Even if you’re not a regular comic book reader, you’ve got to appreciate the originality of the art form. In fact, some of Complex’s favorite artists, from Paul Pope to James Jean, have used the canvas of a comic book cover to create some of their most memorable work. We’ve seen so much great art popping up on the shelves this year that we recruited a panel of Complex Experts to assemble The 50 Best Comic Book Covers of 2009. Check ’em out…
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Our love for comics might have started when we were kids, but it’s persisted well into our non-kid years. And being the adults that we are now, with our attendant adult tastes, we sometimes like our comic books to have…let’s call it “mature content.” After all, stylized violence seems weird when it’s all THUD! and no blood.
That’s why we maintain a love for books that manage to juggle it all: great writing, great art, and no-holds-barred material when the time is right. You can keep your tights and sterile fights; we’ll stick with the comic books that put the “ill” in “illustration.” And we’ve rounded up The 40 Most Violent Comic Books Ever in anticipation of this weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con; read up now, impress a booth babe with your detailed knowledge later…
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[Each Wednesday, Complex columnist Percy Carey a.k.a. MF Grimm dives into the world of comic books with industry interviews, reviews and more.]
Once again, I’m doing a review, but this time, we’re shaking things up. To the ever growing list of topics in the Comic Book Corner, I’ve decided to add one for all you electric maniacs out there: video game reviews. And what a better way to start than with my review of the perfect combination of two worlds: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe…
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Over the weekend, comic-book legend and Early-Bird-Special Advantage-Taker-Of Stan Lee addressed casting rumors by saying he’d love for Will Smith to play Captain America in the planned 2011 movie adaptation. “If Barack Obama becomes President,” he said, “who knows…suddenly a lot of our characters will be black!”
Not sure how he figured that leap of logic out, but it did get us thinking: if Captain America was black, that would change his origin story in a bizarre way. Specifically, the Super Soldier program could be seen as some ill Tuskegee Experiment ish, politicizing the story in a whole new way. And if a black Cap fucks your head up, what if other Marvel characters changed races? Let’s examine the possibilities…
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