Tag Archives: Comics

Art Du Jour

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

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Super-Hero Fatigue is Real: My Thoughts on “Avengers: Age of Ultron”

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: Back in 2008, A.O. Scott wrote a think piece about how, in the wake of movies like The Dark Knight, which, according to him, took the genre as far as it could go, audiences were going … Continue reading →

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Fuck Clement Greenberg

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: In discussions of literature and architecture, I still come across would-be intellectuals who invoke art critic Clement Greenberg’s distinction between the avant-garde and kitsch. Of course, for such people avant-garde is doubleplusgood, while kitsch is one small step … Continue reading →

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Virtual Art Gallery Du Jour: Dan DeCarlo

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Artist Dan DeCarlo is most known for modernizing the look and developing the house style of Archie comics, as well being the creator of Josie and Pussycats and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. During his freelance years in the … Continue reading →

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Virtual Art Gallery Du Jour: Steve Ditko

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I’ve been enjoying this biography of Steve Ditko which also contains a healthy survey of his work. Check out this trippy, psychedelic sampling of some of his comic covers and art from the late 50s and 60s. Fabrizio … Continue reading →

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Unappreciated

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

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Fanservice

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: I picked up the first seven issues of Red Hood and the Outlaws from the same digital comics sale that netted me those Batman comics. As I noted (briefly) in that post, Red Hood and the … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, Back at Stately Wayne Manor…

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: I had been hearing good things about the new Batman comics written by Scott Snyder and drawn (mostly) by Greg Capullo. They were offered at a steep discount on one of the read-your-comics-on-an-iPad-apps so I thought … Continue reading →

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Overlooked Oeuvres: Winsor McCay (1867-1934)

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Winsor McCay strikes me as an underappreciated artist. Oh, he’s pretty well kown for his comic strips, all-time classics like “Little Nemo” and “Dream of the Rarebit Fiend.” But as a maker of movies he’s often dismissed as … Continue reading →

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Joss Whedon’s Disney’s “Marvel’s The Avengers”

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: I finally caught up with the year’s biggest hit. I’m a longtime reader of super-hero comics, and while the Avengers comics by Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, et al. aren’t my favorites from Marvel’s Silver Age, I … Continue reading →

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