Good morning all. This is the part where I do small talk before I launch into the news but I’m not great at that so all I really have for you today is a comment on the weather. Is it hot where you are? It’s hot here. This week has been interesting but like too…
[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] Blow a Kiss, Fire a Gun: The Complete Kirby War & Romance
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Reefer Madness is a Harsh Buzz
Reefer Madness Jack Kirby, Frank Frazetta, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Jerry Robinson, and more (Creators), Craig Yoe (Editor) Dark Horse Comics March 29, 2018 Do you miss the days when the devil’s lettuce was demonized and illegal everywhere? Love getting lit and laughing at just how misunderstood marijuana was, and still is in much of…
Big Barda and Mister Miracle: Comics’ Best Couple
Big Barda and Mister Miracle are hands down my favourite couple in comics, yet as I sit down to write about why, the words escape me. If I think too much about it, I get misty eyes. They’re the best example of a monogamous relationship I’ve ever seen.
The Wedding Issue: Big Barda and Scott Free
Aside from “Who would win in a fight?” nothing gets comic fans more heated than the question of whether or not superheroes should marry. In this mini-feature, former Bride Rebecca Henely-Weiss and her Maid of Honor Kayleigh Hearn take a trip down memory lane to the most significant times comic companies took the plunge and…
Rebirth Roundup: Everything From December 13
This week sees two legendary artists returning to the characters they cut their teeth on, one of which was a complete surprise. We are also halfway through James Robinson’s Wonder Woman run, thankfully; and near the end of Superwoman, less thankfully. Rebirth Royalty this week goes to the surprising return of my favorite Superman writer…
52 Facts About DC, By The Numbers: September 2017, Week Four
Or However Many I Feel Like, And They Might Not All Be Facts Welcome back to By The Numbers, the column where I count things in this week’s new comics from DC! This column will contain spoilers, but I’ll keep them as vague as possible while still amusing myself. Metal is in full swing, which…
Direct Currents: DC Discussion for August
Welcome to Direct Currents, where Annie Blitzen and Cori McCreery will talk about the month that was for DC Comics. Since this is our first column, we thought we’d let you get to know us first. Cori has been reading DC Comics since Superman died in 1992. Her favorite characters are Supergirl and the various…
52 Facts About DC, By The Numbers: August Week Five 2017
Or However Many I Feel Like, And They Might Not All Be Facts Welcome back to By The Numbers, the column where I count things in this week’s new comics from DC! This column will contain spoilers, but I’ll keep them as vague as possible while still amusing myself. Today is the mythic Fifth Wednesday,…
The Wedding Issue: Sue Storm and Reed Richards
Aside from “Who would win in a fight?” nothing gets comic fans more heated than the question of whether or not superheroes should be married. In this mini-feature, Bride-to-Be Rebecca Henely and her Maid of Honor Kayleigh Hearn take a trip down memory lane to the most significant times comic companies took the plunge and…
Review: Young Romance 2: The Early Simon & Kirby Romance Comics
The tall, chiseled man takes his love into his arms: “Toni—I love you so much! Do you think you can marry a bum who’s gone straight?” The woman—red-lipped, her jet black hair cascading over her shoulders, swoons, “Of course I’ll marry you—you sweet wonderful palooka!” This is the world of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby’s…
News & Things: A Space Odyssey
Read of the Week The Dissolve’s Noel Murray examines Jack Kirby’s 1976 adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, a comic where “two sorts of genius collided:” “There’s a stream-of-consciousness quality to Kirby’s storytelling. This is a man who once created an entire comics series for DC—one of his best, Kamandi: The Last Boy On…