Tag Archives: Rick Remender

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (27 March 2023)

A hyperbolic reminder that comics can be awesome! Black Science #28

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Catching up with crime comics – part 1

In the past decade, the small screen has excelled in engrossingly dramatizing capitalism, from the inner workings of corporations in Mad Men, Succession, and Halt and Catch Fire to the parallels – and connections – to organized crime in Better … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (26 July 2021)

Another Monday, another weekly reminder that comics can be awesome…  Black Science #10 Cemetery Beach #7 Savage #3

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Trashy, thrilling sci-fi war comics

Last month, I wrote about the remarkable ending of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but that was not the only cool sci-fi/fantasy series to wrap up in 2019. Rick Remender’s and Matteo Scalera’s Black Science finished its blustery, dreamlike barrage … Continue reading

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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

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (April 2019)

Your monthly reminder that comics can be awesome: Ninja-K #4 Atomic Robo: The Flying She-Devils of the Pacific #3 Black Science #27

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (February)

Your monthly reminder that comics can be awesome… 2000 AD #1577 Black Science #19 Glory #28

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Bombastic sci-fi comics

After the last couple of weeks in the fields of politics and technology, it’s beginning to feel like we’re at the verge of an era when the most farfetched science fiction will become true – not just Children of Men and … Continue reading

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Comics for Tarantino fans – part 2

If you read the last post, you know what’s going on. Here are more comic suggestions for fans of Quentin Tarantino’s films:         After the subdued crime drama Jackie Brown, Tarantino abandoned all pretenses of realism and embarked on … 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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