I want to feel an entertainment that’s comforting. When you’ve had a rough week, that’s not too much to ask, right? I mean, comics can do that so easily. Thirty-odd pages is just enough to pick you up by giving you a taste of the full story and over time; …
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I’m considering the nature of criticism this week. In my class, I constantly wrestle with how to mete out criticism. People forget that one of the toughest jobs of teaching isn’t the teaching itself, it’s the assessment. After all, if you have a teacher who you really respect, doesn’t it …
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It’s a different world from the one fans know, when it comes to the shades and intricacies of geek-culture. Comics, like other aspects of nerdstuff, are in the business of selling dreams and we, the loyal followers of fandom, buy them with gusto. Conventions are warehouses of the purest of …
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Before I begin, I want to acknowledge and mourn the loss of Darwyn Cooke. I first met Darwyn in Boston, then in Toronto at Fan Expo and then in Toronto again at Toronto Comic Arts Festival. It was at TCAF where I really got to have a conversation with him. …
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'Richard Stark's Parker: Slayground' is deliciously entertaining and a damn good read. If you’re anything like Parker and you know what you want, then you want 'Richard Stark's Parker: Slayground.'
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