ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com/media/feedlogo.gif ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Michael Kupperman: A Comics Voice that Defies Categorizationhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/06/14/michael-kupperman-tales-designed-thrizzle-mark-twain-unique-comics-voice/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/06/14/michael-kupperman-tales-designed-thrizzle-mark-twain-unique-comics-voice/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/06/14/michael-kupperman-tales-designed-thrizzle-mark-twain-unique-comics-voice/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


"WTF? I guess I don't count, again." That was cartoonist Michael Kupperman's tweeted response a few weeks ago to an exhaustive article in The Comics Journal about one-man anthologies. Well, it was almost exhaustive. It didn't include ... Read more

 

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]]>Mark Twains Autobiography 1910-2010MarkTwainsAutobiography1910-2010michael kuppermanMichaelKuppermanTales Designed to ThrizzleTalesDesignedToThrizzleMatt D. Wilson2012-06-14T10:00:00 00:00'The Unwritten': The Grown-up Boy Wizard Comic Begins a Twice-Monthly 'War of Words'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/29/unwritten-war-words/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/29/unwritten-war-words/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/29/unwritten-war-words/#commentsFiled under: , ,


In the pages of The Unwritten, Mike Carey and Peter Gross have crafted a remarkable epic about the power of stories. (If you've yet to try it, Vertigo offers the first issue as a free download.) On one level the Vertigo Comics series is about the ... Read more

 

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]]>Bryan TalbotBryanTalbotdean ormstonDeanOrmstongary erskineGaryErskineMichael Kalutamichael william kalutaMichaelKalutaMichaelWilliamKalutaMIKE CAREYMikeCareypeter grossPeterGrossRick GearyRickGearythe unwrittenTheUnwrittenvertigovince lockeVinceLockeyuko shimizuYukoShimizuChris Murphy2011-11-29T15:30:00 00:00Comics We Love: 'Screamland: Death of the Party' [22-Page Preview + Interview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/09/screamland-hollywood-monsters-sex-tape-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/09/screamland-hollywood-monsters-sex-tape-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/09/screamland-hollywood-monsters-sex-tape-preview/#commentsFiled under: , ,


If you think you're fed up with the ghastly state of Hollywood horror, mystery and science fiction, where vampires are sunbathed supermodels with perfect skin and wolfmen are traffic-stopping adonises with chiseled abs -- and where everything else ... Read more

 

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]]>Buster MoodyBusterMoodyChristopher SebelaChristopherSebelaharold sipeHaroldSipehorrorleslie leeLeslieLeescreamlandAndy Khouri2011-11-09T13:00:00 00:00Comics We Love: Vertigo's '100 Bullets' By Brian Azzarello & Eduardo Rissohttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/10/17/comics-we-love-vertigos-100-bullets-by-brian-azzarello-and-edu/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/10/17/comics-we-love-vertigos-100-bullets-by-brian-azzarello-and-edu/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/10/17/comics-we-love-vertigos-100-bullets-by-brian-azzarello-and-edu/#commentsFiled under: , ,


If a stranger offered you a briefcase containing a gun, 100 completely untraceable bullets, and incontrovertible evidence identifying the person responsible for the worst thing that's ever happened to you, and the promise of full immunity for your ... Read more

 

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]]>100 Bullets100Bulletsbrian azzarelloBrianAzzarelloEduardo RissoEduardoRissoJohn Parker2011-10-17T13:00:00 00:00'Secret Avengers' by Warren Ellis: Big, Smart Stories One Issue At A Time [Review]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/29/secret-avengers-warren-ellis-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/29/secret-avengers-warren-ellis-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/29/secret-avengers-warren-ellis-review/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Superhero comics have with increasing frequency been turning out stories that match epic scope with epic length, with massive world-saving adventures featuring casts of hundreds covering several issue-long arcs crossing over into multiple other ... Read more

 

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]]>Beastblack widowBlackWidowfrank martinFrankMartinjamie mckelvieJamieMckelvieKev WalkerKevWalkerMATTHEW WILSONMatthewWilsonmoon knightMoonKnightSecret AvengersSecretAvengerssharon carterSharonCartersteve rogersSteveRogersvalkyrieWarren EllisWarrenEllisChris Murphy2011-09-29T10:00:00 00:00Comics We Love: 'Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/28/kamandi-omnibus-comic/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/28/kamandi-omnibus-comic/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/09/28/kamandi-omnibus-comic/#commentsFiled under: ,


