individuals. Look no further than the freshly released title We Stand on Guard.
The premise is fairly simple on the surface: a group of freedom fighters remain in Canada, defending their country from the invading forces of the United States. What starts as a joke from the mouth of a young Canadian boy, living with his family in...
Written by Brian K. Vaughan
Illustrated by Steve Skroce
Coloured by Matt Hollingsworth
Lettered and Designed by Fonografiks
Published by Image Comics
Brian K. Vaughan has already cemented himself as an important cornerstone to comic book history, and he continues to impress through Saga and the recently wrapped digital series The Private Eye. Whenever a new title is announced in which Vaughan lends his pen, heads should turn and pre-orders should be attended to. It becomes a bonus when the creative team as a whole features some stellar individuals. Look no further than the freshly released title We Stand on Guard.
The premise is fairly simple on the surface: a group of freedom fighters remain in Canada, defending their country from the invading forces of the United States. What starts as a joke from the mouth of a young Canadian boy, living with his family in...
- 7/2/2015
- by Anthony Spataro
- SoundOnSight
2015 has been quite the eclectic year for comics, and this fact is reflected in our top ten list. Image Comics continues to be the true house of ideas with books ranging from a feminist twist on exploitation films to a murder mystery set in 1940s Hollywood and even a Lgbtq-friendly parody of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Even though they are in the middle of big events (Convergence and Secret Wars), DC and Marvel respectively still have room for offbeat takes on their iconic or not so iconic characters and are represented on this list along with Valiant, which has attracted a veritable Murderer’s Row of creator to shape and develop their shared universe.
Here are the top ten comics of 2015 so far.
10. Wytches (Image)
Wytches #4-6
Written by Scott Snyder
Art by Jock
Colors by Matt Hollingsworth
Wytches is without a doubt the best new horror comic of the year.
Here are the top ten comics of 2015 so far.
10. Wytches (Image)
Wytches #4-6
Written by Scott Snyder
Art by Jock
Colors by Matt Hollingsworth
Wytches is without a doubt the best new horror comic of the year.
- 6/1/2015
- by Staff
- SoundOnSight
Wytches #6
Story by Scott Snyder
Art by Jock
Colors by Matt Hollingsworth
Published by Image Comics
The first story arc of Wytches concludes an unexpectedly resonant note from the author. Although Scott Snyder has made no secret of just how personal this book has been to him, issue #6 conveyed the depth of Snyder’s attachment to the story. This is not like any horror comic you’ve read before.
As he tells this story about a teenage kid with anxiety issues and her parents who struggle to help her, it is clear Snyder is wearing his heart on his sleeve with this project. Sailor’s father, Charlie Rooks, displays a prominent tattoo of a ferris wheel on his upper bicep and is himself a comics creator. The graphic novel Charlie pens, “Night Arcade” shows a young boy wandering through a house of mirrors at a magical amusement park, staring at his own warped image.
Story by Scott Snyder
Art by Jock
Colors by Matt Hollingsworth
Published by Image Comics
The first story arc of Wytches concludes an unexpectedly resonant note from the author. Although Scott Snyder has made no secret of just how personal this book has been to him, issue #6 conveyed the depth of Snyder’s attachment to the story. This is not like any horror comic you’ve read before.
As he tells this story about a teenage kid with anxiety issues and her parents who struggle to help her, it is clear Snyder is wearing his heart on his sleeve with this project. Sailor’s father, Charlie Rooks, displays a prominent tattoo of a ferris wheel on his upper bicep and is himself a comics creator. The graphic novel Charlie pens, “Night Arcade” shows a young boy wandering through a house of mirrors at a magical amusement park, staring at his own warped image.
- 5/21/2015
- by Meg
- SoundOnSight
In the comic book realm, colourists are not always held with a certain respect. Why is this? Let’s be honest, many of our most beloved characters are not the same without their red and blue tights or the yellow lightning bolt emblazoned across their chest. Sure, classic characters like Superman or The Flash represent more than just the colours of their costume, but next to the symbols on their chests, it’s the combination of said colours that culminates a history. Enter Jordie Bellaire, colourist extraordinaire. She has delved into this issue before, spawning a much needed wake up call for especially the ‘Big Two’ publishers to lay down the respect when and where it is needed most: on the front cover as a show of personal respect for the colourists.
A good colourist compliments the line work of the penciller as well as the inker of comics. There is too many times,...
A good colourist compliments the line work of the penciller as well as the inker of comics. There is too many times,...
- 3/24/2015
- by Anthony Spataro
- SoundOnSight
Cbr debuted our first look at the cover, along with Joker variants for The Flash #41 by Eddy Barrows and Marcelo Maiolo; Gotham Academy #7 by Craig Rousseau; Justice League #41 by David Finch, Jonathan Glapion and Brad Anderson; and Superman. #41 by Karl Kerschl. There's also a full list of the June titles that'll be taken over by the Clown Prince of Crime. "Action Comics" #41 by Darwin Cooke Aquaman" #41 by Walter Simonson and Laura Martin "Batgirl" #41 by Rafael Albuquerque "Batman" #41 by Sean Murphy and Matt Hollingsworth "Batman/Superman" #21 by Jock "Catwoman" #41 by Javier Pulido "Deathstroke" #7 by Lee Weeks and R&T Horie "Detective Comics" #41 by Patrick Gleason and John Kalisz "Gotham Academy" #7 by Craig Rousseau "Gotham By Midnight" by John Van Fleet " Grayson" #9 by Dave Johnson "Green Arrow" #41 by Bill Sienkiewicz "Green Lantern" #41 by Ben Oliver "Harley Quinn" #17 by Eduardo Risso "Justice League" #41 by David Finch & Jonathan Glapion...
