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Don’t Turn the Page: The Horrors and Joys of Junji Ito

February 12, 2021 by Nicholas Finch Leave a Comment

Greenlight Comics is a local comic book store in my home town of Adelaide, Australia, and it holds a very special place in my heart. Not only do I have a great many memories of exciting books and friendly conversations, but it was also the place that let me publish my very first reviews! It’s thanks to them that I’m able to speak to you today, and I’m incredibly grateful for that fact… but today, I want to bring particular attention to their business model.

Unlike many other LCS’s that I know of, Greenlight is particularly special in that it prides itself on how it prioritises independent and creator-owned books over the likes of Marvel and DC. While there is the usual superhero shelf, it’s hardly bigger than the shelves you might see on local creators, biographies, crime and LGBTQ content. In presenting itself like a bookstore, I’m able to find content I never would have read had I visited another store, like Barrier or Animus. Image tends to be what sells the most at their store, from bestsellers like Saga or The Black Monday Murders. It’d take a lot to outsell the entirety of that company at a store like Greenlight. It’d certainly be absurd to think all of Image’s sales numbers are overshadowed by a single man.

So, let’s talk about Junji Ito. [Read more…] about Don’t Turn the Page: The Horrors and Joys of Junji Ito

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: junji ito

Critics of Vision: Parenthood, Humanity & The Repetition Game in “Vision”

February 12, 2021 by Mark Turetsky 2 Comments

I was in a theater conservatory program in college. One day I was moving into a dorm in New York City’s East Village. A few days later I trekked across town to my first day of training in a nondescript second floor studio space amongst the warehouses and unmarked nightclubs of Chelsea’s meatpacking district. Our syllabus had the sorts of classes you’d expect from an acting school; Script Analysis, Movement, Voice, Speech, Performance Technique, but there was one class listed that I could not figure out: Repetition. [Read more…] about Critics of Vision: Parenthood, Humanity & The Repetition Game in “Vision”

Filed Under: Featured, Marvel Reviews Tagged With: scarlet witch, vision, wandavision

Just Imagine… Stan Lee Creating The DC Universe, Vol. 2

February 11, 2021 by Sara Century Leave a Comment

When one thinks back on early aughts comic book curiosities, one prominent entry on the list might be Stan Lee’s Just Imagine… universe, in which he (and many, many artists) created a reimagining of the DC Universe by feeding Lee a basic premise and letting him go his own weird direction with the idea.

This shaky groundwork did not make for an especially groundbreaking series, and the issues have seldom been referenced since, with a few exceptions (every wild idea at DC comes back in a Grant Morrison comic at some point). Still, most things Lee was ever even remotely involved in are being recollected today, and so we’ve got a two-part trade that collects these wacky, wacky stories. We’re talking about the second volume of Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating the DC Universe here. [Read more…] about Just Imagine… Stan Lee Creating The DC Universe, Vol. 2

Filed Under: DC Reviews, Featured Tagged With: DC Comics, Stan Lee

The Compassionate Brutality of “Wonder Woman: Dead Earth”

February 10, 2021 by Matt Draper Leave a Comment

In the aftermath of a fiery apocalypse, humanity clings to life with little hope of a future. And into this world awakens Diana of Themyscira. But what can Diana save when so little of the world she loves remains? And what will become of Wonder Woman when she learns the truth of what happened centuries ago?

Daniel Warren Johnson’s 4-issue miniseries “Wonder Woman: Dead Earth” was published in 2020 under DC Comics’ Black Label imprint and follows Princess Diana, who has suddenly woken up in a post-apocalyptic earth. The causes of Earth’s destruction are vague, but centuries earlier the planet was scorched and now a small band of survivors fights to stay alive in a barren wasteland overrun by grotesque monsters known as the haedra. The fight to save what’s left of humankind will reveal what caused this apocalypse and challenge Wonder Woman’s values of love and compassion in a brutal, hopeless world. [Read more…] about The Compassionate Brutality of “Wonder Woman: Dead Earth”

Filed Under: DC Reviews, Featured Tagged With: Wonder Woman

How to (Re)Read the Hickman Era of X-Men: House of X #1 Pt. 2

February 10, 2021 by David Bowen Leave a Comment

HOX 1: The House That Xavier Built—the second half

Note: Because this is a double-size premier issue, our re-read of it is broken into two segments.

Related:

Hickman X-Men Reading Order

Krakin’ Krakoa!

More in this series!

[Read more…] about How to (Re)Read the Hickman Era of X-Men: House of X #1 Pt. 2

Filed Under: Featured, Marvel Reviews Tagged With: hickman, X-Men

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