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Lorendiac’s Lists: The Master List of Flagsuit Characters (Third Draft)

Here is the archive of the lists Lorendiac posts here, and here is his latest, nicely timed for the Fourth of July!- BC.

as the exact physical appearance of the character (did the costume include red, white, and blue, all three colors at once, in a way which resembled the U.S. flag?) I have typed Unconfirmed at the end of the listing.

And I only list each “character concept” or “role” once, even if the same alias and costume have been used by multiple characters all belonging to the same company. There is only one listing for “Captain America,” for instance. I figure Steve Rogers was the original; so and any other “Captain America” published by Marvel has just been a shameless knockoff of the basic concept!

On the other hand: There are four listings which each begin with the name “American Eagle,” because four different companies have each created at least one character apiece who wore a flagsuit while using that patriotic alias!

There’s always room for improvement, but this is the best I’ve got at the moment. Happy Fourth of July! Continue Reading »

  • Posted on July 4, 2009 @ 02:46 PM

Bad comics vs. HILARIOUSLY bad comics

Bad comics come and go and are usually forgotten by the next week, because there’s another bad comic or two coming out soon enough. HILARIOUSLY bad comics, however, like a certain comic featuring Oliver Queen weirdly declaring his undying love for a guy who once destroyed the universe and then blamed an giant bug for it, are classic, because they inspire … Photoshopping!

First, there’s Douglas Wolk’s excellent Promethea homage. Next, Caleb realizes that if Hal is quoting Glenn Danzig, the book makes a lot more sense. Finally, Cheryl Lynn gives us a certain Man of Steel figuratively bitch-slapping every Leaguer. Because he’s, you know, Superman. (Thanks to Tim for pointing out the last one, or I might have missed it.)

Have you seen any others, good readers, as you peruse the web which spans the wide world? Let me know – I’ll edit them in!

A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 185

Here is the latest cool comic book moment in our year-long look at one cool comic book moment a day (in no particular order whatsoever)! Here’s the archive of the moments posted so far!

Today, to celebrate the birth of the United States, I figured a cool Captain America moment would be appropos, and here’s one of the cooler one from Infinity Gauntlet #4.

Enjoy!
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  • Posted on July 4, 2009 @ 09:11 AM

Week of NBM Reviews – A Treasury of 20th Century Murder: Famous Players

This week-long look at NBM books finishes today with a look at Rick Geary’s latest book in his Treasury of Murder series.

This time around, it is the mysterious death of Hollywood film director William Desmond Taylor in 1922.

If you’ve ever read one of Geary’s books in this series before, you know exactly what to expect in this volume, and you’d be absolutely correct, as it is exactly like all his other works in this vein – intricate looks at horrible events of the past, done with excellent attention to research but also with a straightforward, yet compelling narrative.

Here is the cover and some sample pages…

Honestly, I really don’t know what else I can say about it.

I pretty much can just say what I did in my last review of Geary’s previous (also excellent) book about the Lindbergh baby…

Geary tells the story in his trademark simple style (along with his hand-lettering), although of course, he is quite attuned to depicting the dress of the day accurately, and he does wonderful work with people’s facial expressions.

Geary is meticulous in his attention to the details of the case, and though it is quite complicated, he makes it fairly easy to follow.

I will allow that this case is a bit less intriguing than, say, the Lindbergh case, if only because of the relative lack of twists and turns in the case. So Geary has to look a bit more towards the overall background of the victim and the Hollywood scene at the time. Still, it’s quite well done.

This is an extremely well put together historical graphic novel, and I highly recommend it.

  • Posted on July 3, 2009 @ 11:59 PM

A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 184

Here is the latest cool comic book moment in our year-long look at one cool comic book moment a day (in no particular order whatsoever)! Here’s the archive of the moments posted so far!

Today we look at a cute Darwyn Cooke issue of Spider-Man Tangled Web, written AND drawn by Mr. Cooke.

Enjoy!
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  • Posted on July 3, 2009 @ 11:54 PM

Month of Art Stars: Artist’s Choice – Eduardo Risso

Every day in June I featured the work of a great artist, only instead of me picking the artist to feature, they were picked by their peers, fellow professional comic book artists who are picking out artists (from the past and present) who they think deserve special attention. Do note that most artists I asked about this gave me multiple answers and I picked out one choice out of a number of suggestions, so these are not definitive answers, like “Artist X likes Artist Y and he thinks all other Artists are terrible!” Here is an archive of the artists featured so far!

I ended up with more suggestions than there were days in the month, so enjoy a few BONUS installments!

The third bonus installment is the pick of Val Semeiks, a long time artist who had significant runs on Conan the Barbarian and The Demon, on top of a great number of other works. He recently had a run on She-Hulk and is currently doing work on Amazing Spider-Man Family. Here’s his website.

