Catching up with Astro City
I can’t believe that Kurt Busiek’s Astro City is twenty years old! The series remains one of the finest superhero comic books ever created. Begun in the nineties, after a dreary decade of grim, deconstructionist superhero stories had dominated the industry — sub-par
The Top 15 Comic Book Series of 2016 — Part Two!
On Monday I began my list of my Top 15 Comic Book Series of 2016! And now, onward to my TOP FIVE! 5. Lazarus (by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark) — In the future, the planet has regressed into an almost feudal system, with several warring families controlling the planet. The you
The Top 15 Comic Book Series of 2016 — Part One!
I’m excited to wrap up by Best of 2016 lists with my look back at my Fifteen Favorite Comic Book Series of 2016! There were a TON of amazing comic books that I read in 2016 that didn’t make this list. Powers by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming. Huck by Mark
The Great Hellboy Re-Reading Project Part XIX: For Whom The Bell Tolls
And so, at last, we come to the end of my epic project to re-read Mike Mignola’s complete Hellboy saga! Click here for part one, in which I discussed the very first Hellboy tale: the four-part mini-series Seed of Destruction. Click here for part two, in which I discussed
The Great Hellboy Re-Reading Project Part XVIII: End of Days
My epic project to re-read Mike Mignola’s complete Hellboy saga from the very beginning rolls on! Click here for part one, in which I discussed the very first Hellboy tale: the four-part mini-series Seed of Destruction. Click here for part two, in which I discussed The
The Great Hellboy Re-Reading Project Part XVII: Frankenstein Underground
My epic project to re-read Mike Mignola’s complete Hellboy saga from the very beginning is in its home stretch! Click here for part one, in which I discussed the very first Hellboy tale: the four-part mini-series Seed of Destruction. Click here for part two, in which I d
The Great Hellboy Re-Reading Project Part XVI: A Darkness So Great
My epic project to re-read Mike Mignola’s complete Hellboy saga from the very beginning rolls on! Click here for part one, in which I discussed the very first Hellboy tale: the four-part mini-series Seed of Destruction. Click here for part two, in which I discussed The
The Great Hellboy Re-Reading Project Part XV: The Reign of the Black Flame!
My epic project to re-read Mike Mignola’s complete Hellboy saga from the very beginning has entered the home stretch! What began as a series of sporadic mini-series and short-stories featuring the big red occult investigator has deepened over the past twenty years into what is
The Great Hellboy re-Reading Project Part XIV: Lake of Fire
My epic project to re-read Mike Mignola’s complete Hellboy saga from the very beginning is finally nearing its conclusion! What began as a series of sporadic mini-series and short-stories featuring the big red occult investigator has deepened over the past twenty years into wh
The Great Hellboy Re-Reading Project Part XIII: The Return of the Master and Hellboy in Hell!
My epic project to re-read Mike Mignola’s complete Hellboy saga from the very beginning rolls on! What began as a series of sporadic mini-series and short-stories featuring the big red occult investigator has deepened over the past twenty years into what is, for my money, the