There are a lot of people who don’t think that the movie Blazing Saddles could (or should) be made these days. Personally, I think that there will always be an audience with the intelligence and awareness to “get it”, to appreciate the way slapstick humor can be used to reflect and defuse social commentary. It’s […]
Tag: satire
Pullbox Kickstarter Spotlight on Buzzard #3- Still offensively satirical, still oh so very British (in the very best ways)
Na-na-nana-na-na-naa BUZ-ZARD! Na-na-nana-na-na-naa BON-KERS! Na-na-nana-na-na-naa BACK-IT! BACK-IIIT! Buzzard Created & Written by Andrea Wolf Illustrated by Ezequiel Assis (We did reviews for issues 1 & 2, which you can find links for here) OK, picture this: London, England. The shiniest beacon of modern civilisat-pffAHAHA…Sorry, sorry, I thought I could write that with a straight face. Welcome to the […]
Kickstarter Spotlight on Gallows Man- Nazi punching is never wrong…
Gallows Man (coming soon to Kickstarter) Written by Brandon Ingram Illustrated by Helen Boulton Cover by Thomas Tikas What: Set in the 1940s in a satirically over the top and campy world of superheroes, The Gallows Man and his team must take out the threat of a Nazi cult that has infiltrated their city – […]
Pullbox Reviews: CaptainZ – Odd… and oddly… entertaining
CaptainZ Europe Comics Originally published in French by Le Lombard as Les Captainz Written by Olivier Texier & Yoann English translation by Edward Gauvin Art by Yoann Colors by Marie Huet & Laurence Croix Letters by Cromatik Ltd Available now! Monsters are popping up all over, wreaking wild havoc on Earth! Captain Woof, a dog […]
Pullbox Reviews: Ophelia’s Revenge – The World is Her Stage… for Revenge!
Ophelia’s Revenge Red Stylo Media Written by James McGee Original Concept by Laura Guzzo Art by Alex Clark Colors by Jan Velazquez Letters by Mark Mullaney Available now! A scorned lover (with a flair for the dramatic) unleashes Shakespeare’s Ophelia, a vengeful spirit who wreaks bloody havoc on a modern-day Renaissance festival. Overgrown with gore, […]