The greatest era of paperback cover images is brought to glorious life along with fond remembrance in The Art of Pulp Fiction: An Illustrated History of Vintage Fiction.
For the past three years, Matt Kindt’s MIND MGMT, published by Dark Horse Comics, has been enthralling readers who love the speculative, sci-fi spy genre. At once, it’s been as … Continue reading Your Reality Is Under NEW MGMT #1 On The Wednesday Run
Heck, Lara Croft is practically a household name these days, isn’t she? Even my Mom recognizes her. “She’s that character, played by that actress, right?” For sure, Mom. For sure. … Continue reading Raid The Comic Shop For Tomb Raider #1 On The Wednesday Run–February 26, 2014
Sci-fi! Mystery! Adventure! Comics that carry these kinds of styles and themes are so ubiquitous right now, can we still call them “genre” comics? I suppose, so long as “superhero” … Continue reading See You In Orbit With The Fuse #1 On The Wednesday Run–February 12, 2014
Of late, there’s been a plethora of genre comics, specifically sci-fi comics, being published in everyone’s favourite pop culture industry. We’ve highlighted many of them here in this column including … Continue reading Planetary In Name & Planetary Omnibus In Size On The Wednesday Run–January 22, 2014
Old school. Well, old school for some. Older school for others. For still others, it might be “Hey, cool sci-fi genre comix, man!” Let’s take a quick trip down memory … Continue reading Go Old School With Black Science #1 On The Wednesday Run–November 27, 2013
Ah, the cold war of the 1970’s. It’s fertile ground for stories, isn’t it? A time when truth is probably stranger than fiction. Spies. Secret agents. Enigmatic politics. Clandestine agendas. … Continue reading Cold War Suspicion Returns With Velvet #1 On The Wednesday Run–October 23, 2013
There are comic book creators and there are comic book creators. And then there’s Howard Chaykin. Perhaps most famous as an uncompromising and often controversial writer and artist in the … Continue reading From TV To Spaghetti Western To Century West On The Wednesday Run–September 18, 2013
Just over a year ago, Biff Bam Pop reviewed an independently produced compilation graphic novel called Yi Soon Shin: Warrior and Defender. You can read that review here. The story … Continue reading Warrior, Defender & Marketer Of Ideas–BBP! Speaks With Independent Comics Creator Onrie Kompan On The Process & Business Of Indie Comics
Blade Runner, Conan the Barbarian, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, The Thing. All classic films that have lived on within our collective affair with pop culture and genre film. It’s 1982’s – … Continue reading Saturday At The Movies: The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