- 3/14/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
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 residents of his Bedford-Stuyvesant tenement once and for all. With such disparate influences as Will Eisner’s Contract with God (sans rain), Die Hard, The Raid, and the comics’ title Rio Bravo, Aja shows that superhero comics have the potential to experiment with different kinds of spaces and layouts and tell a relatively “low stakes” (The emotional stakes are incredibly high though.) story in an incredibly unique way. For example, the first page of Hawkeye #21 features a fifteen panel grid plus a stair shaped panel and a couple inset panels...
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 residents of his Bedford-Stuyvesant tenement once and for all. With such disparate influences as Will Eisner’s Contract with God (sans rain), Die Hard, The Raid, and the comics’ title Rio Bravo, Aja shows that superhero comics have the potential to experiment with different kinds of spaces and layouts and tell a relatively “low stakes” (The emotional stakes are incredibly high though.) story in an incredibly unique way. For example, the first page of Hawkeye #21 features a fifteen panel grid plus a stair shaped panel and a couple inset panels...
- 2/5/2015
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
Daredevil #26-31
Writer – Brian Michael Bendis
Art – Alex Maleev
Colours – Matt Hollingsworth
Publisher – Marvel Comics
Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev’s run on Daredevil is one for the ages. Their run together with the man without fear is a sprawling crime noir epic on the scale of The Godfather saga – minus Godfather Part Three. Plain and simple, their run is a modern masterpiece.
Bendis’s run on Daredevil actually began paired with the magnificent art of David Mack with a couple of unique and very deeply different Daredevil stories. Though the focus here is to be on Bendis and Maleev, it is very difficult not to mention the introduction of Bendis’s voice to Daredevil without David Mack.
Their first storyline together was a four-part tale entitled “Wake Up”, told from the perspective of Daily Bugle reporter Ben Urich. The story alone deserves its own analysis, containing a true...
Writer – Brian Michael Bendis
Art – Alex Maleev
Colours – Matt Hollingsworth
Publisher – Marvel Comics
Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev’s run on Daredevil is one for the ages. Their run together with the man without fear is a sprawling crime noir epic on the scale of The Godfather saga – minus Godfather Part Three. Plain and simple, their run is a modern masterpiece.
Bendis’s run on Daredevil actually began paired with the magnificent art of David Mack with a couple of unique and very deeply different Daredevil stories. Though the focus here is to be on Bendis and Maleev, it is very difficult not to mention the introduction of Bendis’s voice to Daredevil without David Mack.
Their first storyline together was a four-part tale entitled “Wake Up”, told from the perspective of Daily Bugle reporter Ben Urich. The story alone deserves its own analysis, containing a true...
- 1/7/2015
- by Anthony Spataro
- SoundOnSight
Want more Interstellar? You're in luck—today, you can experience an entire lost chapter of the film, thanks to a new short comic written by Christopher Nolan himself. Illustrated by the award-winning team of Sean Murphy and Matt Hollingsworth (The Wake, Chrononauts), the short takes place in some spoiler-heavy territory, so click through (and read below) at your own risk.
- 11/18/2014
- by Joshua Rivera
- EW.com - PopWatch
Uh... Insterstellar spoilers are within, read on only if you've seen the film or if you don't care about spoilers. Wired has published a Christopher Nolan-penned prequel comic with artwork by Sean Murphy aided by colorist Matt Hollingsworth and letterer Tana Ford. The seven-page comic explores an unseen event that happened before the action we see take place in Interstellar, having to do with Dr. Mann (Matt Damon), one of the original scientists leading the Lazarus missions in an attempt to find a hospitable exoplanet. When we first meet Mann in the film, several years have passed and he seems to have cracked, this new comic, titled "Absolute Zero", gives us an idea of what life alone on the frozen planet was like and just how hopeless all seemed to be for Mann. You can read the pages of the comic below (click each image for a larger look...
- 11/18/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
So this week I ended up grabbing physical copies of the comics I usually review for the website. It occurred to me, while at the shop, that the money I was spending digitally to get my comics would be better spent at the comic book shop I love so much. But then, when I got home, I remembered: oh yeah, I have to actually put these comics somewhere. I considered having a contest to give them away when I’m done reviewing them but that would seem like bribing readers and that’s not something I condone. Plus, I’m not sure I’d give away the comics I actually enjoyed. I just don’t quite know what to do with the failures and I can’t predict what’s going to be a failure reliably enough to avoid them. So, sadly, I’ll be returning to digital issues next week,...
- 11/15/2014
- by Chris Melkus
- Destroy the Brain
Wytches #2
Writer: Scott Snyder
Artist: Jock
Colorist: Matt Hollingsworth
Letterer: Clem Robins
Publisher: Image Comics
A busload of children disappears in the woods. A strange bite grows on a girl’s neck. And the wytches are getting closer, creeping from the woods.
The first issue of the massively successful Wytches provides readers with a solid foundation while leaving us with a cliffhanger and excited for more. This issue finds Sailor trying to cope with the aftermath of her traumatic attack, while her parents attempt to search for answers to what’s happened to their daughter. Wytches #2 doesn’t reveal exactly what crashed through Sailor’s window at the end of the last issue, but it does show us how it continues to effect her mind and body. Scott Snyder lets the aftermath of that event brew throughout this issue while opening the doors to new mysterious and the unknown. It...
