Tag Archives: Reed Crandall

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (18 March 2024)

You know what can be really awesome? Old pulpy, straight-to-the-point comic book covers:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (19 December 2022)

A reminder that the perspective and framing of comic book covers can be awesome:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (15 August 2022)

In case you forgot, here is one more reminder of how awesome covers can elevate comics’ foundational tropes into something stunning:

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Collected war comics

The folks at Dead Reckoning sent a copy of Garth Ennis’ and Carlos Ezquerra’s The Tankies for me to review, so I figured it would be fun to put the book into context by discussing it together with other collections … Continue reading

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Neat B-level horror short stories

Last year I celebrated Halloween by posting about ten brilliant horror comic book short stories. I could easily fill another post with ten gems – after all, cool horror anthologies are a dime a dozen in this medium… However, this … Continue reading

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10 noir short stories

Given the ongoing heated discussion over police reform and how to rethink public safety, I guess this is an appropriate occasion to highlight one of my favorite genres: crime fiction. As far as comic books go, although there were precedents, … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (10 August 2020)

Just another reminder that comics can be awesome, science adventure edition…  

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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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Brilliant horror short stories

In theory, horror shouldn’t be an easy fit for stories of ten pages or less. For a narrative to be truly scary or disturbing, the stakes should be painstakingly set up, the atmosphere should breathe, the fearful anticipation should be … Continue reading

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