Comic Books

‘Blade Runner 2019’ finally ventures ‘Off-World’ (2019-20)

“Blade Runner 2019: Volume 2 – Off-World” (2019-20, collecting Issues 5-8) marks many readers’ first experience of the colony worlds of the proper Philip K.

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Goodwin, Williamson squeeze ‘Blade Runner’ into 1982 comic

Both “Blade Runner” and comic books have drastically increased in prestige since 1982. When I consider the two-issue movie adaptation (October-November 1982) today, I think

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‘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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