Writer: Scott Snyder
Artist: Jock
Colorist: Matt Hollingsworth
Letterer: Clem Robins
Publisher: Image Comics
A busload of children disappears in the woods. A strange bite grows on a girl’s neck. And the wytches are getting closer, creeping from the woods.
The first issue of the massively successful Wytches provides readers with a solid foundation while leaving us with a cliffhanger and excited for more. This issue finds Sailor trying to cope with the aftermath of her traumatic attack, while her parents attempt to search for answers to what’s happened to their daughter. Wytches #2 doesn’t reveal exactly what crashed through Sailor’s window at the end of the last issue, but it does show us how it continues to effect her mind and body. Scott Snyder lets the aftermath of that event brew throughout this issue while opening the doors to new mysterious and the unknown. It...
- 11/13/2014
- by Ricky da Conceição
- SoundOnSight
The Hype Cycle: Contenders Arrive in Theaters
Excuse the absence in this column for the last few weeks. I’ve been covering the Chicago International Film Festival, catching up with a few of the Foreign Language Oscar contenders while there. Now however, many of these movies are finally making their ways into theaters, providing an extra wrinkle into the race as both critics and fans weigh in on their quality… click here to read the full article.
31 Days of Horror: 200 Greatest Horror Films
The hardest part about choosing my favourite horror films of all time, is deciding what stays and what goes. I started with a list that featured over 200 titles, and I think it took more time to pick and choose between them, than to actually sit down and write each capsule review. In order to hold on to my sanity, I decided to not include short films, documentaries,...
Excuse the absence in this column for the last few weeks. I’ve been covering the Chicago International Film Festival, catching up with a few of the Foreign Language Oscar contenders while there. Now however, many of these movies are finally making their ways into theaters, providing an extra wrinkle into the race as both critics and fans weigh in on their quality… click here to read the full article.
31 Days of Horror: 200 Greatest Horror Films
The hardest part about choosing my favourite horror films of all time, is deciding what stays and what goes. I started with a list that featured over 200 titles, and I think it took more time to pick and choose between them, than to actually sit down and write each capsule review. In order to hold on to my sanity, I decided to not include short films, documentaries,...
- 10/26/2014
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Catwoman #1-4 (2002)
Written by Ed Brubaker
Pencilled by Darwyn Cooke
Inked by Mike Allred
Colors by Matt Hollingsworth
Published by DC Comics
In “Anodyne”, the opening storyline of the long running third volume of Catwoman, Ed Brubaker and Darwyn Cooke put a fresh new spin on the assumed dead Selina Kyle/Catwoman with the help of inker Mike Allred and colorist Matt Hollingsworth. The first issue of the series examines Catwoman’s inner life and demons and is quite introspective. Brubaker uses captions to examine her motivation for putting on the Catwoman costume on again as well as her dialogue with Dr. Leslie Thompkins, a close friend to Bruce Wayne. Darwyn Cooke’s pencils go wild as he draws a variety of scenes from a dark dream sequence filled with symbolism, like blood, a cross, and of course, cats to chase scenes across the rooftops with a sunset and an...
Written by Ed Brubaker
Pencilled by Darwyn Cooke
Inked by Mike Allred
Colors by Matt Hollingsworth
Published by DC Comics
In “Anodyne”, the opening storyline of the long running third volume of Catwoman, Ed Brubaker and Darwyn Cooke put a fresh new spin on the assumed dead Selina Kyle/Catwoman with the help of inker Mike Allred and colorist Matt Hollingsworth. The first issue of the series examines Catwoman’s inner life and demons and is quite introspective. Brubaker uses captions to examine her motivation for putting on the Catwoman costume on again as well as her dialogue with Dr. Leslie Thompkins, a close friend to Bruce Wayne. Darwyn Cooke’s pencils go wild as he draws a variety of scenes from a dark dream sequence filled with symbolism, like blood, a cross, and of course, cats to chase scenes across the rooftops with a sunset and an...
- 10/24/2014
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
Wytches #1
Writer: Scott Snyder
Artist: Jock
Publisher: Image Comics
Of the many comics set to make their debut this year, few are as hotly anticipated as Wytches. As Hollywood continues to hoard the comic book industry for inspiration, Image Comics’ newest horror series from writer Scott Snyder (American Vampire) and artist Jock (Batman: The Black Mirror) has been optioned by New Regency, with Plan B set to produce a feature film adaptation – and that’s only after one issue has hit the shelves. Yes it is that good! Snyder and Jock breathe new life into the horror mythos – from the first two pages which consists solely of the definition of the word “witch” written in a gothic font, to fiery finish, Wytches is a stylish, compelling, phantasmagoric new series that will leave you both bewildered and eager for more. Snyder and Jock manage to create a visceral experience with a...
Writer: Scott Snyder
Artist: Jock
Publisher: Image Comics
Of the many comics set to make their debut this year, few are as hotly anticipated as Wytches. As Hollywood continues to hoard the comic book industry for inspiration, Image Comics’ newest horror series from writer Scott Snyder (American Vampire) and artist Jock (Batman: The Black Mirror) has been optioned by New Regency, with Plan B set to produce a feature film adaptation – and that’s only after one issue has hit the shelves. Yes it is that good! Snyder and Jock breathe new life into the horror mythos – from the first two pages which consists solely of the definition of the word “witch” written in a gothic font, to fiery finish, Wytches is a stylish, compelling, phantasmagoric new series that will leave you both bewildered and eager for more. Snyder and Jock manage to create a visceral experience with a...