Thudding onto shelves everywhere this week is Kamandi Omnibus Volume 1, a hardcover collection of the first twenty issues of Jack Kirby's massive post-apocalyptic epic adventure. Under-appreciated in its time, the classic series has a chance to ... Read more

 

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]]>jack kirbyJackKirbykamandiJohn Parker2011-09-28T17:00:00 00:00Guns, Drugs And Monsters: Steve Niles' 'Criminal Macabre' [20-Page Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/16/criminal-macabre-omnibus-steve-niles-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/16/criminal-macabre-omnibus-steve-niles-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/16/criminal-macabre-omnibus-steve-niles-preview/#commentsFiled under: , ,


On sale now is Criminal Macabre Omnibus volume 1, a handsome new volume from Dark Horse collecting the early issues of the series by Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith and Kelly Jones. Criminal Macabre tells the variously dark and depraved stories of ... Read more

 

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]]>ben templesmithBenTemplesmithcal mcdonaldCalMcdonaldcriminal macabreCriminalMacabresteve nilesSteveNilesAndy Khouri2011-08-16T11:00:00 00:00Hulk Smash Preconceptions: Peter David's Epic Run on 'The Incredible Hulk'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/12/hulk-smash-preconceptions-peter-davids-epic-run-on-the-incred/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/12/hulk-smash-preconceptions-peter-davids-epic-run-on-the-incred/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/12/hulk-smash-preconceptions-peter-davids-epic-run-on-the-incred/#commentsFiled under: , ,


If you own Volumes 1 through 7 of Marvel's Hulk Visionaries: Peter David series, then it surely is a good week to be you, friend. Get this: there's a Volume 8, and it's out this week. I know, right? Champagne all around! Way to count, Marvel! ... Read more

 

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]]>hulkincredible hulkIncredibleHulkpeter davidPeterDavidJohn Parker2011-08-12T13:00:00 00:00Comics We Love: 'Scud: The Disposable Assassin' by Rob Schrab [25-Page Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/10/scud-disposable-assassin-preview-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/10/scud-disposable-assassin-preview-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/08/10/scud-disposable-assassin-preview-review/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Image Comics recently released a new edition of the entire Scud: The Disposable Assassin series called The Whole Shebang. If you were a fan of alternative comics in the 1990s, you probably already picked up a copy of the glorious black and ... Read more

 

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]]>rob schrabRobSchrabscudscud the disposable assassinScudTheDisposableAssassinAaron Colter2011-08-10T11:30:00 00:00Comics We Love: The Day-Glo Sci-Fi Adventures of 'Miranda Mercury' [Interview + Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/15/miranda-mercury-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/15/miranda-mercury-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/15/miranda-mercury-comics/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Sometimes a comic comes along that knocks your socks off. A few years back, The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury #295 did that to me. Granted, there were no actual issues #1 through #294, but we were lead to understand that those (as yet) ... Read more

 

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]]>archaiabrandon thomasBrandonThomaslee fergusonLeeFergusonmiranda mercuryMirandaMercuryDavid Brothers2011-07-15T13:00:00 00:00Comics We Love: Howard Cruse's 'Stuck Rubber Baby' in Print Again At Lasthttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/12/stuck-rubber-baby-review-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/12/stuck-rubber-baby-review-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/12/stuck-rubber-baby-review-preview/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


As a medium, comics outmatches prose and film with its ability to simultaneously display thick, information-packed scenes while still allowing creators to maintain absolute control over each and every subtlety. Howard Cruse's Stuck Rubber Baby ... Read more

 

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]]>homosexualityhoward cruseHowardCrusestuck rubber babyStuckRubberBabyBrian Warmoth2011-07-12T14:30:00 00:00Comics We Love: 'Lil' Depressed Boy', a Love/Hate Letter to Hipstershttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/08/lil-depressed-boy-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/08/lil-depressed-boy-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/08/lil-depressed-boy-preview/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


There's a very simple test to see if you'll enjoy Li'l Depressed Boy. Look at the cover. Does this apparent indie title focusing on a loner twenty-something interest you? If yes, continuing reading. If not, then this book probably isn't your cup of ... Read more

 

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]]>lil depressed boyLilDepressedBoys. steven strubleS.StevenStrublesina graceSinaGraceAaron Colter2011-07-08T13:00:00 00:00Read the First Full Issue of 'Orc Stain,' A Gorgeous Comic that Looks Like a Beating Hearthttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/08/orc-stain-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/08/orc-stain-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/08/orc-stain-preview/#commentsFiled under: , ,


I bought the first issue of James Stokoe's Orc Stain way back in December. I finally read it this weekend. Pathetic, right? I have plenty of excuses, if you'd like to hear them. Stokoe has drawn some stuff that blew my mind, most particularly his ... Read more

