Eliot Rahal - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Mon, 26 Apr 2021 21:02:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Eliot Rahal - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Series Review: Knock ‘Em Dead Killed ‘Em Too Quickly https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/27/series-review-knock-em-dead-killed-em-too-quickly/ Tue, 27 Apr 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25814 Long as you keep ‘em way off balance, how can they spot you’ve got no talents? It’s a tale of stand-up comedy, spirit possession and the eternal, exacting price of fame in Knock ‘Em Dead, a five-issue miniseries by writer Eliot Rahal, artist Mattia Monaco, colorist Matt Milla, letterer Taylor Esposito and publisher AfterShock. Will...

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]]> 25814 Advance Review: ‘Knock ’em Dead’ #1 Doesn’t Go Far Enough Past Premise to Hook Audience https://comicsxf.com/2020/12/01/advance-review-knock-em-dead-1-doesnt-go-far-enough-past-premise-to-hook-audience/ Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=9723 Knock ’em Dead #1 Writer: Eliot Rahal, Artist: Mattia Monaco, Colorist: Matt Milla, Letterer: Taylor Esposito, Publisher: AfterShock I’ve got a joke for you: How did the comedian die? You can bring a room alive by telling a good joke. You can put that room to sleep by explaining it. Like stories, jokes have a...

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]]> 9723 WMQ&A Episode 127: Eliot Rahal and Emily Pearson Talk Oni Press’ ‘The Vain’ https://comicsxf.com/2020/09/29/wmqa-episode-127-eliot-rahal-and-emily-pearson-talk-oni-press-the-vain/ Tue, 29 Sep 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=8643 We post up with a pint of O negative to talk with Eliot Rahal ("Hot Lunch Special") and Emily Pearson ("The Wilds") about their upcoming Oni Press series "The Vain," debuting Oct. 14.

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]]> 8643 Writer Eliot Rahal on Black Lives Matter protests, living in a pandemic and sexual abusers in comics https://comicsxf.com/2020/08/14/writer-eliot-rahal-on-black-lives-matter-protests-living-in-a-pandemic-and-sexual-abusers-in-comics/ Fri, 14 Aug 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=7540 Eliot Rahal is not a saint. He’s not a hero. He’s just a guy — albeit one who can write some great comics — who lives 15 minutes away from the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct, the den of corruption and indifference that became the epicenter of protests after George Floyd’s death at the hands...

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