Bulletproof Coffin
Image · 2010 · 6 issues
About the series
David Hine and Shaky Kane’s Bulletproof Coffin is a six-issue Image Comics series from 2010 that gleefully deconstructs the tropes of Golden Age superheroes and pulp adventure. The story follows a man who inherits a trunk of forgotten comic pages, only to find the characters within begin bleeding into his reality. Hine’s meta-textual script and Kane’s lurid, pop-art-infused visuals create a chaotic, affectionate homage to the medium’s weirdest corners. It matters as a cult classic that redefines what a superhero comic can be, blending satire with genuine love for the form.
