Who would have thought that the most socially conscious comic series of recent years would be a reincarnation of a 1960s cartoon? In The Flintstones, volume 1 (collecting issues 1 through 6), Mark Russell and Steve Pugh manage to cover ...
Read More »Dark Empire: What could have been in the Star Wars universe
Long before we even had the prequels, the Star Wars universe was expanded upon by numerous novels and comics. Dark Empire is set in the years following the battle of Endor. Tom Veitch picks up the story of the Rebellion ...
Read More »Misogyny and Hypocrisy in the Modern Comics Industry
Well, this is disappointing. Wednesday night saw another comic-book related Twitterstorm, sparked in part by this article by Indie artist Tess Fowler. Inspired by a Twitter discussion started by creator Brandon Graham, the article is basically Fowler speaking about her experiences with ...
Read More »Blacksad: Graphic novels are for adults
Occasionally I get in a jazz and blues mood. On Thursday I started listening to my collection of women singing the blues, and by Saturday I was deep into Louis Armstrong. So I suppose it was something akin to fate ...
Read More »The Acquirers #3
Heavy is the head that wears the crown We are big fans of Game of Thrones over at Pop Verse, and while I think that the Iron Throne would look great in our living room I can’t justify the £20,000 price tag. ...
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All work and no play makes Tony a dull boy We loved Iron Man 3. It was a great wrap-up to the character arc and it made perfect sense as the aftermath to ‘New York’. Also, it had a Hulk Buster ...
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