Adventure magazine and Ared White
This issue of Adventure magazine, a 10-cent pulp from December 1932, features an eye-catching cover. It depicts a troop of knights reaching the shores after […]
Chivalry and Legends
Review: William Tell and ‘The Apple and the Arrow’
Most Americans know the very basics of the legend of William Tell. They know the hero, William Tell, was ordered by the bad guy to […]
Knight in acrylic on canvas
I am not a professionally trained artist, despite my love for drawing, cartooning and painting. You professional artists who stumble upon Comics on the Brain […]
BBC’s Robin Hood is right on target
A real scoundrel stole his way on to the small screen in the form of “Robin Hood,” a BBC production that’s was imported to the […]
The Adventures of William Tell: Medieval storytelling done right
Comics on the Brain, as an institution, is interested in comics in all their forms and all their genres. In the late 1990s, we remember […]
Go froggy with ‘William the Curious’
I like knights. It’s just one the things in the world that I find interesting. Really interesting, and for the life of me I can’t […]
Use your illusion
The key purpose of computers, it seems, is to waste time finding weird stuff posted on the Internet and then forward it to all of […]
Beyond the gates of Camelot
In the last few months, I’ve been diving into the Arthurian mythos. This is a new endeavor for me, because I always saw the story […]
Mark Twain’s Joan of Arc — In play form
Ever since I saw Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure in the movie theater, I’ve been intrigued by Joan of Arc. Yeah, it’s silly to have […]
The power of good in your RPG
At my game recently, I’ve tried something completely new: I forced myself to include good-aligned creatures in the adventure mix.Now if you’ve played role-playing games […]
Moonstone’s Robin Hood gives to the readers
He robs from the rich, and he gives to the poor. That’s Robin Hood’s schtick. … That and his bow and arrow thing, of course.Published […]
You don’t know Samurai Jack
Cartoon Network’s newest animated series brings a new look to action-adventure shows “Samurai Jack,” a new cartoon from Genndy Tartakovsky, the same mind that […]
Artesia Comic Interview: A Warrior For The Ages
Part one of a lengthy Q&A with Mark Smylie, artist and writer of the “Artesia” comic Mark Smylie is the artist and writer for […]
Artesia Interview: Getting to work with Artesia & Mark Smylie
Note: Last week, we began an interview with Mark Smylie, writer and artist on ARTESIA and its spin-offs ARTESIA ANNUAL VOLUME 1, ARTESIA AFIELD […]
Glad to champion ‘Gladiator’
“Gladiator” is a good movie without being a great movie. It’s not that it had any huge flaws in it, it’s just that […]