Today, Keigen Rea re-reads the newly-colored version of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s classic Scott Pilgrim comics, revisiting this story and these characters at age 25 after first experiencing it all at age 18.
Read MoreAs contributing writer Keigen Rea wraps up his five-part year-end Rereads series, he turns his attention to a pair of excellent green comics — Far Sector and Immortal Hulk.
Read MoreThis week’s year end Christmas Week edition of Rereads sees contributing writer Keigen Rea revisiting Fence, Volume 4 as well as Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen.
Read MoreThis week’s year end edition of Rereads sees contributing writer Keigen Rea revisiting Star Wars: Kylo Ren as well as SFSX (Safe Sex) from Image Comics.
Read MoreFor the second part of Keigen Rea’s year-end Rereads series, Keigen takes a look at a pair of books: The Amazing Mary Jane and Sex Criminals.
Read MoreFor the first part of his end of year Rereads feature, Keigen Rea is revisiting a pair of books from the year: Afterlift via comiXology and Crowded Vol. 2 from Image Comics.
Read MoreCasanova by Matt Fraction and Gabriel Bá is a comic that begs returning to with the context of the creators other work, and in this month’s installment of Rereads, Keigen Rea does just that.
Read MoreKeigen Rea re-reads the Waid/Wieringo Fantastic Four, a classic run still feels so new, and it says so, right up front. It essentially tells you, hey, they’re gonna meet god and go to hell and do so much more.
Read MoreBy Keigen Rea — Welcome back to Rereads, a feature in which I’m rereading a comic once a month (at least) for various purposes, potential reasons including; not “getting it” with previous reads, not liking it at all the first time, experience and time providing a different perspective on the work, forgetting what happened, or any number of other reasons. The idea is to reread with purpose more than comfort, largely because a comfort read doesn’t interest me in the same way that a purposeful and critical read does, but I won’t be surprised if a comfort read sneaks in at some point in the future. Anyway, welcome!
Read MoreKeigen Rea — Welcome to Rereads, where I’ll be rereading a comic and discussing my feelings about it, with an eye toward if those feelings have changed or stayed the same. Generally speaking, I’ll be choosing comics that I’ve disliked or didn’t understand well on the first read, unpacking why, and hopefully coming away with a different opinion. At worst, I’m hoping to better understand my feelings about the book, ideally discovering a new love for the story.
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