Marvel published the 155th issue of GI Joe: A Real American Hero in December of 1994. Almost two decades later, IDW Publishing, which had long-since established its own Joe continuity separate from Marvel’s tales, invited original series writer Larry Hama to pick up where he left off in July 2010 with the release of GI […]
It’s no surprise that comics have a long history with war. Many of the architects of comics served in the military during World War II. Just as much as the hard-boiled worlds of the pulps helped shaped early comic books, war served just as much of an inspiration. Jack Kirby and Joe Simon created Captain […]
Americans experienced 1344 days of World War II, about three and a half years. Many Americans were defined by those years for the rest of their lives. Some of them even until today. It defined America. Every candidate for office was questioned about their war record – Kennedy was accused of staying on crutches for […]
More than any other medium, comics is a home for passion projects. As often as a writer or artist create their own story, character, or title, a creator who has been a fan of a certain hero or franchise since they were young comes to the world of comics to play with those old toys… […]
If soldiers and thieves have one thing in common, it is the allure of one last job. For fifty years, Col. Nick Fury has been both a soldier and a thief as the leader of the Howling Commandos and as THE Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. This life has taught Fury that there is always more work […]
In 2006, longtime Sgt. Rock vet and co-creator Joe Kubert returned to his iconic character for a six-issue miniseries, which he wrote and drew. Sgt. Rock: The Prophecy takes us back to 1943 during the days of World War II, as the Nazis, having occupied Lithuania, have set their sights on Russia. It’s up to […]
One of my absolute favorite war comics – actually, one of my absolute favorite comics, full stop – is about a group of lions that escaped from a zoo. Pride of Baghdad, written by Brian K. Vaughan, is a genius account of a real life events that went down during America’s 2003 invasion and bombing […]
Cassandra Lang was introduced as Scott Lang’s daughter in Marvel Premiere #47 – Lang’s first outing as Ant-Man. We took a look at that issue here. Truth is, though, I was reading about Cassie’s adventures as a superhero before I ever read a single Ant-Man story, so she’s always been fascinating for me. Though […]
Of all the superheroes, Henry Pym was the first of his type and there are now only three. This has not served the character well but may serve him better in the future. Henry Pym first appeared in Tales to Astonish 27, which was back in its all-monster days. In fact, Tales to Astonish […]
Paul Rudd is about to don the suit as Scott Lang – the petty thief who stole his way into becoming Ant-Man, the little superhero that could – on the big screen. We recently took a look at the latest Ant-Man series with Lang in the titular role, so it’s only fair, as we wait […]
Tim Seeley is responsible for some of my favorite comics. He’s currently helming Grayson into an unlikely hit over at DC, but as kickass as that book is, my favorite works of his are his creator-owned comics. Hack/Slash is one of my favorite comics of all time; it’s the sprawling saga of Cassie Hack, the […]
Nick Spencer’s work runs the gamut in terms of topics, style, and tone. He went all dark and Burton-meets-Templesmithy with Bedlam, Morning Glories puts the mystery of Lost into an evil boarding school, Superior Foes of Spider-Man went high action with low characters, and that’s really just beginning to crack the shell. But if there’s […]
We may think of pulps or pulp fiction as gritty crime noir in which cynical not-the-cops characters fight the basest kind of criminal committing the basest kind of crime. But “pulp” is actually a kind of paper, just as “tabloid” is actually a newspaper with a single, central fold. But the pulps took on the […]
