http://io9.com/why-do-we-care-so-much-about-what-female-superheroes-we-1573674640
It’s no secret that female characters are portrayed in a different way than their male counterparts are in comic art. But in a medium where superhero costumes are already so silly, why do we care so much about how our lady heroes dress?
It’s a great big world out there, Hobbes– let’s start philosophizing! Hat tip: Nina Matsumoto.
Justin Lin was the architect of the most dramatic film franchise turnarounds in my lifetime. When he signed on to make a third Fast & Furious movie the franchise was a laughing stock (I heard more jokes about the name 2 Fast 2 Furious than any movie before or since). He would, over the…
The 2009 Inkwell Awards have come out, highlighting the art form that arguably is the most quintessentially comics. FAVORITE INKER (favorite inker over another’s comic book pencil art from ‘08 material) Wade Von Grawbadger (Ultimate Spider-Man) winner Mark Morales (Thor, Secret Invasion) runner-up MOST ADAPTABLE (showing exceptional ink style versatility over other comic book pencil…
http://time.com/2934484/man-disguised-as-batman-tries-and-fails-to-rob-elderly-woman/ Holy attempted robbery, Batman!
One of the surprise hits in comics last year was I Shall Destroy All The Civilized Planets, a collection of stories from Fletcher Hanks, a largely unknown comics creator in the Golden Age who is best described as "the Ed Wood of comics." The bizarre tales – most featured "space wizard" Stardust, who came up…
Well, I can’t exactly say that it was wrong. But I can’t say that it was right, either. The “it” in this case is The Defenders Vol. 5 #6, a story which, despite it’s cover billing as “Kingpins of New York” Part 1, was actually a continuation of events that started in The Defenders Vol…
