Posted by: Preston Wheatley on: January 12, 2010
A new decade has begun, and with it, High Five! Comics will soon be unveiling our special “20 (Or So) Best Comics of the Decade” event (take THAT, Siege). But before we reveal the big list, we’ll start with a series of supplementary entries from HF!C’s contributing writers about those comics we each individually loved, [...]
Posted by: Maggie_C on: November 9, 2009
I mean, maybe I’ve just been more exposed to British culture than most American kids, thanks to growing up with a British stepfather (Captain Britain was born in Essex, by the way. What UP, parents who read our blog?) but how is Captain Britain not more popular in the States, or even in the UK? [...]
Posted by: Maggie_C on: September 15, 2009
Anyone remember Asterix? Yeah, me too! (Hey! I get it! FRENCH CLASS!! See what we did there?) We’ve all got at least one friend who’s a total history nerd, right? Well, welcome to High Five!’s definitive guide to getting your history-buff buddy into comics! First up, Marvel 1602*, which transplants several familiar Marvel heroes back [...]
Posted by: Maggie_C on: September 13, 2009
First off, High Five!’s top three posts of the week: Q & A with Charles P. Wilson III: Artist, The Stuff of Legend High Five! chats with the artist of Th3rd World Studios’ surprise hit. Romancing the Geeks: Disney Buys Marvel, Warner Brothers Validates DC – Maggie breaks down the finer points of the comic [...]
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: September 9, 2009
“Hey, Rob, what are you reading?” “Oh, I just picked up all the trades for Animal Man. Seems like a pretty good book.” “Wait… That’s a comic book… Forget it, I’ll be over here jerking off to James Joyce.” There are so many uppity people who I’ve tried to get to read comics who turn [...]