I spent a decade of my life happily working in a comic shop, so I got used to people asking for my recommendations. Most of the time, customers were happy to try out the books I suggested. However, my toughest sell was always one of the comics I was most passionate about: Swamp Thing.
Alan Moore's seminal run on the book — more on that later — was something I discovered very early on in my own reading journey due to the writer's undeniable impact on Neil Gaiman, who served as my introduction to comics via "The Sandman." Once I had finished every Gaiman book I could find, I got started on the work of Alan Moore, whom he had cited as a major influence.
Of course, I loved "Watchmen" and "V For Vendetta," both undisputed classics, but it was Moore's work on "Swamp Thing" that truly blew my teenage mind.
Alan Moore's seminal run on the book — more on that later — was something I discovered very early on in my own reading journey due to the writer's undeniable impact on Neil Gaiman, who served as my introduction to comics via "The Sandman." Once I had finished every Gaiman book I could find, I got started on the work of Alan Moore, whom he had cited as a major influence.
Of course, I loved "Watchmen" and "V For Vendetta," both undisputed classics, but it was Moore's work on "Swamp Thing" that truly blew my teenage mind.
- 1/21/2023
- by Jamie Gerber
- Slash Film
When The Sandman was initially published in 1989, Neil Gaiman‘s horror-fantasy comic series was praised as a groundbreaking piece of art, aided by the surreal and often unnerving illustrations by Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Jill Thompson, Shawn McManus, Marc Hempel, and Michael Zulli. The story of the anthropomorphic personification of Dream as he returns to his realm after a decades-long […]
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- 7/21/2020
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
It's not true. It was a joke in an interview I'm afraid Rt @PickleAM: Please oh please let it be true that @twhiddleston will play Morpheus! — Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) December 17, 2014 Related Content: Why The Sandman Movie Was Not On WB's Superhero Movie Schedule Neil Gaiman On Sandman And Books Of Magic Films That Almost Were Comics: Neil Gaiman's Sandman Series First Pitched To George R.R. Martin The Sandman is an American comic book series written by English writer Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics. Artists that have collaborated with Gaiman on the title include Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, Jill Thompson, Shawn McManus, Marc Hempel, and Michael Zulli, lettering by Todd Klein, and covers by Dave McKean. Beginning with issue #47, it was placed under the Vertigo imprint. On film and television adaptations of Sandman, Gaiman is most famously quoted for stating, "[I'd] rather see no Sandman movie made than a bad Sandman movie.
- 12/17/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
The Witching Hour
Writers: Steve Beach, Lauren Beukes, Brett Lewis, Annie Mok, Emily Carroll, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Matthew Sturges, Ales Kot, Toby Litt, Mariah Huehner
Artists: Steve Beach, Gerhard Human, Cliff Chiang, Annie Mok, Emily Carroll, Ming Doyle, Shawn McManus, Morgan Jeske, Mark Buckingham, Victor Santos, Tula Lotay
Colorists: John Kalisz, Giulia Brusco, Jordie Bellaire, Travis Lanham
Publisher: Vertigo Comics
The Witching Hour is an anthology by a mixture of new and long-establishing comics talents to tell eight page stories that somehow deal with ghosts and witches. Some of the stories are scary. Others are emotional or funny. They have a wide variety of settings from 19th Century England to a future mission to Mars. The majority of them deal with some kind of problem, like war, child abuse, homophobia, misogyny, or just plain hate. The best thing about anthologies is even if one story is horrid, there are two...
Writers: Steve Beach, Lauren Beukes, Brett Lewis, Annie Mok, Emily Carroll, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Matthew Sturges, Ales Kot, Toby Litt, Mariah Huehner
Artists: Steve Beach, Gerhard Human, Cliff Chiang, Annie Mok, Emily Carroll, Ming Doyle, Shawn McManus, Morgan Jeske, Mark Buckingham, Victor Santos, Tula Lotay
Colorists: John Kalisz, Giulia Brusco, Jordie Bellaire, Travis Lanham
Publisher: Vertigo Comics
The Witching Hour is an anthology by a mixture of new and long-establishing comics talents to tell eight page stories that somehow deal with ghosts and witches. Some of the stories are scary. Others are emotional or funny. They have a wide variety of settings from 19th Century England to a future mission to Mars. The majority of them deal with some kind of problem, like war, child abuse, homophobia, misogyny, or just plain hate. The best thing about anthologies is even if one story is horrid, there are two...
