Back to Basics v1: “Real Life”
Manu Larcenet tells the story of his move from Paris to the country side, where things are very different. It’s a great comic strip in comic book form.
Image @ 25: Jim Lee’s WildC.A.T.s
This week at ComicBook.com, I took a fresh look at WildC.A.T.s #1 from the first year of Image Comics. What I learned is simple: WildC.A.T.s is Jim Lee and Brandon Choi attempting to write like Chris Claremont, and stumbling over it. As usual, I had to cut a good chunk of the column out for…
Josephine, v1: Humorous, Semi-Autobiographical, Neurotic
“Josephine” is a fun and honest slice of life semi-autobiographical comic, from the artist of “Blank Slate.”.
Image @ 25: J. Scott Campbell Draws the Founding Fathers
In 1993, J. Scott Campbell drew caricatures for all seven of Image’s Founding Fathers in the pages of “Image Plus”. Here, I’ll show you.
Drones, v1 and v2: “Hellfire” and “PTSD”
At a time of war, the drone pilots are the heroes on the front lines. But how does that solider/drone relationship work? And what happens when the war ends?
Valerian and Laureline v6: “Ambassador of The Shadows”
Laureline takes over the show. With Valerian out of commission, she runs through a crazy alien space station, meeting interesting people and environments.
Image @ 25: Eric Stephenson Talks Fans and Readers
Today is the 25th anniversary of the formation of Image Comics. This is an interview I did with its current publisher, Eric Stephenson, back in 2002.
Image @ 25: Erik Larsen’s The Savage Dragon
Savage Dragon is turning 25 years old this year. Gives me the warm and fuzzies. Let’s look back at the original three issue mini-series. It’s a lot of fun.
Valerian and Laureline v5: “Birds of the Master”
Valerian and Laureline crash land on a planet, only to be enslaved as workers for The Master and his scary flock of killer birds.
The Man Who Shot Lucky Luke
Based on the classic John Wayne/Jimmy Stewart western, Matthieu Bonhomme creates a serious “Lucky Luke” western that works well.