Monsters Eat Critics

H.P. Moorecraft: On the Ending of Providence
The climax of the book is Alan Moore’s meta-meditation on the shape and nature of his comics career, written as he prepares to leave the medium. Continue reading

Providence: Lovecraft, Sexual Violence, and the Body of the Other
Craig Fischer on Moore’s mind-bending masterpiece. Continue reading

Hawkeye Supercut
An in-depth and at-length consideration of Matt Fraction, David Aja & company’s Hawkeye. Continue reading

One Life, Many Books: Michel Rabagliati’s Paul
I can’t believe that I ever found Rabagliati’s art “simple.” Continue reading

My Back Pages
My ostensible reason for teaching serialization in the first place was that I felt an obligation to discuss the history of the floppy, but my students don’t care at all about that history. Continue reading

Night and Day: Notes on Building Stories
Building Stories? Take your time, and read it carefully. Continue reading

Devils and Machines: On Jonah Hex and All Star Western
This column fulfills a promise. Continue reading