A week ago, DC Comics announced the cancellation of Hellblazer. Bullshit was my first thought. There are certain instances where, in comics, because you’ve read a particular title for so … Continue reading Hellblazed Reading – An Era Comes To An End With DC/Vertigo’s Cancellation Of John Constantine: Hellblazer
DING DONG! No, go ahead and answer the door. I’ll wait right here for you. Those sweet-toothed, crazy kids! So, what’s popular in the world of Halloween costumes this year? … Continue reading Get Haunted By Ghosts #1 On The Wednesday Run – October 31, 2012
With Halloween only a week away, it makes sense to be reading comics about serial killers, cults, vampires, werewolves, demons and other sorts of monsters, real or imaginary, don’t you … Continue reading National Comics: Madame X Tells Your Halloween Future On The Wednesday Run – October 24, 2012
Exactly how close can a writer be to his or her own fictional story? Set aside William Burroughs for a moment. No, wait. Include him. For fan-favourite scribe, Grant Morrison … Continue reading Say You Want An Invisibles (Climactic) Revolution On The Wednesday Run – August 22, 2012
If you’re waxing poetic, you could say that everything old is new again. If you’re mildly neurotic, you might say that history isn’t done with us just yet. If you’re … Continue reading Historic Comics Live Forever In National Comics: Eternity #1 On The Wednesday Run – July 25, 2012
All this month at Biff Bam Pop we’re looking at Origin stories – from films and comics and debut albums, to authors and their work. As part of this, writer … Continue reading Hoax Hunters, Mad Men, Swamp Thing And The Art Of The Origin Story With Guest Blogger Michael Moreci
Despite the recent chill across much of the northeast of this continent, spring is still upon us. There’s landscaping to be done in the backyard and those colourful impatiens are … Continue reading Spring Black Orchid Picking On The Wednesday Run – April 25, 2012
Back from March break? Thawed from the winter cold? Fresh from pumping iron at the gym? Ready for the summer? Willing to flex some hard, sexy muscle on the beach, … Continue reading Sun, Surf, Sand, Flex…Yes, Flex…And Trademark Infringement On The Wednesday Run – April 4, 2012
I can’t help but think of The Pogues’ fantastic ballad “Fairytale of New York” when I think of Jesse Custer and Tulip O’Hare, two of the heroes from Garth Ennis’s … Continue reading Biff Bam Pop’s Favourite Couples – Jesse Custer and Tulip O’Hare
Ah, c’mon! Who isn’t a fan of John Constantine, everyone’s favourite trench coat-clad, half-magician-half-lying, hellblazer? Maybe you know him from those mid-1980’s, first-appearance Swamp Thing books, conjured by the mind … Continue reading Blazin’ Our Way To Hell This Week On The Wednesday Run – January 18, 2012
The groundbreaking, award winning, much loved The Sandman series from Vertigo Comics ended quite some time ago. Over fifteen years ago, actually. But that fact hasn’t gotten in the way … Continue reading Get Winter Term Essay Writing Help From Annotated Notes And The Sandman On The Wednesday Run – January 4, 2012
Halloween is over, alas. That means that as of 12:00:01 AM, November 1st, stores have already stocked their shelves with upcoming “holiday” goods. Actually, I’m hearing stories from shoppers that … Continue reading The Wednesday Run – November 2, 2011 – Absolute Sandman Volume 5
