I don’t think anyone’s hired Kyle Baker to write screenplays for romantic comedies yet. But, from the evidence of books like Why I Hate Saturn and I Die at Midnight and this book, I think he’d be really good at it: he has a knack for screwball complications and the kind of dialogue that only…
Some historical moments date much faster than others, and that can be deeply amusing if you lived through them. Y2K is the great recent example: it was a huge deal before it happened, and was forgotten and ignored almost immediately afterward when the popularized apocalypse failed to actually happen. Kyle Baker’s graphic novel I Die…
America is more Christian than a lot of the rest of the world realizes. It’s not just a right-wing thing, either — the King James Bible is as central to the language of the USA as our Constitution is, and the question of what church someone belongs to [1] is important in hard-to-describe ways across…
I am in great danger of dancing about architecture here, so I’ll acknowledge it, first, and then try to move on. Nat Turner is a nearly wordless graphic novel: it contains only narration taken from The Confessions of Nat Turner (a contemporary account), and some sound effects. All of the characters in it are silent…
Dare2Draw is one of those cool events that I never want to miss and am always so happy after attending. Founded by Charles David Chenet (now its Executive Director), Dare2Draw may seem like a comics-drawing class at first glance but it’s really so much more. In fact, this Saturday’s event will be celebrating the works…
Today marks the beginning of Passover, the Jewish festival that celebrates our freedom from slavery in Egypt. It is also Earth Day, which means that zillions of rabbis have a head start on their sermon topic this week. The first (and sometimes second) night of Passover is marked by the ritual meal, the seder, in…
Last week Marvel Comics announced that they’ll be bringing back the original Captain America, Steve Rogers. Currently, Sam Wilson is the acting Captain America. For many, it was a big deal that Sam Wilson became Captain America. He’s the first African American Captain America in the main continuity (though Bob Morales and Kyle Baker’s Truth…
This is what being an ally looks like. And it’s funny, too! There are far too few comics that make me giggle like the little girl I am inside this old body. Ambush Bug. Anything by Kyle Baker. Alan Moore’s D. R. and Quinch. And just about anything written and drawn by Evan Dorkin. I…
…did we mention Kyle Baker has a lot of his books on his website available to read online for free? http://www.qualityjollity.com/Properties.html Now we have. Go forth and read.
Showtime is preparing a new DEXTER animated series for the web with some familiar names attached including Kyle Baker, we’ve got the details plus when BRIAN COX was offered a role in TRICK ‘R TREAT, took it blind – literally! PRESS THE BUTTON to Get The Point! And be sure to stay on The Point…
As Kyle notes, "This joke will be old fast." So we’re spreading it before it dies. In the meantime, go visit Kyle Baker‘s site. Spend money. His kids need kid stuff or something.
Kyle Baker has announced a return to super-heroics by taking on yet another revamp of Hawkman. “I’m working on a new Hawkman comic for DC, and decided to try a newer, more fan-friendly style,” Baker wrote on his website. “No title for the book yet that I know of. It’s not due for another six…
