Nacho Vigalondo on the Messiness of Life in COLOSSAL
Attempting to categorize the 2017 film Colossal—directed by Nacho Vigalondo (Open Windows) and starring Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married) and...
Kirsten Thompson on Bringing the Magical I AM HEXED to Life!
Witches and magic have long been used as metaphors for societal issues, particularly discrimination based on everything from race to sexuality to...
Writer Christopher Cantwell on Character & Conflict in NAMOR: CONQUERED SHORES
Namor the Submariner has been experiencing a well-deserved moment in spotlight in the last few months. The half-human/half-Atlantean underwater king...
Adam Cesare on the Horror of His Comic DEAD MALL
Anyone who has been to one knows that the American shopping mall is a locale rife with potential horrors: people moved by consumption—of both food...
Thom Zahler on the CUPID’S ARROWS Vol. 2 Kickstarter!
Nearly everyone wants to fall in love, but most folks need help. That’s where the cast of cartoonist Thom Zahler’s Cupid’s Arrows comes in....
“Avengers by Way of TED LASSO”: Jim Zub on the New THUNDERBOLTS
The Marvel Comics team The Thunderbolts made their first appearance 25 years ago this year, exploding on the scene from writer Kurt Busiek and artist...
Eric Palicki on the Awesome Splendor of Ninjas & Ghosts in NINJA KAIDAN
To be a fly on the wall of this comic series pitch to BlackBox Comics for writer Eric Palicki, artist Lucas Meyer, colorist Michael Bartolo, letterer...
Sid Kotian on Working on the Upcoming GAMBIT Miniseries with Chris Claremont
Sid Kotian is no stranger to creating uncanny stories immersed in character and pathos. The comic book artist has shown his skill and nimbleness at...
Terry Blas on LGBTQ+ Representation with Anole in MARVEL VOICES: PRIDE
Representation in media--comic books included--is important, as it allows viewers and readers to point to a screen or a page and see themselves...
Neil Sandilands & Adeel Akhtar on Bringing Their SWEET TOOTH Characters to Life
Sweet Tooth, the Netflix series based on the DC Comics/Vertigo comic by Jeff Lemire, debuted in 2021 with a timely tale of a populace dealing with a...