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Category: Indie Superheroes

Discussion and review of superhero comics published by independent publishers or, more specifically, publishers other than The Big Two.

The Elementals, Part 2: Extreme Edgelord

May 22, 2018 ~ ~ 3 Comments

Born Again In January of 1989, Comico released The Elementals Special #2 (#1 had been published years earlier and featured a story about child abuse). The issue is written and drawn by Willingham (with script assist from long time collaborator Jack Herman). It's telling that in the "The Story So Far" recap section on the … Continue reading The Elementals, Part 2: Extreme Edgelord

The Elementals, Part 1: The Forefather of Superhero Realism

May 21, 2018 ~ ~ 1 Comment

Writing about Bill Willlingham's The Elementals is a tightrope walk. On side, there's the fact that this series was well ahead of its time, dealing with mature themes and realistic portrayals of superheroes in ways that, when it was being published, had yet to become commonplace. On the other side, there was a growing movement … Continue reading The Elementals, Part 1: The Forefather of Superhero Realism

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