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10 things concerning Victor Santos and the graphic influences behind ‘Against Hope’

10 things concerning Victor Santos and the graphic influences behind ‘Against Hope’

by Jarrod | Mar 20, 2020 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, NEWSWIRE

by Jarrod Jones. To the Frank Miller faithful, Santos’ iconography would seem familiar: Flying bullets, arterial spray, beautiful women, scarred anti-heroes, often displayed in balletic compositions of improbable violence. Crime as art. Neo-noir at its...
Åkerlund’s ‘Polar’ finds itself at a creative crossroads with Santos’ original graphic novel

Åkerlund’s ‘Polar’ finds itself at a creative crossroads with Santos’ original graphic novel

by Jarrod | Feb 5, 2019 | ANTI-MONITOR, HEY, KIDS! COMICS!

Image: Dark Horse Comics/Netflix THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR VICTOR SANTOS’ ‘POLAR’ AND THE NETFLIX FILM OF THE SAME NAME. by Brendan Hodgdon. If there was ever an indie comic that deserved a top-flight film adaptation, Victor Santos’ Polar was...
‘Came From The Cold’ collection lends chilling detail to the kill-or-be-killed morality of ‘Polar’

‘Came From The Cold’ collection lends chilling detail to the kill-or-be-killed morality of ‘Polar’

by Jarrod | Jan 24, 2019 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS

THIS REVIEW OF ‘POLAR: CAME FROM THE COLD’ HC CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS. Cover to ‘Polar: Came From the Cold’ HC’. Art by Victor Santos/Dark Horse Comics by Brendan Hodgdon. A life of violence is a cold and bleak one, even if it doesn’t...
10 things concerning Alex de Campi, Victor Santos, and the hard-boiled revolution of ‘Bad Girls’

10 things concerning Alex de Campi, Victor Santos, and the hard-boiled revolution of ‘Bad Girls’

by Jarrod | May 26, 2018 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, NEWSWIRE

By Jarrod Jones. There are few creators working in the industry today who are better suited to the noir genre than Alex de Campi and Victor Santos. Rebellion and romance inform everything they do. Both are students from the school of Melville; they know how a good...
‘Violent Love’ carves out a path of its own with confidence to burn

‘Violent Love’ carves out a path of its own with confidence to burn

by Jarrod | Aug 15, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!

By Brandy Dykhuizien. Our Week In Review sums up our weekly comic book coverage while taking time for a new review or two before it’s all over. Did we miss your favorite books this week? Well. This is where you need to be. Violent Love #7 Image Comics/$3.99 Written by...
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