Last month alone, the Syfy Channel debuted big-budget adaptations of Arthur C. Clarke’s classic Childhood’s End, James S.A. Corey’s Expanse series, and Lev Grossman’s The Magicians. They are clearly trying to win back our SF/F-obsessed hearts,, but they’re not the only network that will be working hard for that sweet, sweet geek cred (and cash) in 2016. If history […]
We’re in a golden age for comics and graphic novels—particularly if your tastes don’t run exclusively to superheroes. The medium is host to stories in every genre, freed from the practical constraints of film but with visual storytelling possibilities beyond any novel. And then, there are the works that defy genre entirely.
Mike Carey earned his stripes as a writer in the comics/graphic novel realm, penning the entire run of the Eisner Award-nominated series Lucifer, providing major arcs for the likes of John Constantine: Hellblazer and X-Men, and even creating a trippy adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere. His stellar comic work may have never notched the mainstream cred it certainly deserved […]