Terry Hammond 
Writer: Alan Grant Artists: Val Semeiks, Denis Rodier DC Comics, 1990 SAYING THE TRUTH will set you free is horribly false when you glimpse a demon face sneer back at you through the looking glass. A face from the past stalks you, the truth of what is done and etched in the wood-grain of time. … Read more
Writer: Brian Wood Artist: Ryan Kelly Vertigo Comics, 2011 REAL LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE feels dreary when the ink droops down the page, making everything look a little tired, worn, emptied by degrees, so only the stain remains. This was the feeling in the slice-of-life drama LOCAL (2006), by writer Brian Wood and artist … Read more
Writer/Artist: Steve Mannion Asylum Press 2023 THE AGE OF GIRL POWER is upon us. Questing girls and women out to be heroines swarm the media waves, often making good alternatives to standard superhero themes, though often these heroines have awesome powers of their own. This is not the case for heroine Fearless Dawn. She is … Read more
Story and Art: Frank Miller, John Romita Jr. Inks and Colors: Danny Miki, Alex Sinclair DC Comics, 2019 TEARFULLY I TREAD the remains of two stellar careers. The oversize “prestige” format of SUPERMAN: YEAR ONE with the names of writer/artist team Frank Miller and John Romita Jr. stamped on top drew me like a magnet. … Read more