Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #257: Knit in Blood
Quite a bit ago, I took a look at Golden Rage, a comic that asked what would happen if society dumped all of the women they deemed no longer useful to the world on a small, remote island. What ended up happening was tribalism and a series of violent acts every time a new boat of… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #257: Far in the Starrs
Jack Kirby’s legacy can never be overstated. Providing the bedrock on which Marvel was built and expanding DC’s universe into the realm of gods and mythology enshrines his impact for generations. But there may have been a different path for him as a young artist as one of his first creations in Adam Starr was… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #256: Walking Canals
Often when vintage shopping, I find boxes of old photos and postcards that remind me of old photos my parents squirreled away in their armoire. I can recognize their faces in the yellowing pictures, but others I can’t quite place. My parents tell me names of great aunts and uncles, family friends, and the vacations… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #255: Providing Some Guidance
When we consider Scott McCloud’s definition of what graphic literature is, the definition gets held up by texts that may tell their stories in a single panel or not be presenting a narrative in a chronological order. Rose Metal Press’s Field Guide to Graphic Literature fills in those gaps wonderfully. Edited by Kelcey Ervick and Tom… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #254: Nightshade and Elderberry Cake
Have I talked about John Allison recently? No? Then it’s time once again to bring up his writing over the past decade. From webcomics to series long and short, his are the comics I can always count on to find some measure of joy in despite anything else happening in the world. And it’s his, Max… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #253: Twice Told Duck Tales
Everyone loves a good duck, be it the rubber one in your bathtub or the one you would hunt on your NES or the private detective in Duckman. All of these ducks pale in comparison to Howard. Created in the early 70s by Steve Gerber and Val Mayerik, Howard the Duck has been an odd… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #251: A Long Path
We cannot overstate the importance of Hayao Miyazaki’s anime, especially after the recent release of The Boy and The Heron (after his fourth retirement). His name is enshrined in animation history. But outside of Japan, his manga has received little fanfare. While Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind did receive a US release—eventually—much of his other comics… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #250: Who’s Afraid of Santa?
Maybe there’s too much going on during the holidays. The gift wrapping, the shopping, the decorating. And to add an extra issue to the pile: the murders. In Wisconsin in 1973, there was a series of gruesome murders conducted by a man in a Santa suit. In 2023 in Chicago, they’ve begun again. James Tynion… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #249: Crisis New and Old
At times, canon is the bedrock from which stories spring, while at others it’s the cement shoes dragging characters and story down to increasingly murky depths in which only the most seasoned comics readers can tread. Luckily, we have stories like The New Champion of Shazam by Josie Campbell, Evan “Doc” Shaner, and Becca Carey to help… Continue reading
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