One and Done: Why Moon Knight Is The Perfect Monthly Comic
What makes a comic ‘worth it?’ In the comments to my introductory column, a lot of readers seem to gauge the value of a comic by dividing the time spent consuming by the amount of money spent. There’s...
View ArticleONE AND DONE: ‘She-Hulk’ #5 and the Joy of Polite Comics
One of my favorite things about monthly comics is the intro page. It has taken on special significance in recent years–I’d say it’s thanks to the wild success of Hawkeye. But I can’t say that...
View ArticleONE AND DONE: Finding a Creative Team You Trust
Most of the time, trying to find a comic or two to buy in a given week is very hard. This week, it wasn’t at all. I’ve been looking forward to The Wicked + The Divine ever since it was announced. And...
View ArticleONE AND DONE: Up, Up, and Away?
Keeping up with comics is ridiculously expensive if you want to keep up with a number of titles that come out every month. Not everyone can do that–I definitely can’t. So welcome to One and Done, a...
View ArticleONE AND DONE: Moon Knight—It Doesn’t Take Much
You ever see The Raid? It's this Indonesian action movie. It (and its sequel) is probably one of the best action movies in recent memory. The plot of The Raid is ridiculously simple. One cop, in one...
View ArticleSIX-GUN GORILLA REVIEW: All That And More
Let’s start with that title, shall we? Calling a story “Six-Gun Gorilla” is a bold and audacious decision, one that’s guaranteed to attract a specific kind of person and give many others pause. If you...
View ArticleONE AND DONE: The Trouble With First Issues [The Life After #1]
Sometimes, it’s just not fair to judge a book by its first issue. They’re just so different from what you’ll end up getting on a monthly basis. First issues have an incredible amount of work to do,...
View ArticleOne and Done: Why Moon Knight Is The Perfect Monthly Comic
What makes a comic ‘worth it?’ In the comments to my introductory column, a lot of readers seem to gauge the value of a comic by dividing the time spent consuming by the amount of money spent. There’s...
View ArticleONE AND DONE: ‘She-Hulk’ #5 and the Joy of Polite Comics
One of my favorite things about monthly comics is the intro page. It has taken on special significance in recent years–I’d say it’s thanks to the wild success of Hawkeye. But I can’t say that...
View ArticleONE AND DONE: Finding a Creative Team You Trust
Most of the time, trying to find a comic or two to buy in a given week is very hard. This week, it wasn’t at all. I’ve been looking forward to The Wicked + The Divine ever since it was announced. And...
View ArticleONE AND DONE: Up, Up, and Away?
Keeping up with comics is ridiculously expensive if you want to keep up with a number of titles that come out every month. Not everyone can do that–I definitely can’t. So welcome to One and Done, a...
View ArticleONE AND DONE: Moon Knight—It Doesn’t Take Much
You ever see The Raid? It’s this Indonesian action movie. It (and its sequel) is probably one of the best action movies in recent memory. The plot of The Raid is ridiculously simple. One cop, in one...
View ArticleSIX-GUN GORILLA REVIEW: All That And More
Let’s start with that title, shall we? Calling a story “Six-Gun Gorilla” is a bold and audacious decision, one that’s guaranteed to attract a specific kind of person and give many others pause. If you...
View ArticleONE AND DONE: The Trouble With First Issues [The Life After #1]
Sometimes, it’s just not fair to judge a book by its first issue. They’re just so different from what you’ll end up getting on a monthly basis. First issues have an incredible amount of work to do,...
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