Welcome to the latest instalment of a brand-new feature here on Nerdly, where one of our comic gurus, Ian Wells, delves into comics history and dissects Comics Interview, the long-running journal of interviews and criticism from David Anthony Kraft.
A Yak with Dak
Dak uses the Upfront space to plug alternative/independent comics, whilst also going out of his way to say Comics Interview strives to include them. Personally, I feel he is selling himself short in that regard. In the eight issues I have looked at so far, I feel the alternatives/indies have had decent representation. Look at #6 you had Berke Breathed talking Bloom County right alongside huge fanboy porn in the shape of Jla vs The Avengers! Comico was featured last time out, and the comics of First have been featured. It would be interesting to see how the early days of those two, their success and...
A Yak with Dak
Dak uses the Upfront space to plug alternative/independent comics, whilst also going out of his way to say Comics Interview strives to include them. Personally, I feel he is selling himself short in that regard. In the eight issues I have looked at so far, I feel the alternatives/indies have had decent representation. Look at #6 you had Berke Breathed talking Bloom County right alongside huge fanboy porn in the shape of Jla vs The Avengers! Comico was featured last time out, and the comics of First have been featured. It would be interesting to see how the early days of those two, their success and...
- 11/8/2023
- by Ian Wells
- Nerdly
Welcome to this brand-new feature here on Nerdly, where one of our comic gurus, Ian Wells, delves into comics history and dissects Comics Interview, the long-running journal of interviews and criticism from David Anthony Kraft.
Credits
I am going to kick things off by delving into the credits box, just to do a quick round-up of who’s, who. Now this feature may not come back every week depending on how much the credits change issue to issue. If a new name crops up I will call them out and maybe with the people I can’t find anything about online I can find out about them with the reading of each issue. There is no better place to start than with the main man himself, David Anthony Kraft. Before publishing this very magazine we are about to dive into Kraft has a more than substantial body of work both...
Credits
I am going to kick things off by delving into the credits box, just to do a quick round-up of who’s, who. Now this feature may not come back every week depending on how much the credits change issue to issue. If a new name crops up I will call them out and maybe with the people I can’t find anything about online I can find out about them with the reading of each issue. There is no better place to start than with the main man himself, David Anthony Kraft. Before publishing this very magazine we are about to dive into Kraft has a more than substantial body of work both...
- 3/9/2023
- by Ian Wells
- Nerdly
(This article contains spoilers for the fifth episode of “Loki” on Disney+)
The penultimate episode of “Loki” really didn’t give us many answers about the Tva, who created it, or who’s controlling the variants and the flow of time. But it did give us an Easter egg that has some fans speculating about a potential candidate — however unlikely he may be.
So, a quick recap. When Loki was pruned last week, he didn’t end up in Battleword as we suspected, but in a place called The Void. As Renslayer explains it, “When we prune a branched reality, it’s impossible to destroy all of its matter. So we move it to a place on the timeline where it won’t continue growing.”
That means that those timeline reset charges that they’ve been using throughout the series — you know, the ones Sylvie used to bomb the sacred...
The penultimate episode of “Loki” really didn’t give us many answers about the Tva, who created it, or who’s controlling the variants and the flow of time. But it did give us an Easter egg that has some fans speculating about a potential candidate — however unlikely he may be.
So, a quick recap. When Loki was pruned last week, he didn’t end up in Battleword as we suspected, but in a place called The Void. As Renslayer explains it, “When we prune a branched reality, it’s impossible to destroy all of its matter. So we move it to a place on the timeline where it won’t continue growing.”
That means that those timeline reset charges that they’ve been using throughout the series — you know, the ones Sylvie used to bomb the sacred...
- 7/7/2021
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Back in 2007, writer David Gallaher and artist Steve Ellis released High Moon online, introducing comic readers to a tiny Texas town in the Old West where things with sharp teeth went "bump" in the night. Now, nearly one decade later, Papercutz's Super Genius is celebrating the latest full moon by resurrecting the werewolf Western comic series.
