Friend of the Gutter Aaron Hanson and Brian McLachlan look at the use of color in conveying character for superheroes, supervillains and secondary characters. “Part I: Primary Heroes” here and “Part II: Secondary Characters” here.
The Vulture has a profile of and interview with comics creator Louise Simonson. Though Comics Beat notes that Simonson’s name was not included in the credits for X-Men: Apocalypse as creator of the film’s villain, Apocalypse.
Our sister site Pornokitsch shares three visions of New York from Will Eisner, Fantasia, and Dark Dark Dark. “New York, New York. Is there any city that has featured in as many stories, songs and films? Ok, maybe Paris, but ignoring that – definitely New York. The representations […]
At The Atlantic, Ta-Nehisi Coates writes about his current run on Black Panther, the prominence of female characters, feminism and the role of criticism. “The feminist critique is in the air now. If my rendition of Black Panther wasn’t created by that critique, it breathed the same air. […]
At Comicbook.com, Michael Brown looks at the Fantastic Four’s fashion in, “Unstable Fashion Sense, Part 1: The History of the Fantastic Four’s Costumes in the Comics.” (Thanks, Mark!)
Friend of the Gutter Mark White talks about philosophy and Marvel’s Civil War on NerdSync Podcast. “Marvel’s Civil War is a unique event in the comic book world. It’s not superheroes fighting a giant monster or facing the end of the universe. It’s heroes battling against each other […]
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