- 10/29/2013
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
The last couple years have been quiet for Vertigo, the DC imprint for mature-comics that published many of the most influential, renowned, and strangest comics of the 1990s: “The Sandman”, “Swamp Thing”, “Animal Man”, “Hellblazer”, “The Invisibles”, “Doom Patrol”, “Preacher”, and “Shade, the Changing Man”, among others. For many years Vertigo was the place-to-be for young ambitious comic writers trying to push the medium forward. Image Comics has taken that spot in recent years, with Vertigo receiving several blows; DC taking their Dcu characters and making them Dcu exclusive, DC canceling their flagship title “Hellblazer”, and the founder and executive editor of Vertigo, Karen Berger, stepping down from her role, having overseen the company from 1993-2013.
Right now Vertigo is being held up on just a few comics; their new flagship “Fables” and spinoff “Fairest”, “The Unwritten”, and normally “American Vampire”, but that comic is now on hiatus while Scott Snyder...
Right now Vertigo is being held up on just a few comics; their new flagship “Fables” and spinoff “Fairest”, “The Unwritten”, and normally “American Vampire”, but that comic is now on hiatus while Scott Snyder...
- 7/3/2013
- by Trevor Dobbin
- SoundOnSight
DC Entertainment released a ton of new solicitations earlier this week, revealing the first official image for Neil Gaiman’s upcoming “Sandman” prequel comic series along with announcing that the imprint will be launching six new series this year!
Revealed exclusively by The New York Times on Monday, it appears that Neal Gaiman will return with artist J.H Williams III (“Batwoman,” “Promethea”) for a new six-issue miniseries titled, “The Sandman: Overture”, serving as a prequel to the original Eisner Award winning “Sandman” series. First launched by Vertigo in 1989, “Sandman” followed the exploits of Dream, a character who exists as the personification of dreams and resides within “the Dreaming”, an imaginary realm in which people go to dream. After being held captive for 70 years, the character enters modern times and attempts to rebuild his kingdom in the land of the Dreaming.
The premise of “Overture” will follow Dream as well...
Revealed exclusively by The New York Times on Monday, it appears that Neal Gaiman will return with artist J.H Williams III (“Batwoman,” “Promethea”) for a new six-issue miniseries titled, “The Sandman: Overture”, serving as a prequel to the original Eisner Award winning “Sandman” series. First launched by Vertigo in 1989, “Sandman” followed the exploits of Dream, a character who exists as the personification of dreams and resides within “the Dreaming”, an imaginary realm in which people go to dream. After being held captive for 70 years, the character enters modern times and attempts to rebuild his kingdom in the land of the Dreaming.
The premise of “Overture” will follow Dream as well...
- 7/2/2013
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
It’s that time again… okay, it’s a little past that normal time, thanks to the Mix March Madness wrapup, but here are the preview materials for DC Comics releases for July 2012.
What’s on tap this month? More of the Before Watchmen books, with the debut of Ozymandias from Len Wein and Jae Lee, the conclusion of the Court of Owls storyline and crossover in all the Bat-books, and the debut of the done-in-one book, National Comics, featuring the New 52 Debut (coming right at you) of Eternity.
And in the white elephant of desire category, there’s the $300 statue showing the climactic scene from The Dark Knight Returns.
Once more, into the breach? Banzai!
As always, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #1
Written by Len Wein
Art and cover by Jae Lee
Backup story art by John Higgins
1:25 Variant cover by Phil Jimenez...
