By Andrew A. Smith
Scripps Howard News Service
They say crime doesn’t pay, but Crime Does Not Pay sure did. Now, thanks to Dark Horse, we can see what made this particular comic book so successful – and notorious.
Crime Does Not Pay began in 1942 at small Lev Gleason publications, co-edited by Bob Wood and Charles Biro, who contributed stories and art as well. It was the first “true crime” comic book, which is…
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There’s a saying in the comic book world that every fan wishes they were a comic book writer. Supposedly, the axiom is exponentially true for comic book columnists. Those who write about comics wish they wrote comics themselves. However, lately, I’ve gotten the impression that the reverse is also true. I think that a lot of comic book writers secretly wish that…
Added by Chris Fluit on October 28, 2011 at 9:48am — 2 Comments
Spider-Island has been a ton of fun. It’s possibly my favorite story of the year. I especially appreciate the story’s wit. It’s even demonstrated in clever covers with J. Jonah Jameson and Mary Jane Watson displaying their newfound spider powers (Amazing Spider-Man 670 and 671). …
Added by Chris Fluit on October 21, 2011 at 8:30am — 8 Comments
By Andrew A. Smith
Scripps Howard News Service
Oct. 18, 2011 -- Batman: Year One is one of the most critically acclaimed and fan-revered stories about the Dark Knight. Wisely, Warner Bros. has hewed closely to the original for its animated adaptation.
Originally published as a four-issue miniseries in…
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More than 20 years in the making, Marv Wolfman and George Perez have finished their New Teen Titans original graphic novel. For a long time, Games was one of those lost projects that comic book fans fantasized about. But now, the Titans have defeated writer’s block, artist’s burnout, other creative obligations and a…
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Andrew A. Smith
Oct. 11, 2011 -- It’s not often a graphic novel can bring me to tears. Stargazing Dog, by Takashi Murakami, did just that.
It’s the story of “Daddy,” an ordinary Japanese man whose life slips a gear and he loses…
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In Showcase # 6 (Jan.-Feb., 1957), four men---Ace Morgan, Prof Haley, Red Ryan, and Rocky Davis---survived what should have been a fatal air crash. Deciding they were living on borrowed time, they continued to cheat death, tackling the riskiest of dangers head-on, as the Challengers of the Unknown. It was a venture that would last thirteen years, spanning the length…
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Andrew A. Smith
Scripps Howard News Service
Some things never change. One is human nature. Another is the vivid way writer Brian Azzarello brings human nature to life.
“I go back to the same poisoned well over and over,” laughed Azzarello, writer of the critically acclaimed crime noir 100 Bullets, the…
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Andrew A. Smith
Scripps Howard News Service
DC Entertainment may have saved the best for last in its ambitious revamping of its entire line of superhero comics – and it’s a book that doesn’t have a single superhero.
All-Star Western #1 arrived Sept. 28, taking…
Added by Captain Comics on October 7, 2011 at 11:30pm — 9 Comments
Last week, I relived some of the famous failures in comic book history. Now, it’s time to look at the other side of the coin. Comic books wouldn’t have lasted for more than 70 years without a few successes. Many of those successes are well documented such as Superman originating the superhero genre or Flash sparking the Silver Age. I’m going to take a look at some of the…
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