2006 October
Gene “The Dean” Colan on “How I Approach a Comic Story”
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, October 31st, 2006 at 3:23 PM EST
Today’s entry comes from a dynamic duo, Gene “The Dean” Colan, legendary comic artist, and Dave Gutierrez (who is inking and coloring Gene on an upcoming Captain America project Colan is doing for Marvel Comics that will be released next year - see the good news you get here at Comics Should Be Good!! - […]
Top Five Thing/Hulk Fights
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, October 31st, 2006 at 4:10 AM EST
The Thing and the Hulk have had some notable tussles over the years. Here are my nods for the Top Five!
Enjoy!
I got a comic in the mail! And I will review it for you! (Or, Action Figure # 1 Review)
- by Brad Curran
- Monday, October 30th, 2006 at 8:20 PM EST
Action Figure #1- This is the first issue of Richard Marcej’s semi-autobio comic about his time working for a toy company. I don’t read a whole lot of autobio comics, but this seems like a pretty novel premise to me. I’m not sure I can say much more about this than the prolific Mr. Burgas didn’t say in […]
Snark Free Corner for 10/30
- by Brian Cronin
- Monday, October 30th, 2006 at 5:21 PM EST
Welcome to the latest installment of your breath of snark free air!
Enjoy!
Two fading titans
- by Greg Burgas
- Monday, October 30th, 2006 at 2:46 PM EST
The World Series ended last week. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 1. You are forgiven for not knowing this information, because, apparently, very few people in the United States know this information, based on the ratings. More people watch cooking shows airing at midnight than watched the World Series. […]
10/30 - Curious Cat Asks…
- by 2
- Monday, October 30th, 2006 at 9:07 AM EST
Who do you think is cooler - Captain Marvel Jr. or Mary Marvel?
Ten Goofiest Plot Points of the First Ten Issues of the Amazing Spider-Man
- by Brian Cronin
- Monday, October 30th, 2006 at 1:04 AM EST
Here’s the ten goofiest plot points in the first ten issue of the Fantastic Four, now it is Amazing Spider-Man’s turn!
It is remarkable to note, by the way, how few and far between the goofy moments came in Amazing Spider-Man. A LOT less than Fantastic Four. I do not know if that was Steve Ditko’s […]
10/29 - Declarative Rabbit Says…
- by 3
- Sunday, October 29th, 2006 at 12:26 PM EST
In an issue a few years back, Sunspot and Cannonball waxed poetic about how they used to really be into watching Magnum P.I., thereby proving that if you repeat anything enough times then wait a few years, people will get nostalgic for anything, even references to the New Mutants liking to watch Magnum P.I.
Kethylia’s Review Rating Scale
- by Brian Cronin
- Saturday, October 28th, 2006 at 6:51 PM EST
All books are rated on a 1-10 Scale, with 10 the highest possible score. Here’s what the numbers mean:
1-4.5 - Various degrees of badness. Not recommended (unless you’re in a masochistic mood).
1 - One of the worst books I’ve read EVER.
2 - One […]
Into the back issue box #7
- by Greg Burgas
- Saturday, October 28th, 2006 at 5:25 PM EST
This week - make the weirdness stop!!!!
(As usual, read this if you want to know what’s going on.)
10/27 - YouTube Can Be Good
- by Brian Cronin
- Friday, October 27th, 2006 at 4:46 PM EST
Another week, another two neat comic-related YouTube videos.
Flippin’ through Previews - November 2006
- by Greg Burgas
- Friday, October 27th, 2006 at 2:04 PM EST
Hey, it’s another month, and that means it’s time to dig deep through the pages of everyone’s favorite comics-ordering magazine to find the hidden nuggets of four-color goodness inside! Everyone ready? Okay, here we go: Previews Vol. XVI, #11, with Brian Bolland’s Detective Chimp on the cover!
Friday with David Yurkovich
- by Greg Hatcher
- Friday, October 27th, 2006 at 6:48 AM EST
David Yurkovich is not just the Xeric Award winner that gave us Death By Chocolate, Less Than Heroes, and other indie comics gems. He’s also the historian that’s putting together a book about 70’s Marvel mainstay Bill Mantlo, and when I found out about the project I was immediately interested. Like most of us that […]
Seven Soldiers - Living Up to the Hype
- by Brian Cronin
- Friday, October 27th, 2006 at 3:48 AM EST
At the end of Seven Soldiers #0, there is a hyperbolic description of the series:
Seven Soldiers comprises seven 4-issue miniseries - Klarion, Mister Miracle, Frankenstein, Zatanna, The Manhattan Guardian, Bulleteer and Shining Knight - and two bookend Specials, all of which may be read independently. Together, however, they tell a colossal tale unlike any seen […]
Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #74
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, October 26th, 2006 at 8:57 PM EST
This is the seventy-fourth in a series of examinations of comic book urban legends and whether they are true or false. Click here for an archive of the previous seventy-three. Click here for a similar archive, only arranged by subject.
Let’s begin!
