The Guild’s Comic Translation
After reading the third and final issue of The Guild comic (written by Felicia Day and art by Jim Rugg) I have to say that the comic adaptation of this cult web series is impressive. I feared that the comic would try to tell the same story– which can very well lead to disaster in trying to recreate an already well-loved story. Instead, Felicia takes it from the top and explores Codex’s first interest in World of Warcraft. Read More Read More
Josh Dysart sees Unknown Soldier as Humanistic/Interview Part Three
In our third and final installment of the Unknown Soldier interview series, Josh Dysart talks about brainwashing, the character of Paul, and the kind of confusion we can expect at the end of this series. Prepare to be confused– in an authentic, self-reflecting, satisfactory kind of way. Read More Read More
Reviewing Unknown Soldier Volume 1
About 2 years ago, Vertigo asked some of its creators to revisit the concept of the Unknown Soldier from DC Comics. There were several pitches. Would it be a direct sequel to the Garth Ennis series from the mid 90s? Would it be set in World War 2? Joshua took the concept of the Unknown Soldier, and turned it on its head; taking the Unknown soldier to a new setting– the war torn country of Uganda. What set this apart from other pitches was that... Read More
Unknown Soldier is Put to Rest
It’s official–the Unknown Soldier is being shut down at Issue 25. This comes as a huge blow to fans who have become entrenched in this graphic novel realism. The Unknown Soldier, written by Joshua Dysart is a ‘loosely inspired‘ departure from the original 1960′s WW2 classic. In short, Dysart’s contemporary version draws attention to current realities, and attempts to resolve one of the biggest conundrums ever faced:... Read More
Lone and Wolf Cub-A celebration of Honor and Tradition
I recently finished all 28 volumes of the great Japanese manga epic, Lone Wolf and Cub. Each volume was about 300 pages, capping out an epic story that has a 8400 page count. Many stories and comic creators have been influences by this epic tale. This inspired the Frank Miller tale of Ronin at DC Comics, and a slew of other works. The series was so popular in Japan, that it helped create over 6 movies, and even a TV series. What was it in Lone that... Read More
Gamer Girl in her virtual world
A manga-loving high school girl has to face not only the divorce of her parents, but also the subsequent move to a new school of “Aberzombies” and a bully who targets her specifically. It was a quick read, but not completely fluff. Seemingly friendless, she finds relief in both an online RPG called “Fields of Fantasy,” as well as an online friendship which has potential for more. A lot of these alterna-kid high school stories... Read More
Watchmen: Get off on this, English Major
Created by writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins-- also winner of the Hugo Award in 1988 Thematically speaking, Watchmen is an English major’s wet dream; fully realized when I took a Graphic Novel course in college (score one for comic books finally making its way into curriculum; the class was completely full). However, it wasn’t my first encounter with this ridiculously well written, unpredictable, multi-layered... Read More
