Eric M. Esquivel on Horror & Identity in BORDER TOWN
Monsters lurk everywhere—not just the supernatural monsters of myth and legend and folklore, but the human monsters that let hate and ignorance mar...
Taylor Esposito on the Craft & Importance of Comic Book Lettering
Letterers are some of the unsung heroes of the comic book profession. Their hands help guide the reader as they take in the story from one panel to...
Saladin Ahmed on the Peter Parker/Alien Symbiote Bond in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1
The story of the alien symbiote that briefly bonded with Peter Parker is one of the most iconic in Spider-Man lore. Not only is it a visually...
Grant Morrison on Hitmen & Unicorns on Syfy’s HAPPY!
Writer Grant Morrison has become almost synonymous with brave, bold storytelling, brimming with Big Ideas. From comics ranging from Batman to The...
Ryan O’Sullivan on Skewed Perception in FEARSCAPE
To describe Fearscape, debuting next month from Vault Comics, just by giving a rundown of the movement of the plot in its first issue would be doing...
C.W. Cooke & Jay Huwer on the ALWAYS PUNCH NAZIS Kickstarter
It's not news that the social and political climate in the United States is becoming more and more volatile, unhinged, and scary. While racism in the...
Dwight MacPherson on Magic & Imagination in HOUDINI’S SILVER DOLLAR MISFITS
Writer Dwight L. MacPherson There’s an idea that’s sometimes floated about that imagination has a magical quality to it; that with...
Eliot Rahal on Indebted Superheroes in THE PAYBACKS
Every startup or new business venture takes capital, superheroics included. Unfortunately for some aspiring super-folks, not everyone is a Bruce...
Saladin Ahmed on Teleporting EXILES Back to the Shelves
Marvel Comics’ Exiles concept is one that creators and readers have constantly gravitated toward for a whole host of reasons: It appeals to our...
Richard Starkings & Abigail Jill Harding on Monsters & Self in ASK FOR MERCY
All of us, at one time or another, may have asked ourselves if we are living our best lives; not in the overused meme sense of the idea, but whether...