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26th April 2024

Terry Hammond

Planted on the east slope of Mt. Tabor in Portland, Oregon, Terry Hammond lives by a skull-boned motto circling an old, ragged t-shirt by a local artist: print to live, live to print. He enjoys chronicling the present era of paper in comic books, slamming the world with astonishing art.

Heroes Godsend Volume 2 (revisited)—“Pain leaves a stain”

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Writer: Joey Falco Artists: Roy Allen Martinez, Ester Salguero Titan Comics ONE BEAUTY OF PRAYER is the underlying assurance that god speaks your language and might care to listen. Feel free to talk. Comfort in prayer, or achieving focus through prayer is a central feature in HEROES GODSEND, portraying the life of a Pakistani daughter … Read more

Dissident X (revisited)

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Story and art: Arnold and Jacob Pander Dark Horse, December 2019 SOMEBODY MUST THINK IT’S FUNNY to put lies in the news to bamboozle the public, though we don’t know who, because it’s secret. “One thing’s for sure,” hero Hans Nobel muses as he spirals down a toxic drain into the sea, “the truth doesn’t … Read more

Flash Gordon: Invasion of the Red Sword (revisited)—“Royal cleavages healed at last on planet Mongo”

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Writer: Brendan Deneen Artist: Eduardo Garcia Colorist: Estudio Haus Ardden, June 2012 TWO BABES ON THE COVER attracted my attention to the first issue of this six-issue set, “Invasion of the Red Sword,” and also made me hesitate, yet it turns out the flesh factor is minimal in this rendering of classic space adventurer Flash … Read more

Image Firsts Compendium Volume 2 (revisited)—“Do you ever get me or do I have to stand on my head?”

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–BIRTHRIGHT, created by Joshua Williamson and Andrei Bressan –THE HUMANS, created by Keenan Marshall Keller and Tom Neely –WAYWARD, created by Jim Zub and Steven Cummings Image Comics, April 2016 Mired in multitudinous messages as we are these days, we need help in critical selection more than ever. These thoughts ran through my mind after … Read more