Doom Force is a parody of many conventions of Dark Age of Comics from the 90s. Spinning-off from Grant Morrison’s Doom Patrol, the single issue […]
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Comic Book Preservation: Discover Why 5 Tools Make Comics Valuable
Comic Book Preservation… turns out there’s a little more to it than just plastic bags and cardboard. I wonder if my American Shonen Jump magazines […]
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Bancho Manga: Discover Why People Like Japanese Delinquency
Bancho, a word that denotes delinquency in Japan. Depending on who you ask it either refers to a juvenile delinquent gang leader or a modern […]
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Filipino Komiks: How To Rebuild Through Identity Challenges
Filipino Komiks are the illustrations of a nation rising to meet challenges. Each generation brings a set of conflicts which contribute to the building of […]
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Batman: The Gift (The Travelers): Tom King’s First Mess
Welcome back to Dude, What the Heck?!, a segment where I analyze comics that are praised in places but ridiculed in others. Today we will […]
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Sidekicks: Why Being a Superhero’s Intern is the Worst
Welcome to the Comic Comparisons segment where comic books have parallels. For the first jab, let’s take a look at a classic trope that Batman […]
Continue readingScourge of the Skull Digger: Reliable Villainy
Scourge of the Skull Digger is a mutual request after coming across the Triumph Comics Substack. While the familiar logo caught my eye, this title […]
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Of Her Own Design: Compare The Struggles
Of Her Own Design from Mad Cave’s Maverick imprint is a relatable coming-of-age tale about trying to express struggles. When everything around you just feels […]
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Galaxy of Madness: Immersion’s Edge
Galaxy of Madness looks like Mad Cave’s trippy journey into the abyss. So how do you get readers to follow this without losing them? By […]
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Anticucho: A Cyberpunk Appetizer Delivered
Anticucho is an anthology of Peruvian cyberpunk stories from our old friend Gustaffo Vargas including the prequel to Altiplano. Since Vargas’ request to spotlight the […]
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Mad Cave’s The Mammoth: Loss Is Enormous
Mad Cave’s The Mammoth is not going to be what anyone expects with how the scale presents itself. The core of this supernatural horror isn’t trying […]
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Joe Hero: An Authentic Look At Limits
Joe Hero is something I’ve been needing to cover for a while because it’s that good. I first found out about this indie series through […]
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Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders: Focus?
Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders is another of Mad Cave’s Maverick imprint’s 90s cartoon adaptations. But compared to King Arthur & the Knights of […]
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Teen Heroes Burned By Spotlight: Shift Too Soon
Teen heroes burned by spotlight is quickly becoming a regular problem in superhero comics. It’s not a new one, it’s just got more decorations. A […]
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Attaboy: A Sensational Remembrance
Attaboy is a sensational comic that Mad Cave just had to get the rights to publish. It started as a self-published piece that the creator […]
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Mad Cave’s Sanction: Revealing The KGB Limits
Mad Cave’s Sanction is a pretty compelling mystery about how the Soviet Union likes to keep secrets. Through two detectives on a murder case, readers […]
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