Inks & Issues #84 – Black Orchid
Enter the DC universe, where there are super guys, and various bat people, and wonderful women… except throw all of that out the window and hang out with these strange plant people for 150 pages.
Enter the DC universe, where there are super guys, and various bat people, and wonderful women… except throw all of that out the window and hang out with these strange plant people for 150 pages.
Last episode we saw a lot of intrigue around The Queen, Sir Nicholas, The Grand Inquisitor, and loads of other Marvel staples. This time around we learn what is going on with the explorers of the Fantastick, Count Von Doom, and the new world. Will the heroes be able to put aside their differences and …
What happens when the timeline is disrupted and heroes start appearing 400 years too early? That’s the question asked by Neil Gaiman in this 8 part series from Marvel. It’s all the characters you know and love like Spider-Man (except he doesn’t have powers yet), Nick Fury (the white version), and Queen Elizabeth, joining forces …
If you have any basic knowledge of Norse Mythology and then picked a Neil Gaiman novel out of a hat, it is probable you’ll discover the author’s love for it strewn about in his many references both obvious and subtle. It’s no surprise that he would eventually be more direct and write his own take …
Neil Gaiman, the author of the new bestselling book Norse Mythology, closed an event at London’s Southbank Centre by announcing a sequel to his novel Neverwhere. The book has long been listed as The Seven Sisters according to the FAQ on his website which Gaiman confirmed at the show. Originally, Neverwhere began as an idea between Lenny Henry, a comedian and actor, …
I was never much afraid of the Corinthian. Oh, don’t get me wrong, he’s a good character. A great one. But mouths for eyes and a taste for eyeballs? It doesn’t really do it for me. Still, I have to admit to getting the delighted shivers–the kind you get sitting around a campfire telling ghost stories–when …
Full disclosure: I am a librarian. (Among other things.) Librarian stereotypes are largely mild, often going so far as a severe, buttoned-up woman who shushes people and no further. But of course, then we have the Sexy Librarian, most notable for nearly breaking up Troy and Abed that one time… …and the eager naïf, perhaps …