- 10/14/2014
- by Ricky da Conceição
- SoundOnSight
Halloween looms ever closer, my fiends. Can you taste it? Smell it? Hear it?
Find quiet. Settle your thoughts. Be still.
Alone. Look out your window into the night.
It’s there. Just out of sight. It’s waiting for you to leave your car, or your home, or your job. It waits in the places between.
Halloween wants you.
Wants to be you.
You think you wear it, like a mask, but the truth? It’s you that’s being worn.
It draws near…
Wytches #1
Writer: Scott Snyder
Artist: Jock
Colorist: Matt Hollingsworth
Publisher: Image Comics
Price: $3 (Digital)
Me and writer Scott Snyder have a history. In 2011 I was introduced to his work via Severed, his debut at Image Comics. Up until that point, he’d been known mostly for working with DC/Vertigo, as a Batman writer or on a Stephen King-headed series, American Vampire, neither of which interested me.
Find quiet. Settle your thoughts. Be still.
Alone. Look out your window into the night.
It’s there. Just out of sight. It’s waiting for you to leave your car, or your home, or your job. It waits in the places between.
Halloween wants you.
Wants to be you.
You think you wear it, like a mask, but the truth? It’s you that’s being worn.
It draws near…
Wytches #1
Writer: Scott Snyder
Artist: Jock
Colorist: Matt Hollingsworth
Publisher: Image Comics
Price: $3 (Digital)
Me and writer Scott Snyder have a history. In 2011 I was introduced to his work via Severed, his debut at Image Comics. Up until that point, he’d been known mostly for working with DC/Vertigo, as a Batman writer or on a Stephen King-headed series, American Vampire, neither of which interested me.
- 10/10/2014
- by Chris Melkus
- Destroy the Brain
On the “Zero Day” of this year’s San Diego Comic Con, Image held a mini-Expo and announced a dozen new titles from creators, both popular or relatively unknown , including some new to writing or drawing for Image. These comics show that Image is the place where creators can roam free and write and draw crazy and interesting stories in a variety of genres. This freedom paid off big time as Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ sci-fi love story Saga continued to dominate the Eisner Awards. Part of Image’s commercial success is due to Robert Kirkman, especially The Walking Dead and the popular AMC television series it spawned. San Diego Comic Con showed that his comics have cross-media potential even before the first trade of a comic he is writing comes out.
1. Robert Kirkman’s Outcast Gets a Pilot
Robert Kirkman and Paul Azaceta’s Outcast #1 sold out its initial print run,...
1. Robert Kirkman’s Outcast Gets a Pilot
Robert Kirkman and Paul Azaceta’s Outcast #1 sold out its initial print run,...
- 7/28/2014
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
Dark Horse, the elder statesman of independent comics, continues to show no signs of slowing down during this year’s San Diego Comic Con. Even though Marvel now holds the rights to Star Wars, its biggest licensed comics property, Dark Horse struck back by announcing a several creator owned titles in different genres as well as an expansion to the Mignolaverse and a sequel to one of the most beloved novels of the past century. Dark Horse also won some Eisners in a wide variety of categories showing the company’s comics appeal to many types of readers from kids to people who wouldn’t normally read comics.
1. Hellboy and the Bprd Miniseries
Even though Batman has gotten most of the publicity, another comics character is celebrating a big anniversary. 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of Hellboy’s first appearance in the Seed of Destruction miniseries by Mike Mignola and scripted by John Byrne.
1. Hellboy and the Bprd Miniseries
Even though Batman has gotten most of the publicity, another comics character is celebrating a big anniversary. 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of Hellboy’s first appearance in the Seed of Destruction miniseries by Mike Mignola and scripted by John Byrne.
- 7/28/2014
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
The Filth #1-13
Written by Grant Morrison
Penciled by Chris Weston
Inked by Gary Erskine
Colored by Matt Hollingsworth
Published by Vertigo Comics
The world of Grant Morrison and Chris Weston’s The Filth is a perverse one, a world hardly worthy of saving. The good guys fight for the status quo of a bland existence that is dreary and rainy. The rebels are the villains, perverts and degenerates wallowing in their own deviancy. The Filth doesn’t contain the sexiness of The Invisibles or The New X-Men which Morrison had spent the previous eight years working on. Those stories were about things as optimistic as heroism and saving the world from oppression. The Filth isn’t a story of the beautiful saviors of our age. It’s about the trashmen of our morality. It’s about the garbage men who make sure that nothing infects our scrubbed down and disinfected society.
Written by Grant Morrison
Penciled by Chris Weston
Inked by Gary Erskine
Colored by Matt Hollingsworth
Published by Vertigo Comics
The world of Grant Morrison and Chris Weston’s The Filth is a perverse one, a world hardly worthy of saving. The good guys fight for the status quo of a bland existence that is dreary and rainy. The rebels are the villains, perverts and degenerates wallowing in their own deviancy. The Filth doesn’t contain the sexiness of The Invisibles or The New X-Men which Morrison had spent the previous eight years working on. Those stories were about things as optimistic as heroism and saving the world from oppression. The Filth isn’t a story of the beautiful saviors of our age. It’s about the trashmen of our morality. It’s about the garbage men who make sure that nothing infects our scrubbed down and disinfected society.
