Articles related to "Modern Comics"

In Burns' hallucinatory graphic novel, a sexually transmitted disease worms its way through an entire community in the 1970s, turning the local teenagers into mutants.

The first volume of Alan Moore's Saga of the Swamp Thing marked a new era in superhero comics, eschewing big fights and bright colors for somber philosophical reflection.

Historical significance, rarity, and condition influence how much a comic book is worth to collectors. High-grade copies of rare, important issues sell for top dollar.

For 25 years, Stan Sakai has been writing and drawing the adventures of rabbit ronin Miyamoto Usagi. There are special plans for the comic book's silver anniversary.

From the new Johnny DC line from DC Comics, Mike Kunkel saves a classic hero and his family from the industry's "maturing" of heroes.

Comic book subscriptions are good for casual readers, but may not satisfy collectors. Subscription issues, while cheap and convenient, can miss variants and cross-overs.

Lake Geneva is a premiere destination, popular with people who travel from the Chicago area. There are Christmas holiday festivities and lights all season long.

Creators Stan Lee, Will Eisner, Alan Moore, and Scott McCloud were among the first to argue why comics are a unique art form, and explain comic book theory.

The first Transformers movie was full of action and adventure. It was aimed at the 'big kids' market, those who had grown up with the cartoons and the transformers toys.

Marvelman is one of Comic Book's greatest heroes, but he's long forgotten after decades long uncertainty over his publishing rights.

Wilmer Valderrama's voice work can't save Stan Lee's latest comic creation, Hispanic skateboarding superhero The Condor, from a weak script. 4/10

For two decades, there's been a strong British voice in American comics, especially outside the superhero genre. A few writers have emerged at the head of this movement.

Esquivel reinterprets the legendary and tragic love affair between Malinche and Hernán Cortés in the lyrical prose that made Like Water for Chocolate a top-selling novel.