On ‘Kings Watch’ and its Effortless Humor
Kings Watch is an example of a classically outrageous sci-fi action tale being told with a more modern sensibility.
Matthew Derman
The Effective Archetypes of “Afterlife With Archie”
With Afterlife With Archie you could change all the names and the location while keeping everything else the same, and it wouldn’t be any less powerful or impressive a series.
The Dead Child in “Scalped: Dead Mothers”
In Scalped: Dead Mothers Shelton is determined to see his mother’s killer brought to justice, refusing to leave the reservation until the killer is caught.
The Azzarello-Risso Yearbook, Part 4 of 4: “Brother Lono”
Lono was a major character in 100 Bullets, arguably the meanest, most sadistic. But at the beginning of Brother Lono, he’s already done a 180-degree turn around in attitude and demeanor.
The Azzarello–Risso Yearbook, Part 3 of 4: “Spaceman”
The protagonist is Orson, also the “Spaceman” of the title, genetically engineered years ago by NASA to be able to travel to and live on Mars.
The Azzarello–Risso Yearbook, Part 2 of 4: “Broken City”
Once they’d established themselves as a formidable creative force with almost five years of excellent work on 100 Bullets, Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso got to take a crack at one of the biggest comicbook characters ever: Batman.
The Azzarello–Risso Yearbook, Part 1 of 4: “Jonny Double”
The star of Jonny Double is also its title character, a private investigator who fancies himself hardboiled but is really just headstrong and impulsive without quite enough talent to back that up…
Comic Book Story Storage
Each Wednesday comic selections have been made and it’s easy to end up with a sizable stack of new material each week. Fully absorbing, appreciating, and retaining every panel of every issue is challenging, if not impossible.
Not For Nothing: Reading Ales Kot’s “Zero”
Ales Kot’s Zero is not a traditional mystery tale, but it certainly has a large unanswered question looming over it.
Superheroes Are a Great Terrible Idea
There are lots of stories about superheroes helping out with natural disasters, military operations, diseases, hunger, and the other countless problems of the world. But there aren’t very many superheroes who only do that stuff and leave the crime-fighting to someone else. Why not?
“FBP” and the Stability of Constant Flux
As the story progresses in FBP, it offers a steady supply of shock, giving the audience fresh reasons to get hooked all the time. Not knowing what’s coming makes each new development a delightful surprise, rather than an inevitability.