- 2/1/2014
- by Scott Cederlund
- SoundOnSight
5. Captain Marvel (Marvel)
Captain Marvel #9-#17
Writers: Kelly Sue DeConnick (9-17), Christopher Sebela (10-12), Jen Van Meter (15-16)
Pencillers: Filipe Andrade (9-12, 17), Scott Hepburn (13-14), Gerardo Sandoval (13-14), Pat Oliffe (15)
Inker: Filipe Andrade (9-12, 17), Scott Hepburn (13-14), Gerardo Sandoval (13-14), Drew Geraci (15-16), Tom Nguyen (16)
Colorist: Jordie Bellaire (9-13, 17), Andy Troy (13-16)
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Kelly Sue DeConnick took B-list Avenger (or C-list depend on who you’re asking), Carol Danvers, and created one of the best debut comics of 2012, promoting the former Ms. Marvel to Captain Marvel, after her deceased mentor. 2013 has been Carol Danvers’ best year ever; she’s never been more popular, and her comics have never been this good. She started off the year with #9 of her monthly series, a day-in-the-life one-shot similar to what Matt Fraction has been doing with Hawkeye. It’s a real standout issue with cameos by Tony Stark and Spider-Woman, and...
Captain Marvel #9-#17
Writers: Kelly Sue DeConnick (9-17), Christopher Sebela (10-12), Jen Van Meter (15-16)
Pencillers: Filipe Andrade (9-12, 17), Scott Hepburn (13-14), Gerardo Sandoval (13-14), Pat Oliffe (15)
Inker: Filipe Andrade (9-12, 17), Scott Hepburn (13-14), Gerardo Sandoval (13-14), Drew Geraci (15-16), Tom Nguyen (16)
Colorist: Jordie Bellaire (9-13, 17), Andy Troy (13-16)
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Kelly Sue DeConnick took B-list Avenger (or C-list depend on who you’re asking), Carol Danvers, and created one of the best debut comics of 2012, promoting the former Ms. Marvel to Captain Marvel, after her deceased mentor. 2013 has been Carol Danvers’ best year ever; she’s never been more popular, and her comics have never been this good. She started off the year with #9 of her monthly series, a day-in-the-life one-shot similar to what Matt Fraction has been doing with Hawkeye. It’s a real standout issue with cameos by Tony Stark and Spider-Woman, and...
- 12/29/2013
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
Hawkeye #6
Writer: Matt Fraction
Artist: David Aja
Colorist: Matt Hollingsworth
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Matt Fraction and David Aja’s run on Hawkeye has been critically acclaimed winning two Eisner Awards for Aja’s art. It also has gained a cult following of fans for whom “bro”, “Hawkguy”, and “Pizza Dog” have become part of their personal vernacular. Sometimes Hawkeye can be too cutesy for its own good and focus on its protagonist’s ineptitude at the expense of storytelling. However, Hawkeye #6 represents the series at its finest. Matt Fraction’s dialogue is sharp and occasionally hilarious, and he delves into Clint Barton’s inner demons and interpersonal relationships without getting too melodramatic. Aja’s collage-style art fits Fraction’s writing because it juxtaposes Clint’s facial expressions, body language, and reactions to the people and objects around him. The many fragmented panels he uses to tell the story fit the...
Writer: Matt Fraction
Artist: David Aja
Colorist: Matt Hollingsworth
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Matt Fraction and David Aja’s run on Hawkeye has been critically acclaimed winning two Eisner Awards for Aja’s art. It also has gained a cult following of fans for whom “bro”, “Hawkguy”, and “Pizza Dog” have become part of their personal vernacular. Sometimes Hawkeye can be too cutesy for its own good and focus on its protagonist’s ineptitude at the expense of storytelling. However, Hawkeye #6 represents the series at its finest. Matt Fraction’s dialogue is sharp and occasionally hilarious, and he delves into Clint Barton’s inner demons and interpersonal relationships without getting too melodramatic. Aja’s collage-style art fits Fraction’s writing because it juxtaposes Clint’s facial expressions, body language, and reactions to the people and objects around him. The many fragmented panels he uses to tell the story fit the...
- 12/6/2013
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
The story so far: fish monsters are chasing scientists and a bounty hunter deep under the sea. But with their underwater base compromised by the fish monster army, Archer, Meeks and co. head out on a secret submarine in a last ditch effort to escape. That is until they see the Godzilla-sized fish monster that shows up to stop them!
The Wake has been perhaps my least favourite Scott Snyder comic and issue #5 does little to change my mind. The issue is essentially an extension of the chase sequence that’s been going on for the last couple of issues and my attention has long since started to flag at seeing this group of characters once more running away from the evil mermaids. Chase sequences simply aren’t interesting to read and I think five issues to tell the story it has is overindulgent and unnecessary.
There are a...
The Wake has been perhaps my least favourite Scott Snyder comic and issue #5 does little to change my mind. The issue is essentially an extension of the chase sequence that’s been going on for the last couple of issues and my attention has long since started to flag at seeing this group of characters once more running away from the evil mermaids. Chase sequences simply aren’t interesting to read and I think five issues to tell the story it has is overindulgent and unnecessary.
There are a...
- 11/22/2013
- by Noel Thorne
- Obsessed with Film
by Brett White
Wednesday is new comic book day, which also means it's new potential-movie-source-material day. Here are all of the comics and collections out today starring the comic book characters from the movies and television shows of today, tomorrow and yesterday.
Of particular note this week: the "Killable" storyarc starts in Wolverine #8, get in on the ground floor of Marvel's new Infinity event, and get to know the Flash with the Rogue's Revolution hardcover!
