Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #26: The Wild Storm
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #26 by Drew Barth The Wild Storm Nearly thirty years ago, we saw the birth of Jim Lee’s WildStorm imprint within Image Comics. The name, taken from Lee’s WildC.A.T.S. and Stormwatch, would typify 90s extreme comics: ultra violence, para-military mercenaries, spandex tighter than skin, spikes on everything, and… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #25: Triple Threat
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #25 by Drew Barth Triple Threat A little over a decade ago, Top Cow Productions created a comic competition known as Pilot Season. Pilot Season began with a simple premise: get six creative teams to each produce the first issue of a longer-running series and pitch that story… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #24: Farewell, Vertigo
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #24 by Drew Barth Farewell, Vertigo The news broke early on Friday that DC would soon be shuttering its Vertigo imprint after nearly thirty years as the publisher works to consolidate all of its brands under three new banners: DC Kids, DC Comics, and DC Black Label. This news… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #23: Coda Breaker
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #23 by Drew Barth Coda Breaker There is always going to be a group of writers from the UK that screw with genre conventions and groove their own niches in such a way as to become invaluable members of the comics community. Alan Moore did it. Neil Gaiman… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #22 by Drew Barth
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #22 by Drew Barth Collaboration Junkie When we talk about comics we also talk about the unique environment in which they are produced. Collaboration is key and, as time goes by, strong teams emerge. We have the classics like Stan Lee and Jack Kirby as well as Denny… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #21: Make Mine Not
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #21 by Drew Barth Make Mine Not Let’s talk about Marvel. If you’ve been following this article over the past few months, you’ll likely have noticed a few things: a focus on monthly comics, an undying love for the works of Kieron Gillen and Warren Ellis, Saga, a… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #20: This Must Be the Comic (Naive Recipe)
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #20 by Drew Barth This Must Be the Comic (Naive Recipe) The visceral look and dynamic panel-to-panel sequencing in comics make them ideal for a fairly wide range of stories. When looking at lists of graphic novels and comics out in the world now, there’s a high chance… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #19: Trauma
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #19 by Drew Barth Trauma Comics can, and should, be a space in which a multitude of subject matters and issues should be tackled. Comics are a medium in which the blending of text and visuals can make for a story that is easily accessible to a wide… Continue reading
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Comics are Trying to Break Your Heart #18: Got a Feeling So Complicated
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #18 by Drew Barth Got a Feeling So Complicated Last week, I mentioned some issues inherent in many Shonen series—from the ways in which the continuous powering up of characters only leads to ridiculous escalations to the weekly (rather than monthly) production schedule that makes constant character growth… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #17: The Shonen Problem
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #17 by Drew Barth The Shonen Problem Everyone loves a good Shonen series. They’re fast-paced, filled to bursting with action, typically include an expansive cast of characters for anyone to grow attached to, and are fairly fun with that right balance of drama to keep a reader interested.… Continue reading
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