What’s on tap this month? More of the Before Watchmen books, with the debut of Ozymandias from Len Wein and Jae Lee, the conclusion of the Court of Owls storyline and crossover in all the Bat-books, and the debut of the done-in-one book, National Comics, featuring the New 52 Debut (coming right at you) of Eternity.
And in the white elephant of desire category, there’s the $300 statue showing the climactic scene from The Dark Knight Returns.
Once more, into the breach? Banzai!
As always, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #1
Written by Len Wein
Art and cover by Jae Lee
Backup story art by John Higgins
1:25 Variant cover by Phil Jimenez...
- 4/12/2012
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
It’s that time again… here are the preview materials for DC Comics releases for May 2012.
As you can see, DC is clearly getting excited about the imminent arrival of The Dark Knight Rises with new movie statues showing Anne Hathaway, Christian Bale, and Tom Hardy, the return of Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham’s Batman Incorporated and the long awaited arrival of Batman: Earth One by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, and the Talon appearing in every single Batman book this month… and even All-Star Western?
Plus, with the return of Earth One, we also get the return of Earth Two– and the return of the World’s Finest.
Shall we get into it? Let’s!
As always, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Earth Two #1
Written by James Robinson
Art by Nicola Scott and Trevor Scott
Cover by Greg Capullo
1:25 Variant cover by Ivan Reis and...
As you can see, DC is clearly getting excited about the imminent arrival of The Dark Knight Rises with new movie statues showing Anne Hathaway, Christian Bale, and Tom Hardy, the return of Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham’s Batman Incorporated and the long awaited arrival of Batman: Earth One by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, and the Talon appearing in every single Batman book this month… and even All-Star Western?
Plus, with the return of Earth One, we also get the return of Earth Two– and the return of the World’s Finest.
Shall we get into it? Let’s!
As always, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Earth Two #1
Written by James Robinson
Art by Nicola Scott and Trevor Scott
Cover by Greg Capullo
1:25 Variant cover by Ivan Reis and...
- 2/13/2012
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
We hold in our hands the covers for DC Comics this February. As a child of four can plainly see, these comics have been hermetically sealed in a Cgc 9.9 slab, and they’ve been kept in a #2 mayonnaise jar under a giant stack of returned copies of Holy Terror since noon today.
What do we have worth noting? The new look of Darkseid, and we’re far enough into the new 52 books that it’s time for Batman to start crossing over in all of them. Plus Mara Jade, the red-haired assassin who fell in love with her blond-haired man she was sent to kill– oh, I’m sorry, that’s from Star Wars. This is Mera in a jade outfit. Our mistake.
Shall we? Surely!
As usual, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Justice League #6
Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams
1:...
What do we have worth noting? The new look of Darkseid, and we’re far enough into the new 52 books that it’s time for Batman to start crossing over in all of them. Plus Mara Jade, the red-haired assassin who fell in love with her blond-haired man she was sent to kill– oh, I’m sorry, that’s from Star Wars. This is Mera in a jade outfit. Our mistake.
Shall we? Surely!
As usual, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.
Justice League #6
Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams
1:...
- 11/14/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
With Hollywood turning more of its attention to the world of graphic novels for inspiration, I'll cast the spotlight on a new comic book each week that has the potential to pack a theater or keep you glued to your television screens. At the end of some "Adapt This" columns, you'll also find thoughts from the industry's top comic creators about the books they'd like to see make the jump from page to screen.
This Week's Book: "Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love" by Chris Roberson and Shawn McManus
The Premise: Popular storybook heroine Cinderella may seem like a man-crazy, shoe-obsessed ditz to the world at large, but she's hiding a big secret: she's actually one of the greatest spies who ever lived. Tasked with investigating the black-market sale of magical weapons, Cinderella's investigation has her crossing paths with Aladdin, Puss in Boots, and a variety of other famous (and not-so-famous...
This Week's Book: "Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love" by Chris Roberson and Shawn McManus
The Premise: Popular storybook heroine Cinderella may seem like a man-crazy, shoe-obsessed ditz to the world at large, but she's hiding a big secret: she's actually one of the greatest spies who ever lived. Tasked with investigating the black-market sale of magical weapons, Cinderella's investigation has her crossing paths with Aladdin, Puss in Boots, and a variety of other famous (and not-so-famous...
