Immortal X-Men as a book was always something of a tough sell. Having to follow up on potentially the most important X-Men run
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Epic Fadeout: The Conclusion to X Lives / X Deaths of Wolverine
[Adam Kubert & Frank Martin Jr.]
Hey—at least it wasn’t a wipeout!
It sure looks real pretty. We continue to get some of the loveliest Josh Cassara art—but only where he’s really allowed to breathe, in the quieter, more painterly moments, as here. It’s quite romantic, and I’m sure the captain and his new mate thought so too 😉. [Read more…] about Epic Fadeout: The Conclusion to X Lives / X Deaths of Wolverine
Moon Knight Midnight Mission Review!
Following on the heels of the Avengers “Age of Khonshu” story arc, Moon Knight: The Midnight Mission
He’s Batman, but crazy; he’s got a suit; some of multiple personalities have been replaced by Wolverine and Spider-Man; Jeff Lemire is writing it. For as much as people seem to like the character and hold his earliest runs in high regard, Moon Knight has always seemed like a character in search of an audience. So they just keep retooling, slapping on new coats of paint, lights and buzzers. Compared to say, Ghost Rider, the Punisher or even Namor, all of whom seem to stay pretty consistent through various relaunches.
And don’t get me wrong, I’ve never let that stop me from picking up an issue of Moon Knight, but he’s never been a character I felt like I needed to keep up with month to month. This first volume has entirely changed my mind about that. With this new run, it feels like ideas are taking precedence over the gimmicks. [Read more…] about Moon Knight Midnight Mission Review!
Creannotators #79: “How I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp” with writer Anthony Del Col!
This week on Creannotators, I’m talking “How I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp” with writer Anthony Del Col. We talk about the process of crafting journalistic stories for Insider magazine, backlash to political stories, his work at Marvel and his favorite Assassins Creed games.
On Comic Book Herald’s ‘Creannotators’ I’ll be interviewing some of my favorite creators in comics about specific runs, graphic novels or series, looking for their insights on the inspirations behind the work and ideas or hidden material readers may have missed. Creannotators is an audio annotative guide to enjoying the intricacies and thinking in the art. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the comics!
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[Read more…] about Creannotators #79: “How I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp” with writer Anthony Del Col!Star Wars Legends: Rise of the Sith Omnibus Review!
For modern audiences, the stories collected in the Star Wars Legends: Rise of the Sith Omnibus–first published by Dark Horse Comics over the course of the ‘90s and ‘00s but published today by Marvel Comics under the terms of their current licensing agreement–face a pair of uphill battles. For one, all of these stories are non-canonical “Legends,” meaning they don’t count in the current Star Wars narrative continuity, for whatever that is worth to any given reader. For another, they all take place in one of the lesser-loved eras of the Star Wars chronology, just before and after the events of The Phantom Menace.
Even though the prequel trilogy overall has received something of a reappraisal, as fans who encountered it as children have grown up to remember it with some of the nostalgia that drives fans of the original trilogy (and because many of the characters and concepts introduced by the prequels have since been mined for better and better-received stories in other mediums), The Phantom Menace itself remains something of the black sheep of the Star Wars family. [Read more…] about Star Wars Legends: Rise of the Sith Omnibus Review!