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Catching up with crime comics – Ed Brubaker edition

Last time I did one of these ‘Catching up with crime comics’ posts was a year ago, back in November 2022, looking specifically at Texas-set yarns (in the meantime, I’ve finally read Ethan Hawke’s and Greg Ruth’s Meadowlark, a superb-looking … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (10 October 2022)

A criminal reminder that comic book covers can be awesome:

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Non-Batman crime comics – part 1

As much as I love the outlandish side of Batman comics, with characters like Pee-Wee, the Talking Penguin, I’m actually a huge fan of Dark Knight stories that deploy tropes such as hardboiled dialogue, elaborate capers, twist-filled mysteries, and single-minded … Continue reading

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