Taarna is a universe unto herself. Born of the great warrior Taarnak and a dying world. This is a pretty auspicious origin story for the woman who made her debut in 1981 as part of the Canadian animated anthology known as Heavy Metal. Back then, she was a mute warrior summoned to save a race…
Anne Bonny Takes No Prisoners on the High Seas in A Man Among Ye #1
There’s a lot of mystery surrounding the redheaded pirate known as Anne Bonny. She appears in Captain Charles Johnson’s A General History of the Pyrates, but that information leaves her Wikipedia entry short on details, which means writer Stephanie Phillips and artist Craig Cermak have lots of room to get creative in A Man Among…
Artemis and the Assassin #1 Hits the Wrong Target
Nothing captures my attention more in a comic than when creators introduce a strong, competent woman in the first few pages of new series, ass first. Obviously that’s a lie. Well, not exactly. It does capture my attention but for the wrong reasons. It’s a good butt. It’s a butt that the artists drew with…
A Man Among Ye: Stephanie Phillips and Craig Cermak Take on Anne Bonny
There is very little information on the Irish pirate known as Anne Bonny, save what Captain Charles Johnson’s A General History of the Pyrates has to offer, which leaves so much for writer Stephanie Williams and artist Craig Cermak to play with in A Man Among Ye. With a collected trade coming soon from Top…
Stephanie Phillips on Butcher of Paris, World Wars, and Researching History
They say truth is stranger, and scarier, than fiction, and Stephanie Phillips’ latest limited series, Butcher of Paris, is about to prove that fact. Phillips, writer of The Devil Within, and Descendent, is no stranger to history, horror, and mystery. But with Butcher of Paris, she delves into true crime territory that hits a little close…