Published by DC Comics’ Wildstorm imprint, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN is that most rare of commodities: a truly original idea that takes some of the oldest and most well-worn characters and concepts from classic literature, and finds a way to make them feel new and vital after a century’s worth of translation and adaptation. […]
Comics can be a tough business for veterans. In an industry that’s always looking for The Next Big Thing, sometimes extremely talented, reliable craftsmen can slip through the cracks. It looked like that had happened to one of my favorites, writer/artist Walt Simonson, who hadn’t been all that active in the last few years. Then […]
Exciting times here at Comics 101 HQ these days, gentle readers. In fact, so much so that I’m going to break from the usual goings-on around these parts and talk about two new projects that are very near and dear to my heart, that have been in the works for months and months, and that […]
Well, we’re a little more than halfway through the BEFORE WATCHMEN experiment, and while the question of whether or not the comics should have been produced at all remains one that people can argue back and forth for days on end, it has to be admitted that when it come to the creative result, this […]
It’s a curious happenstance when it comes to horror and comics: there’s one kind of monster that seems to be unique to comics, or at least more prevalent: The swamp monster. Both Marvel and DC have extremely well known “muck monsters” to their credit, both of which seeing their debut in the year 1971. Of […]
We’ve had a lot of fun here over the years with various issues of LOIS LANE in which Lois is either scheming to marry Superman, marrying someone else instead of Superman, or crying as someone else marries Superman. So imagine our surprise to finally find an issue of LOIS LANE where Lois actually marries the […]
As any monster-movie buff can tell you, once Universal Studios realized there was money to be made in their stable of monsters, they began loading them into films by twos and threes, in films like HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN and HOUSE OF DRACULA, which would feature Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, the Wolf Man, the Mummy and any […]
In keeping with our spooky Halloween theme, let’s take a look at one of the best horror-themed characters ever to hit comics: Mike Mignola’s Hellboy. What’s a Hellboy? HELLBOY is a series of miniseries and graphic novels created by Mike Mignola and published by Dark Horse Comics. HELLBOY first made its debut back in 1994, […]
Are you like me? With the new 52 books still not really being to my taste these days, you might be wondering here to turn to in order to get that regular dose of the DC Universe. Luckily for me, there are a couple of sources I can turn to, for brand-new stories (at least […]
You know, some superheroes have it better than others when it comes to origins. Spider-Man was bitten by a radioactive spider; irritating, but hardly traumatic. Superman’s rocketship ride to Earth from Krypton? Maybe crippling emotionally, but hey, he was young – he adjusted. When it come to origins, nobody had it worse than the Spectre, […]
Hard to believe it’s been twenty-six years since Frank Miller’s groundbreaking BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS first hit comic-shop shelves. And ever since then, almost immediately upon its publication, fans have been clamoring for a film adaptation. And while elements and influences of DARK KNIGHT RETURNS can be seen in everything from Tim Burton’s BATMAN […]
Editor’s Note: Once again, I’m behind the eight-ball on deadlines this week (on really exciting new projects for next year that I can’t wait to talk about, but one thing at a time), so we’re going to recover another lost entry from the Comics 101 Archives, this time talking about my favorite Batman artist of […]
Like all of us, every now and then I’m completely wrong about something. And it’s even better when the thing you’re wrong about impresses the hell out of you. I hadn’t been reading FANTASTIC FOUR a couple years back when Jonathan Hickman was writing it. Not out of any specific disdain or dislike of Hickman’s […]
