Do you commence with a story?

Do you begin with a reflection on the focus of your forthcoming graduate studies?

Do you start at the beginning? And where exactly is that?

If you want your graduate essay to grab the attention of the graduate admission representative, then keep reading this article…

The graduate admissions committee is looking for a snapshot of you –

Where you've been,
Where you want to go, and
What you want t… Continue

In their Comics You May Have Missed article, Kurt Amacker remarks at the level of depth in City of Dust: A Philip Khrome Story. Below is just a portion from Kurt's article.

"What emerges invokes Niles’s greatest strengths as a writer and presents a thoughtful and original twist on some of the genre tropes he clearly loves. Yes, the classic monsters we all know have an important role to play in this narrative. But, they emerge in a manner consistent with the story’s setting and complementary of… Continue

Great article from Graphic Novel Reporter, discussing putting together the look for Steve Niles' miniseries from Radical. Artists and art directors involved discuss how it all came together and there is a good sample of line art with finished pages.

http://graphicnovelreporter.com/content/art-city-behind-creation-art-city-dust-feature-stories

If you haven't had enough City of Dust, Grap… Continue

Writer J. Caleb Mozzocco, who writes for the Newsarama blog, reviews the 2nd issue of Hotwire: Requiem for the Dead for his own blog. Caleb is one of the tougher reviewers so seeing praise from him is really a complement to the series.

"So Steve Pugh’s doing a pretty good job of ratcheting up the suspense and stakes in this story. The art remains remarkably strong, and I generally hate this sort of over-rendered, computer-y, characters-built-around-models sort of stuff. Pugh’s apparently found… Continue

In a week full of big titles, Shrapnel: Aristeia Rising #4 rises in the eyes of Jim Martin to be among the best. If you follow the series but haven't read the latest issue, this and the other reviews in the prior posts should convince you.

"I love the scope of the story as it involves the entire solar system and Samantha is such a strong character that you can’t help but to root for her. This issue sets the table for the conclusion of the first part of the proposed trilogy and has done a good j… Continue