Comic Books

‘Total Recall’ makes brief comic splashes in 1990, 2011

Other than “Blade Runner,” “Total Recall” not surprisingly has the most presence on the comic book racks among Philip K. Dick-inspired franchises. First was the

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‘Electric Ant’ comic (2010) luxuriates in Dick’s themes

I read the “Electric Ant” comic book series (2010, Marvel) and then revisited Philip K. Dick’s 1969 short story right afterward. I was surprised by

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‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep: Dust to Dust’ (2010) an emotional journey

“Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep: Dust to Dust” (2010, Boom! Studios), an eight-issue prequel to Philip K. Dick’s novel (which was being adapted word-for-word

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‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’ comic (2009-11) immerses reader in PKD’s world

The marketing approach and selected quotes about the “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” comic adaptation (2009-11, Boom! Studios) is all wrong. The Village Voice

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‘Blade Runner 2019: Los Angeles’ (2019) vibrantly expands saga

The “Blade Runner” franchise continued in novels and a sequel film before finally getting its first comics continuation (not counting “Do Androids Dream of Electric

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‘She Makes Comics’ (2014) leaves unanswered questions

“She Makes Comics” (2014) is invaluable simply for its existence. Although it juggles a bevy of comics-related topics and raises more questions than it answers,

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‘Professor Marston’ (2017) tells of Wonder Woman’s inspirations

The creation stories of the three biggest DC heroes all have a notable amount of injustice behind them. “Superman’s” Siegel and Shuster and “Batman’s” Bill

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‘Necessary Evil’ (2013) a jittery DC PR piece

As its title suggests, “Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics” (2013) only chronicles DC villains, but that’s not a problem since “Batman” is widely acknowledged

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‘Superheroes Decoded’ (2017) a definitive documentary

“Superheroes Decoded,” a two-episode History Channel documentary from 2017, isn’t what I thought it would be. But it turns out to something good: The definitive

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‘Firefly: Watch How I Soar’ a flighty nod to Wash

A decade ago, Dark Horse gave us the previously secret backstory of Book in one volume, “The Shepherd’s Tale.” Now we get a similarly classy

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