I picked up a comic this week. The cover was intriguing — a nun, in her habit, with a big-ass sword, and a demon or somesuch behind her. A nun. With a sword. There seems to be a whole genre of comics based around the concept of warrior nuns. There’s Antarctic Press’ Warrior Nun Areala.Continue reading “On Warrior Nuns”
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On Epicurus the Sage
Twenty years ago William Messner-Loebs and Sam Kieth did some comics about the life and adventures of the Greek philosopher Epicurus. I’d never read the collection — indeed, I doubt that I’d ever seen it in a comic shop — but when adding things to my Amazon wishlist, I had a “What the hell” attitudeContinue reading “On Epicurus the Sage”
On Dracula vs. King Arthur
Last week, at the Baltimore Comic-Con, as I was walking past a table, I heard, out of the corner of my ear, the words, “King Arthur.” And my interest piqued, I had to see why I’d heard those words. I stopped, turned, and then the guy behind the table said, “Dracula versus King Arthur!” HeContinue reading “On Dracula vs. King Arthur”
It's Only a Game
I’ve been thinking about Christmas recently. Just last week I wrapped my first present of the year, and we’re not even to September yet. But when one works retail, as I do, and one works retail management, as I do, then come November 1st my life vanishes as my work load increases, my work weekContinue reading “It's Only a Game”
1602
I used to read comics. A lot of comics. And toward the end of the ’90s, I stopped. I’ve started picking up some comics here and there–JLA/Avengers, Superman/Batman, various and sundry Hellboy stuff. And I saw Neil Gaiman’s miniseries for Marvel, 1602, picked up the first three issues, read them. Frankly, I’m left with anContinue reading “1602”