2013 Movies
("Iron Man 3" "Man of Steel" "The Wolverine" "Kick-Ass 2" "Thor: The Dark World")
» Thor: God Of Thunder #11
Story by Jason Aaron, art by Esad Ribic
» Wolverine #8
Story by Paul Cornell, art by Alan Davis & Mark Farmer, colors by Matt Hollingsworth, letters by Cory Petit
» Wolverine And The X-men #34 (pictured above)
Story by Jason Aaron, art by Nick Bradshaw
» Wolverine, Vol 01: Hunting Season paperback
Collects Wolverine (2013) #1-6.
Story by Paul Cornell, art...
Wednesday is new comic book day, which also means it's new potential-movie-source-material day. Here are all of the comics and collections out today starring the comic book characters from the movies and television shows of today, tomorrow and yesterday.
Of particular note this week: the "Killable" storyarc starts in Wolverine #8, get in on the ground floor of Marvel's new Infinity event, and get to know the Flash with the Rogue's Revolution hardcover!
2013 Movies
("Iron Man 3" "Man of Steel" "The Wolverine" "Kick-Ass 2" "Thor: The Dark World")
» Thor: God Of Thunder #11
Story by Jason Aaron, art by Esad Ribic
» Wolverine #8
Story by Paul Cornell, art by Alan Davis & Mark Farmer, colors by Matt Hollingsworth, letters by Cory Petit
» Wolverine And The X-men #34 (pictured above)
Story by Jason Aaron, art by Nick Bradshaw
» Wolverine, Vol 01: Hunting Season paperback
Collects Wolverine (2013) #1-6.
Story by Paul Cornell, art...
- 8/14/2013
- by Splash Page Team
- MTV Splash Page
Matt Fraction’s Hawkeye continues to be one of the most genius and consistently top quality comics Marvel is putting out. The last couple of issues have been resplendent – Hawkeye #11 aka the Pizza Dog issue, was easily one of the best comics of 2013, telling Pizza Dog’s story from his perspective. With minimal dialogue, the issue was done mostly in symbols that a dog would see the world through, designed to perfection by Eisner award winning artist David Aja.
Hawkeye #12 was another great issue as the comic took the perspective of Clint’s long lost brother, now a homeless man, and told the heartbreaking story of the tough childhood the two brothers shared and how Clint grew up with a chip on his shoulder. Hawkeye Annual #1 continues this trend of non-Hawkeye comics, or at least non-Clint Barton/Hawkeye-focused comics, as this issue is devoted to Kate Bishop/Hawkeye, Clint’s protege (I know,...
Hawkeye #12 was another great issue as the comic took the perspective of Clint’s long lost brother, now a homeless man, and told the heartbreaking story of the tough childhood the two brothers shared and how Clint grew up with a chip on his shoulder. Hawkeye Annual #1 continues this trend of non-Hawkeye comics, or at least non-Clint Barton/Hawkeye-focused comics, as this issue is devoted to Kate Bishop/Hawkeye, Clint’s protege (I know,...
- 7/24/2013
- by Noel Thorne
- Obsessed with Film
Given that Comic-Con International begins in San Diego Thursday, it's only appropriate to spend a little time raving about one of my favorite comic books, Marvel's "Hawkeye."
"Hawkeye" has a lot in common with my favorite TV shows: memorable characters, a distinctive atmosphere, a sense of place, a delightfully unique visual style and a knack for creating moments that linger in the mind for days.
It also has an awesome dog, which "Mad Men" does not. So take that, Don Draper.
Like the creators of most cult shows, its creative team expected "Hawkeye" to die early, but it has bucked all the odds and has done well for Marvel. The ongoing story of what the Avenger's archer does on his day off has amassed a fervent following, and it's certainly easy to see why. I experience glee when I read this book -- the kind of giddy feeling you get...
"Hawkeye" has a lot in common with my favorite TV shows: memorable characters, a distinctive atmosphere, a sense of place, a delightfully unique visual style and a knack for creating moments that linger in the mind for days.
It also has an awesome dog, which "Mad Men" does not. So take that, Don Draper.
Like the creators of most cult shows, its creative team expected "Hawkeye" to die early, but it has bucked all the odds and has done well for Marvel. The ongoing story of what the Avenger's archer does on his day off has amassed a fervent following, and it's certainly easy to see why. I experience glee when I read this book -- the kind of giddy feeling you get...
- 7/18/2013
- by Maureen Ryan
- Huffington Post
This year, its "Hawkeye" and "Saga" fighting it out in a large number of the categories. Also up for multiple nominations include "Batman", "Daredevil", "Locke and Key" and "Adventure Time." The awards will be given out at the Baltimore Comic-Con on September 7th. Best Letterer Joe Caramagna, Daredevil, Marvel Comics Chris Eliopoulos, Cow Boy: A Boy And His Horse, Archaia Todd Klein, Fables, DC Comics Jack Morelli, Archie, Archie Comics Chris Ware, Building Stories, Pantheon Best Colorist Laura Allred, Ff , Marvel Comics Matt Hollingsworth, Hawkeye, Marvel Comics Tito Pena, Archie, Archie Comics Ed Ryzowski, Gutters, the-gutters.com Fiona Staples, Saga, Image Comics Best Syndicated Strip or Panel Cul De Sac, Richard Thompson, Universal Press Syndicate Dick...
- 7/16/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
The final ballot for the 2013 Harvey Awards is now available. Named in honor of the late Harvey Kurtzman, one of the industry’s most innovative talents, the Harvey Awards recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art. The 26th Annual Harvey Awards will be presented Saturday, September 7th, 2013 as part of the Baltimore Comic-Con.
If you are a comics professional, you can vote online at harveyawards.org/2013-final-ballot/. This will enable easier and faster methods for the professional community to submit their nominees. Ballots are due by Monday, August 19, 2013.
