Something’s happening these days in comics. Can you feel it? There’s a real shift in the way audiences react — and how comic creators and companies react to audiences — to the idea of representation. It’s not enough to be able to project our stories onto Superman or Batman and be satisfied that they represent…
The Comics Classroom: Practitioners of the Bizarre — Part 1
Mage. Witch. Heretic. Sorcerer. Mystic. Wizard. These are but a few of the terms applied to countless comic characters across numerous pantheons of characters — some good and some evil. The characters that wield the art of “magic” are about as varied in comic history as the sources their mystic powers come from. These characters…
INTERVIEW: Ray Fawkes Braves the Dark with CONSTANTINE
Writer/artist Ray Fawkes has quickly become one of the most prolific new creators to join the ranks of DC Comics’ New 52, co-writing Justice League Dark with Jeff Lemire, and now launching an ongoing series starring one of its most popular lead characters, Constantine! Fawkes generously took time out of his busy schedule to answer…
Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK ANNUAL #1
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK ANNUAL #1 Written by Jeff Lemire Art by Mikel Janin Release Date: October 31, 2012 When darkness fell and the world was once again at risk, the world’s greatest super-heroes answered the call! Zatanna! John Constantine! Deadman! The Black Orchid! Madame Xanadu! Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.! Amethyst, Princess of Gemwold! Timothy Hunter!…