Checkmate by Greg Rucka Volume 1
Writer Greg Rucka combined real world flavor with political intrigue, sharply drawn personalities, and plenty of action in DC’s Checkmate. The first 12 issues of the series are collected in Checkmate by Greg Rucka Volume 1 and Robert Greenberger gives us the scoop on what’s in store for readers.
by KC Carlson
Often in comic books, especially when it comes to superhero comics, credit for creation is talked about in two different ways. One is the common-sense, often folkloreian manner of determining who created a character: either based on a series of tales handed down through the years by those who were there, or by comics historians who have studied the early works and can determine artist styles and quirks or certain writer tics (like placement of punctuation or use of verbs or adjectives, or even the number of exclamation marks used!!!). The other is whoever the lawyers say created something. Of the two, I believe the latter is the more arcane and mysterious choice.
by KC Carlson
Long-time Westfield readers might remember that I used to do a regular recommendations column back in the days when our computers still ran on coal. For those many thousands of generations of comics fans who were born since then, I’d like to explain, for a second or two, how my recommendations work, since there’s no real overt logic at work here.
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