Super Genius announced that they will release two remastered graphic novels of the pre-existing High Moon comic series, as well as a third volume of new stories that will finish the series the way Gallaher and Ellis intended. The first volume, High Moon: Bullet Holes and Bite Marks, will be unleashed this October, while the second volume is slated for a May 2018 release, followed by the new third volume. Here's what High Moon writer David Gallaher shared with us about the series:
"Dramatic gunfights and ancient evils — there is something really primal about...
Super Genius announced that they will release two remastered graphic novels of the pre-existing High Moon comic series, as well as a third volume of new stories that will finish the series the way Gallaher and Ellis intended. The first volume, High Moon: Bullet Holes and Bite Marks, will be unleashed this October, while the second volume is slated for a May 2018 release, followed by the new third volume. Here's what High Moon writer David Gallaher shared with us about the series:
"Dramatic gunfights and ancient evils — there is something really primal about...
- 2/10/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The 1980s were an important period for comics as they transitioned from the Bronze Age to the Modern or Dark Age of Comics with books like Watchmen and Dark Knight Returns. It was also an incredibly creative time for Marvel Comics with Chris Claremont and John Byrne beginning the decade with their “Dark Phoenix Saga” epic in Uncanny X-Men, Frank Miller’s run on Daredevil as well as the first event crossover Secret Wars and ending with the rise of artists, like Todd McFarlane and Jim Lee, who would later found Image Comics.
At East Coast Comicon, comics historian and researcher of the Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe Peter Sanderson, former Uncanny X-Men editor and Daredevil writer Ann Nocenti, and former Amazing Spider-Man editor Jim Salicrup chatted and swapped stories about what Marvel was really like in the 1980s.
After saying comics were his drug of choice then, Jim Salicrup...
At East Coast Comicon, comics historian and researcher of the Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe Peter Sanderson, former Uncanny X-Men editor and Daredevil writer Ann Nocenti, and former Amazing Spider-Man editor Jim Salicrup chatted and swapped stories about what Marvel was really like in the 1980s.
After saying comics were his drug of choice then, Jim Salicrup...
- 4/14/2015
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
At its best, comics is like a family, where people in the field are known by their first names by fans and peers alike. Jerry, Joe (well, several Joes, actually, but context always makes it clear which one), Will, Bob, Bill, Stan, Jack, Steve, Marie, Carmine, Len, Marv, Flo.
Irwin.
Irwin Hasen was my friend, just as he was a lot of people’s friend. Of course, millions of people knew Irwin through his comics (Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Wildcat, the Fox, and, of course, Dondi). But because he had no children and no local relatives, Irwin’s friends and companions were his cartooning contemporaries, the cartoonists he mentored, and a steady stream of admirers, thirty to fifty years his junior, who crossed his path in various ways. Some were fans, some fellow comics pros. Some were descendants of his contemporaries, seeking information about and connection with their parents or grandparents through Irwin,...
Irwin.
Irwin Hasen was my friend, just as he was a lot of people’s friend. Of course, millions of people knew Irwin through his comics (Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Wildcat, the Fox, and, of course, Dondi). But because he had no children and no local relatives, Irwin’s friends and companions were his cartooning contemporaries, the cartoonists he mentored, and a steady stream of admirers, thirty to fifty years his junior, who crossed his path in various ways. Some were fans, some fellow comics pros. Some were descendants of his contemporaries, seeking information about and connection with their parents or grandparents through Irwin,...
- 3/20/2015
- by Danny Fingeroth
- Comicmix.com
This week I attended Big Apple Con, another small con in the big city of New York. While I was there I got to bug Papercutz editor-in-chief Jim Salicrup once more about a book I recommended that he still hasn’t read yet. In fact, it’s my favorite superhero comic. And I’m betting you’ve never heard of it.
My favorite comic is The Life and Times of Savior 28 written by J.M. DeMatteis and art by Mike Cavallaro. It was published by Idw Publishing oh so long ago in 2009. I remember seeing the ad for it in another comic and the art really caught my eye. Not just for the style or skill (which is fantastic in its execution), but the brutal, raw story captured in one panel. It just drew me in and I knew I had to read it.
The hero Savior 28 is like the “Superman” of DeMatteis’ realistic earth.
