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Miguel Calatayud: Spanish Illustration in the 1970s
Posted by: Preston Wheatley on: June 6, 2010
High Five loves to talk about writers almost as much as we love to talk about superheroes. Today, I’m taking a break to discuss a talent that falls outside of our typical modus operandi while remaining under the larger umbrella of Comics. Americans can be notorious for our ignorance of world events at any given [...]
Follow Me For I Am… The Phantom Stranger!
Posted by: Preston Wheatley on: June 4, 2010
Hi, folks! Jonny here. The Underrated Underdogs feature has always been one of my favorites at High Five. Rob and Maggie know a lot about that stuff and I always love it when they review some old character I’ve never heard of. I have always wanted to review my own underdog, and a year into [...]
Creator Spotlight: Peter Krause
Posted by: Preston Wheatley on: May 6, 2010
Heyo everybody! Jonny here. It’s no secret that here at High Five! we love us some BOOM! Studios. Recently I was given the opportunity to interview artist/writer Peter Krause whose work includes pencils for Irredeemable, The Power of Shazam!, and sundry 90s Star Trek comics. Published below is my Q&A session with Mr. Krause, conducted [...]
20 (Or So) Best Comics of the Decade: 2. New X-Men
Posted by: Preston Wheatley on: March 11, 2010
“Thanks to things like ‘Buffy’ and ‘The Matrix’ the entire mainstream is pumped and primed to consume superhero stories.” -Grant Morrison, 2001 There were two versions of X-Men in the 90s. An awesome cartoon that instilled a love of Wolverine and Gambit to the boys and girls of America, and all of the pointless crap [...]
20 (Or So) Best Comics of the Decade: 4. Irredeemable
Posted by: Preston Wheatley on: March 9, 2010
What can I say about Mark Waid that I haven’t already said? When he took a job as editor in chief at BOOM! Studios I assumed Mark was settling down after a long career in comics with a fun job that would eventually end in retirement. I knew he was writing stuff like The Incredibles, [...]
20 (Or So) Best Comics of the Decade: 10-6
Posted by: Preston Wheatley on: March 7, 2010
10 (tie). Walking Dead – Robert Kirkman I can’t help feeling like this book should probably be #1 on our list. It isn’t (not even in my own personal ranking) because a few others were more popular, had greater impact, etc. But for sheer quality- in both concept and execution- The Walking Dead stood peerless [...]
20 (Or So) Best Comics of the Decade: 15-11
Posted by: Preston Wheatley on: March 4, 2010
15. Blankets – Craig Thompson It’s hard to write an original love story. How does one make the most universal of plotlines fresh and interesting? By re-telling his tortured relationship between his fundamentalist Christian upbringing and his first real love, Thompson gives us a unique twist on the autobiographical love story. Most of Thompson’s childhood [...]
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Comic Book Self Awareness Part 1: The Unfunnies
Posted by: Preston Wheatley on: March 24, 2010
“Mark Millar” is a name recognizable to anybody who reads modern comics. One cannot deny his enormous impact due to works like Marvel’s Ultimate Universe or the acclaim he has received for works like Kick-Ass. Enter a little-read title from my favorite indie publisher Avatar Press called The Unfunnies. I’m not sure whether to laud [...]