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Tag Archives: Nick Spencer
Cool trips into the multiverse
Movie blockbusters have been moving into an ouroboros-like postmodern entropy for a while, from Ready Player One and the LEGO franchise to Space Jam: A New Legacy and Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers, not to mention the whole MCU meta-series … Continue reading
Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
Tagged Casanova, Christian Ward, Cris Peter, Daniel Clowes, Dustin Harvin, Fábio Moon, Felipe Sobreiro, Gabriel Bá, Infinite Vacation, Jeff Powell, Matt Fraction, Motherlands, movies, Nick Spencer, Pete Woods, Rachel Stott, science fiction, Simon Bowland, Simon Spurrier, Stephen Byrne
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If you like Raising Arizona…
Like I mentioned last month, this year I’m going over the Coen brothers’ amazing body of work and recommending further films and comics for fans of each of their masterpieces. This time around, let’s focus on their outlandish follow-up to … Continue reading
Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
Tagged Coen brothers, Marshall Dillon, movies, Nick Spencer, Steve Lieber, The Fix
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2020’s books of the year – part 5
If you read last weeks’ posts, you know what’s going on. Here are Gotham Calling’s top four books of 2020: 4. WHO KILLED JIMMY OLSEN? The original Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen series (1954-1974), about the wacky misadventures of the … Continue reading
Posted in BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Tagged Chrissy Williams, Clayton Cowles, Dan Mora, David Lapham, Fernando Argüello, Grant Morrison, Hedra, horror, Jack Kirby, Jason Lutes, Jeff Stokely, Jesse Lonergan, Jim Rossignol, Kieron Gillen, Loud!, Ludocrats, Maria Llovet, Matt Fraction, Nathan Fairbairn, Nick Spencer, René Goscinny, science fiction, Sergio Serrano, Steve Lieber, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, Tamra Bonvillain
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Comics for Tarantino fans – part 1
Hitman #1 It makes sense that Garth Ennis chose to put this amusing riff on Reservoir Dogs’ opening lines in the very first issue of Hitman. Ennis shares with Quentin Tarantino a penchant for dark humor, graphic dismemberment, and lengthy … Continue reading
Posted in WEBS OF FICTION
Tagged Brian Michael Bendis, Brüno, Darwyn Cooke, David Lapham, Ed Brubaker, Erik Skillman, Fabien Nury, Gabriel Andrade, Garth Ennis, Hermann, horror, Jorge Coelho, Kevin Smith, Kyle Baker, Laurence Croix, Marley Zarcone, movies, Nick Spencer, noir, Paul Azaceta, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Kirkman, Scott Forbes, Sean Phillips, Steve Dillon, Yves H.
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