Last week we looked over the dense, messy and admittedly somewhat disputed publication history of Miracleman. Whilst the trajectory of the comic and character has dovetailed with some of the major events of the industry (usually waves of bankruptcy), the ...
Read More »The Long and Sordid History of Miracleman
Sometimes great stories happen behind stories too. In an era where superhero comics dominate so much of other media, it is interesting to look at the more obscure tales that have nonetheless had a profound impact on the medium, industry, ...
Read More »Lost Girls and the nature of filth
Literary ascension is an objective of many genres. Science fiction and fantasy continually battle to have their literary entries recognised, more unconventional media like comic books lobby for validation of their literary qualities, and the digital era may produce new ...
Read More »Alan Moore’s Jerusalem to publish in 2016
No stranger to pushing boundaries, Alan Moore has done it again. Since 2008, Moore has been working on a novel that not only puts the standard novel length to shame, it outright challenges readers everywhere to develop a tenacious reading ...
Read More »Censorship, privacy, and freedom in popular culture
I took a break from my illness-induced comatose existence on the sofa on Friday evening to feel outraged by an article on The Guardian discussing our complete lack of privacy in this day and age. Since the US Government passed ...
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