Jackie Lewis’s Sad Baby Monsters

 

 

One of the people I met last weekend at Fluke was Jackie Lewis, a SCAD student whose work I’d previously spotlighted as part of the “American Panther”-inspired redesigns CA put up a few weeks ago. She had a few amazing mini-comics with her, and one of the best was Sad Baby Monsters, about… well, you get the idea. I asked if I could put them up on ComicsAlliance and she said yes, so get ready to “awww,” everybody!

Great Comics That Never Happened #22: Fear Itself 1942

 

 

“Right now, the heroes of the Marvel Universe are battling it out against the Red Skull’s sinister plot in Fear Itself, but it’s not the first time a Nazi leader has sought to unleash the power of fear on America at a time of crisis! Find out how it all happened the first time around when Adolf Hitler battled President Franklin Delano Roosevelt himself in the pages of the sadly nonexistent Fear Itself: 1942!

Greg Horn’s 7 Most Dubious Drawings

 

 

There were a lot of us who were pretty surprised by the absolute depths of exploitation that Greg Horn hit with his Catwoman print, but it’s not like it was really anything new. That’s why today at ComicsAlliance, I’m running down seven of Horn’s most dubious pieces, from an Emma Frost for the children all the way down to the mind-boggling madness of Power Girl’s muddy push-ups. And along the way, so many porn faces.

So many porn faces.

Ask Chris #52: Shaolin vs. Caveman, Batman vs. Hamlet

 

 

In this week’s installment of Ask Chris, I roll up my sleeves to do some hash-settling as I offer the definitive answer to the question that has divided Periscope Studio: Could a caveman beat a Shaolin monk in a fight?

There is one obvious answer, and my blunt, “nuh uh you guys are wrong” insertion of myself into an inside joke that originated 3,000 miles away has probably ensured that none of the Periscopers will ever want to hang out with me again. But hey, at least you’ve got something to read over lunch!

Plus: Batman and Shakespeare, together at last for the first time since the World’s Finest went back to Colonial Days and Superman told the worst lie ever!

Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente Talk To Me About HERC #1

 

 

I’m pretty sure the record will show that I’ve been a strong supporter of Marvel’s Hercules titles over the past three years, and I’m pretty excited for this week’s release of HERC #1, which sees the Lion of Olympus stomping around Brooklyn without his magic powers, presumably gearing up to battle a seven-headed hipster. To find out more, I sat down with writers Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente to talk about the new direction and how it’s not quite as violent as it could’ve been.

And in typical Chris Sims fashion, it’s the only interview about HERC you’re likely to read that suddenly devolves into Airwolf vs. Blue Thunder.

Ten “Sexy” Costumes That Really Aren’t

 

 

Today at ComicsAlliance, I’m striking a blow against the patriarchy by writing up a list of Ten “Sexy” Super-Heroine Costumes That Really Aren’t. It was actually a little harder to compile than it sounds, because there really is a difference between bad costumes and bad art, as well as between costumes that are supposed to be sexy and costumes that are just lousy.

I know, I know. My life is soooooooo hard.