Let's get straight down to business: Porcelain is a beautiful thing to behold. As the first offering by new publisher Improper Books, it's quite stunning in its execution. Written by Ben Read, with wonderfully rendered art by Christian Wildgoose, Porcelain tells the story of a young street urchin … [Read more...]
What to do until The Walking Dead returns
Now that The Walking Dead Season 2 has come to an explosive end we have a long and arduous walker-free summer ahead of us. But! fear not loyal readers, help is here in the form of this handy guide of Zombie-centric things to do that will keep your brrraaaaaaaiiiiiins sufficiently filled with enough … [Read more...]
Dork Fashion Icons: Enid Coleslaw (Ghost World)
Enid Coleslaw is the ultimate comic book anti-heroine and one that's become something of a poster girl for geek chic with indie cred. In the Daria Morgendorffer mold, she's a witty, intelligent and cynical commentator on the world around her. Brought to life by Thora Birch in the 2001 adaptation, … [Read more...]
The Best Comic Book Movie Adaptations
2012 is going to prove a massive year for the comic book film adaptation, with Zack Snyder rebooting Superman with The Man of Steel, Marc Webb taking on The Amazing Spider-man, The Avengers getting their first outing courtesy of Joss Whedon, and of course, there’s the Batman saga coming to an end … [Read more...]
Before Watchmen: the comic book prequel no one wants
It's always a bad sign when your press release launching a new project includes an apology for the existence of the project. DC Comics' announcement that it plans to publish 35 new Watchmen comics this year, 25 years after the original 12-issue series blew the doors off the entire super-hero genre, … [Read more...]