And the nominees are…
Best Letterer
Chris Eliopoulos, Cow Boy: A Boy And His Horse, Archaia
Joe Caramagna, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
Todd Klein, Fables, DC Comics
Jack Morelli, Archie, Archie Comics
Chris Ware, Building Stories, Pantheon
Best Colorist
Laura Allred, Ff , Marvel Comics
Matt Hollingsworth, Hawkeye, Marvel Comics
Tito Pena, Archie, Archie Comics
Ed Ryzowski, Gutters, http://www.the-gutters.com/
Fiona Staples,...
If you are a comics professional, you can vote online at harveyawards.org/2013-final-ballot/. This will enable easier and faster methods for the professional community to submit their nominees. Ballots are due by Monday, August 19, 2013.
And the nominees are…
Best Letterer
Chris Eliopoulos, Cow Boy: A Boy And His Horse, Archaia
Joe Caramagna, Daredevil, Marvel Comics
Todd Klein, Fables, DC Comics
Jack Morelli, Archie, Archie Comics
Chris Ware, Building Stories, Pantheon
Best Colorist
Laura Allred, Ff , Marvel Comics
Matt Hollingsworth, Hawkeye, Marvel Comics
Tito Pena, Archie, Archie Comics
Ed Ryzowski, Gutters, http://www.the-gutters.com/
Fiona Staples,...
- 7/15/2013
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Two of the most impressive talents in comics, Scott Snyder (Batman) and Sean Murphy (Punk Rock Jesus), have reunited for an ominous Vertigo series that draws its inspiration from deep-sea biology, classical mythology, human history, and a high body count. We approve!
Note that the following article contains Spoilers for The Wake Issue #2.
Famous Monsters. Man, it’s early here in California. I feel like The Wake is the epic story of how I got out of bed this morning. [everyone laughs] Scott, I know we talked a little bit about the series a month or two ago, but that was before any issues had seen release. I’ve just finished the second issue, and it’s fantastic. Since FM actually got its start as a creature design and makeup magazine, I wanted to talk about the creature design. I’m really impressed with it, seeing as you basically had to develop...
Note that the following article contains Spoilers for The Wake Issue #2.
Famous Monsters. Man, it’s early here in California. I feel like The Wake is the epic story of how I got out of bed this morning. [everyone laughs] Scott, I know we talked a little bit about the series a month or two ago, but that was before any issues had seen release. I’ve just finished the second issue, and it’s fantastic. Since FM actually got its start as a creature design and makeup magazine, I wanted to talk about the creature design. I’m really impressed with it, seeing as you basically had to develop...
- 6/26/2013
- by Holly I.
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Issue #2 of the sci-fi horror series The Wake releases on June 26th from writer Scott Snyder and artist Sean Murphy. We recently had a chance to talk with the duo about the upcoming release and why horror fans will want to pick it up.
Amanda Dyar: Hello, guys. Thank you for taking the time to talk with us today. First off, could I have you both introduce yourselves and just tell our readers a little bit about yourselves.
Scott Snyder: I write comics mostly for DC. In terms of horror comics, I write two series. One is American Vampire I started a few years ago about a new breed of vampires that is born in the American West in the 1980s that has totally different etiology than the Dracula species that we all know. The series I am going to talk about today is brand-new called The Wake,...
Amanda Dyar: Hello, guys. Thank you for taking the time to talk with us today. First off, could I have you both introduce yourselves and just tell our readers a little bit about yourselves.
Scott Snyder: I write comics mostly for DC. In terms of horror comics, I write two series. One is American Vampire I started a few years ago about a new breed of vampires that is born in the American West in the 1980s that has totally different etiology than the Dracula species that we all know. The series I am going to talk about today is brand-new called The Wake,...
- 6/26/2013
- by Amanda Dyar
- DreadCentral.com
by Brett White
Wednesday is new comic book day, which also means it's new potential-movie-source-material day. Here are all of the comics and collections out today starring the comic book characters from the movies and television shows of today, tomorrow and yesterday.
Of particular note this week: DC's new team-up book "Batman/Superman" launches; Pizza Dog solves a mystery in "Hawkeye" #11; and Gamora takes the spotlight in "Guardians of the Galaxy" #4.
2013 Movies
("Iron Man 3" "Man of Steel" "The Wolverine" "Kick-Ass 2" "Thor: The Dark World")
» Adventures Of Superman #2
Written by Michael Avon Oeming, Bryan J.L. Glass, Joshua Hale Fialkov, & J.M. DeMatteis, art by Michael Avon Oeming, Joelle Jones, Giuseppe Camuncoli, & Sal Buscema
» Batman / Superman #1 (pictured above)
Written by Greg Pak, art by Jae Lee
» Journey Into Mystery #653
Story by Kathryn Immonen, art by Valerio Schiti, colors by Jordie Bellaire, letters by Clayton Cowles
» Superman #21
Written by Scott Lobdell,...
Wednesday is new comic book day, which also means it's new potential-movie-source-material day. Here are all of the comics and collections out today starring the comic book characters from the movies and television shows of today, tomorrow and yesterday.
Of particular note this week: DC's new team-up book "Batman/Superman" launches; Pizza Dog solves a mystery in "Hawkeye" #11; and Gamora takes the spotlight in "Guardians of the Galaxy" #4.
