Issue 8, Winter 2015-16
The Comics Decoder
Panels Unravelled, Cartoons Exhumed
Issue 8, Winter 2015-16
Dennis Hyer: The Comics Decoder Interview / R. W. Watkins
Your dear editor turns the spotlight on longtime contributor Hyer.
Supposedly cool people the world over may never look upon him the same way again...
And while focussed on the elusive Gen Y'er, Mr. Watkins examines his latest collection...
Cute as a Fox: A Review of Dennis Hyer’s Inhuman Relations / R. W. Watkins
Johnny’s in College, Little Franklin’s on the Way:
When The Fantastic Four Unfolded in Real Time / Chris Tolworthy
Mr. Tolworthy looks back fondly on the days when Marvel's flagship title took place in the now,
and plots its downward course as it adjusted to the dubious attributes of 'Marvel time'...
Just Letting it Slide: A Closer Look at the Concept of Marvel Time / Chris Tolworthy
On a roll, Mr. Tolworthy peers into the darker details of Marvel's tedious timeline, and calls for a return to chronological realism...
Our resident Retroblaster, on the other hand, thinks there's maybe a little too much 'realism' in superhero movies these days...
So Dark We Can’t See: The Need for Story After the Septic Trank / Michael French
Old Dog, New Tricks: A Look at The Peanuts Movie / R. W. Watkins
A lifelong Peanuts fan, the editor offers up his opinion on the franchise's first feature-length film in 35 years.
Die-hard traditionalists may be surprised...
About this issue’s contributors...
Brief bios with pics
ARCHIVES
The Funnies
Dennis Hyer's Inhuman Relations (14 installments), Gordon Lindholm's Luna Lesser (2 installments),
Bill Harvey's The Odds (3 installments), Randall Hugh Crawford's Postmodern Iron Man,
Grant Snider's Incidental Comics (2 installments), Jessica Tremblay’s Old Pond Comics (6 installments)
Inhuman Relations by Dennis Hyer
Luna Lesser by Gordon Lindholm
The ODDs by Bill Harvey
Luna Lesser by Gordon Lindholm
The ODDs by Bill Harvey
Postmodern Iron Man by Randall Hugh Crawford
The ODDs by Bill Harvey
Incidental Comics by Grant Snider
