This week on “Previously On,” I see successful new perspectives told in 3 Image Comics series, and shout the praises of annotations in comics. [Read more…] about PREVIOUSLY ON… #65: The Value of Perspectives in Man-Eaters, Bitter Root, and Jook Joint
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Marvel Year Six: 1967 Pt. 1
This week on My Marvelous Year Zack and Dave read through and discuss the Marvel Comics of 1967. Doctor Doom captures the Silver Surfer! Spider-Man no more! More Stilt-Man!
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[Read more…] about Marvel Year Six: 1967 Pt. 1The Ultimates Reading Order
It’s honestly hard to quantify the impact the Ultimates have had on the entire Marvel brand, from comics to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Fresh off adjacent stints on Wildstorm’s The Authority, creators Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch gave the Avengers a modern makeover for the launch of the 2000’s Marvel Ultimate Universe. The result was The Ultimates. [Read more…] about The Ultimates Reading Order
Shadow and Weight: Mike Mignola Comics Profile & Chronology
There is something magical about watching someone become who they are. Not so much an evolution, but a refinement, a growing clarity in which their influences and experiences blend together into something that looks like nothing else. This is an especially wonderful thing in comics, because it leads to telling not many stories, but one story — their own story.
And that’s exactly what we get with Hellboy creator Mike Mignola (pronounced Meen-YO-la) as he went from staff artist to, well, himself. [Read more…] about Shadow and Weight: Mike Mignola Comics Profile & Chronology
What’s Up With Thanos in 2019?
A eugooglizer. One who speaks at funerals. Or did you think I’d be too stupid to know what a eugoogly was? — Derek Zoolander
For all the talkof the Marvel Cinematic Universe being the tail now wagging Marvel Comics, the publisher is still capable of zigging just when you think they’ll zag into the corporate synergy. Case in point: Thanos is dead. Long live Thanos.