Last week we suggested some things to watch on the streaming services while staying at home, so this week we’ve got ideas on things to read, from comics to novels. Plus, there was actually a little bit of geek news to share, including a classic video game movie on the way and the delay in getting new comics. Listen now!
In 1984, along with all of the awesomeness on the radio, in the arcades and in movie theaters, there was something else, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. It was the latest iteration of a classic toy that made the leap to comics and animated series. This was all well and good, but then issue 21 happened and it became a paradigm shift for comics, in my opinion. Why, you may ask? Because it was silent, no words, sans dialogue! How did this tell a story? Well, you know the saying “A picture is worth 1,000 words”? This proved it! Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – G.I. Joe, Larry Hama, and the Silent Issue
We live in a time where published authors don’t even blink at the notion of writing for a comic. Stephen King, Gail Carriger and Ray Bradbury have all had their works adapted to comics. By the same token, Margaret Atwood, Chuck Palahniuk and Ta-Nehisi Coates have all written for comics. Does that blow your mind? That’s how far we have come. Good stories don’t just have to come from a traditional novel/short story, movie or tv show. It can happen in a graphic novel or even a video game! I bet now you think that I’m just messin’ with ya… well, I’m not. Continue reading Irregular’s Intel – Good Writing
Back in June, Marvel announced a new team would be headlining their own comic, a “team that will do things others won’t”. Strikeforce brings together heroes (some questionably so) who are used to the darker and deadlier side of things. With a starting lineup of Angela, Spider-Woman, Hellstrom, Spectrum, Wiccan and Winter Soldier all led by Blade, it’s definitely a team ready to face the worst. Continue reading Comics Cosmos – No Compromise, No Mercy
If you’re a fan of comics there are certain names that are familiar, from the elder gods of Kirby and Lee to the modern titans like Ennis and King. And there’s one name that we all know, as much for his fantastic stories as for his weird lifestyle and sometimes controversial opinions: Alan Moore. From seminal runs on Swamp Thing to the modern classic League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, this is a man who lets his imagination run wild. Continue reading Comics Cosmos – Of Gods and Men