Since most comic books are only 20-30 pages, there really aren’t a lot of short stories told in comic book form. It’s hard enough to tell a meaningful story in 20-30 pages, but to do it in fewer pages is a real art. But there are a handful of stories that are well done and worth seeking out. Here is a few short stories that I’ve come across that really expand the medium in short form.
Category Archives: Comics
Batman: Mask by Bryan Talbot
The Batman anthology series was notably hit and miss in it’s stories. That’s to be expected when you have a rotating series of writers and artists. Some of the better storylines were Grant Morrison’s Gothic
Batman and the Mad Monk by Matt Wagner
Matt Wagner is an underrated Batman writer/artist. While he isn’t as good as Frank Miller (that list is fairly short), his Batman stories are very good. He started with the Batman/Grendel
FX orders pilot of Bendis and Oeming’s Powers
According to EW, the FX network is picking up a pilot of Bendis and Oeming’s superhero comic Powers
This seemed touch and go for awhile, but FX has given a pilot order to its superhero drama project Powers
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The story follows two detectives who investigate cases of people with extraordinary abilities, and is based on a graphic novel series by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming.
If you haven’t been reading Powers before, you should start now.
Ghost World by Daniel Clowes
Daniel Clowes came to the attention of the comic book world with a comic Lloyd Llewellyn
Fish Police comic review
Way back before anyone had ever heard of SpongeBob SquarePants
Ultimate Iron Man (part 1) by Orson Scott Card
I was listening to the Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy interview with Orson Scott Card* last week and they started talking about Card’s dabbling into comics. Until then, I had forgotten about his Ultimate Iron Man
Webcomics I Read
We are in the midst of a revolution (heralded by Scott McCloud) of comic strips. Online is such an easy way to make a comic strip accessible that many, many people are trying it. The technology is also available to allow the creators to try and make money from various sources (ads, donations, collected editions, sketches, merchandise, etc) to support their strips. With all these new and exciting comics available, I wanted to share some of the online comics that I follow. NOTE: This will not cover newspaper comic strips (such as Doonesbury and Dilbert) that can be read online or in a newspaper. So, let’s see what’s out in the comic world.
Deadpool Max by David Lapham and Kyle Baker
I’ve never been a big Deadpool
Wizard magazine cancelled (goes online exclusively)
Some of us oldtimers remember when Wizard Magazine came out. It was brash and young as compared to its competitors Comic Buyer’s Guide and TCJ. Wizard linked itself with the hot artists of the day and was a big proponent of Image and it’s various artists. Well, now that Wizard is no longer new and fresh and there is this thing called the internet out there (which I should check out when I get a chance), Wizard is shutting down the magazine and going online only.
Wizard Entertainment is ceasing publication of the print magazines Wizard and ToyFare. Wizard World, Inc. will begin production of the online publication “Wizard World” beginning in February. We feel this will allow us to reach an even wider audience in a format that is increasingly popular and more readily accessible.