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When Darkest Dungeon was in it earliest development, it was going to be tile-based where the player would be looking at the the characters’ heads from the top down. Fortunately, they opted for a more personal vantage point. The horrors that the characters encounter on their delve into the depths of the titular dungeon would […]
Intro So, last night, I finished watching Thor: Ragnarok for the first time. It was an incredible movie but I didn’t expect anything less out of the MCU because they’ve been churning out hit after hit for years. But that got me thinking: why? Why does the MCU, out of all other franchises, work? Despite only […]
Can Tattoos Be Graphic Novels? That’s the question I am looking to answer. There are a million styles in tattooing: American traditional, black & grey, tribal, realism, water color, neo-traditional, and so many more. So, among the billions of tattoos done over time, have any of them been a graphic novel or comic? I would […]
Superman’s profile. Superman is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero Superman as the main protagonist. Superman is the sole survivor of the planet Krypton. Jonathan and Martha Kent found the infant inside the vessel and brought him to their farm in Smallville, Kansas. Since he appeared entirely human, the Kents assumed that the baby was […]
Some spoilers at the end of this post Superhero comics are the classic comic genre, and everyone knows the tropes. Strong Female Protagonist is a webcomic that examines these tropes and subverts them. It’s inclusive and socially conscious. It also features two of my favorite LGBTQ characters in comics, Tara/Feral and Lisa/Paladin. SFP delves into […]
Everybody loves the MCU. Okay I know I’ll get a lot of flack for saying that but let’s just be real for a second. Even if you can’t stand the MCU, you have to admit that Marvel has been and is going to be (for the lack of a better term) the talk of the […]
*Content Warning: This article contains nudity and bondage. Turn back now if you don’t like it. In graphic novels and comics, color plays a very important role. The presence, or absence of colors, or one specific color, can paint the way we interpret the images. This is especially true in the romance genre, and […]
Spoiler Warning: Check Please!, Paranatural, and Ava’s Demon For nearly two decades, webcomics have become a rising force in the world of graphic novels and comics. Becoming more popular in the early 2000s, webcomics have become more and more common as the public focus shifts from physical copies of comics to digital ones. These webcomics […]
I love horror. Horror anything. It puts happiness in my soul. So, recently when I entered the world of comics through my Graphic Novel class I immediately began my search for horror comics. It seems by now everyone and their brother knows about The Walking Dead. A wondrous show that I have been committed to for […]