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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (4 January 2021)

It’s been a while since I last indulged in my passion for splash pages – a comic book technique that, while sometimes overused, can also be entirely justified, blowing readers minds by suddenly escalating the visual scale and submerging them … Continue reading

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Spotlight on Jim Steranko’s Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

In 1966, Jim Steranko took over the adventures of Marvel’s secret agent Nick Fury. The result was one of those comic book runs in which a creator was able to carve out a personal project at the core of the … Continue reading

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Spotlight on Jack Kirby’s and Stan Lee’s Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Last week, I wrote about a 21st century comic that followed the footsteps of novelists like John le Carré and Len Deighton, depicting the world of espionage with downbeat realism and literary sophistication. This week, we’ll look at a very … Continue reading

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