Some thoughts on some recent comics

[laughing_tree]

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The Fies Files: My Fellow Super-Americans

[alicemacher]

I don't normally post political cartoons, but this one is, I hope you'll agree, especially relevant to this community for more than one reason. It's from the blog of Brian Fies, creator of the graphic novels Mom's Cancer and Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow?

( 'Superman is a metaphor.' )

Revolution #1

[history79]

"Think about all the great characters that fall under the Hasbro umbrella. The Transformers, G. I. Joe, ROM, M.A.S.K., the Micronauts! All of these properties have their own exciting back stories and histories. Well, in Revolution, all of those ideas collide in a huge way. During this series, we’ll discover that these characters exist in the same world. We’ll see how their histories and futures are intertwined, and we’ll establish a huge shared universe from this point forward."

- Cullen Bunn


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Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes #1

[history79]

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Civil War II: Ulysses #5 - "Tower of Wisdom, Part V"

[laughing_tree]

"I was inspired there by an old Stephen King story about a giant finger that erupts out of a plughole. When I handed in the plot for that episode, I was told I was a very sick man." -- Al Ewing

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Ms. Marvel #10

[superboyprime]

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