Author: Fracadactyl

Fracadactyl is my username, giving ideas you don't know you could love is my game. Jake Palermo is my legal name, I am writer who found my niche in the concept of things. How ideas change and build on themselves. Comics just happen to be the least expensive and most memorable ways these can be seen.

Double Take Comics was the pilot project of video game conglomerate Take-Two Interactive. The subsidiary was a place to publish comic books under… Bill Jemas?! […]

Creator Highlights

Kurt Busiek: The Hero’s Premium Epic Legacy

by FracadactylJune 3, 2020August 23, 2021

Kurt Busiek is a notable name going around lately. On social media he speaks up about difficult things during immense conflict like Covid-19 and how […]

Comic Comparisons

Manhua Protagonists: The Convoluted Power Fantasies

by FracadactylMay 31, 2020May 3, 2021

Manhua in terms of protagonists have some tropes when it comes to what their audiences want. Despite the title we’ll be focusing on the characters […]

Delinquents yet again make the ridiculous appeal

Comic Comparisons

Bancho Manga: A Perspective on Delinquent Myths and Life

by FracadactylMay 27, 2020October 5, 2024

Bancho… depending on who you ask it means a juvenile delinquent gang leader or a modern ronin. So how did a bunch of troublemakers make […]

World Comics

Filipino Komiks: Value To Shatter Stops

by FracadactylMay 21, 2020July 29, 2024

Filipino Komiks pictures a nation rising to meet challenges. Each generation brings some clash to build the comic culture. From finding inspiration, mixing cultures together, […]

Adaptations Done Right

Superman Smashes The Klan: Adapting For The Future

by FracadactylMay 16, 2020May 17, 2020

Superman Smashes The Klan is a long 3 issue series adapting an episode of the radio series The Adventures of Superman. Now I already have […]

The most notable versions of Hawk and Dove

Dude What the Heck

Hawk and Dove: Are Creative Differences A Guaranteed Curse?

by FracadactylMay 11, 2020November 18, 2024

Hawk and Dove are a superhero duo that come with a lot of baggage. Since the original creation by Steve Ditko and Steve Skeates the […]

Life in Comics

Criminal Macabre: How Truth Disorients

by FracadactylMay 9, 2020August 13, 2020

Criminal Macabre by horror writer Steve Niles details the world of Cal McDonald. Similar to characters like John Constantine, McDonald presents himself as a hard-boiled […]