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Longform thoughts on comic books and graphic storytelling, from writer Tobias Carroll.
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The Indescribable Horror of “The Second Safest Mountain”
https://buttondown.com/komiksoj/archive/the-indescribable-horror-of-the-second-safest/
Published: February 2, 2025 11:01
I’ve been thinking about horror a lot lately. Some of that comes from writing about the genre more and more; some of that comes from writing stories that draw more and more on horror. I think about how the idea of horror is very subjective as well — for…
Comic Books Vs. Mystery Boxes: On “We Called Them Giants”
https://buttondown.com/komiksoj/archive/comic-books-vs-mystery-boxes-on-we-called-them/
Published: December 29, 2024 12:00
Discussed: We Called Them Giants. Kieron Gillen, writer; Stephanie Hans; artist; Clayton Cowles, letterer; Becca Carey, designer; Image Comics, publisher. There’s been a lot of writing this year about the 20th anniversary of the first episode of Lost.…
The Haunting Twists and Moral Unease of “Parasocial”
https://buttondown.com/komiksoj/archive/the-haunting-twists-and-moral-unease-of-parasocial/
Published: December 1, 2024 11:00
A little over a year ago in this very space, I wrote about an original graphic novel from writer Alex de Campi and artist Erica Henderson titled Dracula, Motherf**ker! With impressionistic art and a revisionist take on a familiar story, de Campi and…
“The Hunger and the Dusk” and the Art of Subtle Horror
https://buttondown.com/komiksoj/archive/the-hunger-and-the-dusk-and-the-art-of-subtle/
Published: November 24, 2024 12:00
Sometime during the pandemic, I ended up sitting down to play The Banner Saga trilogy of games, due in no small part to Luke Plunkett’s writing on the series. The games are about a series of unlikely alliances between different cultures to avert an…
The Perpetual Battles of “Golden Rage”
https://buttondown.com/komiksoj/archive/the-perpetual-battles-of-golden-rage/
Published: November 14, 2024 12:00
The cover artwork for Golden Rage is immediately striking: two hands dripping with blood, with a bracelet reading “GRANDMA” around one wrist. That combination is not a dream, not a hoax, and not an imaginary story; once things are underway, Jay — who…
Metafictional Cosmic Horror: Reading “Where Black Stars Rise”
https://buttondown.com/komiksoj/archive/metafictional-cosmic-horror-reading-where-black/
Published: October 31, 2024 10:00
What does it mean for an author’s surname to become shorthand for a certain method of storytelling? “Lovecraftian” has taken on that quality; even people who wouldn’t recognize a shoggoth have a broad understanding of what it means. “Chambersian” doesn’t…
Apocalyptic Friendships and Other Ends of the World: On “Boys Weekend”
https://buttondown.com/komiksoj/archive/apocalyptic-friendships-and-other-ends-of-the/
Published: October 6, 2024 11:00
Does science fiction, as a genre, play well with others? The comics medium is more open than most to smashing together genre tropes and plot devices. I’m not just talking about superhero shared universes, where a tech genius and a magician might team up…