The good folks over at Mulholland Books let me take another shot at writing an article for them. This time …Read the Rest
Comics/Graphic Novels
Gabriel Hardman’s Parker sketch
Artist Gabriel Hardman recently put a sketch up on Twitter of Richard Stark’s Parker. Parker has been getting the graphic …Read the Rest
Detectives Inc. by Don McGregor, Marshall Rogers & Gene Colan – review
From a historical perspective Detectives Inc. is a true classic of the genre and the medium. Don McGregor wrote one …Read the Rest
The Chill by Jason Starr – review
I’m going to bloviate for a quick minute. In 1968 and 1970 Van Morrison released Astral Weeks and Moondance. These …Read the Rest
Blacksad by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido – review
Blacksad by Juan Díaz Canales (writer) and Juanjo Guarnido (artist) is a series of French market noir/hardboiled/PI graphic novels that …Read the Rest
New installment of Bicycle Cop Dave by Gary Phillips starts June 2nd
Got word from Gary Phillips that the next installment of Bicycle Cop Dave, his webcomic, is starting back up again …Read the Rest
Preview of Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit adapted and illustrated by Darwyn Cooke from IDW
The sequel to the 2010 Spinetingler Award winning graphic novel Parker is coming out in October from IDW. It’s called …Read the Rest
Quote for the Day
Essentially, in the traditional comics, the requirements are a lot of Wham! — and a lot more Bam! — but …Read the Rest
Greek Street Vol. 1 Blood Calls for Blood by Peter Milligan & Davide Gianfelice
Peter Milligan’s name is a part of a select group. When his name appears on a title you buy it. …Read the Rest
Shuddertown issue #1 by Nick Spenser and Adam Geen – review
This may be a stupid thing to point out but I’ll say it anyway so there won’t be any confusion …Read the Rest
Wish You Were Here: The Innocents and They Found the Car by Gipi – review
There are two titles under the Wish You Were Here title, The Innocents and They Found the Car, both by …Read the Rest
The Roberts by Justin Shady, Wayne Chinsang & Erik Rose – review
The Roberts has at its core such a brilliantly simple premise that it’s hard to believe someone hadn’t thought of …Read the Rest
Forgetless issues #1-3 by Nick Spencer, Scott Forbes & Tim Daniel – review
I have to be honest. I picked up the first issue of Forgetless because it was there and I needed …Read the Rest
Turf issue #1 by Jonathan Ross and Tommy Lee Edwards – review
Turf is a four issue mini-series from Image. It takes a mash-up approach blending together at least three distinct story …Read the Rest
Finished pages from Dark Rain by Mat Johnson & Simon Gane
Dark Rain is a graphic novel coming out in a few months from Mat Johnson. You should be reading his …Read the Rest
Quote for the Day
It has been said that the reader generates just as much meaning from a text as a writer does, and …Read the Rest
Noir: A Collection of Crime Stories – review
I went into Noir with the mindset of reading a short story collection. But in hindsight, and as a word …Read the Rest
Comic Review: The Last Days of American Crime by Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini
The U.S. government has perfected a broadcast signal that will extinguish criminal thoughts. Graham Brick, a fifty-four-year-old grifter, discovers the …Read the Rest
