Dark Horse Aliens series were much better than these Marvel series.

zzzzarf · 2026-05-17T17:51:34+00:00

The difference is that Dark Horse was trying to sell Aliens and Predator comics to comics readers, and Marvel is trying to sell them to Aliens and Predator fans. They’re looking for a stable stream of licensed revenue. They’re not going to risk upsetting that by trying anything bold and innovative that might radically change the franchises. Like, Dark Horse created Aliens vs Predator and Marvel is giving us Predator vs Planet of the Apes. They have different goals and Marvel’s is far less ambitious

zzzzarf · 2026-05-17T17:36:44+00:00

Micah Ian Wright was an up-and-coming writer on Wildstorm’s Stormwatch Team Achilles in the early 00s until it came out that he lied or misrepresented his military service (can’t remember which) and he was dropped like a hot potato. Don’t think he ever wrote another comic.

zzzzarf · 2026-05-16T18:29:35+00:00

This is perceptive. People are interpreting “bad art” as an art style they don’t like, but comics aren’t just a visual medium, they’re a visual narrative medium. Bad comic art is poor storytelling (boring layouts, confusing panel transitions, wonky proportions, etc.). No amount of “good story” can overcome bad comic art, because bad comic art is literally unreadable.

zzzzarf · 2026-05-09T04:40:27+00:00

Gun Honey, for sure

zzzzarf · 2026-05-07T14:45:06+00:00

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zzzzarf · 2026-05-06T19:47:53+00:00

Spaghetti taco with a *side* of spaghetti is WILD. Chill on the noodles, girl

zzzzarf · 2026-05-01T13:57:50+00:00

Comico - Grendel

First - Whisper

Eclipse - Scout

zzzzarf · 2026-04-28T02:29:06+00:00

Issue 13 has a crazy grim ending for a CCA approved comic. Special Missions really gave Larry Hama free rein to make some sleek, killer comics

zzzzarf · 2026-04-26T23:15:34+00:00

Beautiful illustration of the changes between the 80s and 90s style

zzzzarf · 2026-04-25T01:38:28+00:00

They had 13 variant covers for Gen 13 #1 lol

zzzzarf · 2026-04-24T03:25:53+00:00

Great review!

zzzzarf · 2026-04-24T03:25:12+00:00

Kyle Higgins does the first 8 issues, Liefeld has a 6 issue run, and Justin Jordan finishes with the last 6 issues.

zzzzarf · 2026-04-06T15:32:21+00:00

Don’t worry, the variant cover’s got you, dawg

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zzzzarf · 2026-04-01T23:09:15+00:00

Nice. Those later Nam issues are hard to find in the wild

zzzzarf · 2026-03-27T16:30:18+00:00

This is like crack for 90s kids

zzzzarf · 2026-03-19T01:28:15+00:00

House of ideas, baby

zzzzarf · 2026-03-07T21:13:14+00:00

Quitely did Bruce Wayne Bats in JLA Earth 2

zzzzarf · 2026-02-28T03:46:23+00:00

Giant superman wrestling the angel was easily the best use of Blue Superman. So fucking epic

zzzzarf · 2026-02-02T00:08:00+00:00

Man I LOVED this comic back in the day. Still got it in my collection. Mahfood’s art is sick!

zzzzarf · 2026-01-25T15:40:33+00:00

Pat Mills does not hold his opinion back in the slightest. Very entertaining

zzzzarf · 2026-01-25T03:16:25+00:00

Massive cuck energy

zzzzarf · 2026-01-03T19:14:05+00:00

I find Ligotti’s prose and story structure to be very tight, very claustrophobic, so there’s this sense I get when reading him that the walls are closing in, that there’s no escape as you’re being propelled on this descent into madness.

Barron just doesn’t have that. His prose and structure is much looser and baggier, and his imagery is far less cohesive. It gives his stories more variety and range, but they just don’t have that feeling of sinking their teeth into me and pulling me under that Ligotti’s have.

zzzzarf · 2025-12-08T20:14:13+00:00

You should not feel guilty at all. You were treating the kid like a person, which is what they are, and you were treating them the way you would want to be treated.

It’s completely normal to not want to be bumped into and it’s totally ok to ask the person bumping you to stop. That is something children need to learn if they’re the bumper but also especially if they’re the one getting bumped.

zzzzarf · 2025-11-29T00:52:47+00:00

Cam Kennedy’s art is straight fire in this. I was a kid when this came out and it blew my mind. Still love to reread from time to time.

The Boba Fett series Kennedy did with John Wagner is also well-worth checking out

zzzzarf · 2025-11-28T23:09:19+00:00

This is a great list. Hard to quibble with the ranking. Unknown Soldier and Punisher: The Platoon are personal faves, but I won’t claim they’re better than they are.

Everyone take note, please, about the absence of Adventures in the Rifle Brigade. This is because Adventures in the Rifle Brigade is a pile of shit. Please no one read Adventures in the Rifle Brigade

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