“God Exists and He’s American” — Thoughts Upon Re-Reading Watchmen
I’ve been torn as to whether to recommend to my friends who aren’t already into comic books that they should go and read Watchmen. On the one hand, it is unquestionably one of (if not the) greatest graphic novels of all time. On the other hand, would someone who’
Top 15 Comic Books of 2008!
Well, I hope you enjoyed my lists of the Top 10 TV Shows and the Top 10 Movies 0f 2008. But, you know, EVERYONE writes those sorts of top 10 lists! So today, I wanted to send some love in the direction of the best comic books that I read in 2008. 2008 was a […]
On the Comics Shelf
There is a lot of terrific comic book work being published these days. Last month I spent a lengthy post discussing Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. Allow me, today, to bring a few other high-quality series to your attention: All Star Superman, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely – The idea
Oh Crap! The Continuing Adventures of Hellboy and the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense
Since the big red guy first appeared in John Byrne’s Next Men #21 back in 1993 (and I am proud to say that I read that issue when it came out!), I have been hooked on Hellboy. The creation of writer-artist Mike Mignola, Hellboy is, on its simplest level, about a monster who k
Astonishing
The various X-Men comic books have been a sales juggernaut for Marvel Comics for almost forty years now, and the success of the three X-Men films has certainly furthered the spread of this franchise. There have been a heck of a lot of talented writers and artists involved in the X-M