 

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]]>james stokoeJamesStokoeorc stainOrcStainDavid Brothers2011-07-08T12:00:00 00:00Why We Love Jeff Lemire's 'Sweet Tooth' [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/07/sweet-tooth-preview-jeff-lemire/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/07/sweet-tooth-preview-jeff-lemire/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/07/sweet-tooth-preview-jeff-lemire/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Sweet Tooth is the story of Gus, a boy with antlers in a post-apocalyptic America who lives alone in a log cabin until the promise of candy (hence the title) compels him to leave home behind and begin what's half a classic hero's journey and half ... Read more

 

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]]>jeff lemireJeffLemiresweet toothSweetToothDavid Uzumeri2011-07-07T11:00:00 00:00'Our Love is Real' Tours Post-Human Sexuality in a Dystopian Future [Exclusive Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/06/our-love-is-real-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/06/our-love-is-real-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/06/our-love-is-real-preview/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Between writer Sam Humphries and artist Steven Sanders, they've rocked Fraggles, mutated beastly X-Men and reimagined national history. Despite these respective forays into comic weirdness, it's their united effort that may shatter your doggone ... Read more

 

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]]>Our Love is RealOurLoveIsRealSam HumphriesSamHumphriesSteven SandersStevenSandersCaleb Goellner2011-07-06T11:00:00 00:00Behold, the Glory That is 'The Incal' by Moebius [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/01/the-incal-moebius/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/01/the-incal-moebius/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/01/the-incal-moebius/#commentsFiled under:


We've talked glowingly about the French artist and comics genius Moebius (a.k.a. Jean Giraud) several times before, always lamenting the fact that basically all of his work is out of print the U.S., and expensive if not impossible to get a hold ... Read more

 

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]]>humanoidsincaljean giraudJeanGiraudmoebiusLaura Hudson2011-07-01T13:30:00 00:0010 of the Gnarliest, Baddest Moments in 'Scalped'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/30/scalped-comic/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/30/scalped-comic/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/30/scalped-comic/#commentsFiled under: , ,


There are so many reasons to love Jason Aaron's Vertigo comic Scalped, a brutal crime drama about a man who returns to the Native American reservation where he grew up as an undercover FBI agent on a mission. There's the "why didn't I think of ... Read more

 

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]]>Jason AaronJasonAaronR.M. GueraR.m.GueraScalpedJohn Parker2011-06-30T13:30:00 00:00'The Sixth Gun' Shines: Why We Love the Oni Press Fantasy Western [Preview]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/28/sixth-gun-preview-volume-2-hurtt-bunn-oni/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/28/sixth-gun-preview-volume-2-hurtt-bunn-oni/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/28/sixth-gun-preview-volume-2-hurtt-bunn-oni/#commentsFiled under: , ,


There's a good chance you're not reading one of the strongest ongoing titles of recent memory. Although Oni Press' The Sixth Gun is already a solid series less than 20 issues in, it's the potential in the premise and characters that make the ... Read more

 

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]]>Brian HurttBrianHurttCullen BunnCullenBunnThe Sixth GunTheSixthGunAaron Colter2011-06-28T10:00:00 00:00Katsuhiro Otomo and the Perfect Panels of 'Akira'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/24/katsuhiro-otomo-akira/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/24/katsuhiro-otomo-akira/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/24/katsuhiro-otomo-akira/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Like Moebius, Katsuhiro Otomo is a creator's creator. He's perhaps best known for the animated version of Akira, his beautiful feature film about the perils of power, but before it was a movie Akira was a manga, and Otomo's work on it is ... Read more

 

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]]>akirakatsuhiro otomoKatsuhiroOtomoDavid Brothers2011-06-24T16:30:00 00:00'Graveyard of Empires' Brings Zombies into the Afghanistan War [Previews]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/15/graveyard-of-empires-1-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/15/graveyard-of-empires-1-preview/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/15/graveyard-of-empires-1-preview/#commentsFiled under: , ,


On sale now from Image Comics is Graveyard of Empires #1, the 32-page first chapter of a new limited series set against the war in Afghanistan. Created by Mark Sable (Unthinkable) and Paul Azaceta (Amazing Spider-Man, B.P.R.D.: 1946), the story is ... Read more

 

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]]>afghanistangraveyard of empiresGraveyardOfEmpiresmark sableMarkSablePaul AzacetaPaulAzacetapoliticsunthinkableAndy Khouri2011-06-15T10:30:00 00:00