Tag Archives: Russ Heath

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (26 February 2024)

War and comics tend to be a generative combination. The former has triggered politically charged works, it has shaped the background of popular characters (especially superheroes), it has inspired bonkers tales that counterintuitively mix fun and horrific elements , and … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 January 2024)

This is what the inside of my head looks like:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 May 2023)

This weeks’ reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to the long history of tank covers at DC:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (21 March 2022)

Just yet another reminder of how awesome comic book covers can be…

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (25 October 2021)

With Halloween just around the corner, this is usually the time of the year to share some thoughts about horror… When it comes to cinema and television, one of the most vibrant trends in recent years has been labelled Prestige … Continue reading

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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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2020’s books of the year – part 2

If you read last week’s post, you know I’m doing a countdown of the most Gotham Calling books of 2020. Enjoy!   16. UNDONE BY BLOOD Collected as Undone by Blood or The Shadow of a Wanted Man, the first … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (26 October 2020)

After a summer of protests and with the electoral chaos looming in the horizon, it’s hard not to see in each new pop cultural release a contribution to the conversation about the current political moment. With its flashes of police … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (24 August 2020)

Your scary reminder that comics can be awesome:

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Two-fisted fantasy comics

Lately I’ve been writing mostly about sci-fi for this section of the blog, so I think it’s time to shift our attention to another great adventure genre: fantasy. Fantasy is one of those umbrella genres that covers a massive spectrum … Continue reading

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