Tag Archives: feature comics

Marvel Comics is ‘the world outside your window’ – or so the old adage goes, though the publisher is usually given to center its stories on the superheroes that populate their universe. But Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross’s Marvels goes the other route, placing a specific focus on the human …

Spoilers for You Brought Me To The Ocean ahead. Alex Sanchez, author of the prose novel series Rainbow Boys, re-imagined the origin story of DC’s Aqualad – a.k.a. Jackson Hyde – in the recently-released original graphic novel You Brought Me To The Ocean.  Once a sidekick of Aquaman, Aqualad is …

You think you know what professional wrestling is like, but what about the people who portray those characters? Part actor, part stuntperson, part superhero (or supervillain), playing a character for years – decades even if they’re successful – that may or may not be the real person inside them. In …

(Image credit: Jamal Campbell/Deron Bennett (DC)) (opens in new tab) Far Sector #6 Written by N.K. Jemesin Art by Jamal Campbell Lettering by Deron Bennett Published by DC ‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 If there’s any Big Two comic that truly feels ripped from today’s headlines, it has to …

It’s been 26 years since Kyle Rayner donned the Green Lantern mantle for the first time, and for thousands of fans, he remains their Green Lantern. Kyle’s rookie year as DC’s emerald guardian was helmed by writer Ron Marz, then a new face at DC, and artists such as Darryl …

Vertigo was one of the most prestigious comic imprints, its best stories known for their high quality as well as their sometimes controversial material. However, with the DC Black Label branding now adorning Neil Gaiman’s Sandman Universe line of titles, DC’s Vertigo imprint officially came to an end as of October 2019. …

There are many iconic superhero trappings: the costume, the car, the gadgets. But there’s one trope in comic books that truly stands out – the secret lair. Who hasn’t imagined their home, bedroom, or office as one of the best superhero hideouts of all time? Their Fortress of Solitude, their …

Scott Snyder has been a working comic book writer for a decade now, and in that short time span already accelerated to become one of DC’s top writers and the definitive modern Batman writer with his runs on Detective Comics, Batman, and All-Star Batman. But behind that success was a …