Category Archives: Popular Culture
Just What the Doctor Ordered
Medical thrillers, especially as they cross over into the horror or supernatural genre, are apparently hot right now in comics. Back in October my Comics Alternative co-host, Andy Kunka, and I discussed the first collected trade of Brandon Seifert and Lukas … Continue reading
Super Housewives, Gothic Chicks, and Existence Itself
I’ve been reading, or catching up on, several comics series lately, varying in scope from superhero-inspired tales to gothic horror to ambitious fantasies. In the supe category, two of the titles I’ve been reading are Supurbia and new Harbinger. I had heard of … Continue reading
New Morning
No, contrary to the title of this posting, this isn’t any kind of commentary on Bob Dylan, one of his many “comebacks,” or music associated in any way with Archibald MacLeish. This posting is about another kind of morning, that … Continue reading
Morning Glories Revisited
Recently I’ve been catching up on Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma’s Morning Glories series, as well as rereading the first couple of narrative arcs for purposes of recall and setup. What prompted this revisitation — especially in light of my previous … Continue reading
Comics Cornucopia, Part 4: Supes
Lately I’ve been commenting on the various comics I’ve been reading these past several weeks. The list has been varied: some comics that get monthly and have been meaning to catch up on, some books I’ve been meaning to read … Continue reading
Comics Cornucopia, Part 3: Disappointments
Of the comics I’ve been catching up on lately, there are two titles that, unfortunately, stand out as disappointments. I had expected a lot more from these, but for various reasons, I found them falling short of my expectations. The … Continue reading
Goodbye to Scalped
I’ve been reading a number of things over the past couple of weeks. Some — such as Petrograd, Tune: The Vanishing Point, and volumes of Witch Doctor and Atomic Robo — are books that Andy and I will discuss in upcoming episodes of The … Continue reading
Going Through the Stack
One of my habits when reading comic books — and I’m referring to actual comic books (monthlies, floppies), not what is commonly referred to as “graphic novels” — is to hold on to several month’s worth of them and then … Continue reading
Re-Understanding Comics
Recently I picked up Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art, rereading the book for the umpteenth time. I am doing so because I’m using it as a text in a course I’m teaching this semester, and I always like to … Continue reading
Good Stuff at First Second
Over the past several years, I’ve been impressed with many of the books coming out of First Second, which is part of Macmillan. They’ve published the volumes in Grady Klein’s Lost Colony series, Yang’s American Born Chinese, Sfar’s Klezmer: Tales of the … Continue reading