As promised, we continue into the world of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman. This particular series has inspired numerous spin-offs. There are a few anthologies, numerous one-shots, miniseries, and other specials – a few were written by Neil Gaiman. The character of Death is not one of those who were lucky enough to get an ongoing series, unlike…
When I started this blog, this reading order was one of the first on my to-do list. I pushed it away, but I finally came back to it when I read that there’ll be a new reprint next year. What about Green Lantern by Geoff Johns? I didn’t really know a lot about Green Lantern,…
From the great Alan Moore, writer of Watchmen. What is The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen about? Comic book series co-created by writer Alan Moore and artist Kevin O’Neill, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was initially presented as a kind “Justice League of Victorian England” but evolved to become something more literate and more … extraordinary….
For a long time, X-Men comics were just a second thought at Marvel Comics. And then, Jonathan Hickman came. What is the X-Men by Jonathan Hickman series about? A new era begins for the mutants of the Marvel World. With artists Pepe Larraz and R.B. Silva, writer Jonathan Hickman used past, present, and future to…
Soon, there will be a Watchmen TV show on HBO that will have some connexions with the original comics. It’s not new, DC writers don’t seem capable of stopping expanding the world created by Alan Moore. Here is a guide. What is the Watchmen comic book series about? Published by DC Comics in 1986 and…
Grant Morrison is back on a regular DC Comics series, but not on Batman. What is Green Lantern by Grant Morrison about? As part of the DC Rebirth relaunch in 2016, the regular Green Lantern series was canceled and replaced with “Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps” and “Green Lanterns.” After that, Scottish writer…
It’s a magical world, ol’ buddy … Let’s go exploring! What is Calvin and Hobbes about? Written and illustrated by cartoonist Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes is a daily American comic strip that was syndicated from November 18, 1985 to December 31, 1995 telling us the story of a boy, Calvin, and his tiger named…
Two ordinary children are on a life-or-death mission in a world of terrible, man-eating demons, a mechanical rabbit, and a giant robot. What is Amulet about? Illustrated and written by Kazu Kibuishi, Amulet is an American graphic novel series. The story follows the adventures of Emily, a young girl who discovers a magical amulet in…
The last human male on Earth. By the Creator of Saga. What is Y The Last Man about? Y: The Last Man is a dystopian science fiction comic book series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra and published under the DC Comics Vertigo imprint (who also published Hellblazer during a very long time). The…
Now a Netflix series. What is The October Faction about? Published by IDW, The October Faction is a horror series written by Steve Niles (Kick-Ass, 30 Days of Night) with art by Damien Worm (Dark Souls). The October Faction tells the adventures of retired monster-hunter Frederick Allan and his family, his wife Deloris, and their…
Meet the new super-heroine of the Arrowverse… Who is Batwoman? Remember Kathy Kane from the ’50s? Well, we’re not talking about her, but about Kate Kane, the modern incarnation of Batwoman. She is younger, as she makes her first appearance in 2006, when Batman is absent. She’s also Bruce Wayne’s cousin and one badass super-heroine,…
It’s the end of the Secret Empire event, it’s time to get to the reading guide : What is Secret Empire? Big Marvel crossover published between April and September 2017, Secret Empire is one of those Universe Redefining massive events. Of course, the most important thing here is that Captain America is a f***ing Hydra…
