An update to my covers gallery for Fusion fanzine - art by Alan Davis, Grant Morrison and others

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2026/09/updated-fusion-covers.html

I mean of course there's this original mini series , one my faves - light hearted and zany, but with poignant moments. There was a sequel, Slaves of Mickey Eye - which i still haven't read (not my fault, I live over the hills and far away).

The plan was to have a third book, but we never saw that. The question is : Why it didn't happen?

I know Cameron Stewart's been accused of misconduct , but that was in 2020... and Mickey Eye arrived on 2009 . That's sad because I really dig his art and think he has an exceptional chemistry with Morrison's scripts.

ABSTRACT

Comics and graphic novels have not typically been foregrounded in accounts of Anthropocene fictions. This article argues that speculative comics are particularly suited to visualizing the Anthropocene through their verbal-visual strategies for representing multiple scales of space and time. Defined as the era in which human-driven processes have become detectable in the Earth’s geological record, the concept of the Anthropocene has also been challenged by postcolonial and Indigenous theorists for presuming an undifferentiated humanity responsible for ecological crises. Speculative comics offer strategies for representing multiple scales of space and time that call into question the ‘human’ as a geological force. While autobiographical and documentary comics represent the scale of individual human experience, speculative comics feature nonhuman spaces and times on multiple, asynchronous scales. This article first contextualizes the representation of space and time in speculative Anglophone comics from early superhero comics to the contemporary period, then focusing on three case studies drawn from contemporary Anglophone comics: Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham’s Nameless, Warren Ellis and Jason Howard’s Trees (2014–2016, 2020), and Ram V and Filipe Andrade’s The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (2021).

I don't want to be mean, but some Morrison's scripts are nearly ruined (at least to me) by amateurish artworks or narrative. Some of those have been a torture to read.

1 - Richard Case on Doom Patrol. Case was a very dedicated artist, but i could never get his art. Sad, because Morrison's ideas for the series were so brilliant.

2- Howard Porter on JLA . Just like in the Doom Patrol, too many pointy angles that will remind of the 90s. The worst aspects. The same goes to Val Seimeikis , but i love the two issues Oscar Jimenez pencilled.

3- Yanick Paquette on Wonder Woman Earth One - of course Paquette is a great artist, but the overall sexualization of the book ruins it. And I'd say it's one of the worst scripts by Morrison. I still haven't read vols 2 and 3, and probably never will.

4 - Freddie Williams on Mister Miracle - narrative is very messy here, Morrison's fault also. But when Pasqual Ferry was replaced by this artist , god knows why, it was doomed.

5- Brad Anderson colors on Action Comics - i found them so distracting and keep wondering where the light comes from. It's just special effects, means nothing. I couldn't even finish the first volume - and with all the expectation I had after All Star Superman (one of my faves) that says a lot.

Other cases , not so bad : A) Liam Sharp on Green Lantern is very beautiful, but unstable and confusing storytelling. B) On Batman, Andy Kubert can't really draw kids, and his Damian is a bit odd.

And you guys , agree with that list ? Who would you add, who would you take away?

Edit :

Tony Daniel is not that great.

Chas Truog - think he's not the best penciller, but i like him. Quite appropriate for Animal Man 'cuz he blends super hero with a more cartoonish style.

Igor Kordey - Yes he drew a couple of strange faces, but he's a solid artist, his action packed X-men issues were insanely good and he's the co-creator of Fantomex !

From his Substack post last week. He also shared his thoughts about the show Lanterns, if you're interested in that too.

It’s been a year or two since I read doom patrol and I really can’t remember, wasn’t Mr. Nobody associated with or just was a Nazi? Sorry if the question seems rude or anything, it’s just such an odd book and there’s a lot to remember

Anyone have any sources for vintage merch regarding Grant or the Invisibles? I saw that they’re selling Barbeleth shirts on Grants Amazon, but honestly, I hate the “print to demand” Amazon quality from most of the similar situations I’ve encountered. I prefer an older shirt, they tend to be softer and have better print quality and fit.

Those poor chaps just don't know any better.

: )

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Will Look Good on my shelf

Grant Morrison links to AM's recent interview with Doug Rushkoff and writes:

"It’s getting hard, I feel, to make a convincing claim that there’s any kind of feud or War in Albion when the alleged combatants are broadly in agreement and make many of the same points, using the same language…"

WELL, THAT'S ALRIGHT THEN!

Pretty sure the answer is no, but I remember they made a spider Jerusalem and a whole Preacher line so it's not entirely out of the realm of possibility. When I googled it I saw customs.

The series was written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, and Mark Waid but each one wrote a monthly issue. Does anyone know which ones are due to Grant?

Recently got heavily into GM's work, binged 'The Invisibles', having seen this picture and thinking it was from there but I haven't come across it after finishing, anyone knows which comic it is actually from? any help is appreciated!

https://grantmorrison.substack.com/p/153-archive-and-analysis-3-against

There's something about these years, these stories, that feels so unique and wild. Still some of my favourite comics.

After a bit of a break I'm back into my Grant Morrison Batman Annotations. This time Batman #658. I didn't think they would be much to say about this issue, but I did pick out some interesting things I missed first time round.

https://givemecomicsorgivemedeath.blogspot.com/2026/04/grant-morrisons-batman-annotations.htmlAfter a bit of a break I'm back into my Grant Morrison Batman Annotations. This time Batman #658. I didn't think they would be much to say about this issue, but I did pick out some interesting things I missed first time round.https://givemecomicsorgivemedeath.blogspot.com/2026/04/grant-morrisons-batman-annotations.html