Nothing quite says “this is that kind of superhero comic” like a gorilla. There’s other demarcations as to where on the silly/serious axis a superhero comic sits, but a gorilla is the big one. Famously part of superhero comics since their inception, traceable back to the pulpy roots of the
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A Year in the Big City #22: “Hero’s Reward”
We live in the age of the pop culture revival, and the arrival of the eternal film and movie franchises, all born or borrowing from the model of superhero comics storytelling. Astro City, one of the most storied and beloved superhero comics of all time, went through a revival of
Continue readingA Year in the Big City #21: “The End of the Trail”
We live in the age of the pop culture revival, and the arrival of the eternal film and movie franchises, all born or borrowing from the model of superhero comics storytelling. Astro City, one of the most storied and beloved superhero comics of all time, went through a revival of
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