Author Archives: Nathanial Perkins

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Off the Cape: Beasts of Burden

By | Nov 14, 2012 | Columns

Before we get into our latest featured comic, I feel an apology is overdue, as I’ve been unable to post an OTC since before Hurricane Sandy. As a resident of New Jersey living close to the shore, my area was hit pretty hard. My grandparents live in Sea Bright, and if you want to see […]

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Off the Cape: Fell

By | Oct 29, 2012 | Columns

These days, comics are not cheap. More and more mainstream comics are reaching for the $3.99 price level, and decompression is the rule. Quite often, you need several issues to complete a story arc. When it’s gotten to the point where you need to throw down over $50 to collect the “most important story ever!” […]

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Off the Cape: Spaceman

By | Oct 17, 2012 | Columns

I am the first one to admit a personal bias for science fiction (I blame “Star Wars” and Isaac Asimov).  Therefore, I can understand your doubts when I say that the miniseries “Spaceman” is Brian Azzarello’s greatest work yet.  Sure, “100 Bullets” sold a lot more copies, but it had trouble maintaining its early momentum […]

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Off the Cape: Shaolin Cowboy

By | Oct 9, 2012 | Columns

In “Soliciting Multiversity: Dark Horse’s September 2012,” we were excited to announce the return of one of my all-time favorite comic book characters: the Shaolin Cowboy, created by Geof Darrow.  In “The Shaolin Cowboy Adventure Magazine,” a pulp-style trade paperback coming out on the 24th from Dark Horse, the Shaolin Cowboy returns in a prose […]

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Off the Cape: Adventure Time

By | Sep 27, 2012 | Columns

Anyone who follows “Comics Should Be Cheap!” every week already knows I’m a huge fan of Kaboom!’s “Adventure Time” comic, based on the hit Cartoon Network show created by Pendleton Ward. The comic version is written by Ryan North, with art usually done by Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb (with talented up-and-comer Mike Holmes filling […]

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Off the Cape: One Soul

By | Sep 17, 2012 | Columns

Every year or two, I stumble across a book that radically expands my understanding of what a comic book is and what it can accomplish.  Some books are determined to push the boundaries of the medium in new and unexpected ways.  Often, attempts at innovation in the medium fail in being good stories, and pull […]

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