2008 February
Hard-Boiled Friday
- by Greg Hatcher
- Friday, February 29th, 2008 at 11:59 PM EST
The funny thing was, it all started for me because of a bad review.
Happy 70th Birthday, Superman!!
- by Brian Cronin
- Friday, February 29th, 2008 at 8:11 PM EST
I thought the Leap Day festivities were over, but many a reader pointed out to me that this is also (as decreed by E. Nelson Bridwell, years ago) officially, Superman’s birthday!! And it just so happens that Superman was introduced in 1938, so this would be his 70th Birthday!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SUPERMAN!!
In honor of Superman’s birthday, […]
Leap Day Top Five - Top Five Batroc Covers!
- by Brian Cronin
- Friday, February 29th, 2008 at 11:36 AM EST
Here’s your final Leap Day treat for the day! The top five covers to feature your favorite, and mine, Batroc ze Leaper!!!
Enjoy!
Leap Day Battle!!
- by Brian Cronin
- Friday, February 29th, 2008 at 9:17 AM EST
There is only one good cover featuring Leapfrog prominently in existence, but luckily for us, Marvel has done it TWICE! Gene Colan drew it for Daredevil #25, but it was used later on when the book was reprinted, but the reprint edition (Marvel Adventure #4) drastically changes the cover.
The fight is one, then - which […]
Snark Blocker - Leap Day Edition - Cool Quantum Leap Covers!!
- by Brian Cronin
- Friday, February 29th, 2008 at 5:56 AM EST
Happy Leap Day, everyone!
To celebrate, check out these awesome Quantum Leap covers by C. Winston Taylor! Talk about a premise that is tailor-made for comic books!!
Enjoy!
Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #144
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, February 28th, 2008 at 8:56 PM EST
This is the one-hundred and forty-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 one-hundred and forty-three. Click here for a similar archive, only arranged by subject.
Let’s begin!
Neat Iron Man HD Trailer
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, February 28th, 2008 at 8:08 PM EST
Myspace’s Trailer Park has the Iron Man trailer up, and it’s in HD!
Very cool looking.
For Those of You Who Dig the X-Men
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, February 28th, 2008 at 5:27 PM EST
I probably should have been linking to this in the past, but anyhow, George A. Tramountanas is doing an interview with all the X-Men editors, and you have until noon Friday to send him your question requests. Click here for the question link.
YouTube Can Be Good - 2/28
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, February 28th, 2008 at 11:16 AM EST
Here are some more comic book related clips via YouTube!
Enjoy!
Party Tonight!
- by Greg Hatcher
- Thursday, February 28th, 2008 at 10:03 AM EST
…at least, if you’re anywhere in or around the Seattle area. Ellen Forney sent us this invite and even though Julie and I can’t make it, I thought I’d at least pass it along. If you missed Comixtravaganza, here’s your chance to see the adult version. Here you go:
Where do you buy your comics?
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, February 28th, 2008 at 8:33 AM EST
David Welsh had an interesting post up at his blog (in response to our very own Danielle Leigh’s latest column) where he examines how he purchases his comics, and what he purchases from each place (Comic Shop/Bookstore/Online), and I was wondering how everyone else’s purchasing habits were - what percentage of your comics do you […]
Isn’t it Awesome that Dick Giordano has a Website?
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, February 28th, 2008 at 7:40 AM EST
And it just relaunched today!!
Check it out here.
Top Five Covers with Ghost Rider as a Guest Star!
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, February 28th, 2008 at 5:07 AM EST
We know it is easy enough to do cool Ghost Rider covers on his own title, but how about when Ghost Rider guest-stars in OTHER comic books? How about then? Here the top five covers with Ghost Rider as a guest star!
Enjoy!
Interesting Response to Gerber’s Death
- by Brian Cronin
- Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 at 9:05 PM EST
Steve Gerding had an interesting post over at Kung-Fu Rodeo about how the death of Steve Gerber has apparently led to an increased amount of his comics being available to download on the internet on the various torrent sites.
Kick-Ass #1 Review
- by Brian Cronin
- Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 at 8:22 PM EST
I think this is an example of how you don’t have to like a comic book to appreciate that it is a good comic book.
