The Many Deaths of Scott Koblish = 90 pages of the author envisioning his own death. This whimsical collection of 4-panel comics will sate everyone’s need for schadenfreude. Koblish’s work is zany and can be so delightfully cruel. Sans dialogue, but with fun ironic titles, these miniature stories have a surprising depth of understanding of... Continue Reading →
Rise of the Superheroes: Greatest Silver Age Comic Books and Characters by David Tosh
Rise of the Superheroes by David Tosh is a fun autobiographical and historical journey through the Silver Age of comics in the 1960s. Tosh breaks up the era into four distinct time periods as he follows the evolution of the heroes and his own love of the genre. He explains the boon of many of... Continue Reading →
80 Years of Superman by DC Comics
80 Years of Superman celebrates the anniversary of the superhero’s first appearance in Action Comics #1. This book collects twenty-one of the Superman’s comics running over each of the character’s six ‘ages,’ from the Golden Age to the Dark Age to now. Also included are seven excellent commentaries on his origins, his effects on the... Continue Reading →