Monthly Archives: August 2014

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Interviews
Exclusive: Dark Horse Announces “LARP!,” A Series of OGNs, from Jolley, deLoache, and Shoop [Interview]

By | Aug 21, 2014 | Interviews

Coming next year from Dark Horse is a new original graphic novel called “LARP!” The book, the first in a proposed series of three, is written by Dan Jolley and Shawn deLoache and illustrated by Marlin Shoop (“G.I. Joe Vs. Cobra,” “Grimm Fairy Tales: Myths and Legends”). Jolley is an acclaimed Young Adult author (the […]

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Columns
Artist August: James Jean [Art Feature]

By | Aug 21, 2014 | Columns

While not explicitly a comic artist, or even an interior artist in any way, James Jean is an artist I became familiar with because of his comic work. Specifically, his work on the covers of “Fables”, the Vertigo series from Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham. Jean’s art graced the covers of over 70 issues in […]

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Reviews
“Supreme: Blue Rose” #2 is Perhaps the Most Subjective Experience in Comics, And That’s a Great Thing [Review]

By | Aug 21, 2014 | Reviews

In “Supreme Blue Rose” #2, Warren Ellis and Tula Lotay continue to turn every concept you might have of the Superman pastiche on its head, starting with placing the focus on the story’s “Lois Lane.” Is someone at DC taking notes? Written by Warren Ellis Illustrated by Tula Lotay Diana Dane is being transported by […]

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Columns
Art Of The Week: Week Of 08/20/2014

By | Aug 20, 2014 | Columns

Are you reading “Shutter”? You should be reading “Shutter”. Joe Keatinge and Leila del Duca are creating one of the most wildly inventive and imaginative comic books I’ve ever read that combines a sense of fantasy and a little sci-fi with family drama like Terry Gilliam meets Wes Anderson. I love it and above is […]

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Artist Alley: Sean Phillips and the Dark Side of Hollywood in “The Fade Out” [Interview]

By | Aug 20, 2014 | Columns, Interviews

Today brings the arrival of the latest entry into Sean Phillips and Ed Brubaker’s growing library of stunning collaborations, as “The Fade Out” debuts at Image Comics. This title, which is a murder mystery (in a way) set in the glittery facade and shady corners of 1940’s Hollywood, is an absolute thrill, and maybe their […]

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Columns
Artist August: R. Crumb [NSFW Art Feature]

By | Aug 20, 2014 | Columns

R. Crumb is one of the pioneers of the underground “comix” movement, and undoubtedly one of the breakout stars of that scene (along with Harvey Pekar, Crumb has a feature film documenting his life). He is one of the most skilled portrait artists of his generation, having drawn many prominent musicians (typically blues and jazz […]

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