My God, Dudley D. Watkins was a genius. It’s not a word I use lightly. While there are a lot of comics creators out there with staggering levels of talent whose work can make you see the world in a whole new way, they’re not all geniuses as such. But every line that Watkins drew,…
Incredible Indie Tuesday: Lots of Thoughts and Feelings on Editors + Dominic Cooper?
First up, the Preacher TV Adaptation Allegedly Eyeing Dominic Cooper for Titular Character. This adaptation of Garth Ennis’ and Steve Dillon’s Vertigo series has been long in the making, but they may finally be getting closer to casting their leading man. Dominic Cooper, probably best known to comic fans as Howard Stark in Captain America and the recent Agent…
Compulsive Reading: Some Notes On How We Read Mental Health
Megan Purdy asks the questions in this round table discussion responding to several comics tackling mental illness, and its resultant behaviours. Sara Lautman’s comic Some Notes on Compulsive Hair Pulling is beautiful and affecting. The comic is about Lautman’s struggle with trichotillomania: how she got her diagnosis; how she deals with it; how she relates,…
Con Diaries: PAX East
Our PAX East coverage continues: first up we had Jo Fu’s Con Dairy, and now Brenda Noiseux shares her thoughts on her experience at the gaming convention.
The Secret History of Wonder Woman Review
The Secret History of Wonder Woman Jill Lepore Alfred A. Knopf October 28, 2014 **Disclaimer: I received this copy from the publisher for an honest review
Don’t Call it a Comeback: Wrestling Puts Comics, Comedy & Pop Culture in a Headlock [GIFS]
In the past month or so, I saw a young Thor get drunk and Jon Stewart kick a man in the nuts. Wait, this is going somewhere, I promise.
