Encountering Classic Creators And Comic Art At Toronto Comicon 2019
The 2019 Toronto Comicon ran between March 15th-17th. Despite the name, it’s not the BIG Toronto show (that would be
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What Makes A Cover? Superman # 199
Superman #199 has a cover date of August, 1967. It features a Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson image of a
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The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Tempest #4 Reviewed
The format for this issue of Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill‘s League: Tempest reflects British annuals and weeklies such as
Read moreThe Favorite Reviewed
Yorgos Lanthimos‘ ‘The Favorite’ is up for something like ten Oscar nominations this year and I hope it wins Best Picture.
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Van Gogh Biopic ‘At Eternity’s Gate’ Reviewed
I recently watched Julian Schnabel’s At Eternity’s Gate (starring Willem Dafoe as Vincent van Gogh) about van Gogh’s last years, focusing on
Read moreExcavating The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Tempest # 3
Okay, things are not so dire and momentous as I feared at the end of Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill‘s
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What Makes A Cover? Batman: The Killing Joke
The cover of Batman: The Killing Joke is one of the most genuinely frightening comic book covers ever created. Along
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What Makes A Cover? Daredevil #231
Daredevil 231 has a cover-date of June 1986 and is both pencilled and inked by David Mazzuchelli. There are
Read moreReviewing From Hell Master Edition Volume # 3: The First Murder
There’s really no point in me (at this point) continuing to compare the differences in experience between reading the older
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What Makes A Cover? Zeck And Austin’s Secret Wars # 10
This is the first of what I hope will be a series of blogs devoted to iconic comic book covers
Read moreThe Trials Of Middle Age In Love And Rockets #6
The regular cover of the new issue of Love and Rockets features Luba (who I’m guessing is in her
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Edifice And Enslavement In From Hell: Master Edition Volume 2
The first chapter in the second volume of our colourized series, Chapter Three (named Blackmail or Mrs.
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Talking With The Canada Comics Open Library (CCOL) About Their Launch And Future Goals
(The above cartoon is from the group’s homepage and is by Ben Harvey and Anthony Armstrong) I live in Toronto
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Pondering The Punisher Then And Now
The recent congressional elections in the US made me think of The Punisher. Not that he’d ever make an effective
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From Hell…A New Beginning
It is perhaps no simple coincidence that this book should be reissued around Samhain. At a time when horror movies
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Going On The Road With James Vance And Dan Burr’s Kings In Disguise
I’m listening to a The Best of CCR CD as I write my blog about James Vance and Dan Burr‘s
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The Stakes Are Sky-High In The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Tempest # 2
In the second issue of Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Tempest, our extraordinary creators continue
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Kindred Masters From Different Sides Of The Pond: The Artwork Of Mike Zeck And Brian Bolland
Brian Bolland and Mike Zeck are two of my all-time favourite artists working in comics. You’ll find them at
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The Striking Power And Misgivings Of Frank Miller’s Xerxes # 5
Issue #5 (the final issue) of Frank Miller’s Xerxes begins, like the others in the series, without much context. Time
Read moreLooking At The Genre With Fresh Eyes: On Re-Reading Alan Moore’s Marvelman
I’ve been re-reading Marvelman (reprinted as Miracleman in the U.S. but in the interest of consistency, I’ll use ‘Marvelman’) issues
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Leaping Toward Alexander The Great In Frank Miller’s Xerxes #4
With Xerxes #4, now beyond the halfway point in Frank Miller’s saga about the Peloponnesian Wars, it’s become clear that
Read moreThe Puzzling Fever Dream Of Frank Miller’s Xerxes #3
I really have no idea what to make of Frank Miller‘s Xerxes #3. I spent my reviews of issues #1
Read moreClement Baloup’s Vietnamese Memories, Book 1: Leaving Saigon
Humanoids‘ translation of Clement Baloup‘s anthology about Vietnamese people displaced during the twentieth century begins with an account of him
Read moreSteven Gilbert’s Colville Is Disturbing And Entrancing
I picked up Steven Gilbert’s Colville a few months ago. I didn’t know what to expect. All that I knew
Read moreComics Scholarship At TCAF, Plus An Interview With Barbara Postema Of The CSSC
The Canadian Society for the Study of Comics (CSSC) is an academic society that runs their conference for two days
Read moreA Wander Through TCAF 2018 In Panels And Personalities
The Toronto Comics Arts Festival (TCAF) is a multi-day comics festival put on by the Toronto Public Library, The Beguiling,
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Myth-Making Ousts History In Frank Miller’s Xerxes #2
The new issue of Frank Miller’s Xerxes series looks at the aftermath of the Battle of Marathon, depicted in issue
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Does Frank Miller’s Xerxes # 1 Live Up To The Anticipation?
Frank Miller‘s Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander #1 is out this week
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Advance Review: Once Upon A Time Machine Volume 2 Transcends The Limits Of Greek Myths
(A teenaged Paul Pope reads about Achilles in the Iliad) Once Upon A Time Machine, Vol. 2 is an oddly
Read moreThe Cosplay, Panels, And Comics Of Toronto Comicon
The Toronto Comicon was held this year between March 16th – 18th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. It was
Read morePolitics And Personal Space In ‘Red Winter’ By Anneli Furmark
I was excited to read Anneli Furmark’s Red Winter from Drawn & Quarterly. An acclaimed graphic novelist in her native
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