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Scenes from a Box of Comics: Part the First

• by Bill Reed
• in Comic Reviews

It's been quite a while, but it's time once again for the world's most behind-the-times comics reviews! We'll start with a couple of reviews that had been sitting in the "Drafts" folder for a few months, and then launch into some reviews that are considerably more up-to-date-- but not too up-to-date. I have a reputation to uphold.

Beneath the fold: Ambush Bug, Atomic Robo, Batman and Robin, Doom Patrol, and MarkAndrew's personal favorite, Joe the Barbarian.

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Random Thoughts! (February 9, 2010)

• by Chad Nevett
• in Random Thoughts

• 14 Comments

Random Thought! I'm still tired. It's random thoughts time! Get excited!

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2/9 - Well-Mannered Weller says...

• by Bill Reed
• in General

• 7 Comments

Dearest Friends at Dynamite Entertainment,

Were you to entertain the notion of a second RoboCop comic book periodical series and wished it to be one of high repute, I would, without hesitation, recommend my good friend Bill Reed, a writer of fine caliber and excellent breeding. I am certain that he could bring infinite justice to the cybernetic legacy of the future of law enforcement.

Your friend,
Peter Weller*

*Disclaimer: The above opinions of Mr. Weller are not the opinions of Comic Book Resources or Comics Should Be Good, nor, in fact, the opinions of Peter Weller**, who has never actually met or contacted Bill Reed in any capacity, and is not, as some claims state, part machine.

** Peter Weller will return in Peter Weller vs. The World Crime League.

Phonogram: The Singles Club #7 and the joy of comics

• by Greg Burgas
• in Comic Reviews

• 4 Comments

The final issue of Phonogram: The Singles Club comes out tomorrow. I wasn't going to bring it up early, but Kieron Gillen sent me the issue through the electronic mail, so I figured I would. Deal with it!
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Moon Knight Back to the Avengers?

• by Brian Cronin
• in Comic Industry News & Gossip

• 55 Comments

See the question mark? That signifies that I am not positive about this one, unlike yesterday's promo definitely being the Beast.

In any event, Marvel has released the second Secret Avengers promo, and I think it is most likely Moon Knight. The shape works and the tagline fits (actually pretty damn perfectly, as the current Moon Knight series is ALL about Moon Knight seeking redemption). And why WOULDN'T Ed Brubaker want Moon Knight on his team? Moon Knight is awesome.

What's your bet?

Tenma the Saint: Thoughts on Monster vol 1-7 PART 1

• by Danielle Leigh
• in Manga Before Flowers

• 9 Comments

In Monster, Naoki Urasawa asks "is killing someone ever justified?"  I don't mind the asking of the question, but the qualified answer that is given kind of bothers me.  The reason the answer is "qualified" is because the test-case appears to be the saintly Dr. Tenma's quest to end the life of the titular monster.  Today I discuss the manga's attempts to humanize Tenma and why that attempt only undermines the creator's ability to do justice to his own answer to the question.

Please note that this isn't a review of Monster but a spoiler-filled discussion of the first seven volumes.  You probably shouldn't read this unless you've read these volumes or seen the first 30 or so episodes of the anime.  (Also, I haven't yet read beyond vol 7 so I would appreciate if posters also refrain from spoiling me for further developments).

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Time to Burn Your Retinas, People!

• by Brian Cronin
• in Comic Blogs Should Be Good

• 6 Comments

Mike Sterling, of the always entertaining Progressive Ruin, has made the move from Blogger to WordPress and now has a new design for his site. It is really, really bright white.

I mention this only because, hey, it's an excuse to link to a fun comic book site, so why not, right?

Welcome to WordPress, Mike!

A Year of Cool Comics - Day 39

• by Brian Cronin
• in Year of Cool Comics

• 7 Comments

Here is the latest in our year-long look at one cool comic (whether it be a self-contained work, an ongoing comic or a run on a long-running title that featured multiple creative teams on it over the years) a day (in no particular order whatsoever)! Here's the archive of the moments posted so far!

Today we look at Joshua Cotter's Skyscrapers of the Midwest!

Enjoy!
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Thoughts on the Latest Addition to Wizard's Family of Comic Cons

• by Brian Cronin
• in Thoughts on

• 4 Comments

Don MacPherson has an interesting editorial up about the news that Wizard has purchased another convention to add to the 10 cons they already had in their Wizard World family of conventions.

Do you agree with Don's reservations?

2/8 - Gratuitous Guttenberg says...

• by Bill Reed
• in General

• 20 Comments

I expect Marvel to announce "Next Avengers" by Ellis and Immonen any day now. Nextwave by any other name would smell as sweet.

(Update: A Cornell/Kirk "Avengers U.K." would also be nice. If you're gonna be milking, pick a strong teat.)

What I'm reading - Portland Noir; The More Than Complete Action Philosophers!

• by Greg Burgas
• in General

• 20 Comments

There's nothing cooler than reading!
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Beast Back to the Avengers!

• by Brian Cronin
• in Comic Industry News & Gossip

• 77 Comments

Well, Secret Avengers, at least.

Marvel released their first Secret Avengers promo, and it's pretty clearly Beast (click to enlarge).

Now it makes you wonder what Secret Avengers will be (great name, by the way). Ed Brubaker and Mike Deodato will be the creative team, so I'm guessing it almost certainly will be the replacement for Dark Avengers, in the sense that Norman Osborn, Head of HAMMER, had his private Avengers group, so this will be Steve Rogers' private Avengers group (as Steve Rogers is basically Brubaker's personal character at the moment, as Rogers' stories are spinning directly out of Brubaker's Cap run), only instead of calling them the Invaders, they went with the much more marketable "Secret Avengers" name.

Very, very cool.

She Has No Head! - Discovering The Unknown

• by Kelly Thompson
• in She Has No Head!

• 13 Comments

The Unknown.  Mark Waid (writer), Minck Oosterveer (art). Boom! Studios.  $24.99.  Hardback, slipcover edition.

Mark Waid and Minck Oosterveer’s The Unknown starts very strong.  Strong enough that by the second page I knew that unless things really went off the rails at some point, that I would be reading straight through until the end.  And I did.  Even though I was sitting at my desk and totally uncomfortable, rather than curled up on the sofa.  It’s a pretty good book that can keep me reading the whole way through without moving to a more comfortable location.

But then again, I’m a sucker for a good detective story, especially one with a strong female protagonist.

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A Year of Cool Comics - Day 38

• by Brian Cronin
• in Year of Cool Comics

• 23 Comments

Here is the latest in our year-long look at one cool comic (whether it be a self-contained work, an ongoing comic or a run on a long-running title that featured multiple creative teams on it over the years) a day (in no particular order whatsoever)! Here's the archive of the moments posted so far!

Today we look at Paul Jenkins and Mark Buckingham's Peter Parker: Spider-Man!

Enjoy!
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There's something disturbingly sexy ...

• by Greg Burgas
• in General

• 22 Comments

... about Blondie's referee outfit:

(Let's face it - Blondie and Dagwood think it's sexy, too. Why else would she own it unless it was to play depraved sex games with Dagwood involving penalties against the "tight end" and the "pulling guard" and where the "safety" is brought into play? Another question is - does Herb get involved too? He knows that she owns a referee outfit, as it's not the first time she's done this. And how much does Tootsie know? She's Blondie's best friend, after all! Oh, the possibilities!)