One of my favorite Marvel comics of the last few years was Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction’s Immortal Iron Fist. They didn’t write the entire run of the title, but they really defined what this book was, and the spirit and tone was continued by Duane Swierczynski. It only ran for 27 issues, but I [...]

So I read this article on Batman’s religion a while ago, but somehow missed the larger context: this damn-near comprehensive list of comic book characters and their respective religious affiliations. As someone raised pretty religious (Catholic, for the record), I find it interesting to see the level of detail that different characters religious backgrounds play [...]

The so-called “Oscars of comic books” will be awarded at Comic-Con in San Diego in July, and the nominees for the 2008 Eisner Awards were announced yesterday. Notable nominees (in Ian’s book): Y: The Last Man (Best Continuing Series) Immortal Iron Fist (Best New Series) The Infinite Horizon (Best New Series) Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 [...]

So I feel like I should mention a few things from my last two weeks of comics reading that I’ve somehow forgotten to bring up before. The Sword. I love the Luna Brothers. The latest issue delves into how people perceive what’s going on with the titular Sword. Dara is captured by the government, and [...]