Comic of the Week: The Question - The Deaths of Vic Sage #1

By d. emerson eddy — Hrrm. Influence, homage, legacy, lineage, and parody in comics can be quite an interesting thing. When you've got long-running recurring serial characters, it's inevitable that there will be cycles and returns as creators who were once fans of original stories and characters borrow from them in their own stories. We see it time and again, and we see it here in The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage #1, from Jeff Lemire, Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz, Chris Sotomayor, and Willie Schubert, in a very unique way. The Question started out as a Randian exploration from Steve Ditko.

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Comic of the Week: Basketful of Heads #1 is a great start for Hill House Comics

By d. emerson eddy — Basketful of Heads #1 is the launch book for DC's new horror imprint within Black Label comics. Dubbed Hill House Comics, this new line of horror stories is curated by Eisner & Stoker-award winning writer and co-creator of Locke & Key, Joe Hill.

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GET HYPED: Joker Killer Smile

By Taylor Pechter — The Joker is one of the most iconic villains, not only in comics, but in mass media overall. The Clown Prince of Crime has been terrorizing Gotham City for almost 80 years and shows no signs of stopping. With that much popularity and malleability in one character, writers have been able to leave their mark on him over the years. 

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