Category: Panel of the Month

Ty-Talks: Panel of the Month

Absolute Martian Manhunter #10

I have been saying it since the first issue dropped, but I truly believe that Absolute Martian Manhunter might be the shiniest gem amongst the treasure trove that is the Absolute Universe. The balance that Javier Rodriguez, Deniz Camp and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou have managed to strike between the amazing art, story and lettering is nothing short of amazing.

Issue #10 continues that trend by fully enriching readers in the mindscape of John Jones and his captors, showing that heavy handed arm of the United States is far reaching. From the vastness of space to the depths of a singular man’s mind, the level of fear that the Martian people have been able to spread is horrifying, even as The Manhunter is trying its best to stem the tide with John’s help.

Alone, John is small by comparison, merely a speck in a larger game that’s being played by forces greater than he, but even with those odds, he continues his fight. It’s admirable, brutal and beautiful all at once.

Ty-Talks: Panel of the Month

Haunting.

Haunting is the best way to describe the double page spread that opens Tyler Boss and Martin Simmonds adaptation of Phantom of the Opera.

The Phantom of the Opera #1

While it is a stretch to qualify two entire pages as a single panel, Simmonds expertly captures the sheer terror and ethereal nature of the story with the echoing laughter of the Phantom as he acts as a puppet master over both the books female lead and the audience watching his spectacle. There are not enough words to describe the level of fear this piece of art evokes, the number of nightmares it will likely cause in the future, or daunting presence that even readers will feel as the Phantom stalks these pages and their hearts.

If there is one book that deserves to be on people’s pull lists for visuals alone, The Phantom of the Opera is that book.