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If You Love Watching ‘Gotham’, Read These Comics Next
If You Love Watching ‘Gotham’, Read These Comics Next
If You Love Watching ‘Gotham’, Read These Comics Next
Gotham was certainly an interesting prospect when it was first announced, and many Batman fans were unsure whether a TV show about a rookie Jim Gordon and a child Bruce Wayne could work. Now we’re halfway through season 2, and the show continues to surprise with how weird and wonderful it can be, while providing interesting and unique takes on classic Batman tropes. If watching Gotham has inspired you to try out some more noir crime comics, we have some suggestions. We're going to look beyond the obvious choices of Batman, Detective Comics, and the comic that most directly inspired Gotham, Gotham Central. Instead, we’ve picked out five of the best independent crime and detective books for you to check out
Planet Comicon 2014 Comic Creator Photos
Planet Comicon 2014 Comic Creator Photos
Planet Comicon 2014 Comic Creator Photos
Kansas City's Planet Comicon has steadily grown into what may be the biggest comics and pop culture convention in the Midwest. After spending several years in the Overland Park Convention Center, a mid-sized facility in a suburb of Kansas City, last year Planet Comicon moved to Bartle Hall, a much bigger facility in the heart of downtown. This year, the convention doubled in floorspace, drew cospl
Holiday Gift Guide: Richard Stark's 'Slayground' And 'The Blackbird'
Holiday Gift Guide: Richard Stark's 'Slayground' And 'The Blackbird'
Holiday Gift Guide: Richard Stark's 'Slayground' And 'The Blackbird'
When it comes to the holiday gift-giving season, comic book readers are notoriously difficult to shop for. I mean, most of us are down at the shop buying our favorite stuff every single week, so when the time comes for people who like us to get us something we want, well, a lot of times we already have it. That’s why we’re stepping in with a public service, bringing you comics-related items sure t
Darwyn Cooke Adapts 'Parker: Slayground' [Preview]
Darwyn Cooke Adapts 'Parker: Slayground' [Preview]
Darwyn Cooke Adapts 'Parker: Slayground' [Preview]
Simply put, Slayground is one of the best crime novels ever written. The 14th book in Donald Westlake's brilliant Parker series of novels, it might be the quintessential Parker tale. Westlake, who wrote the series under the name Richard Stark, shows Parker at his best: alone, nearly defenseless, hunted by two dozen men as he hides out in a snow covered, shut down amusement park with a sack full of