Category Archives: Comics

Ten Disjointed Thoughts About American Vampire

Posted on 04/20/2012 by kunzelman

American Vampire is Scott Snyder and Rafael Albequerque’s interpretation of vampire mythology in comics form. I read the first twenty five issues yesterday in one go. Here are some disjointed, but numbered, thoughts that I had about the comic so far. … Continue reading →

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Crossed and the Reduction to Meat

Posted on 04/13/2012 by kunzelman

My partner hates when I talk about beings “reduced to meat.” I might have stolen the phrase from someone, but what I am trying to get at with the phrase is that there is a clear dividing line between what … Continue reading →

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Alan Moore Won An Award

Posted on 04/04/2012 by kunzelman

I am always filled with joy when people win awards for works that I really enjoyed. Alan Moore won the first-ever Bram Stoker Award in the category of “Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel.” That’s a long and pretentious title, … Continue reading →

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Is Watchmen the Best Comic?

Posted on 03/20/2012 by kunzelman

I love the title up there. It reminds me of some of the greatest arguments that fanboys and third-graders have ever had, those beautiful “My ______ can beat up your _____” kinds of affairs. I prefer “my dad could beat … Continue reading →

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On Any Empire

Posted on 03/12/2012 by kunzelman

This is really just a short post to talk about how beautiful Nate Powell’s Any Empire is. I don’t want to ruin the story for you, so I won’t try to review or summarize any of the plot–it’s an affective text … Continue reading →

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On The Authority

Posted on 03/08/2012 by kunzelman

If you’re up on the Twitter wire, you might know that sometime last week, in a fit of strange nostalgia, I read Ellis/Hitch issues of The Authority. A little bit of confessional bio for a second: The Authority is the first “run” … Continue reading →

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Real Life Superheroes

Posted on 01/10/2012 by kunzelman

So you should read about Chris Kyle in this article. This is how superheroes are going to appear in the real world. It’s not going to be what Grant Morrison thinks that it will–Superman isn’t going to show up. The … Continue reading →

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The Power of Comics

Posted on 02/23/2011 by kunzelman

I don’t read many monthly comics (I don’t have the cash), but this panel from this week’s issue of Amazing Spider-Man might force me to go out and buy one. I think this is the power of comics: the ability … Continue reading →

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On Eisner/Miller

Posted on 12/21/2010 by kunzelman

Eisner/Miller is the most important book ever written about comic books. It’s probably more important than 95% of the comic books that are being produced, honestly. The book is just an interview, a long one, where Will Eisner and Frank … Continue reading →

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On Planetary

Posted on 07/24/2010 by kunzelman

Planetary is the greatest work of comic literature ever produced. That might not be true, but I do believe that it’s at least in the top five. There’s something visceral about it that I can’t really wrap my head around. … Continue reading →

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