Comic books I like generally fall into one of two primary categories: 1) well-written, character-driven fare (Gotham Central, Ex Machina);…
Category: Personal
Guy stuff.
Comment: Making Comics Thin-Skinned
It’s no secret that creative types can be pretty thin-skinned when it comes to their art, especially when they’re in…
Free Trade Guerrilla: Superman: Secret Identity (TPB)
Intro time: My name is Oscar and where once I was a rabid collector and all-around comic fiend, I have…
Comment: Giving the People What They Want
Marvel EIC, Joe Quesada, and his main partner in crime, Brian Michael Bendis, caused a minor tempest in a teapot…
Review: Greg Rucka, Novelist
I first came across Greg Rucka’s work in Gotham Central, during his Eisner Award-Winning “half a life” story arc (issues…
Retro: The Sentry (TPB)
I was still out of comics back in 2000 when Marvel pulled off its Sentry hoax, pretending to have discovered…
Indie Spotlight: February 2005
[From the ridiculous to the random to the superb, a quick roundup of notable indie comics (aka, not Marvel or…