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Image At 25: How 'Savage Dragon' Embodied The 1990s
Image At 25: How 'Savage Dragon' Embodied The 1990s
Image At 25: How 'Savage Dragon' Embodied The 1990s
When Image Comics launched in 1992, I was thirteen years old. I think that might be the ideal age for that first wave of Image books. But the truth is, I didn't read most of them. Image comics were a little more expensive than the books I was used to, and my allowance could only go so far. Also they weren't always easy to find, considering I bought most of my comics at either the one grocery store that still had a spinner rack or the tiny bookstore at the mall. But there was one book I showed up for: Erik Larsen's The Savage Dragon. It launched with a three-issue miniseries, which is what I remember best.
How ‘Spawn’ Provided Sullen Teens With A Way Into Comics
How ‘Spawn’ Provided Sullen Teens With A Way Into Comics
How ‘Spawn’ Provided Sullen Teens With A Way Into Comics
Todd McFarlane's Spawn was one of the four core titles published by Image Comics at its foundation 25 years ago, along with Youngblood, Savage Dragon, and WildCATS. Back then, when I still thought I was a cishet white guy, Spawn hit like an atomic bomb, one where the mushroom cloud formed the visage of Eddie from an Iron Maiden album cover. Everything about the character was focused like a laser on appealing to a #teen who is sure angry at something --- the chains, the skulls, the spikes, the glowing eyes, the rubbery monsters and dark inks, all fused with the sleek lines and bright colors of the superheroic aesthetic.
12 Facts You May Not Have Known About Youngblood
12 Facts You May Not Have Known About Youngblood
12 Facts You May Not Have Known About Youngblood
Everyone loves comic book trivia, but with decades of comics behind, there’s always some new obscure fact to learn. That’s why ComicsAlliance is going deep into the minutiae of your favorite names in comics in our continuing video series. You think you know comics? Well, here’s a few things you might not know! This week we're taking a look at Rob Liefeld's Youngblood, which debuted 25 years ago, launching the Image Comics brand and starting a new revolution in creator-owned comics.
10 Forgotten Comics From Real Musicians
10 Forgotten Comics From Real Musicians
10 Forgotten Comics From Real Musicians
Music and comics have a long history of influencing one another, whether it’s story titles borrowing lyrics, band names taken from dialogue, or that one time that Matt Fraction had a Britney Spears analogue punch a bear in The Order. Sometimes, though, that connection goes beyond nods and winks, and a band or artist releases their very own licensed comic. It happens more often than you probably realise. It’s no secret that, say, My Chemical Romance have their own official comic. (A comic, lest we forget, featuring a villainous cravat-wearing Grant Morrison.) But there are plenty of other artists with comics you may have never even known existed. Artists like, oh, I don’t know…
The Impact Of Gillen, McKelvie And Wilson's 'Phonogram'
The Impact Of Gillen, McKelvie And Wilson's 'Phonogram'
The Impact Of Gillen, McKelvie And Wilson's 'Phonogram'
Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie and Matthew Wilson’s Phonogram is a very special comic where music is literally magic and the right song played at the right time can take you to new dimensions or ruin your life forever. There isn’t a single comic that has had as much of an effect on the shape and direction of my life as Phonogram, and as ComicsAlliance celebrates all things music and Phonogram heads into its tenth year, I wanted to talk a bit about how important this book has been over the last decade.
Saviors Return in New 'Walking Dead' Season 7B Photos
Saviors Return in New 'Walking Dead' Season 7B Photos
Saviors Return in New 'Walking Dead' Season 7B Photos
Yesterday we caught what looked to be a Walking Dead deviation for Rick and co., as the group met a junkyard gang on their way to “Rise Up” against Negan. Now, new photos from the 2017 premiere and beyond see the Saviors making an unwelcome return to Alexandria, while producers promise “one of the most ingenious walkers is coming up in the second half.”
On The Cheap: Grab So Many Image Comics In New Humble Bundle
On The Cheap: Grab So Many Image Comics In New Humble Bundle
On The Cheap: Grab So Many Image Comics In New Humble Bundle
This year, Image Comics is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and is celebrating the best of its most recent output in a massive Humble Bundle sale. Depending on how much you're willing to spend, you can get a veritable treasure trove of Image Comics, so we've highlight the best of the best to tempt you into partaking.
Strip Panel Naked: Music Notation as Storytelling
Strip Panel Naked: Music Notation as Storytelling
Strip Panel Naked: Music Notation as Storytelling
It's Music Week here at ComicsAlliance, and I wanted to take some time to dive into a very particular relationship between music and comics. Comics obviously are silent, so musical numbers are particularly tough to pull off. Getting the actual sound across, the lyricism, the melody - it's a challenge. I want to take a look at three examples of music in comics that all use a particular approach with notation. By using the staves of sheet music, and placing notes on the page, these three comics manage to provide an extra depth to their storytelling.

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