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Tag Archives: science fiction
Spotlight on Injection
Between the dystopic aesthetics of armed forces sealing people in their homes while drones patrol the empty streets, the apocalyptic vibe of the world stopping over a contagious invisible menace (not to mention the sheer death toll), the process of … Continue reading
Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
Tagged Declan Shalvey, horror, Injection, James Bond, Jordie Bellaire, science fiction, Warren Ellis
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Steve Gerber’s twisted Superman
With his propensity for heady digressions, offbeat satire, and countercultural sensibility, Steve Gerber was one of the most fascinating American writers in mainstream comics. While he didn’t exactly deconstruct superheroes in the radical form that some of his successors would … Continue reading
10 Alan Moore short stories in others’ sandboxes
The conversation in the comments section of The Tempest’s post back in January got me thinking about how much of Alan Moore’s career was spent playing with other creators’ toys, providing some of the greatest gun-for-hire work in the medium… … Continue reading
Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Davis, Alan Moore, Ben Dimagmaliw, Bill Willingham, Bob Lappan, Bryan Talbot, C.D. Alexandar, Carl Gafford, Dan Mishkin, Facundo Percio, Gene D'Angelo, God Is Dead, Hernan Cabrera, Jenny O'Connor, Joe Orlando, John Costanza, John Higgins, Jonathan Hickman, Kevin O'Neill, Kurt Hathaway, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Melinda Gebbie, Michael Zulli, Mike Costa, science fiction, Star Wars, Stephen Bissette, Stephen Murphy, Steve Dillon, Steve Potter, Terry Austin, Todd Klein
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Spotlight on Imperium
A while ago, I did a post about violent superhero movies that explore how scary it would be if there were actual super-beings around, especially ones less bound by old-fashioned morals than your regular mainstream heroes… This line of speculation … Continue reading
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
Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Grant, Alfonso Azpiri, Annie Parkhouse, Ant Wars, Black Science, Bloody Mary, Brian K. Vaughan, Carlos Ezquerra, Cliff Chiang, Cold War, Dean White, Dee Cunniffe, Frank Miller, Garth Ennis, Gerry Finley-Day, horror, James Robinson, John Workman, José Luis Ferrer, Lozano, Luis Bermejo, Matt Wagner, Matt Wilson, Matteo Scalera, Moreno Dinisio, Paper Girls, Peña, politics, Rachelle Menashe, Rick Remender, Robocop, science fiction, Steve Oliff, Terminator, Walt Simonson
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (January 2020)
This year, Gotham Calling will continue to celebrate comics’ potential for awesomeness at the beginning of every month. To shake things up, however, instead of three jaw-dropping splash pages at a time, we’ll spotlight five kickass covers. To be sure, … Continue reading
Spotlight on The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen – part 2
If you read the last post, you know what’s going on. This time around, let’s look at the set of volumes of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen dealing with the last hundred-years-or-so, starting with the bleak Century trilogy. Century: 1910 … Continue reading
Spotlight on The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen – part 1
If Master Race and other stories was Gotham Calling’s 2018 book of the year, this time around that questionable honor goes to The Tempest, the collection that marks the ending – twenty years after the first issue came out – … Continue reading
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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Tagged 2000 AD, Al Feldstein, Alec Worley, Bernie Krigstein, Bernie Wrightson, Bill Gaines, Bruce Jones, Carl Wessler, Charlotte Jetter, Cold War, Ellie De Ville, Gerry Conway, Harry Harrison, horror, Jim Aparo, Jim Wroten, Joe Orlando, John Albano, Marie Severin, noir, politics, Reed Crandall, Richard Corben, science fiction, Steve Ditko, Steve Gerber, Tom Foster, Vicente Alcazar, Wally Wood, Young Montano
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Alternative Batmen
The Dark Knight and his supporting cast have become so deeply familiar to comic book readers – and to consumers of pop culture in general – that sometimes the mere gesture of recontextualizing their imagery is enough to generate … Continue reading
Posted in WEBS OF FICTION
Tagged Alex Ross, Astro City, Brent Anderson, Brian Thies, Butch Guice, CAFU, Christos Gage, Clay Mann, Diego Bernard, Doug Braithwaite, espionage, Juan Jose Ryp, Khari Evans, Kurt Busiek, martial arts, Matt Kindt, Ninja-K, Ninjak, Raúl Allén, Roberto De La Torre, science fiction, Stephen Segovia, Tomás Giorello, Ulises Arreola
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