David Mazzucchelli – Archaeology of the Frivolous

Frank Miller Writes Daredevil

Two panels drawn by the incomparable Mazzucchelli this time. But it’s Miller I want to talk about here. Sometimes I wonder if the reason Miller has become so hard to talk about is because he started to believe that the noir tropes he loves so much are actually real life. Noir undoubtedly made Miller theContinue reading “Frank Miller Writes Daredevil”

Mazzucchelli draws Batman

A few short notes on the brilliance of David Mazzucchelli, based on the extraordinary kinetic energy of this panel. A single panel arrests, freezes, a single moment, or perhaps two or three – depending on how many speech bubbles there are. No speech here – although we might take Batman’s narration to spread the actionContinue reading “Mazzucchelli draws Batman”