My favorite comic is The Life and Times of Savior 28 written by J.M. DeMatteis and art by Mike Cavallaro. It was published by Idw Publishing oh so long ago in 2009. I remember seeing the ad for it in another comic and the art really caught my eye. Not just for the style or skill (which is fantastic in its execution), but the brutal, raw story captured in one panel. It just drew me in and I knew I had to read it.
The hero Savior 28 is like the “Superman” of DeMatteis’ realistic earth.
- 3/9/2015
- by Molly Jackson
- Comicmix.com
Professor Crazy’s Case Log: I’m going to be interviewing the famous and highly gifted author Stefan Petrucha today. He has a column here now, and he is the author of the best-selling X-Files comic book series and has written eighteen novels, including Timetripper, The Rule of Won, a book he coauthored with Ryan Buell (the host of A&E’s Paranormal State) called Paranormal State: My Journey Into the Unknown, and his most recent novel, which I reviewed here, the paranormal historical vampire novel Blood Prophecy. He has also appeared in three episodes of Paranormal State. Will I also have paranormal experiences during this interview? Who knows…read on to find out!
Professor Crazy: You prefer to be called Stefan or Steve? What is your favorite color, and what is your quest? You could answer those, but I have some very sensible, non-crazy questions for you, as well.
Professor Crazy: You prefer to be called Stefan or Steve? What is your favorite color, and what is your quest? You could answer those, but I have some very sensible, non-crazy questions for you, as well.
- 6/7/2011
- by Professor Crazy
- Boomtron
Papercutz has released a new 'Tales from the Crypt' graphic novel featuring the return of their very popular Stinky Dead Kid and other ghoulish stories.
Papercutz, the premiere publisher of such popular graphic novels series as Bionicle, Disney Fairies, Geronimo Stilton, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and The Smurfs releases the latest edition of its Tales From The Crypt series titled "Wickeder."
In the three stories, the original Crypt-Keeper offers his twisted take on
all the countless manifestations of the Wizard of Oz, including the
long-running Broadway musical in Wickeder, a chilling tale about an
off-shore oil rig disaster entitled Kill, Baby, Kill! and to the
delight of countless fans, the much requested return of The Stinky Dead
Kid, Glugg and his little dog in Dead Dog Dies! Ironically, the
non-living character of Glugg has found new life as a continuing comics
character in his own right, no longer...
Papercutz, the premiere publisher of such popular graphic novels series as Bionicle, Disney Fairies, Geronimo Stilton, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and The Smurfs releases the latest edition of its Tales From The Crypt series titled "Wickeder."
In the three stories, the original Crypt-Keeper offers his twisted take on
all the countless manifestations of the Wizard of Oz, including the
long-running Broadway musical in Wickeder, a chilling tale about an
off-shore oil rig disaster entitled Kill, Baby, Kill! and to the
delight of countless fans, the much requested return of The Stinky Dead
Kid, Glugg and his little dog in Dead Dog Dies! Ironically, the
non-living character of Glugg has found new life as a continuing comics
character in his own right, no longer...
- 10/7/2010
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Now here's something you don't see everyday, and it's very strange to think that this actually existed! Back in 1979 The Amazing Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk were featured in an original, never-before-reprinted comic book story called Gamma Gambit on a roll of novelty Toilet Paper. Yes, toilet paper.
Presenting an all-new, action-packed confrontation between Marvel’s mightiest super-stars!
The comic was penned by Jim Salicrup and Michael Higgins and illustrated by Marie Severin. This is just so weirdly awesome. You could wipe your butt and read a Spider-Man comic at the same time! If your interested you can read some of this incredibly odd comic below. Who thinks of this stuff! There's also a video of it below, and no, it's not of people wiping there butts with it.
And here's the video.
Presenting an all-new, action-packed confrontation between Marvel’s mightiest super-stars!
The comic was penned by Jim Salicrup and Michael Higgins and illustrated by Marie Severin. This is just so weirdly awesome. You could wipe your butt and read a Spider-Man comic at the same time! If your interested you can read some of this incredibly odd comic below. Who thinks of this stuff! There's also a video of it below, and no, it's not of people wiping there butts with it.
And here's the video.
- 6/24/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
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