Tag Archives: Joe Kubert

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (28 September 2020)

Since the current POTUS is so fond of the word, here is your reminder that comics can be awesome, The Losers edition:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (8 June 2020)

One of the reasons this section of the blog went weekly a couple of months ago was as a way to encourage those who could to stay at home in order to help contain the covid-19 pandemic. Now is the … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 March 2020)

Media and politicians continue to refer to the ongoing pandemic as a ‘war,’ but I have some issues with that metaphor. It’s the kind of jingoistic language that is used to exclude any possibility of critical dissent, to exacerbate xenophobic … Continue reading

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Spotlight on The Unknown Soldier, 1977-1980

When I last wrote about The Unknown Soldier – DC’s cult comic about the top US secret agent in World War II – I mentioned how David Michelinie briefly turned the series into a vicious anti-war parable, casting the hero … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (February 2020)

Lowering the level again, here is another monthly reminder that comics can be awesome…

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Spotlight on The Unknown Soldier, 1970-1974

There is a whole branch of spy fiction focusing on World War II going back to the time of the conflict itself. In cinema, the British kicked things off with thrillers such as Night Train to Munich and Contraband. Hollywood … Continue reading

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Minor but cool sci-fi comics

After the remarkable Ex Machina, Alex Garland has now put together another tense, intelligent science fiction film in the form of Annihilation. The movie feels like a welcome reminder that, even though cinema tends to simplify the dense, heady tales … Continue reading

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Spotlight on The Punisher – part 1

Having looked at DC’s most renowned leftist vigilante last week, today Gotham Calling turns to Marvel’s notorious right-wing anti-hero, the Punisher. While he is usually quite a one-note guy (wears a skull on his chest, kills criminals, that’s it), what … Continue reading

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