Jason Copland and Curt Pires are two of our favorite creators in comics, which is why we were thrilled to hear they were joining forces on a new Dark Horse series called Pop. A post-modern sci-fi adventure starring Elle, a literally manufactured would-be pop star on the run from her creators, Pop is a bit like The […]
Adventures in the Floating World: Gantz
Once a month, Nick Hanover educates himself on manga by going on Adventures in the Floating World, learning about series he has missed out on over the years. This month, he digs into the bizarre sci-fi horror series Gantz, which debuted in Weekly Young Jump in Japan in 2000 and has been reprinted in North America since 2008 […]
Reviews in the Panel Panopticon: Afterlife with Archie, Deadly Hands of Kung Fu 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, the best series on the market is an Archie zombie story, while a man with tentacle arms kicks some ass in a new Dark Horse series and Marvel puts out some major […]
Adventures in the Floating World: Lone Wolf and Cub
Once a month, Nick Hanover educates himself on manga by going on Adventures in the Floating World, learning about series he has missed out on over the years. This month he tackles the legendary Lone Wolf and Cub, an epic series that was originally published in North America by First Comics in 1987 and has more recently been […]
Anatomy of a Page: Lone Wolf and Cub Omnibus Vol. 1 Pg. #672
Comics are a visual medium, but so often criticism of the medium hinges on narrative, ignoring or minimizing the visual storytelling and unique structures that make comics so different from cinema and photography. We’ve decided to change that up with a feature in Loser City that we’re calling anatomy of a page, in which we explore pages […]