- 10/5/2011
- by Rick Marshall
- ifc.com
Vertigo's "Bad Doings and Big Ideas: A Bill Willingham Deluxe Edition", available November 16, 2011, is written by Bill Willingham, with illustrations by Shawn McManus, Paul Guinan, Mark Buckingham and cover by James Bennett :
"...the new hardcover collection of tales from 'Fables' writer Bill Willingham, includes the miniseries 'Proposition Player', 'The Sandman Presents: The Thessaliad and Thessaly- Witch For Hire' plus 'The Dreaming', 'Merv Pumpkinhead: Agent Of D.R.E.A.M.', 'The Sandman Presents: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Dreams But Were Afraid To Ask', plus Willingham's short stories from 'House Of Mystery' and 'Flinch'..."
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"...the new hardcover collection of tales from 'Fables' writer Bill Willingham, includes the miniseries 'Proposition Player', 'The Sandman Presents: The Thessaliad and Thessaly- Witch For Hire' plus 'The Dreaming', 'Merv Pumpkinhead: Agent Of D.R.E.A.M.', 'The Sandman Presents: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Dreams But Were Afraid To Ask', plus Willingham's short stories from 'House Of Mystery' and 'Flinch'..."
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- 8/26/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Fables's new spinoff has been unveiled at Comic-Con. Writer Bill Willingham revealed Fairest, the new title emerging from the pages of his multiple award-winning comic, during the Vertigo: Fables panel in San Diego. The first arc will be written by Willingham and illustrated by celebrated artists Phil Jimenez. "It's an ongoing series, but it's almost a series of miniseries," Willingham told Comic Book Resources. "We'll have an arc with Sleeping Beauty and see what's happened to her lately, but then when we do a Cinderella arc, Chris Roberson and Shawn McManus will return to the character, as they do such a wonderful job on Cinderella's adventures, but from now on those miniseries will fold into this series." The second arc, 'Rapunzel in Japan', (more)...
- 7/25/2011
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
Fables's new spinoff has been unveiled at Comic-Con. Writer Bill Willingham revealed Fairest, the new title emerging from the pages of his multiple award-winning comic, during the Vertigo: Fables panel in San Diego. The first arc will be written by Willingham and illustrated by celebrated artists Phil Jimenez. "It's an ongoing series, but it's almost a series of miniseries," Willingham told Comic Book Resources. "We'll have an arc with Sleeping Beauty and see what's happened to her lately, but then when we do a Cinderella arc, Chris Roberson and Shawn McManus will return to the character, as they do such a wonderful job on Cinderella's adventures, but from now on those miniseries will fold into this series." The second arc, 'Rapunzel in Japan', (more)...
- 7/25/2011
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
2:40: And that’s the way to end the show! Enjoy the after parties, everybody!
2:35: Best Graphic Album-New: Tie! Return of the Dapper Men, by Jim McCann and Janet Lee (Archaia); Wilson, by Daniel Clowes (Drawn & Quarterly)
2:31: Best Graphic Album-Reprint: Wednesday Comics, edited by Mark Chiarello (DC)
2:28: Best Adaptation from Another Work: The Marvelous Land of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, adapted by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young (Marvel)
2:18: Best Continuing Series: Chew, by John Layman and Rob Guillory (Image)
2:13: Best Limited Series: Daytripper, by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá (Vertigo/DC)
2:11: That King fella on American Vampire has talent. Of course, he’s no Joe Hill…
2:08: Best New Series: American Vampire, by Scott Snyder, Stephen King, and Rafael Albuquerque (Vertigo/DC)
2:06: Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award: Nate Simpson for...
