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 that was [...]
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 in [...]
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All-Star Superman,
Astonishing X-Men,
Brian K. Vaughn,
DC Comics,
Final Crisis: Revelations,
Frank Quitely,
Grant Morrison,
Greg Rucka,
Image Comics,
Invincible,
Joss Whedon,
Marvel Comics,
Robert Kirkman,
Vertigo,
Walking Dead,
Y: The Last Man
Posted by: Preston Wheatley on: March 2, 2010
20. Kick-Ass – Mark Millar & John Romita Jr.
Any list of the last decade’s top writers would have to include Mark Millar. Famous for his work getting Marvel’s Ultimate Universe off the ground and for horror-satire-mind-f***s like The Unfunnies, Millar had already made his mark by 2008, but it took the creator-owned gem Kick-Ass to [...]
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Brian Michael Bendis,
Captain America,
Ed Brubaker,
Frank Quitely,
Grant Morrison,
House of M,
Icon Comics,
John Cassaday,
John Romita Jr,
Kick Ass,
Mark Millar,
Mark Waid,
Marvel Comics,
Planetary,
Vertigo,
Warren Ellis,
WE3,
Wildstorm
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: January 22, 2010
Man, I dunno if it was because of all the hate that people have after Final Crisis or if Vertigo is just sick of him and his Seaguy, but this Wednesday marked the release of Grant Morrison’s new limited series, Joe the Barbarian, to pretty much zero fanfare. This seems a bit weird to me, [...]
Posted by: Brendan K. on: January 11, 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, [...]
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Brian Azzarello,
Brian Michael Bendis,
Daredevil,
Ed Brubaker,
Eric Powell,
Garth Ennis,
Grant Morrison,
Hellblazer,
Jeph Loeb,
Mark Millar,
Mike Carey,
Powers,
Robbie Morrison,
the Authority,
the Goon,
the Ultimates,
Tim Sale,
Warren Ellis
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: September 22, 2009
Angel and Beak: A Testament Towards the Benefits of Unplanned Teeange Pregnancy
There are few titles that I loved as much as Morrison’s “New X-Men.” It pretty much had everything: intriguing new characters (fuck yeah, Xorn!), heartbreak (oh no, Xorn!), betrayal (man, fuck you, Xorn). And of these new characters, there are three who ultimately stand [...]
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 them down because, [...]
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: August 31, 2009
Before we get there, I know what complaints I’m gonna get. “Where’s Bruce Wayne? The Spirit? Tony Stark?” Well, not here. Batman and the Spirit are legends in their own right, big enough that I’d consider their legacy to be a power in and of itself. And Tony Stark has weird implants now. TOTALLY COUNTS. [...]
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Alan Moore,
Barbara Gordon,
Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
DC Comics,
Dick Grayson,
Grant Morrison,
Green Arrow,
Hellblazer,
John Constantine,
Marvel Comics,
Nick Fury,
Nightwing,
Oracle,
Renee Montoya,
Seaguy,
Spider Jerusalem,
The Question,
Transmetropolitan,
Warren Ellis,
Watchmen
Posted by: Maggie_C on: August 14, 2009
So your girlfriend/husband/best friend/sister/mom/wife/brother isn’t into comics? Bummer. High Five! is here to help!
I’ll kick this series off with an obvious one. Let’s say you are a gigantic Grant Morrison fan. Your girlfriend, as nerdy and awesome as she is, doesn’t like comics. Well, she thinks she doesn’t like comics. This post assumes that if [...]