Tag Archives: Steve Pugh

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (12 August 2024)

A reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… and also super weird:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (17 October 2022)

Just in case you’ve forgotten, here is this week’s reminder that comic book covers can be awesome:

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Gotham crime graphic novels

The trailer for the upcoming The Batman movie looks pretty darn awful, once again doubling down on the gloom without any hint of what makes the source material so much fun in the first place. That said, I suppose the … Continue reading

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Alternative futures – part 1

As I’ve pointed out before, this year has brought to life elements from various works of science fiction. However, the appeal of sci-fi is not always realistic accuracy… there is also plenty of fun to be had with counter-intuitive imagination. … Continue reading

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Superhero horror movies

Writing about Todd Phillips’ Joker last week got me thinking about the fact that, by now, taking superhero iconography and filming it like a horror movie has become a proper subgenre onto itself. I’m not just talking about the occasional … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (August 2019)

Your August reminder that comics can be awesome… GrimJack #67 Spawn #6 Ivar, Timewalker #9

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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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