Posts Tagged ‘Mark Millar’
Swamp Thing 165 – Newt Gingrich’s DCU
Posted by: Preston Wheatley on: March 11, 2012
Hi ho, happy readers it’s Jonny here! Who even writes for this blog anymore? Certainly not us! Anyway, I just read a magnificent issue of Swamp Thing from the year 1996! Clinton was in office and Dole wanted to oust him. Newt Gingrich had signed some weird “Contract with America” and the world of American politics [...]
When Will Eisner Met Wolverine
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: September 5, 2009
When it comes to Marvel books, I am crazy picky. I mean, it’s not like Marvel is bad or anything; hell, the first comics I ever bought with my own money were beat-up copies of the first four issues of both Excalibur and West Coast Avengers. It’s more like I grew out of the action-driven [...]
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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 [...]