Classic Comic of the Week: Marvel 1985
Marvel 1985 from Millar, Edwards, and Workman is a bit of an oddity within Marvel, though it still stands as an interesting viewing of 1985 and the power of imagination.
Read MoreClassic Comic of the Week: Sensor by Junji Ito
Junji Ito is a master at horror, at pacing, at overall storytelling, and it shines through here in Sensor. This is the work of someone who has honed his craft to perfection and features a story that will pull you in…
Read MoreClassic Comic of the Week: The New Teen Titans - Games
The year’s fist Classic Comic of the Week is The New Teen Titans - Games (2011), a wonderful encapsulation of much of the magic that went into the long Titans run from Wolfman and Pérez.
Read MoreClassic Comic of the Week: Wolverine - The Long Night
Wolverine: The Long Night by Percy, Takara, Milla, and Caramagna presents an impeccably paced tale with an incredibly captivating mystery. It features a Wolverine largely unfettered by his X-Men or Avengers careers…
Read MoreClassic Comic of the Week: The Birth Caul
The Birth Caul was the first of two adaptations of Alan Moore's spoken word performances. Along with the second, Snakes & Ladders, and an interview between Moore & Campbell, it's collected in A Disease of Language.
Read MoreClassic Comic of the Week: Nemo - Heart of Ice by Alan Moore and team
Though I believe that The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is worth investigating and reading as a whole, I think that Nemo: Heart of Ice serves as a damn good encapsulation of the spirit and theme of a shared literary world.
Read MoreClassic Comic of the Week: Fashion Beast by Alan Moore and team
Fashion Beast by Moore, McLaren, Johnston, Percio, Duffield, Cabrera, and Reed is a fascinating addendum to the landmark dystopian work that Alan Moore and his other collaborators were crafting in the '80s.
Read MoreClassic Comic of the Week: The Complete Skizz
The Complete Skizz is a wonderful commentary on how we treat people different from ourselves and why the police aren't as good as madness.
Read MoreClassic Comic of the Week: V for Vendetta
Regardless of your outlook and perspective on the work, V for Vendetta reminds us that often times we choose our cages for ourselves, even if we don't realize that they're cages.
Read MoreClassic Comic of the Week: MNEMOVORE, and the horror of a memory-eating monster
Mnemovore is a very entertaining horror story of an amnesiac trying to overcome a memory-eating monster, elevated by the real world horror of losing your identity when you can't remember who you are or any of the people around you.
Read MoreClassic Comic of the Week: Uzumaki by Junji Ito
Overall, I feel like Junji Ito's Uzumaki (with Oniki and Dutro) serves as a beautiful exhibition of how to do both short-form and long-form horror tales in comics.
Read MoreClassic Comic of the Week: Bloodborne, Volume Three - A Song of Crows
Set in the world of the video game, A Song of Crows follows Eileen the Crow, an NPC in Bloodborne, as she attempts to hunt a Hunter who has fallen and become blood drunk…
Read MoreClassic Comic of the Week: Revival, Volume One - You're Among Friends
Revival is a series that plays out similarly in structure to the old school serialized television format, with shorter incidents across issues, but there's a propulsive focus on characters that makes you want to see exactly what happens next.
Read MoreClassic Comic of the Week: Superman - Up in the Sky
Superman: Up In The Sky reminds us why Superman is such a beloved character. Why you can tell virtually any type of story with him. Why he's an exciting, vital part of the comics canon.
Read MoreClassic Comic of the Week: Superman - For Tomorrow
Superman - For Tomorrow is a rather unique take on Superman, that gives some surprising opposition from members of the Justice League, and a twist on the overall Superman mythos.
Read MoreClassic Comic of the Week: Superman - Secret Identity
Superman: Secret Identity remains one of the best Superman stories out there. It captures the spirit of a Superman as a sole superhero, navigating his way through a world that both venerates and fears him, and more…
Read MoreClassic Comic of the Week: It's a Bird ... Vertigo Comics
It's a Bird...a heartbreaking and heartwarming tale of working through grief and pain through creativity, and one of the best stories about Superman without actually starring Superman out there.
Read MoreClassic Comic of the Week: Undone by Blood – Volume 1, Shadow of a Wanted Man
Undone by Blood – Volume 1: Shadow of a Wanted Man is a wonderful synthesis of two types of western (more traditional pulp and Cormac McCarthy-tinged bleak modern) into an existential tale of revenge…
Read MoreClassic Comic of the Week: Lollipop Kids from AfterShock Comics
The Lollipop Kids is a fun tale of a kid discovering a secret world he never knew about and being thrust into a role he was never prepared for. It blends family legacy with monsters and heroics in a unique and entertaining way…
Read MoreClassic Comic of the Week: Hot Lunch Special
Hot Lunch Special is a must for anyone who likes offbeat crime dramas, laden with dark humor. Anyone who likes the Coen Brothers absolutely needs to read this.
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