Morrison introduced a foe not even the Caped Crusader can defeat: darkness itself. Continue reading Batman Day: How Grant Morrison’s Batman run revealed the Dark Knight’s true enemy
A pointed comment on superhero comics’ cyclical shortcomings that ultimately rises above them. Continue reading How Grant Morrison’s New X-Men called out (and then broke free of) superhero comics’ storytelling limits
Which Eisner stories rate as the celebrated cartoonist’s very best? Continue reading Eisner Awards countdown – The five greatest comics by Will Eisner
Why this four-part mini-series is far more than just an extended 90s comics diss track. Continue reading Kingdom Come at 25: How this classic DC Comics mini-series put the ‘human’ back in ‘superhuman’
Celebrate this momentous mini-series’ 25th anniversary with these interesting factoids. Continue reading “The showdown of the century!” – Five fun facts about the 1996 DC versus Marvel crossover
Neil Gaiman’s celebrated series allowed DC fans to mourn properly for the first time. Continue reading 25 years ago, The Sandman: The Wake introduced emotional closure to superhero comics
Updating superhero costumes isn’t as simple as just removing their outer underwear. Continue reading A brief defence of classic comics costume design – Why removing superheroes’ trunks creates a new problem (and how to fix it)
Why Cap has continued to connect with new readers for eight decades and counting. Continue reading How Captain America evolved beyond wartime propaganda and became who we needed him to be
More screen stories the publisher could continue. Continue reading Five continuation comics DC needs to publish after Batman ’89 and Superman ‘78
