Beasts of Burden preview
Read it now–a 22 page, Dark Horse authorized preview of Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson’s gritty, animal comic, Beasts of Burden.
1:1 Gundam
1:1 Gundam almost done in Shizuoka, Japan.
A Little Busier Thinking about Comics
In fact, how about another piece by Colin. This one suggests that Warren Ellis’ The Authority has a lot in common with SuperFriends., writing that it is “the last true heir of the Silver Age.” That boom you hear is Warren Ellis’ head.
Too Busy Reading About The Secret Six.
Too Busy Thinking About My Comics has some excellent analysis of The Secret Six. In fact, the blog has plenty of excellent analysis of plenty of comics. And, as the mission statement reads, “It’s not the reading of comic books that can threaten friendships and derail marriages. It’s […]
Gutter Art!
You know there’s a Cultural Gutter book coming out, right? Well, there is. And artist EJ Lee is illustrating. You can see her section overview illustrations at our Facebook page. They’re infographtastic!
What’s the Matter with Comics?
Comics at the Big Two are in rough shape. Greg Burgas and Chris Sims see similar problems (nostalgia, Kurt Busiek) creating more problems (blandness, resistance to change, retcons, killing of heroes of color to replace them with white heroes of the Silver Age…). We noted Chris’ article before, […]
