Questionable Comics is a series where Dan Hill surveys professionals from every corner of the comics industry about their methods and experience. Ed Brisson is one of comics’ top neo-noirists, with a history of excellent gritty writing on series like The Violent, The Mantle and The Field for Image, as well as credits on more action oriented fare […]
The 100 Best Comics of the First Half of the 2010s: Part 1, 100-81
People tend to reminisce about long gone eras, arguing that things were always better way back when. But when it comes to comics, there’s no denying that the 21st century has seen the medium explode in unprecedented and unpredictable ways. For many people, that has come primarily in the form of the advent of the […]
Down and Out in Terminal City: Catching Up with Ed Brisson
As one of the hardest working men in comics, Ed Brisson seems to always be juggling a number of promising projects. We chatted with the gritty Vancouverite earlier this year about his trippy super hero epic The Mantle so we were happy to talk to him again about his new urban noir work The Violent. Where The Mantle was a […]
ymmv: Starting Short
You are not good enough to write a massive story and stick the landing. Truthfully, nor am I, I suspect. But sometimes it’s refreshing to hear it, and without the kid gloves on. There aren’t enough demotivational posters getting around up in here. You just aren’t going to drop that 60 issue knowledge, but your […]
We’re Going to Make Drugs Cool Again: An Interview with Ed Brisson
Ed Brisson is a comics lifer, a solid guy whose name I first recognized through his lettering work. Lettering doesn’t get you a lot of recognition in comics most of the time, but I noticed that Ed’s name was in the credits of a number of indie comics that got me excited. So naturally I […]
Advance Review: The Mantle Proves Punk Rock Isn’t Dead
There’s a quote from a bitter old crank that goes “punk rock died when the first kid said punk’s not dead.” Call it Reverse Tinkerbellism, a cynicism so heavy it states belief itself is enough to kill a movement; clap your hands, say oi, clap your hands, drop dead. But punk can’t really ever die, […]
Reviews in the Panel Panopticon: Shutter, Iron Fist, Lumberjanes and More
In Panel Panopticon, Nick Hanover and friends talk about the comics they’ve picked up for the week, good, bad or otherwise. This week, Dylan Tano joins in. Shutter #1 Writer: Joe Keatinge Artist: Leila Del Luca Colorist: Owen Gieni Letterer: Ed Brisson Published by Image Comics Joe Keatinge’s work frequently deals with characters who have […]
Advanced Review: The Field #1 (Image Comics)
Artist: Simon Roy Writer: Ed Brisson Colorist: Simon Cough Published by Image Comics If you saw Inside Llewyn Davis and like me you enjoyed it but weren’t blown away, there’s probably one scene that nonetheless sticks out to you even now. The scene in question occurs exactly in the middle of the film, as […]