by Jarrod | Sep 15, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
By Don Alsafi. In 2003, Marvel launched a new book called Runaways to little fanfare, by a not-yet-known writer named Brian K. Vaughan. (He’d only just launched Y: The Last Man at Vertigo the year before.) It was initially cancelled after 18 issues due to low...
by Jarrod | Sep 15, 2017 | ANTI-MONITOR
By Jarrod Jones. This is RETROGRADING, where this is the beginning. The beginning of everything. THE FILM: Noah THE TIME: 2014. Darren Aronofsky had just cashed in all his awards-season cache to make the ponderous and visually daring biblical epic that had been...
by Jarrod | Sep 14, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
By Jarrod Jones. It has been more than a year since DC Comics kicked off its highly successful Rebirth initiative — and with it, a gigantic mystery in the form of the villainous Mr. Oz. Action Comics #987 marks the begging of “The Oz Effect”, a five-part...
by Jarrod | Sep 13, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
By Molly Jane Kremer, Arpad Okay, and Jarrod Jones. Undercover is our opportunity to lovingly gaze upon gorgeous works from magnificent artists. Each week, we single out the most striking covers that grace comic book stands and gush all over them. Mister Miracle #2,...
by Jarrod | Sep 13, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
Editor’s note: The comics industry lost a legend this past week with the passing of prominent scribe and editor Len Wein. Instead of drafting a brief summary of the legacy Mr. Wein left behind, we decided to reach out to Richard Rubenfeld, Professor Emeritus of...
