Apollo, carved from imitative stone,Surveys our table. None but he alone,I’d thought, whose arms reach out above our heads,Could dictate art, extract pure gold from lead.The ligaments, the veins, each supple curveIn every limb combine.  What aim is served?Why, art, of course.  In art, all parts are joined,Embodied into truths, and truths to nature shine! […]

I first experienced Ed Brubaker during his Captain America period, when he and artist Steve Epting resurrected Bucky Barnes and transformed him into the wildly popular Winter Soldier.  Never had the Red Skull been more menacing, and the overall espionage vibe the two creators generated for Cap and company changed the game.  Then came Velvet, […]