Val’s pick is Eduardo Risso.
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  • Posted on July 3, 2009 @ 11:45 PM

Friday in the Batcave

In the past, I have been very rude about DC’s obsession with creating story platforms at the expense of actual, you know, stories. I was particularly snotty about the Batman crossover Battle For The Cowl being a shameless money grab…. everything I’ve come to despise about modern ‘event’ comics, a story that existed solely to set up other stories.

All that being said… now I have to eat some crow.

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  • Posted on July 3, 2009 @ 11:27 PM

Justice League: Cry for Justice #1 Review

Why yes, I’ve finally gotten my hands on something current, and I’m gonna review it! At last, a post people will actually read! Doug Zawisza, CBR reviewer, gives this debut issue five stars, but pretty much everyone else on the internet has savaged it terribly. Which side will I fall on? And can I make it through the review without the apparently requisite “gay for justice” joke? Oops.

Cry “justice!” and let slip the dogs of war! Continue Reading »

Comic Book Legends Revealed #214

Welcome to the two-hundred and fourteenth in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Click here for an archive of the previous two hundred and thirteen.

Comic Book Legends Revealed is now part of the larger Legends Revealed series, where I look into legends about the worlds of entertainment and sports, which you can check out here, at legendsrevealed.com. I’d especially recommend last week’s Movie Legends, for a piece about Waldo (of Where’s Waldo fame) popping up in Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto!

I presume Shelly did not like last week, and I don’t think she will be too pleased about this week, either!

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  • Posted on July 2, 2009 @ 11:50 PM

Week of NBM Reviews – Mijeong

This week’s look at NBM comics continues with Byun Byung-Jun’s collection of short stories, Mijeong.

The work is an interesting collection, because the stories do not really seem to have much of an underlying theme, seeing as how they’re from different times in Byun’s life and from different original sources. I suppose you could not that a number of them feature pretty sad characters, but not all of them. The impressive artwork of Byun, though, I suppose works pretty well in making them at least visually consistent.

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  • Posted on July 2, 2009 @ 11:49 PM

Month of Art Stars: Artist’s Choice – Edvin Biukovic

Every day in June I featured the work of a great artist, only instead of me picking the artist to feature, they were picked by their peers, fellow professional comic book artists who are picking out artists (from the past and present) who they think deserve special attention. Do note that most artists I asked about this gave me multiple answers and I picked out one choice out of a number of suggestions, so these are not definitive answers, like “Artist X likes Artist Y and he thinks all other Artists are terrible!” Here is an archive of the artists featured so far!

I ended up with more suggestions than there were days in the month, so enjoy a few BONUS installments!

The second bonus installment is the pick of Goran Sudzuka, who I featured in a previous Month of Art Stars (here). He’s a great artist. You can check out his website here.

Goran’s pick is Edvin Biukovic.
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  • Posted on July 2, 2009 @ 11:05 PM

Captain America: Reborn #1 Review

While I would have preferred that Captain America: Reborn #1 be part of the regular Captain America series (especially the odd few months while it will be running concurrently with the regular Captain America book), that’s an extremely minor complaint. Captain America: Reborn #1 is a good comic book, and that’s the most important thing.

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  • Posted on July 2, 2009 @ 09:30 PM

Box of Comics: June 2009

And lo, the first round of cuts to my pull list hits, as I try to wean myself off single issues and into trade paperbacks. What did I decide to keep buying in singles? Join me under the jump for the stuff I bought that’s worth typing about: robots, space horses, vampires, more vampires, and Batman. What’s most surprising, dear reader? My favorite comic this month wasn’t written by Grant Morrison. (Gasp!) Continue Reading »

Is This Theoretical Silver Surfer Video Game A Conspiracy To Injure Nerds?

Kotaku passes along comments from the developers of the new Tony Hawk skateboard game*, which will come with a skateboard shaped motion control. In it, he mentions two possible Marvel games the board could be compatible with. Only one makes a lick of sense to me. I’ll let you guess which by reading the quote**:

Tsui mentioned that there are plenty of no-brainers, like surfing and snowboarding, but that there are also opportunities for Silver Surfer and Hobgoblin games in the future

So, really, what are the injury projections if either of those get made? That said, a good Silver Surfer game of any kind is not something I’d turn down.

*As opposed to the Tony Hawk civic planning game. Which, knowing Activision, may be in the works.

**Screw subtlty, I’m gonna come out and say it; a Hobgoblin game? Seriously?

What I bought – 1 July 2009

Man, I love the new blog format! Although I guess only Brad and I are MAN enough to use the tags. Come on, my fellow bloggers, tag it up!
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