Tag Archives: Vertigo

My Top Ten Comics of 2012

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

We’re back a bit earlier this year, so apologies to any groundbreaking comic that comes out of nowhere in the last two weeks of December and blows me away.  This marks the third time I’ve run this feature on my … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: American Vampire #33

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

I sometimes feel that American Vampire doesn’t always get the recognition it deserves.  Oh, it’s hardly some criminally overlooked obscurity, given that the series has enjoyed critical acclaim and awards, and the graphic novels are regularly on best-seller lists.  But … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Scalped #60

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

A couple of years back, I recall reading a column by Jason Aaron where he spoke of a meeting in a New York steakhouse with R.M. Guera, during which the final page of Scalped was decided upon.  Ever since then, … Continue reading →

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My Week in New York: Friday

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

My day didn’t start off well.  Three days in a row of New York pizza had wrecked havok on my stomach – which already had never exited amber alert from my departure from Glasgow – and the less said about … Continue reading →

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Red Crow: The True Hero of Scalped? (Part Five)

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four The most recent Scalped graphic novel, Rez Blues, sees Red Crow largely relegated to the sidelines.  But seeing how the more featured characters of this volume relate to him manages to shed … Continue reading →

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Red Crow: The True Hero of Scalped? (Part Four)

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Part One Part Two Part Three After The Gravel in Your Guts serving as arguably the best showcase for Red Crow as a character – potentially even a protagonist – we’ve seen in the series thus far, he’s all but … Continue reading →

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Red Crow: The True Hero of Scalped? (Part Three)

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

Part One Part Two Up until now, much of what I’ve talked about has taken the form of hints and glimpses of how Red Crow could emerge as the main protagonist of the series.  But The Gravel in Your Guts … Continue reading →

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Red Crow: The True Hero of Scalped? (Part Two)

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

Part One I’ve said before that the second volume of Scalped, Casino Boogie, marked something of a turning point in the series for me.  Indian Country was a great read, but in my opinion it reads like a conventional crime … Continue reading →

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Red Crow: The True Hero of Scalped? (Part One)

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

Scalped is a comic that continually subverts archetypes and upsets expectations.  One of the most notable examples of this over the course of the series has been the characterisation of Lincoln Red Crow, a onetime militant Indian rights activist turned … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Scalped #50

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

I’ve said it before, and I’ll start by saying it again: in my humble opinion, Scalped is the best comic on shelves today, has been for a long time, and the longer it runs, the stronger a case it makes … Continue reading →

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