Category Archives: comics

Grant Morrison Stand-Alone Stories

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Andrew Hickey

A few days ago Mike Taylor emailed me, asking what, if any, Grant Morrison stories could be read without knowing more about a fictional universe — he’d been reading Seven Soldiers, and found it difficult going, as he doesn’t have … Continue reading →

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On Being A Marvel, Not A DC

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Andrew Hickey

Today I did something I’ve never done before. I went to a comic shop and bought more Marvel comics than DC ones. I picked up sixteen comics, and only six were DC. Seven were Marvel, and three were Image. This … Continue reading →

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The Song Ends… But The Beauty Of It Must Never Fade

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Andrew Hickey

(Thanks to Andrew Rilstone for reminding me of the Jack Kirby quote that’s titled this). February 6 is the anniversary of the deaths of two of my favourite creative artists. The first, Jack Kirby, lived a relatively long life, but … Continue reading →

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Before Watchmen

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Andrew Hickey

Of course I didn’t buy it. What do you think I am? I torrented it, of course. And if DC want to complain about me taking their copyrighted work, the work that talented artists put time and effort into, and … Continue reading →

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Cerebus

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Andrew Hickey

Cerebus is possibly the most daunting work in the whole history of art. This is not an exaggeration. In every other field of art, other than comics, an artist works on different projects over the course of her career. James … Continue reading →

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