2:35: Best Graphic Album-New: Tie! Return of the Dapper Men, by Jim McCann and Janet Lee (Archaia); Wilson, by Daniel Clowes (Drawn & Quarterly)
2:31: Best Graphic Album-Reprint: Wednesday Comics, edited by Mark Chiarello (DC)
2:28: Best Adaptation from Another Work: The Marvelous Land of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, adapted by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young (Marvel)
2:18: Best Continuing Series: Chew, by John Layman and Rob Guillory (Image)
2:13: Best Limited Series: Daytripper, by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá (Vertigo/DC)
2:11: That King fella on American Vampire has talent. Of course, he’s no Joe Hill…
2:08: Best New Series: American Vampire, by Scott Snyder, Stephen King, and Rafael Albuquerque (Vertigo/DC)
2:06: Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award: Nate Simpson for...
- 7/23/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
I’ll admit it: I’m cheating. This iteration of the Sandman Meditations will discuss two Sandman episodes instead of the regular one.
Fables & Reflections collects a group of Sandman stories that appeared in a variety of venues over a fairly wide range of time. Having read only the first two at this point, I don’t know if there are linking threads, themes, or threnodies among the stories, but we can revisit the idea at the end of the book.
The reason I’m tackling two stories today is that the first, “Fear of Falling”, is very short. If I wanted to get all deconstructive (sometimes, after all, I do…) I could perhaps write 800-1,000 words on the implications and imbrications of particular words and panels within this one very short Sandman story, but sometimes restraint is an desirable quality in a writer. Perhaps if I practice restraint, one...
Fables & Reflections collects a group of Sandman stories that appeared in a variety of venues over a fairly wide range of time. Having read only the first two at this point, I don’t know if there are linking threads, themes, or threnodies among the stories, but we can revisit the idea at the end of the book.
The reason I’m tackling two stories today is that the first, “Fear of Falling”, is very short. If I wanted to get all deconstructive (sometimes, after all, I do…) I could perhaps write 800-1,000 words on the implications and imbrications of particular words and panels within this one very short Sandman story, but sometimes restraint is an desirable quality in a writer. Perhaps if I practice restraint, one...
- 5/3/2011
- by Matthew Cheney
- Boomtron
The nominations for the Eisner Awards were announced yesterday at Wondercon, and publisher DC Comics cleaned house recieving 14 nominations — the most of any publisher. Here is the complete list of nominations. If you’ve been away from comics for a while, or want to try a new addiction, then these are (some of) the best of the best out there right now:
Best Short Story
“Bart on the Fourth of July,” by Peter Kuper, in Bart Simpson #54 (Bongo) “Batman, in Trick for the Scarecrow,” by Billy Tucci, in Dcu Halloween Special 2010 (DC) “Cinderella,” by Nick Spencer and Rodin Esquejo, in Fractured Fables(Silverline Books/Image) “Hamburgers for One,” by Frank Stockton, in Popgun vol. 4 (Image) “Little Red Riding Hood,” by Bryan Talbot and Camilla d’Errico, inFractured Fables (Silverline Books/Image) “Post Mortem,” by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark, in I Am an Avenger#2 (Marvel)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
The Cape,...
Best Short Story
“Bart on the Fourth of July,” by Peter Kuper, in Bart Simpson #54 (Bongo) “Batman, in Trick for the Scarecrow,” by Billy Tucci, in Dcu Halloween Special 2010 (DC) “Cinderella,” by Nick Spencer and Rodin Esquejo, in Fractured Fables(Silverline Books/Image) “Hamburgers for One,” by Frank Stockton, in Popgun vol. 4 (Image) “Little Red Riding Hood,” by Bryan Talbot and Camilla d’Errico, inFractured Fables (Silverline Books/Image) “Post Mortem,” by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark, in I Am an Avenger#2 (Marvel)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
The Cape,...
- 4/8/2011
- by Brandon Johnston
- ScifiMafia
The 2011 Eisner Award nominations have just been announced.
