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High Five! Top Ten! – Most Important Gay Moments in Comics

Posted by: Robert Bazz on: June 14, 2010

Over the past couple months, some people have been going batshit crazy over the fact that Kevin Keller (who is – wait for it – GAY) transferred to Riverdale High to spend eternity in high school with Archie and the gang. Granted, this is a big step for a property that allowed Spire Christian Comics [...]

Kick-Ass: The Movie! Now With 50% Less Nihilism!

Posted by: Maggie_C on: April 19, 2010

In: Movie Reviews
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Kick-Ass, the comic, despises its protagonist. Kick-Ass, the comic, thinks Dave Lizewski is a creepy (possibly sick in the head) loser, and while he’s certainly relate-able, Dave Lizewski is kind of a creepy loser. Kick-Ass, the movie, on the other hand, takes pity on this poor sad sack of teenage angst and allows his wish [...]

Tags: Aaron Johnson, Big Daddy, Chloe Grace Moretz, Hit-Girl, Icon, John Romita Jr, Kick-Ass Movie, Mark Millar, Nicolas Cage

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 [...]

Tags: Anthony Williams, Avatar Press, Industry Commentary, Mark Millar, Satire, Self Conscious, The Unfunnies

20 (Or So) Best Comics of the Decade: 20-16

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 [...]

Tags: 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

Kick-Ass 8: The Smugness of Foreknowledge

Posted by: Preston Wheatley on: January 27, 2010

In: Fandom | Reviews & Recaps
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Counting down the weeks before Millar’s debut on the big screen, fans of Kick-Ass can sigh in relief knowing the first story arc has been concluded for them before the uncouth masses have their way with it. As such an explosive and original story, it was difficult to conceive how Millar would wrap up the [...]

Tags: Icon, John Romita Jr, Kick Ass, Mark Millar

20 (Or So) Best Comics of the Decade: Brendan’s Supplementary List

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, [...]

Tags: 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

When Will Eisner Met Wolverine

Posted by: Robert Bazz on: September 5, 2009

In: Creator Spotlight | Reviews & Booze
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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 [...]

Tags: Mark Millar, Marvel Comics, Will Eisner, Wolverine

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Posts Tagged ‘Mark Millar’

High Five! Top Ten! – Most Important Gay Moments in Comics

Kick-Ass: The Movie! Now With 50% Less Nihilism!

Comic Book Self Awareness Part 1: The Unfunnies

20 (Or So) Best Comics of the Decade: 20-16

Kick-Ass 8: The Smugness of Foreknowledge

20 (Or So) Best Comics of the Decade: Brendan’s Supplementary List

When Will Eisner Met Wolverine

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