Conan Volume 7: Cimmeria
I was a faithful fan of Dark Horse’s Conan relaunch with Cary Nord as artist but after he left I drifted away. Came across Conan: Cimmeria or Conan Volume 7, depending on how you interpret the spine and title page…
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Siege: Embedded
Originally published at Comic Book Daily under my Bound Together column. I was perusing the new books at my local comic book shop and came across Siege: Embedded in softcover. I noticed it because Chris Samnee had done the art:…
Xenozoic
Long-time comics fans will recognize Xenozoic Tales as a long-running black and white story told by Mark Schultz or adapted to the little screen as the animated Cadillacs And Dinosaurs. I had thumbed the various issues and collections but never…
I Am Legion
Originally published at Comic Book Daily under my Bound Together column. This one was a long time coming from its original French issues. I picked up the first DC Humanoids imprint issue in 2004, but that cross publishing deal collapsed. …
The Extraordinary Adventures Of Adele Blanc-Sec Volume 1
Fantagraphics and Kim Thompson are back with another Jacques Tardi translated work: The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec Volume 1. Appearing in the early 1970s and published as single volumes in French around 1976, Adele Blanc-Sec has a cult following…
The Scorpion: The Treasure Of The Templars
On the run from both agents of the Vatican and Ottoman authorities, the Scorpion is forced into uneasy alliances to continue his quest. Riding towards the Holy Land, the motley band begins to unravel the secrets of the Templars. But…
Fire & Water: Bill Everett, The Sub-Mariner, And The Birth Of Marvel Comics
This book wins for the longest title this year by a mile. Fire & Water: Bill Everett, The Sub-Mariner, And The Birth Of Marvel Comics is a biography of Bill Everett complete with lots and lots of art. Here’s the…
Batman: The Dark Knight
Few people need an introduction to Frank Miller’s seminal take on Batman in his 1986 series Batman: The Dark Knight. It’s heralded as the birth of the modern comic, along with The Watchmen, and exposed a lot of people to comics…
The Marvel Art Of Joe Quesada
During a flip through Previews a few months back I noticed a solicitation for The Marvel Art Of Joe Quesada: 240 pages dedicated to Quesada’s work at Marvel. Since all his early work that I enjoyed happened at DC with…