Classic Comic Compendium: Looking at MIRACLEMAN – BOOK THREE – OLYMPUS in lieu of...
There's been a lot of focus on Miracleman of late due to recent developments. Our columnist looks at a classic story.
Classic Comic Compendium: On Barry Windsor-Smith’s MONSTERS
Barry Windsor-Smith's style in MONSTERS suits the heavy, complex tale that he's telling, reminding you to slow down and take everything in.
Classic Comic Compendium: LITTLE MONSTERS, an odd tale of vampire children after the apocalypse
Little Monsters is another great collaboration between Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen, this one with orphans and vampires.
Classic Comic Compendium: BATMAN – THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS turns 40
As Batman - The Dark Knight Returns turns 40, The Beat's classic comic compendium column reflects on the classic work.
Classic Comic Compendium: JOE THE BARBARIAN will inspire you to explore the worlds inside
Joe the Barbarian occupies the same space as something like The Filth and Annihilator, but approaches it from a different angle.
Classic Comic Compendium: Sam Kieth played with superhero tropes in WOLVERINE/HULK
Sam Kieth's WOLVERINE/HULK work is a wonderful adaptation of the artist's themes and motifs via mainstream comics.
Classic Comic Compendium: THE MAXX – MAXXIMIZED VOL. 1 by the great Sam Kieth
With The Maxx - Maxximized Vol. 1, this column takes a look back at the work of the one-and-only, late great Sam Kieth.
Classic Comic Compendium: SWAMP THING – THE DEAD DON’T SLEEP feels out of time
Swamp Thing - The Dead Don't Sleep feels like a comic out of time, a throwback to the type of horror tales that typified the original series.
Classic Comic Compendium: Bors’ and Harper’s take on THE TOXIC AVENGER is a perfect...
A recent take on Toxic Avenger features an offbeat humor and scathing social commentary that fits the character perfectly.
Classic Comic Compendium: THE MAN-THING #12 is a standout within this series
The Man-Thing #12 is a fantastic comic, a wonderful confluence of all of Gerber's Man-Thing storytelling in one tight package.
Classic Comic Compendium: SPAWN #72-75 introduces a new Heap
In the arc that spans from Spawn #72 - #75, the normal creative team on the title introduced its version of Heap.
Classic Comic Compendium: SWAMP THING #67 was greatly elevated by the color work of...
Swamp Thing #67 was one of many comics in which the color work of Tatjana Wood was absolutely vital to the storytelling.
