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Author: Ryan Lindsay

Ryan K Lindsay is an Australian writer who finds time in nearly every day to get words of some description down. He was published by Marvel once, in a back matter essay in Criminal, but he can more regularly be found penning reviews and op/ed pieces on comic news website The Weekly Crisis. His favourites are; character, Matt Murdock; story, Y: The Last Man; novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay; movie, Chasing Amy; and woman, his wife.

Daytripper – The Deaths We Die Every Day

On July 8, 2018 By Ryan Lindsay In Comics

Daytripper, the ten issue maxi series comic by Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon, is an almost-surreal life study of one man, Brás de Oliva Domingos, and how he has lived his life. Each issue is …

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Back Matter Matters – A Study In Commitment

On June 14, 2018 By Ryan Lindsay In Comics

It is a story in words and pictures; that’s comic, kids. That’s what the companies sell, that’s what we buy. But I always want more, and I don’t think I’m asking for too much. There …

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C.A.S.S – Cool Acronyms of Spy Stories

On June 23, 2011 By Ryan Lindsay In Comics

The ability to boil something down to just one word has power. To use that word is impressive but to know the meaning of the word is the key to unlocking a world that exists …

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Scalped: Unwanted – A Study In Flawed Characters

On May 23, 2011 By Ryan Lindsay In Comics

Scalped is a phenomenal series, that’s not news to anyone whether you read it or not. The book gets good press like the ocean gets waves. Constantly. But just recently, I bought the latest trade, …

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Phonogram: Singles Club 4 – Konichiwa Bitches | Best Single Issue Comics

On February 16, 2011 By Ryan Lindsay In Comics

The first Phonogram mini landed and people weren’t sure what to believe. Here was a comic about music that talked about lyrics and music instead of writing and art. It didn’t feature a cape in …

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Daredevil’s Yellow – A Perfect Memory

On October 7, 2010 By Ryan Lindsay In Comics

A bright yellow costume on a man called Daredevil. It was simply never going to work putting a slightly older, lawyer/vigilante, protector of Hell’s Kitchen in a bright yellow costume. How many reasons are there …

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American Vampire – A Study In True Vampirism

On September 22, 2010 By Ryan Lindsay In Comics

Scott Snyder is a writer who is working to remind the reading masses what vampires are. In American Vampire, Snyder has created a new divergent path for vampires to tread as he imagines the species …

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Secret Warriors – A Steranko Vision For The Morrison Future

On August 19, 2010 By Ryan Lindsay In Comics

Secret Warriors was a title that spun out of the massive Marvel event of yesteryear, Secret Invasion. It could have been the usual dreck, a spin off title with the usual creative team but instead …

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The Abominable Charles Christopher

On August 12, 2010 By Ryan Lindsay In Comics

Karl Kerschl is another comic artist who has dipped his toe into the big pond, he’s worked for DC on a multitude of titles, but his real magnum opus is coming in his longform webcomic. …

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Sin Titulo – A Study In Paranoid Noir

On August 6, 2010 By Ryan Lindsay In Comics

Cameron Stewart is an artist who has become well known due to his collaborations with Grant Morrison on Seaguy and Batman & Robin as well as working with Jason Aaron on the Eisner winning Vertigo …

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Warren Ellis’ X-Men Is Death

On June 24, 2010 By Ryan Lindsay In Comics

The fact that Warren Ellis has a run on any X-Men title should be enough to merit pause and reflection. That he was then able to craft a science fiction dirge about mortality and creation …

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Black Panther: The King Without Fear

On June 6, 2010 By Ryan Lindsay In Comics

It’s just been announced that T’Challa, the Black Panther, King of Wakanda, is going to become the new Man Without Fear protecting Hell’s Kitchen. This turn of events will transpire after the Shadowland event centering …

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Stumptown – A Study In Retro Noir

On December 7, 2009 By Ryan Lindsay In Comics

If you missed Stumptown then you might not be blamed for the omission in your reading stack. Hell, even if you got the comic you might have missed the subsequent issues because the four issue …

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