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I was at the library the other day and saw that they had Darwyn Cooke’s version of The Spirit, so I thought I would pick it up. I have been a fan of Cooke’s retro-styled artwork ever since I read The New Frontier, and this is another title that really benefits from it. So Disney buys Marvel for US$4B. Does anyone think that this will mean more/better comics, or more shitty superhero movies? Tintin in Tibet was written and illustrated by Hergé in 1960. It tells the tale of Tintin’s quest to find and rescue his Chinese friend Chang, who is missing and presumed dead following a plane crash in Tibet. Tintin is joined on this journey by his dog Snowy and Captain Haddock, and Professor Calculus and [...] In The Shadow Of No Towers by Art Spiegelman is the third book we are reading in the Hamilton Graphic Novel Book Club. I’m not ready to write about it yet, but though I would give you my first impressions, because this IS an impressive book. Transmetropolitan: Back on the Street stars Spider Jerusalem, a paranoid, drug-fueled, gonzo journalist now living as a recluse sometime in the near-future. One day, he gets a phone call from his publisher – something about a contract he owes two books on – and realizes he has to pack up his car and head [...] Popgun Vol. 1 is a comic anthology or sampler from Image. Published in 2007, it is made up of 54 short stories over 440-some pages. |
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