Posts Tagged ‘Warren Ellis’
20 (Or So) Best Comics of the Decade: Rob’s Supplementary List
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: January 13, 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, [...]
20 (Or So) Best Comics of the Decade: Jonny’s Supplementary List
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, [...]
“The Doktor Will See You Now” – Doktor Sleepless Volume 1: Engines of Desire
Posted by: Preston Wheatley on: January 7, 2010
In a world so distinctly sci-fi as Doktor Sleepless, Warren Ellis has found one hell of a twist on this Philip K. Dick meets Chuck Palahniuk vision of the future. If you have ever mused to yourself, “We live in the future. Where is my jet pack?” then you should know Warren Ellis feels the [...]
When God Ends the World: Warren Ellis – Avatar Press – Supergod
Posted by: Preston Wheatley on: December 12, 2009
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Warren Ellis and Garrie Gastonny started a new story in November called Supergod with Avatar Press publishing. Intended as the third installment of a thematic trilogy (Black Summer and No Hero being parts 1 & 2), Ellis and Gastonny explore concepts of superheroes, divinity, and religion. I know the idea of supermen as gods isn’t [...]
Warren Ellis: Totally Jealous of the Six Million Dollar Man
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: October 12, 2009
This week marked the end of another legendary comic book opus, Planetary, so it really seems like now would be the time to spotlight one of my all time favorite comic writers, Warren Ellis. While most writers embrace the theme of futurist technology, Ellis seems to take it, add many elements of transhumanism (essentially, using [...]
Abigail Brand: Nick Fury with Depth Perception (also, Boobs)
Posted by: Maggie_C on: October 8, 2009
I love Abigail Brand. I’ve wanted to dye my hair green ever since she first showed up during Whedon’s Astonishing X-Men run as the head of S.W.O.R.D. – the CIA to S.H.I.E.L.D.’s FBI – with her alien-green hair and sweet sunglasses.
Whedon’s golden-touch when it comes to kick ass female characters was turned to eleven when [...]
Gateway Drugs: History Buffs
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 to [...]
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