2007 December
Snark Free Corner for New Year’s Eve
- by Brian Cronin
- Monday, December 31st, 2007 at 9:08 PM EST
Welcome to the latest installment of your breath of snark free air!
Enjoy!
365 Reasons to Love Comics #365
- by Bill Reed
- Monday, December 31st, 2007 at 6:17 PM EST
(logo by Wolden)
Well, here we are. The grand finale of this little column. Well, sorta. The archives aren’t all filled in yet. But don’t worry! They will be shortly! Anyway, it’s been real, folks, and I thank you for being here. So what did I choose for the final Reason?
Some people say this is the […]
Flippin’ through Previews - January 2008
- by Greg Burgas
- Monday, December 31st, 2007 at 5:26 PM EST
It’s the 20th anniversary of Previews! What are you getting it?
Cronin Theory of Comics - Treat Comic Creators Respectfully
- by Brian Cronin
- Monday, December 31st, 2007 at 4:18 PM EST
It’s kind of weird, as this sure seems to be self-evident, but apparently it needs to be stated - not liking someone’s comic book is not a reason to be disrespectful to them.
I am aghast at some of the terribly disrespectful things that are being said towards Joe Quesada for his crime of messing around […]
Manga Mondays with Kethylia 12/31
- by Brian Cronin
- Monday, December 31st, 2007 at 5:23 AM EST
The nifty manga blogger, Kethylia, allows me to post her weely reviews every Monday here on the blog, to share with you good folks. Here is a link to her site, which she describes as “an informal brain-dumping ground for off-the-cuff book and manga reviews, news commentary, leftist political rants, half-baked pretensions of intellectualism, and […]
365 Reasons to Love Comics #364
- by Bill Reed
- Sunday, December 30th, 2007 at 6:07 PM EST
The penultimate Reason is here! As for the missing entries, some wonderful guest writers have stopped by to fill in the holes in the archive. I’ll rig up a catch-all post later so you don’t miss out on any of the retconned-in entries, but for now, you can dive into the archive and go hunting.
Today, […]
Moving Day Blues
- by Greg Hatcher
- Sunday, December 30th, 2007 at 1:52 PM EST
Thirty-six boxes of comics. Another twenty-one boxes of graphic novels, trade paperbacks, comics reference books and histories….
What I bought - 28 December 2007
- by Greg Burgas
- Saturday, December 29th, 2007 at 5:54 PM EST
It’s the last comics week of the year! What wonderful four-color goodies lurk beneath the fold? Plus: Remember when new comics day was always Friday? Yes, this week and next is an old-school flashback to the good ol’ days! How did we ever wait until Friday to read the new books? Waiting two extra days […]
365 Reasons to Love Comics #363
- by Bill Reed
- Saturday, December 29th, 2007 at 5:49 PM EST
I can’t imagine anyone disagreeing with the choice for today’s Reason. (Archive.)
John Seavey’s Storytelling Engines: Captain America
- by Brian Cronin
- Saturday, December 29th, 2007 at 7:15 AM EST
Here’s the latest Storytelling Engine from John Seavey. Click here to read John’s description of what a Storytelling Engine IS, anyways. Check out more of them at his blog, Fraggmented.
Storytelling Engines: Captain America
(or “The Eternal Struggle”)
Captain America has had many storytelling engines over his long, long career as a super-hero. He’s been a soldier, […]
Omar Karindu on Bendis’ Daredevil - Some Introductory Remarks
- by Brian Cronin
- Friday, December 28th, 2007 at 9:37 PM EST
Here is Omar - BC.
As threatened, I’m writing up some thoughts on the Bendis/Maleev run of Daredevil, a run which is an important one for a number of reasons.
365 Reasons to Love Comics #362
- by Bill Reed
- Friday, December 28th, 2007 at 6:44 PM EST
Today: One of the most obscure-but-brilliant comics ever put out by the Big Two. (Archive.)
Amazing Spider-Man #545 Kinda Review
- by Brian Cronin
- Friday, December 28th, 2007 at 4:48 PM EST
I say “kinda,” because, really, there’s not much to say.
It’s basically just what everyone expected, only slightly goofier.
Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #135
- by Brian Cronin
- Friday, December 28th, 2007 at 3:39 AM EST
This is the one-hundred and thirty-fifth 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 one-hundred and thirty-four. Click here for a similar archive, only arranged by subject.
Let’s begin!
365 Reasons to Love Comics #361
- by Bill Reed
- Thursday, December 27th, 2007 at 3:32 PM EST
Today’s featured comic might jump out at you. Or something. Gosh, my intro gags are getting lamer and lamer. Oh well. Today’s star definitely isn’t lame! Except when he is on purpose. (Archive.)