Heading the 2011 nominees with five nominations is Return of the Dapper Men, a fantasy hardcover by writer Jim McCann and artist Janet Lee and published by Archaia, with nominations for Best Publication for Teens, Best Graphic Album–New, Best Writer, Best Artist, and Best Publication Design. Two comics series have four nominations: Morning Glories by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma (published by Shadowline/Image) and Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (published by Idw). A variety of titles have received three nominations, including the manga Wilson (Drawn & Quarterly), and Mike Mignola’s Hellboy titles (Dark Horse).
The creator with the most nominations is Mignola with five (including cover artist), followed by Spencer and Hill, each with four. Several creators received three nominations: McCann & Lee, Rodriquez, Urasawa, and Clowes, plus writer Ian Boothy (for Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book and...
Heading the 2011 nominees with five nominations is Return of the Dapper Men, a fantasy hardcover by writer Jim McCann and artist Janet Lee and published by Archaia, with nominations for Best Publication for Teens, Best Graphic Album–New, Best Writer, Best Artist, and Best Publication Design. Two comics series have four nominations: Morning Glories by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma (published by Shadowline/Image) and Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (published by Idw). A variety of titles have received three nominations, including the manga Wilson (Drawn & Quarterly), and Mike Mignola’s Hellboy titles (Dark Horse).
The creator with the most nominations is Mignola with five (including cover artist), followed by Spencer and Hill, each with four. Several creators received three nominations: McCann & Lee, Rodriquez, Urasawa, and Clowes, plus writer Ian Boothy (for Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book and...
- 4/8/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Nominations for the coveted Eisner Awards were announced Thursday, and in the big category of Best Continuing Series, newcomer Morning Glories got one of the nominations as did Jason Aaron’s long running series, Scalped and two soon-to-be TV series Locke & Key and Chew. Morning Glories writer Nick Spencer got his first Eisner Nomination for Best Writer and Morning Glories got multiple nominations. Other books getting multiple noms were Chew by John Layman and Rob Guillory, Return of the Dapper Men by Jim McCann and Janet Lee, Terry Moore’s Echo, Daryn Cooke’s The Outfit, and again, Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez.
Often described as the Oscars of the comics industry, the winners will be announced at Comic-Con International in San Diego this July. Please use the following list of nominated books as an essential great guide for some of the very best comics published in...
Often described as the Oscars of the comics industry, the winners will be announced at Comic-Con International in San Diego this July. Please use the following list of nominated books as an essential great guide for some of the very best comics published in...
- 4/8/2011
- by Ernie Estrella
- BuzzFocus.com
Danny Djeljosevic
Hip-hop is a weird genre because the albums are often not the desired output. Instead the mixtape (“Album Before The Album!!!”) is where it’s at. I suppose sometimes you get that in rock/indie rock where sometimes the demo is better than the studio track. As I understand it, in hip-hop you release the mixtape for the hardcore fans and the streets, while you release the record to make all that cash you brag about. Which is why Ludacris, a brilliant, hilarious rapper, releases rubbish albums that try to appeal to everyone (here’s the banger, here’s the gangsta track, here’s the one for the ladies…) so that nobody is happy. I’ve listened to Lil Wayne’s studio albums once or twice, but I’ve listened to his No Ceilings mixtape a Ton.
So welcome to This Week in Comics, where every day is...
Hip-hop is a weird genre because the albums are often not the desired output. Instead the mixtape (“Album Before The Album!!!”) is where it’s at. I suppose sometimes you get that in rock/indie rock where sometimes the demo is better than the studio track. As I understand it, in hip-hop you release the mixtape for the hardcore fans and the streets, while you release the record to make all that cash you brag about. Which is why Ludacris, a brilliant, hilarious rapper, releases rubbish albums that try to appeal to everyone (here’s the banger, here’s the gangsta track, here’s the one for the ladies…) so that nobody is happy. I’ve listened to Lil Wayne’s studio albums once or twice, but I’ve listened to his No Ceilings mixtape a Ton.
So welcome to This Week in Comics, where every day is...
