There's the Door, Spaceman
/DC Comics gives writer/artist Darwyn Cooke's masterpiece The New Frontier, a shrewd and powerful re-imagining of DC's iconic superheroes, the glorious hardcover edition it deserves. Justin Hickey re-reads.
Read MoreEcho Chamber Blues
/Marvel Comics is mopping up at the box office, but what of its rival DC? Our resident expert fisks the also-rans and reminds us about an epic story still waiting to be adapted.
Read MoreComics: Marvel First - WWII Superheroes
/The Angel - the Silver Scorpion - the Destroyer - the Black Marvel - the Blazing Skull: not exactly household names today, but in the dark days of World War II, they fought the forces of evil for the entertainment of a new kind of reader: comic book fans
Read MoreNo Strange Quirk of Fate
/This month sees the arrival of the long-awaited $250 million dollar Hollywood movie adaptation of Marvel Comics' Avengers. Lost in all the hype is the rich history of the comic itself; Justin Hickey explores the convergence of pulp and pixels.
Read MoreBook Review: Mutants & Mystics
/A new book explores the connections between superhero comics and the extraordinary beliefs of some of their creators
Read MoreComics: Essential Rawhide Kid Volume 1
/Marvel's pint-sized Old West gunslinger gets his first 'essential' volume!
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