Criminal vol 2, #1

by | Feb 27, 2008 | Comics

Criminal is one of those rare books that really embraces crime fiction. There are some other very notable ones as well, but since the latest run of Criminal: Vol. 2 #1 just came out today that’s what I’m going to talk about. First, the art. Back in the...

I Have Issues – Reviewed

by | Feb 11, 2008 | Features

76 #1 Image I picked this up because I’m a huge fan of B. Clay Moore. I’m now also a fan of Ed Tadem as well. This book is done in two parts: East Coast and West Coast. Set firmly in 1976. To help set the mood we get all sorts of lists of what was cool and...

Another stack of comics

by | Oct 28, 2007 | Comics

The Boys #11 Dynamite Comics This is a series everyone should be reading. Issue 11 starts a new story arc and is a great jumping on point. The team is in Russia and are trying to find out why superheroes are expolding. They meet a retired Russian hero and soon find...

Another Comic Writing Mystery Author

by | Aug 21, 2007 | Comics

Last year at Bouchercon, The World Mystery Convention I moderated a panel of mystery writers who also write comics. David Morrell, Denise Mina, Gary Phillips and Max Allan Collins.During the course of the panel the question of who else might do comics and I said that...