Originally published on The Gutter Review on November 2nd, 2022. The spirit of The Gutter Review lives on today in the form of Trash Humper, a zine you can buy with your grubby hands right now: hea…

Content warning: this essay contains racist imagery taken direct from the issue being covered. By Steve Morris Okay, so for all that we were enjoying Plastic Man’s debut story as part of Poli…

Originally published on The Gutter Review on December 8th, 2022. The spirit of The Gutter Review lives on today in the form of Trash Humper, a zine you can buy with your grubby hands right now: hea…

By Steve Morris There’s not many characters like Batman in media as a whole. He’s existed so long that writers and artists can genuinely take the character, wrap him up in any issues or…

Originally published on The Gutter Review on May 26, 2023. The spirit of The Gutter Review lives on today in the form of Trash Humper, a zine you can buy with your grubby hands right now: head here…

By Andy Tuttle Obsession; it’s a hot word right now thanks in large part to Curry Barker’s 2026 horror film of the same name, in which a lovesick loser makes a wish that the girl of his dreams woul…

By Hank Kennedy The battle between Marvel’s Sgt. Fury and DC’s Sgt. Rock was, to my eyes, no contest: I would take the Combat Happy Joes serving under Frank Rock over the Howling Commandos any day …

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By Steve Morris He may be a new sensation, and the most fantastic man alive, but Plastic Man didn’t make the main cover for Police Comics #1, the dubiously-titled comic featuring his debut. I…

Originally published on The Gutter Review on March 17th, 2022. The spirit of The Gutter Review lives on today in the form of Trash Humper, a zine you can buy with your grubby hands right now: head …

By Chad “Steve” Nevett Bibliographies for comic book writers are a funny thing. I had finished reading We Called Them Giants or maybe one of the Brubaker/Phillips hardcovers from the pa…

Originally published on The Gutter Review on August 27, 2021. The spirit of The Gutter Review lives on today in the form of Trash Humper, a zine you can buy with your grubby hands right now: head h…

Originally published on The Gutter Review on February 18, 2022. The spirit of The Gutter Review lives on today in the form of Trash Humper, a zine you can buy with your grubby hands right now: head…

By Steve Morris May the lithe 90’s angels forgive me, I have to talk about 2000 AD. “The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic” provides me with my job and salary, so I apologise for bein…

Originally published on The Gutter Review on February 24th, 2023. The spirit of The Gutter Review lives on today in the form of Trash Humper, a zine you can buy with your grubby hands right now: he…

Is evil what it used to be? The most popular villains in comic book history are almost all characters who debuted half a century ago, their terrifying legacy and merciless reputation continuing onw…

Originally published on The Gutter Review on May 31, 2022. The spirit of The Gutter Review lives on today in the form of Trash Humper, a zine you can buy with your grubby hands right now: head here…

Originally published on The Gutter Review on May 31, 2022. The spirit of The Gutter Review lives on today in the form of Trash Humper, a zine you can buy with your grubby hands right now: head here…

By Steve Baxi Todd McFarlane was very direct about his goals for Spawn as a title. Absent the history and prestige of DC and Marvel, he wanted to use his considerable artistic talents and fanbase t…

By Steve Morris I’ve long been a supporter of the Green Lantern Corps, a huge organisation of space cops who show up whenever a major galactic crime has been committed and the universe needs …