Category: Diamond in the Rough

For comics there are often times when things just don’t go right. However during those times, there is at least one diamond in the rough. Crossover events are the most common roughs to find a diamond. But there are also issues in a run that stand out so well is comparison to the rest of the series.

Diamond in the Rough

Battlecats: Because of a Gradual Remarkable World

by FracadactylApril 18, 2021September 22, 2023

Battlecats is the ongoing series of Florida comic publisher, Mad Cave. By request of the publisher, let’s go over what makes this series so good. […]

Diamond in the Rough

Conan 2099: The Story of the Cimmerian Is Eternal

by FracadactylOctober 8, 2020August 21, 2021

Conan the Barbarian is a title many recognize as the classic barbarian who appears throughout media. For comics the epic of Conan wanders throughout publishers […]

Diamond in the Rough

The Boys: Highland Laddie – Hughie’s Important Moment

by FracadactylOctober 2, 2020June 21, 2022

The Boys: Highland Laddie is a piece of Garth Ennis‘ long rant rants against superheroes. With the Amazon series taking plenty of liberties, I thought […]

Half Past Danger first series issue cover

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Half Past Danger: Pulp Magazines Revitalized

by FracadactylJuly 10, 2020November 18, 2024

With comics beginnings in pulp magazines, Half-Past Danger by Stephen Mooney is a callback to the classic stories. Dames, danger, and dinosaurs all pretty much […]

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Karnak: The Imbalance of Being Sublime

by FracadactylJanuary 9, 2020July 9, 2021

Karnak the Shatterer, teacher and advisor to the royal Inhuman family. For a very long period of time, this master martial artist was a blank […]

Martian Manhunter: American Secrets cover pic

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Martian Manhunter: American Secrets – The Truth About Americana

by FracadactylSeptember 10, 2019April 4, 2023

It’s great to see Martian Manhunter taking the spotlight in the current comics right now. His solo series by Steve Orlando even shapes up to […]

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Ultimate Comics X-Men by Brian Wood: The Last Hurrah

by FracadactylJune 16, 2019May 1, 2022

I don’t normally have much time to write about the Ultimate Comics after Mark Millar’s influence. I never really pay much attention to this imprint […]