The End of the Beginning: Marvel’s Original Star Wars Series Bows Out
Between 1977 and 1986, if you had a hunger for original Star Wars stories, your best and only bet was Marvel’s ongoing Star Wars comic.
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How John Byrne Changed My Mind About Superman
Superstar writer/artist John Byrne brought a modern sensibility to Superman that has stayed with the character ever since.
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Dark Horse Comics’ Aliens: a Sequel to One of the Greatest Sequels of All Time
In the summer of 1986, 20th Century Fox released writer/director James Cameron’s Aliens. Two years later, Dark Horse Comics continued the story…
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Return of the Original Watchmen, Part 2
A look at what DC did to relaunch the characters who were the inspiration for Watchmen’s Rorschach, Dr. Manhattan, and Ozymandias…
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Return of the Original Watchmen, Part 1
Alan Moore had big ideas for DC Comics’ recently acquired Charlton Action Heroes, but the publisher had other plans…
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Frank Miller’s Brilliant Year, Part 4: The Ridiculous and the Sublime
Frank Miller finished off a groundbreaking and exciting year with quite possibly the most influential Batman story of all time.
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This is Why You Should Read Love and Rockets
Love and Rockets has been called “the great American comic book” on more than one occasion, and with good reason.
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Frank Miller’s Brilliant Year, Part 3: The Beginning of the End
Moving through the second half of 1986, Frank Miller begins to wrap up what would be his last work on corporate-owned characters for nearly seven years.
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The Puma Blues is a masterpiece of 1980s angst
The bleak, contemplative black and white series came along at just the right time: smack in the middle of the comics industry’s most fertile period of creative growth.
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Frank Miller’s Brilliant Year, Part 2: Enter the Assassin
Continuing our look at Frank Miller’s astonishing output in 1986, which included groundbreaking work on Daredevil, Batman, and Elektra.
