Guest writer Sean Dillon looks at the measured pacing and sometimes whimsical action of Klaus, by Grant Morrison and Dan Mora. A deeply incisive look into the mechanics of the first night of Klaus’ gift giving mission, this article is a must read for fans of Santa Claus, swashbuckling adventure, or both.
Read MoreToday’s Classic Comic of the Week is Kill Your Boyfriend. Although you do see some of the themes of this comic similarly explored in The Invisibles, this book remains unique among Grant Morrison's work.
Read MoreBy d. emerson eddy — Last week, in mentioning landmark first issues of new creators coming on to an existing title, I mentioned Swamp Thing #140. It's undoubtedly lesser heralded than the others, so I wanted to talk a bit about it this week. Swamp Thing, as you should be able to tell from my bio blurb down there, is one of my favorite characters in comics. The mud-encrusted muck monster was one of the first characters I gravitated towards as a kid and is certainly the one that I've been following the longest. While Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, John Totleben, & Rick Veitch may have been the instigators of my love for this series, the run to close out this volume of the series that began in Swamp Thing #140 with Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, Phil Hester, Kim DeMulder, Tatjana Wood, and Richard Starkings may well be my favorite.
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