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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Author: Koom Kankesan
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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“We’re All Living In The Gutter…” : The Toronto Comic Jam
I love going to the Toronto Comic Jam. It’s been around since the nineties and I used
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A Spirit Of Hope In ‘Run For It: Stories Of Slaves Who Fought For Their Freedom’
I found myself reading Marcelo D’Salete‘s Run For It: Stories of Slaves Who Fought For Their Freedom (translated by Andrea Rosenberg
Read moreAging And Changing With A Light Touch – It Don’t Come Easy From Drawn & Quarterly
It Don’t Come Easy is a collection of stories featuring Monsieur Jean, a largely sympathetic Parisien, his shiftless friend Felix,
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The Next Best Thing To Holding Original Pages: Fantagraphics’ Jaime Hernandez Studio Edition
The Jaime Hernandez Studio Edition from Fantagraphics, simply titled Xaime, is a coveted object for die-hard Jaime Hernandez fans. Clothbound,
Read moreAmerica As A Genre In Tim Lane’s Happy Hour In America #1
Tim Lane’s Happy Hour in America #1 from Fantagraphics has fantastic art. I’d heard of Tim Lane before and had
Read moreTime And Tide In Jaime Hernandez’s Angels And Magpies
Angels and Magpies, the latest of the softcover collections featuring Jaime Hernandez‘s work from the pages of Love and Rockets,
Read moreDarth Vader, Stormtroopers & Santa – The Toronto Fan Days Holiday Show With Kevin Boyd And Mike Rooth
This past Saturday saw the advent of the Toronto Fan Days convention at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. There were
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The Inimitable (Or Is That Very Imitable?) Robert Sikoryak’s Take On Trump
Following quickly on the heels of Terms and Conditions (also published by Drawn and Quarterly), Robert Sikoryak’s singular exercise in
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