“A woman must continually watch herself. She is always continually accompanied by her own image of herself.” This is because, as John Berger puts it in Ways of Seeing, “to be born a woman has to be born…into the keeping of men.” In male-dominated Hollywood, women’s careers are entirely in the keeping in men. Hollywood, […]
What Conversation is Image Actually Willing to Listen to with Divided States of Hysteria?
Having even a slight interest in comics while being active on Twitter means witnessing more or less nonstop conversation about the industry, its works and the creators living within it. Comics is in a state of constant discourse, partially because even as its impact on culture grows, its world remains unbelievably small, making it easy […]
Pop Rehabilitation: Constantine
Not content to let their pop passions go unloved by the masses, Loser City staff have banded together to provide Pop Rehabilitation to the works that have been unjustly maligned and forgotten. Today Nick Hanover makes the case that Constantine is the best film DC has made this century, regardless of how hard they now try to pretend […]
B L A C K I E’s Remains Channels the Collective Rage and Pain of the Oppressed
Like a lot of Americans, I’ve spent most of 2017 tense and nervous and unable to relax, wired on the buzz of anxiety that comes from every cursory glance at the headlines. I feel like the world is ending not as a bang but as a joke and all I can do about it is […]
Garbage Night is an Expressive, Emotionally Rich Post-Apocalyptic Work
Given Hollywood’s propensity for revisiting classic, beloved works and giving them a twist, it’s a little odd to me that no one has rebooted Homeward Bound as a Life After People-style post-apocalyptic work. But that’s okay, because Jen Lee is nicely filling that void with her new work Garbage Night and its predecessor Vacancy. Where Hollywood would likely still […]
Questionable Comics: Becky & Frank and Rachael Stott
Questionable Comics is a series where Dan Hill surveys professionals from every corner of the comics industry about their methods and experience. First up today is Becky & Frank, one of comics’ most charming duos, making their mark in the indie sphere with fun series like Capture Creatures, Tigerbuttah and Tiny Kitten Teeth. Becky is also currently working on […]
The Night Driver is a Stylish 21st Century Twist on The Tell-Tale Heart
The Night Driver Script by Ken Lowery Artwork by Gavin Guidry Letters by Micah Myers There used to be this running column in my local weekly where people could write anonymous letters ranting about fellow citizens or making embarrassing confessions. Sometimes the rants would be about truly odd, one-of-a-kind experiences but the bulk of the […]
Satellite Falling is Action Packed Sci-fi with an Important Message
Written by Steve Horton Art by Stephen Thompson Colors by Lisa Jackson Letters by Neil Uyetake Edits by Sarah Gaydos Published by IDW Whenever I see the argument to “keep politics out of sci-fi” come up, I have an urge to point out the genre has always been on the forefront of political writing. Many […]
Questionable Comics: Andy Schmidt and John Lees
Questionable Comics is a series where Dan Hill surveys professionals from every corner of the comics industry about their methods and experience. Today we begin with Andy Schmidt, who runs the comics education resource Comics Experience and has edited comics at Marvel and IDW. Andy is also a veteran comics and video games writer. What current projects […]
Questionable Comics: C. Spike Trotman and Aud Koch
Questionable Comics is a series where Dan Hill surveys professionals from every corner of the comics industry about their methods and experience. First up this week is C. Spike Trotman, one of indie comics’ greatest success stories, from her breakout webcomic Templar, Arizona to her anthology Smut Peddler to her numerous Kickstarter campaign victories. Spike is also the publisher […]
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