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“What if…?” The Many Identical Dimensions of the Superhero

June 11, 2018 // 0 Comments

A speculative Korean Spider-Man, Peter Park. The concept of a narrative continuity seems fairly self-explanatory; a series of stories are told in a shared universe of characters, settings, and events, referencing themselves as a reliable record of [...]
Hollow Monsters #1: A Strong Debut with Rich Atmosphere

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Void Trip #5: A Short Yet Oddly Satisfying Psychedelic Journey

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Studying Sequential Art Part 3: Captions & Narration

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Review: Bastard’s Waltz by Mark Bertolini & Giovani Guida

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Avengers: Infinity War Review – A Stark Reminder of Why the MCU Works

June 7, 2018 // 0 Comments

Avengers: Infinity War is the culmination of a sprawling narrative unlike any other in film history, pushing the limits of scale and scope in an already jam-packed universe. With that kind of weight on its shoulders you’d expect the film to [...]
Prometheus Vs The Great Automatic Grammatizator

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Black Panther Analysis: Afro-Futurism Takes Centre-Stage

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Notes on Punk: Blade Runner, Transmetropolitan, The Flintstones

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Ghost in the Shell: A Case Study in Bad Adaptation

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Sly Cooper, Preserver of Caste Hierarchy: Return of the Haters

June 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

For the first installment in this series, click here. After the events of the first game, the player learns in Sly 2: Band of Thieves (2004) that Clockwerk’s mechanized body parts are being kept (for reasons unexplained) in a museum. In the [...]
Kickstarter Spotlight: Endless Realms RPG

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Sly Cooper, Preserver of Caste Hierarchy: F@$! the Haters

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Empty Calories: Meaningless Corruption Narratives

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The End of Infamy

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On History that Falls Apart

May 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

R. Crumb illustrates PKD In 1978, the science fiction author Philip K. Dick wrote and failed to deliver a guest lecture to a class of creative writing students entitled “How to Build a Universe that Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days [...]
Comics to Spite Fascism: March

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“Happy Holidays from Another World” – The Story

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“Let’s Stir Up Some Drama” – The Story

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F3, Week 70: Happy Holidays from Another World

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HORROR HAIKUS #2 – Official Call for Submissions

April 4, 2017 // 0 Comments

Black Ship Books is seeking comic creators and aspiring comic creators of all stripes to join us for the long-awaited issue two of Horror Haikus! The book, coming to digital comics platforms and print-on-demand later this year, will bring together [...]
Horror Haikus: CALLING ALL CREATORS

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SPARK: A Flash Fiction Anthology now available for Kindle

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CUCKOO coming soon

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Artist Lee Lightfoot Makes Trading Card Waves in 2014

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