by Jeremy Flagg | Nov 20, 2017 | Comic Geekery, Guest Writer
Contributed by Max Bowen I recall a time at a comic shop when I dared utter the phrase “I really liked the Age of Apocalypse” storyline. The owner, as close to a living personification of the Simpsons’ Comic Book Guy as you’re ever likely to find, immediately launches...
by Jeremy Flagg | Nov 17, 2017 | Comic Geekery, Guest Writer
Contributed by Christopher J. Valin It was the end of the summer of ’86, and my eighteenth year on this earth was drawing to a close. I was shedding the cocoon of adolescence and getting my adult wings—at least according to conventional wisdom. That’s how it works,...
by Jeremy Flagg | Nov 16, 2017 | Comic Geekery, Guest Writer
Contributed By David Neth Okay, so call me simple, but the comic that most inspired me for the Fuse series was Batman: Year One. Especially when I was writing Fuse’s origin story in (you guessed it), Origin. Batman is such an iconic character in not only the DC Comics...
by Jeremy Flagg | Nov 14, 2017 | Comic Geekery, Guest Writer
Contributed by Joshua Guess A lot of comics influenced me and the way I look at stories. Watchmen, Dark Knight Returns, all the usual suspects. To have been a reader of comics within the last thirty years means a certain vein of highly acclaimed books will be at the...
by Jeremy Flagg | Nov 9, 2017 | Comic Geekery, Guest Writer
Contributed by Eddie Jakes Twitter | Website Few can argue that the 80’s was a comic renaissance. Comic artists were coming off the heels of legends like Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The artwork was at its peak and with it came even better stories. During this time, I...
by Jeremy Flagg | Nov 8, 2017 | Comic Geekery, Guest Writer
Contributed By Errick A. Nunnally There were two comics, for me. I know: lame, but it’s true. One from the past and one from the not too distant past—and both, in a stunning coincidence, are connected. We’ll start with the four-issue mini-series “The Falcon” by James...