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Creepshow

How ‘Creepshow’ Perfectly Recaptures the Essence of the EC Comics

The EC comics of the 1950s were revolutionary. In some ways, they were the decade’s only source of horror. On screen, nearly all horror was science fiction, to at least some degree. There was no separ...

Spawn

Why Spawn Was the Ultimate ’90s Comic

Todd McFarlane rose to comic book superstardom in the late eighties with his work on Amazing Spider-Man. His artwork redefined that character and that world, allowing him to take over a new Spider-Man...

Shadowman

Shadowman #01 [Comic Review]

The flagship Valiant character is resurrected for a new (and exceedingly bloody) reboot series. Does it succeed where other revamps haven’t? Shadowman is a character that’s gone through quite a ...

The Butcher of Paris #5 “Beating Chance” [Comic Review]

The Butcher of Paris #5 “Beating Chance” closes out the series with a whimper. Writer Stephanie Phillips and artist Dean Kotz have great intentions. They’re putting a much needed spotlight on a real-l...

Butcher of Paris

The Butcher of Paris #4 “Liberté” [Comic Review]

The Butcher of Paris #4 “Liberté” is the best issue in the series thus far with one remaining. It opens with a beautiful splash page where the citizens of Paris liberate their city, attacking Nazi tan...

Nicnevin and the bloody queen

Nicnevin and the Bloody Queen is a Stunning Execution of Gothic Horror [Graphic Novel Review]

Nicnevin and the Bloody Queen follows Nissy (Nicnevin) a rebellious teenage girl who is whisked away to her maternal grandmother’s abandoned estate alongside her kid brother. Nissy is not a fan of her...

The Butcher of Paris #3: The Law of the Jungle [Comic Review]

True crime succeeds or fails based on how well it avoids exploiting the real life murders it portrays. The best true crime tends to empathize with the victims or the investigators, while analyzing the...

The Butcher of Paris #2

The Butcher of Paris #2 “Reign of Beasts” [Comic Review]

The shorter a story is, the less room it has to sag. At four issues, The Butcher of Paris is going to be about as short as limited comic series get. Unfortunately, the second issue, “The Reign of Beas...

Everything

Everything #4 Picks up the Pace [Comic Review]

Everything started rocky, but it’s finally hit its stride. More than anything, it’s because like issue 3, issue 4 has moved beyond hinting at questions and has started hinting at answers. The mysterio...