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8 of the Best Noir Comics: Crime Does Pay
8 of the Best Noir Comics: Crime Does Pay
8 of the Best Noir Comics: Crime Does Pay
With last week's release of L.A. Noire -- the latest blockbuster video game from Grand Theft Auto creators Rockstar Games -- there's been a sudden spike in interest in hard-boiled crime stories. Stand-up tough-guys dealing with corruption and vice, faithless lovers plotting murderous betrayals, and twisted secrets dragged into the light? Who wouldn't want to see more of that stuff? And fortunately
UPDATE: Read ‘Incognito: Bad Influences’ #3 [Preview]
UPDATE: Read ‘Incognito: Bad Influences’ #3 [Preview]
UPDATE: Read ‘Incognito: Bad Influences’ #3 [Preview]
On sale this week is Incognito: Bad Influences #3 by the consistently excellent creative team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, creators of Sleeper and Criminal. Published by Marvel's ICON imprint for creator-owned comics, the Eisner-nominated Incognito tells the story of Zack Overkill, a former supervillain who lived in the U...
There’s No Wrong Way to Enjoy the Art of Sean Phillips [Gallery]
There’s No Wrong Way to Enjoy the Art of Sean Phillips [Gallery]
There’s No Wrong Way to Enjoy the Art of Sean Phillips [Gallery]
If you've enjoyed Sean Phillips' soft and gritty style in Incognito or Marvel Zombies, there's no reason at all that you shouldn't have already stumbled across his ever-expanding feed of sketches and watercolored side work. Even his simplest layouts and bare-bones planning stages are feasts for the eyes, especially if you're fascinated by behind-the-scenes looks at process...
When Bad Guys Go Good: The Reformed Supervillain in Comics
When Bad Guys Go Good: The Reformed Supervillain in Comics
When Bad Guys Go Good: The Reformed Supervillain in Comics
Redemption is a tricky thing. How do people really atone for their transgressions? If it's really an eye for an eye, how could someone possibly make up for murder? One of the greatest tropes in superhero comics is the villain-turned-hero. Though the meme showed up here and there in the earlier years of comics, it really kicked in around the "modern era" of the late seventies, when darker

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