Canadian Vampires, eh? : American Vampire Vol 6
American Vampire has always been more about America than vampires. Because America has always been portrayed as a land of opportunity, it has always attracted those most desperate for that…
No Rest for the Weary: Gail Simone’s Red Sonja Vol 2
With the second story arc in her Red Sonja run, Gail Simone unifies what could easily be a series of six one-offs by creating a fetch quest. In this case,…
Baltimore Comic-Con Day 3: My Itty Bitty Interview with Gail Simone
If there was one person who could rival Mark Waid for being mostin-demand at Baltimore Comic-Con 2014, it was Gail Simone. This writer was on multiple panels, gave the keynote…
Baltimore Comic-Con Day 2: Panels Panels Panels!
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund: Tales from the Code There are lots of great books to read about the comics code and why it came into being. I recommend The…
Gail Simone’s Red Sonja
Dynamite is in an interesting place in the comic book marketplace. While Marvel and DC are constantly striving to update their characters, Dynamite embraces the pulpy past of comics. So…
Leaving DC Comics (Except Batman)
I’m just going to jump out in front of this and call it a rant. It’s inspired by Kari’s entry last week: So What’s With Batwoman?: Why This Is Important.…
Violence Doesn’t have to be Mindless: Secret Six (2008) Unhinged
I had at least a passing familiarity with nearly all of the stories chosen by Christy Blanch for her Gender in Comic Books SuperMOOC. Gail Simone’s 2008 run on Secret…
Eric’s Pull List for Week 7
Batman and Robin #4 – The creative team hits their stride as a book I was once sure to drop and collect in trades starts becoming a book I can’t…
Week 3: Batgirl #3 vs Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #4
Welcome to week 3 of Comic POW! To find out the genesis of this site, check out the About page link above. What you need to know now is that…