Images to remember and seven comic book series to search for

SELF REFLECTION
By Alex Ness
November 14, 2025

It is us, we are the most dangerous animal on Earth.

Was it a spectacle, or an active dangerous event?  Perhaps both.

So, watch them bite by bite, eating their sandwich, legs dangling above the 40 stories below.

The world in which we live offers reasons to fear, but we have reason to hope too.

Ansel Adams was a magnificent photographer.

BACK ISSUE HUNT

The desire I've had to to pay attention to the world outside of comics, such as film, games, music and novels has not been forgotten by me. However, in features such as the seven shown here, I want to still cover comics from the pov of a reader, collector and finder of works you might not have heard of or had the chance to buy.
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Willow and Dragonslayer, two Marvel comics adaptations of Fantasy movies. I loved the movie Dragonslayer, I didn't love but enjoyed on some layer Willow. The comics are worth searching for, and if they are fairly priced, acquired. Sadly, they aren't widely found, being works that I am not sure sold like mad in their original form. But both are worth reading. Willow had added depth in the comics, Dragonslayer reveled in the concept, in comics.

Race Of Scorpions by Leopoldo Durañona, tells a well considered fantasy, but more so, it creates a politically dark story of an empire in a reminiscent of Dune competition for power, and how the desire for the throne creates a rebellion. I thought it was beautiful in art, and complex in its characters. Definitely a work that was not as beloved at the time, but appears in the present to be deep, smart and intriguing.

The comic book Wind Raider was released in the late 2000s, with a tpb in the final comic version. Written by Dean Loftis and Richard Finney, art by Gabriel Hardman and Micah Farritor. It is a satisfying work that features a savage world to fear, and as the title suggests, the ability to control the wind and other enormous powers and martial arts as well as master and apprentice relationships. I was told there is a novel in the setting, but never read that. My hope is to find a copy and consider it for purchase, reading for my own purposes. 

Astro Boy is one of my favorite comics, but while it began in Japan by a very talented teller of stories, 
Osamu Tezuka. It seems to have a great energy that reminds of a Disney work, and for good reason Tezuka was inspired by Walt Disney works.  It transcends its origins, however.  In later tales the character gains depth, becomes far more than a lovely little boy robot. It was expertly created and lovingly told. I began reading it when I got the full run of Now Comics licensed reprints and new tales. I found it highly worth what I paid, when Dark Horse reprinted the Manga style originals, I found it great. But I still appreciate the American version.

The Incal by famous writer Alejandro Jodorowsky and Artist writer Jean Giraud -Moebius. It is Space Opera, Fantasy, Political Satire, and tells a story that is lived in an alternate universe. It is incredibly powerful, beautiful, and worth reading for the art or writing alone, but together, it deserves to be held tightly upon in your heart.

Kings in Disguise is about life in the American Great Depression, and how life was precarious throughout for most Americans. Riding the rails, a runaway teen experiences life from a personal perspective, but this tells a story that was unique when I read it, and still lingers in my heart. It was created perfectly so by writer Jim Vance and artist Dan Burr. 

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