And here we have the first appearance of The Corpse, another popular character in the series. If the original Gilbert Graham Standard was an icon of the Silver Age, the Alex Thomas iteration of The Standard is more representative of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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This is another one of my favourite pages from this issue. If it seems a little ridiculous, don’t worry, that was intentional! One of the best aspects of this page didn’t actually come from me at all. The flashback panel […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“The next time you hold your dick in your hand, it won’t be attached to the rest of your body.” I still love that line! Jon had a lot of fun with this page, throwing in some additional panels and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And we’re back with a new chapter! We open with the classic “news report as info dump” trick, tuning in on the various members of THE STANDARD’s ensemble cast as they react to the news of The Standard’s return. My […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And here we get one of the iconic moments of the series, as The Standard and The Corpse finally come face-to-face for the first time. These two characters have been set on a collision course throughout the series up until […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So, The Standard and The Corpse have become reluctant allies… for now. Be sure to keep reading to watch this unorthodox buddy cop caper unfold. I should also point out that Jonathan Rector got a good old chuckle when I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s another instance of “Jonathan Rector makes a character naked when their nakedness wasn’t specific in the script,” for those keeping count! This time it happens to be a headless corpse, so you can also mark a tally that confirms […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We open another week of THE STANDARD web serialisation with another little chunk of our overarching mystery being uncovered. What, or who, is Project: Dawn? And yes, when The Corpse talks about how he “let go” that snitch he was […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And here, Zena Zarthos finds herself once more face-to-face with The Corpse. Why is The Corpse in Zena’s home? Could it be that he is the killer after all, and he’s looking to cross another name off his list and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here, Zena Zarthos begins to tell her story to The Corpse, unlocking the motive behind the mass murderer targeting her and beheading those associated to her. The full exposition dump comes tomorrow, but here, we see one crucial element that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…