11 QUESTIONS WITH MIRKA ANDOLFO
Leading up to her signings at our Chicago locations the week, Mirka was kind enough to sit down for a few questions about her background and creative process. For more from Mirka, check out her Twitter (@mirkand) and Instagram (@mirkand89). GRAHAM CRACKERS COMICS: I understand you are from Italy, can you tell us from what … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 3/4/2020
FLASH #750 DC COMICS While I always love it when DC goes back to their original numbering system to celebrate an anniversay, I was expecting more from this milestone in the history of everyone’s favorite speedster. While I was tickled pink by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins tale of Captain Cold on his night … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 2/26/2020
FORCE WORKS 2020 #1 MARVEL COMICS I’m not really impressed by the amalgamation of old title and characters trying to intregrate with a Next Big Event story. With the events of this year’s AI uprising event in it’s beginning stages, Matthew Rosenberg and Juanan Ramirez have been charged with merging Daisy from the Agents … Read more A Brief History of Lady Death By Michael Huber
Lady Death is a character created by Brian Pulido. Her first appearance was in Evil Ernie #1 from Chaos Comics in December of 91. She originally came from medieval times in Sweden, where she was originally known as Hope Raised by her nobleman father, a man named Matthias. Matthias was a tyrant who forcibly recruited … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 02/18/2020
DOCTOR TOMORROW VALIANT COMICS Being a fan of the original series, I was excited to see the reboot of the character. Many of the key elements are still here as the story bounces back and forth in time. But the focus has been shifted to a younger version of the good Docotr going … Read more Graphic Novels That I Like Presented In No Specific Order Whatsoever by Shawn S.
From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell: I think it’s the best graphic novel of all time. It’s not my favorite, but it exists in an entirely different phylum than just about everything else. Odds are you’ve heard of Alan Moore. He did some super hero comics back in the ’80s. He wrote this … Read more Doc’s Corner Preps for C2E2 2020
KINGDOM COMICS PRESENTS #12 KINGDOM COMICS When the good people at Kingdom Comics presented me with the latest issue of this title, I was immediately struck by the unique art that the art staff has created. With three stories in this issue, artists Audrey Rosse, Mike Abuan, and Mukah Ispahani all bring their … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of February 12th, 2020
BATMAN PENNYWORTH RIP #1 DC COMICS Wow! I hadn’t planned on reviewing this as it seemed like a part of a pointless tie in on the part of DC. But the truth is that I was almost immediatelt drawn in by Tynion IV and Tomasi’s story. This is a gut wrenching look at … Read more Five Independent Super Hero Titles you should read by Jake Pierce
When most people think of super heroes and comics they think of Marvel and DC, which makes total sense seeing how both companies have been around for decades. I’d say most of us grew up with Marvel and DC and have a great affinity for both companies, but if you’re like me, sometimes things like … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 02/05/2020
THE MAN WHO EFFED TIME AFTERSHOCK PUBLISHING John Layman and Karl Mostert play it smart here. His story blends the flashbacks we need to understand the backstory with the ongoing future story. Sean Bennett has somehow managed to COMPLETELY skewer the future but how? The minor alterations he makes here are … Read more |
