With the sad news that Darwyn Cooke has died, we look back at the best of his career.
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Darwyn Cooke books:
It's Halloween (hypothetically), and that means time for spooky comics. We'll lure you into a false sense of security with dazzling insight into a range of comics before shitting you right up with the jump scare that is our horror roundup. So this week we talk about:
And here's some horror for ya:
Did you sign up to our newsletter? We have so many brilliant things in it that we never put on the site. For Halloween we made spooky masks of Stan Lee and our own Roger Hart, so when all of your friends are dressed as nonagenarian comic creators and rancorous food and comics bloggers, you don't need to feel left out. Like what you see? There's a signup at the top of the page. Need help making your mask? Have a handy instructional video!
Do you want to get started reading the lycra-clad adventures that Marvel and DC peddle, but you're put off by the huge gnarled continuity that has built up over the best part of a century? Batman, X-Men, Superman - all have accreted a vast mythology full of plot holes, reboots, crises many and various, but fear not - we're here to help with some surefire techniques to get you past the initial confusion, and to make sure you find the good stuff. Thanks to Tom Howard on Twitter for the setup.
Leap straight to the 1 hour, 1 minute mark if it's just that that you're after, or stick around for: plenty of new things! A series of crimes done in Dave's house! An introduction to homebrewing! Haikus! The secret history of nutmeg! Who could want more? It's a bumper episode!
We covered:
The suggestions for starting points:
Even Batman knows Cyclops is a dick.
This week we're giving something back to the people. As Agony Ant-Man, we take listener questions and pump out good advice and comics-related wisdom at a frankly disturbing volume. As in quantity. If it's too loud, turn it down. We can't do everything for you.
We read:
And to fix your broken and tragic lives, we recommended:
And We Are The Best is based on Never Goodnight by Coco Moodysson. And that NoBrow iPad app is here.
CRIME IS EVERYWHERE. Well, there's a bit. There's a lot in comics too! We take a detailed forensic look at some of our favourite pulp and noir comics, talk about some real life crimes that may or may not have happened. They're pretty exciting crimes! Plus the usual filth and nonsense.