2013 Movies
("Iron Man 3" "Man of Steel" "The Wolverine" "Kick-Ass 2" "Thor: The Dark World")
» Adventures Of Superman #2
Written by Michael Avon Oeming, Bryan J.L. Glass, Joshua Hale Fialkov, & J.M. DeMatteis, art by Michael Avon Oeming, Joelle Jones, Giuseppe Camuncoli, & Sal Buscema
» Batman / Superman #1 (pictured above)
Written by Greg Pak, art by Jae Lee
» Journey Into Mystery #653
Story by Kathryn Immonen, art by Valerio Schiti, colors by Jordie Bellaire, letters by Clayton Cowles
» Superman #21
Written by Scott Lobdell,...
- 6/26/2013
- by Splash Page Team
- MTV Splash Page
by Brett White
Wednesday is new comic book day, which also means it's new potential-movie-source-material day. Here are all of the comics and collections out today starring the comic book characters from the movies and television shows of today, tomorrow and yesterday.
Of particular note this week: Superman: Unchained from superstar creative team Scott Snyder and Jim Lee debuts this week just in time for "Man of Steel"; Captain Marvel continues the fight of her life in "Avengers Assemble" #16; and things get appropriately bloody in "The Walking Dead" #111.
2013 Movies
("Iron Man 3" "Man of Steel" "The Wolverine" "Kick-Ass 2" "Thor: The Dark World")
» Thor: God Of Thunder #9
Story by Jason Aaron, art by Esad Ribic, colors by Ive Svorcina
» Savage Wolverine #6
Story by Zeb Wells, art by Joe Madureira, colors by Peter Steigerwald
» Superman: Unchained #1 (pictured above)
Story by Scott Snyder, art by Jim Lee, Scott Williams,...
Wednesday is new comic book day, which also means it's new potential-movie-source-material day. Here are all of the comics and collections out today starring the comic book characters from the movies and television shows of today, tomorrow and yesterday.
Of particular note this week: Superman: Unchained from superstar creative team Scott Snyder and Jim Lee debuts this week just in time for "Man of Steel"; Captain Marvel continues the fight of her life in "Avengers Assemble" #16; and things get appropriately bloody in "The Walking Dead" #111.
2013 Movies
("Iron Man 3" "Man of Steel" "The Wolverine" "Kick-Ass 2" "Thor: The Dark World")
» Thor: God Of Thunder #9
Story by Jason Aaron, art by Esad Ribic, colors by Ive Svorcina
» Savage Wolverine #6
Story by Zeb Wells, art by Joe Madureira, colors by Peter Steigerwald
» Superman: Unchained #1 (pictured above)
Story by Scott Snyder, art by Jim Lee, Scott Williams,...
- 6/12/2013
- by Splash Page Team
- MTV Splash Page
Hawkeye #10
Writer: Matt Fraction
Artist: Franscesco Francavilla
Publisher: Marvel
After an amazing streak of stories, Hawkeye #10 fails to create that same sense of originality and almost purposely avoids our protagonist entirely, but in a way, that isn’t such a bad thing. #10 instead tells the story of the newly introduced character “The Clown”, who first appeared in #9. “The Clown” is set up to be a some-sort of hitman/psychopath hired by the continuously antagonizing group of “Tracksuits” that have been against our hero since the beginning of this run. Where this starts to fall apart is where the backstory of “The Clown” is so quickly delved into, and that his story is so cliché that the reader can guess it with the first line that he delivers on paper, however it does parallel the history of Hawkeye himself, and it might be interesting to see if these two characters have any further backstory together.
Writer: Matt Fraction
Artist: Franscesco Francavilla
Publisher: Marvel
After an amazing streak of stories, Hawkeye #10 fails to create that same sense of originality and almost purposely avoids our protagonist entirely, but in a way, that isn’t such a bad thing. #10 instead tells the story of the newly introduced character “The Clown”, who first appeared in #9. “The Clown” is set up to be a some-sort of hitman/psychopath hired by the continuously antagonizing group of “Tracksuits” that have been against our hero since the beginning of this run. Where this starts to fall apart is where the backstory of “The Clown” is so quickly delved into, and that his story is so cliché that the reader can guess it with the first line that he delivers on paper, however it does parallel the history of Hawkeye himself, and it might be interesting to see if these two characters have any further backstory together.
- 5/24/2013
- by Guest Guest
- SoundOnSight
Hey gang, Mark here. Jack’s on holiday this week so I’ll be covering for him this and next week and then adding my own two cents to his ten dollars. I’ll try not to mess up the furniture arrangement.
Saga #12, Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples, Image
Saga is always exceptional, and this week is no exception. With this issue they finish up the second story arc and their first year (happy anniversary, guys!) with a look at the series’ most disturbed antagonist, Prince Robot IV, as he arrives on a distant planet to investigate a lead from earlier on. This is largely a two-hander as His Highness probes intergalactic novelist D. Oswald Heist’s literary pacifism and the possibility that everybody’s favourite crossbreeders Alana and Marko might want to pay him a visit.
The book’s mix of heartbreaking flashback, rising tension and dry, writerly self-deprecation...
Saga #12, Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples, Image
Saga is always exceptional, and this week is no exception. With this issue they finish up the second story arc and their first year (happy anniversary, guys!) with a look at the series’ most disturbed antagonist, Prince Robot IV, as he arrives on a distant planet to investigate a lead from earlier on. This is largely a two-hander as His Highness probes intergalactic novelist D. Oswald Heist’s literary pacifism and the possibility that everybody’s favourite crossbreeders Alana and Marko might want to pay him a visit.
The book’s mix of heartbreaking flashback, rising tension and dry, writerly self-deprecation...
- 4/13/2013
- by Mark Allen
- Nerdly
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