Blood, Guts and Pre-Code War Comics

Last week we established that 2000AD was one of the most important talent factories in comics history. This week we need to talk about what happened after the talent left. The short version: the 1990s were rough, a Sylvester Stallone film did not help, and the comic spent a decade trying to figu ...

Harley Quinn. Jonah Hex. Painkiller Jane. The Pro. And that's just the start. Jimmy Palmiotti's entire library is coming to Macroverse — and we're kicking it off with two free titles. We're doing things a little differently this episode, and moving away from comics history to ...

In March 1938, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster signed a contract transferring the rights of their character Superman to Detective Comics, Inc. In return, they received $130 - split between them, so $65 each. Superman went on to become one of the most lucrative fictional characters in history, and S ...

Ridley Scott, George Lucas, and Hayao Miyazaki were all inspired by the same French comic that you've probably never read, so this week we’re looking at the non-invasion of European comics in the seventies that nonetheless influenced a generation of filmmakers. If you'd prefer to read ...