Three Count spotlights, as the title suggests, three things from comics today. It’ll be three things with links, no more, no less. One hell of a drug.
To Celebrate: March’s Most Magnificent Mental Organism Makes a Return
The calendars have turned, and with them comes the triumphant return of Marvel’s most cerebral celebration: March MODOK Madness! Thanks to the tireless efforts of dynamic duo Pedro Delgado and Brendan Tobin, this beloved showcase of oversized-cranium creativity is back for another year of artistic homage to everyone’s favorite Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing.
They are, of course, more than 20 days into this year’s effort, which means you have that much more MODOK art to click over to and enjoy. Here’s a sample of what to expect, by each of them:
Check out more MODOK on their blog (which still has a link to Robot 6 in their sidebar, so big props for that!)
To Read: Joe Sacco and Art Spiegelman’s Israel-Gaza war comic strip
Given the news this week that Israel has ended their ceasefire against Gaza, this month-old comic strip by Maus creator Art Spiegelman and Footnotes in Gaza creator Joe Sacco seems even more relevant now. There were rumors that the duo were working on a graphic novel, but they were debunked earlier this year and we found out it was just this comic strip. But I’d love to see something long form by the two of them.
To Savor: David Lynch’s Superboy by Dan Schkade
I’ve been sitting on this one for longer than I planned, but Flash Gordon comic strip artist Dan Schkade paid tribute to the late, great David Lynch in a very unique way on BlueSky — with David Lynch’s Superboy:
Those are the first few panels of many more, and it’s a work of genius. Check out the whole thing on BlueSky.