Tim Callahan’s column on CBR, When Words Collide, is my favourite comic column on the internet. It’s a big reason why I write comic gonzo myself and this week is a great example of what makes it fun. He just went on holiday and not only admits to taking a stack of 100 New Mutants [...]
Posted on July 6th, 2011 by ryan
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I’ve written up a list of the best comics so far for 2011 and it’s an eclectic bunch. I’m happy with my choices, though there could be some shuffle in the middle ranks, and I’m happy with comics this year. Hit the link below to read the article: The Best Comics Of 2011, So Far [...]
Posted on June 28th, 2011 by ryan
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I recently read the first year or so Warren Ellis’ run on Astonishing X-Men. I liked it a fair bit more than I thought I would and found that the presence of death was so present I had to write about it. Death is on and behind every page and to find out more you [...]
Posted on June 24th, 2011 by ryan
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I saw Sucker Punch. Did I like it…It’s hard to express. It’s not a great movie, and yet I feel like maybe I will actually see it again. For all the failures in the flick, and there are quite a few, there are also some really cool elements. Sometimes you just have to kick back [...]
Posted on June 7th, 2011 by ryan
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Over at Gestalt Mash, I’ve written an article about Jason Aaron’s ‘Rez Opus’ Scalped. In particular, I’ve focused on the ‘Unwanted’ arc that was so simply brutal and eloquent. With s book like Scalped, it’s easy to write smart stuff because the book itself is so smart and detailed. The source material is so good [...]
Posted on May 23rd, 2011 by ryan
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‘Who Is Jake Ellis? is a comic from Image that has massively impressed me. There’s stacks of fun in this book and some really tight ideas. There’s plenty to talk about but I’ve written a piece focusing on the visual appeal of the lead character. He’s…ah…a very interesting looking guy. In fact, he might be [...]
Posted on May 3rd, 2011 by ryan
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I’ve become enamoured with a new comic called The Intrepids. It’s this kooky spy-fu tale of pulp and cybernetic bears. It’s pretty damn cool and I really wanted to interview the writer, Kurtis Wiebe. I put a call out on Twitter and lo and behold a few days later Kurtis emails me saying he’s heard [...]
Posted on March 9th, 2011 by ryan
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I’m slowly but surely chewing my way through some essays on what I view as some of the best single issues of comics. The latest slice of gonzo sees me looking into Phonogram: The Singles Club #4 by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie. The entire miniseries is intensely well put together but this issue really [...]
Posted on February 17th, 2011 by ryan
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Tim Callahan said we should chat about Daredevil. You don’t get a perfect proposal like that often enough. I’ve been a fan of his column on CBR, When Words Collide, since before it started (which was his Why Casanova Matters article from way back when, and I’ve linked to it enough already). I just dig [...]
Posted on January 25th, 2011 by ryan
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I consider myself a writer. I write damn near every day. I think about it a lot, I do it even more. And I produce work. I do not doubt myself as a writer – though at times may doubt my quality. I am constantly trying to better myself as a writer and I found [...]
Posted on January 5th, 2011 by ryan
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