Dave Howlett | April 25, 2013
It doesn’t seem right that a Marvel comic featuring no less than seven of its flagship heroes, an incursion into a parallel universe, and the destruction of an entire plane of reality should be such a boring, talky read. But the latest issue of New Avengers, a book that continues the story of the lazily-named […]
Dave Howlett | April 25, 2013
The last time Mark Millar and Frank Quitely teamed up, they took the reins of The Authority from Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, seemingly hellbent on outdoing their predecessors in city-destroying, mass-casualty mayhem. Their work together on that book put the previously obscure Millar on the map, establishing him as the go-to guy for taking […]
Dave Howlett | March 22, 2013
Jonathan Hickman has, in a short time, earned a reputation as one of comics’ most meticulous long-range planners. This larger sense of overriding structure, most apparent in his acclaimed runs on Marvel’s Fantastic Four and Future Foundation, can be comforting to some degree. It’s nice to know that a greater plan is being realized and […]
Will Kaufman | February 26, 2013
Readers of this site will surely know Warren Ellis for his excellent comic books. Gun Machine is Ellis’ second non-graphic novel (which isn’t to say it’s not plenty graphic at times). His first, Crooked Little Vein, was perhaps more notable for its relentless weirdness than its quality as a story. Is this second outing more successful for Ellis, or should he stick with graphic novels?
Leo Reyna | January 22, 2013
After being absent from the comic book scene for about a year, Warren Ellis announced via a teaser image his new comic series: Scatterlands. Ellis didn’t reveal much about his new comic except it will arrive in late February and be drawn by Jason Howard, known for his work on Super Dinosaur and The Astounding Wolf-Man. The lack […]
Zoe Wadsworth | January 22, 2013
This is an American Crime novel following the story of an unlucky private eye. Alongside his manic-pixie-dream-girl sex-enthusiast sidekick, he follows the trail of the lost Constitution of the United States of America. This isn’t your normal detective adventure. It’s essentially a tour of the most shocking, grotesque, and bizarre sexual rituals Ellis could find on the internet.
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