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Tag Archives: Jeff Lemire
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 April 2024)
Another reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… and another tribute to renditions of facial acting and the art of the close-up:
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged Al Gordon, Al Hartley, Alan Davis, Alpha Flight, Brave and the Bold, covers, Daniel Clowes, Daredevil, David Mazzucchelli, DNAgents, Eightball, Excalibur, Frank Giacoia, Inferior 5, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Jack Adler, Jeff Lemire, Joe Giella, John Byrne, José Villarrubia, Misty, Mitch Schauer, Patsy Walker, Paul Neary, Phantom, Sam Rosen, Stan Goldberg
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (5 December 2022)
Yet another reminder that comic book covers with headshots can be awesome:
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged Action Comics, Chip Kidd, covers, Dan Green, Dave McCaig, David Mack, Foolkiller, Frank Miller, Frank Quitely, Gasp!, Glenn Fabry, Hellblazer, Inhuman, J.J. Birch, Jeff Lemire, Jessica Jones, Joe Brozowski, John Totleben, Jonah Hex, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Marte Gracia, Pepe Larraz, Phil Noto, Sin City, Wonder Woman, X-Men
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2020’s books of the year – part 1
A couple of years ago, I started picking a Gotham Calling Book of the Year, spotlighting recently published comics that best engaged with this blog’s passions. To compensate for the lengthy silence, though, this time around I’ll do a longer … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Tagged Alan Grant, Andrea Sorrentino, Ann Nocenti, Arkham Asylum, Bog Bodies, Brüno, Chuck Dixon, Cold War, Declan Shalvey, Erica Henderson, Fabien Nury, Gary Kato, Gavin Fullerton, Graham Nolan, horror, J.H. Williams III, Jeff Lemire, Johnny Dynamite, Joker, Jordie Bellaire, Ken Fitch, Leonard Kirk, Mark Russell, Marv Wolfman, Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane, Ms. Tree, noir, Norm Breyfogle, Pete Morisi, politics, Rachel Dodson, Rebecca Nalty, Richard Pace, Second Coming, Steve Moore, Terry Beatty, Terry Dodson, Tom Peyer
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (23 November 2020)
Just another weekly reminder that comics can be awesome…
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged 100 Bullets, Bloodshot, covers, Dave Johnson, Elektra, Igor Kordey, Jeff Lemire, John Cassaday, Mike Del Mundo, Nathan Eyring, Smoke, Transmetropolitan
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Two-fisted cyberpunk comics
Every once in a while, the zeitgeist hits the world of cinema with just the right creative force for it to spit out a bunch of simultaneous gems with a similar mood. For example, 1981 was clearly one of the … Continue reading
Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
Tagged B. Clay Moore, Bloodshot, Christos Gage, Cory Smith, Daniel Kibblesmith, Duane Swierczynski, Emanuela Lupacchino, Fred van Lente, Guillermo Ortego, Jeff Lemire, Joe Harris, Johnnie Christmas, Joseph Cooper, Joshua Dysart, Magnus Robot Fighter, Matt Hollingsworth, movies, politics, Rick Remender, Roberto Castro, Rus Wooton, science fiction, Sean Murphy, Tokyo Ghost, Trevor Hairsine, Will Rosado
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I can’t get enough of adventure comics
It has been a year since ABC cancelled its witty adventure show Agent Carter and I’m still looking for something with the same jazzy panache and the ability to conjure that old-school type of silly, joyful escapades. Don’t get me … Continue reading
Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Gordon, Alan Moore, Art Adams, Brian K. Vaughan, Cara Sherman-Tereno, Chris Sprouse, Chuck Dixon, Cliff Chiang, Dave Gibbons, Descender, Doug Moench, Dustin Nguyen, Ed Brubaker, Evangeline, Gary Gianni, Ian Edginton, Jeff Lemire, Jerry Ordway, Jim Balent, John Statema, Judith Hunt, Mark Waid, Matt Wilson, Minck Oosterveer, Paper Girls, Peter Hogan, Red Seas, Ricardo Villagran, science fiction, space opera, Steve Moore, Steve Wands, Steve Yeowell, sword & sorcery, The Unknown, Todd Klein, Tom Strong
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Spotlight on Mike Grell’s Green Arrow
Every once in a while, I like to shift gears and talk about comics set outside Gotham City that Batman fans should nevertheless enjoy because their genres (crime, superhero, fantastic adventure) are close to the mood of the Dark Knight. … Continue reading