It is October and Halloween is right around the corner. For most of us, we are marathon watching our favorite horror franchises. The sequels, no matter the quality, may be entertaining, but never seem to live up to the original. And in very rare air, a sequel delivers more than the original. John Carpenter’s Tales […]
If there was an Eisner for Best Week of Comics, this one would have to be nominated. Die Kitty Die #1 (Astro Comix / Chapter House) The sign of good story tell can be when you are reading a first issue but you feel like you have known this character your whole life. Die Kitty […]
BIG WEEK OF COMICS! But before we dive in, just a quick plug. Last year after moving to the burbs, I was not ready with enough Halloween candy for all the kids in the neighborhood. When I ran out in less than an hour, I did some quick thinking and grabbed a long box and […]
Ryan returns with some comic recommendations for spooky season.
This past weekend was Cincy Comic Con, which is a great convention if you ever find yourself in the Midwest. It is the one show which gives you very easy access to creators not just to sign books, but to ask questions and have a conversation. On top of my normal duties of podcast bumps […]
It’s back to school week for a lot of folks out there. It’s the start of a new school year for some, but us over here at Paper Cuts HQ, it is a new week of comics. And three #1 issues to start this year off on the right… Eclipse #1 (Image / Top Cow) […]
This summer, a nostalgia-laden sci-fi series premiered on Netflix and took America by storm. Stranger Things quickly became a darling of the pop culture world with its copious references to 80s films and sci-fi/horror icons, as it told the tale of a gaggle of kids in a small town hit by the disappearance of their […]
Afterlife with Archie #10 (Archie) These Archie Horror books come out slower than a horde of lurching zombies, but they are always 100% worth the wait. This issue featured a re-imagining of Josie & the Pussycats in this new horror-filled world of Archie comics. I do not want to spoil it, but I love that […]
Demonic # 1 by (Skybound/Image) There has been a real influx of demon-driven books, even from unsuspecting creative teams. Last week we saw Kill or Be Killed with the crime noir team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips put a demon twist on a traditional crime story. Citizen Jack by Sam Humphries also gives us […]
With my week off from the column last week, I was able to pick up Nailbiter Volume One: There Will Be Blood by Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson. I jumped into the series with issue #23 and it was by far one of the best single issues of a comic I had read all year, […]