Tag: Classic Comic Compendium
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: 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.
Classic Comic Compendium: COLOR OF RAGE is a less-known work from Kazuo Koike
Color of Rage is a travelling buddy story that plays off the idea of a stranger in a strange land learning the customs.
Classic Comic Compendium: CRYING FREEMAN – VOLUME 1 introduces us to the titular assassin
Crying Freeman is an adult crime thriller with elements of tragic romance, as an assassin falls for someone who should have been his target.
Classic Comic Compendium: LADY SNOWBLOOD – VOLUME 1 – THE DEEP-SEATED GRUDGE
Lady Snowblood Volume 1: The Deep-Seated Grudge is a compelling story of revenge, set in an interesting transitory period of Japanese culture.
Classic Comic Compendium: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD – BATMAN AND WONDER WOMAN
Liam Sharp's THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD: BATMAN AND WONDER WOMAN is rich in both storytelling and myth-making.
Classic Comic Compendium: SPAWN – THE DARK AGES is the same Spawn, different era
Spawn - The Dark Ages took the familiar elements of Spawn lore and placed them in a harsher time, plus story elements of crusades and knights.
Classic Comic Compendium: TOM STRONG #10 typifies what made America’s Best Comics great
Tom Strong #10 is a fun exploration into the infinite possibilities of comics storytelling and history, and just a great read.