- 4/5/2010
- by Danny Djeljosevic
Saga of the Swamp Thing Book Two
By Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, John Totleben
DC Comics, 224 pages, $24.99
DC’s hardcover collections of Alan Moore’s run on Swamp Thing continues with the release of the second volume next Wednesday. The nicest thing about these releases is that it prompts us to go back and reread the stories to conjure up memories of what it was like the first time we encountered these tales.
By the time these eight stories saw print in 1984 and 1985, the buzz had grown deafening and clearly this was the most talked about series and set of creators at the time. What Alan did was bring fresh thinking to American comic book concepts and played with the readers’ expectations for mainstream storytelling and horror.
Moore’s gift for words crowded the pages with allusions and imagery previously unseen and when we could look at the artwork, it was stunning.
By Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, John Totleben
DC Comics, 224 pages, $24.99
DC’s hardcover collections of Alan Moore’s run on Swamp Thing continues with the release of the second volume next Wednesday. The nicest thing about these releases is that it prompts us to go back and reread the stories to conjure up memories of what it was like the first time we encountered these tales.
By the time these eight stories saw print in 1984 and 1985, the buzz had grown deafening and clearly this was the most talked about series and set of creators at the time. What Alan did was bring fresh thinking to American comic book concepts and played with the readers’ expectations for mainstream storytelling and horror.
Moore’s gift for words crowded the pages with allusions and imagery previously unseen and when we could look at the artwork, it was stunning.
- 11/20/2009
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Here at Dread Central we're always on the lookout for cool shit to let you guys know about. Luckily for you we've been alerted to a badass new zombie comic anthology series called ZombieBomb! which will be coming at us soon from the fine twisted folks over at Terminal Press.
The first issue is expected to drop sometime in January and will feature stories and art by some pretty heavy hitters including Shawn McManus (Swamp Thing, Sandman, Fables), Neil Vokes (Marvel / DC), Todd Dezago (Spiderman, Tellos, Perhapanauts), and Craig Rousseau (Captain America, Iron Man, Perhapanauts).
Cinema Suicide and contributor to the comic Bryan White just ran a hell of a look at what to expect from the series once it hits the ground shambling, so make sure you hit up the above link to check it out. And while you're at it check out the official ZombieBomb! Facebook fanpage here.
The first issue is expected to drop sometime in January and will feature stories and art by some pretty heavy hitters including Shawn McManus (Swamp Thing, Sandman, Fables), Neil Vokes (Marvel / DC), Todd Dezago (Spiderman, Tellos, Perhapanauts), and Craig Rousseau (Captain America, Iron Man, Perhapanauts).
Cinema Suicide and contributor to the comic Bryan White just ran a hell of a look at what to expect from the series once it hits the ground shambling, so make sure you hit up the above link to check it out. And while you're at it check out the official ZombieBomb! Facebook fanpage here.
- 11/13/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Halloween Week is drawing to a close around Splash Page HQ, but that doesn't mean we're finished with the scary stuff. All week we've brought you lists of our favorite fright-friendly characters from the world of comics, as well as the easiest Halloween costumes to create and the nigh-impossible comic book characters to dress up as this year.
However, the scariest characters in any comic book universe still wouldn't be truly frightening without a good story behind them. That's why your Splash Page team has put together this long list of some of the most terrifying tales they've ever read. Editor Rick Marshall and writers Brian Warmoth, Caleb Goellner and Josh Wigler have each assembled a list of the scariest comics that have stuck with them through the years and skulked in the dark recesses of their comic book memory.
From supernatural threats and viral terrors to alien invasions and sadistic supervillains,...
However, the scariest characters in any comic book universe still wouldn't be truly frightening without a good story behind them. That's why your Splash Page team has put together this long list of some of the most terrifying tales they've ever read. Editor Rick Marshall and writers Brian Warmoth, Caleb Goellner and Josh Wigler have each assembled a list of the scariest comics that have stuck with them through the years and skulked in the dark recesses of their comic book memory.
From supernatural threats and viral terrors to alien invasions and sadistic supervillains,...
- 10/31/2009
- by Splash Page Team
- MTV Splash Page
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