2009 February
Panel Madness! Day Nine: Containing Multitudes
- by MarkAndrew
- in General
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So, we’re gonna play “Guess Where this (Slightly Edited) Image is From.” Answer Waaaaayyyyy down at the bottom.
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 52
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! Since it is Day 52, I thought it only right to feature one of the most shocking moments from 52! Enjoy!
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 51
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 take a look at the fight that introduced the Umbrella Academy to everyone! Enjoy!
What I bought – 18 February 2009
What a fine week for funny books. A bunch of comics I love arrived in stores, some after a delay of many months, and another mini-series I’ve been anticipating came out, and Peter David messed with our minds yet again … ah, a good week! Let’s check out the stuff, okay?
Comic Critics #39!
Here is the latest installment of the Comic Critics strip, courtesy of Sean Whitmore (writer) and Brandon Hanvey (artist)! You can check out the first thirty-eight strips at the archive here and read more about Sean and Brandon at the Comic Critics blog here! Enjoy!
Grimm Visage
- by Brian Cronin
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Reader Mike wanted to know what the Thing looked like under the mask he was wearing for a time in the early 1990s after Wolverine slashed his face up. Luckily, from the very same issue featured in this week’s Comic Book Legends Revealed, here is Herb Trimpe’s depiction of the Thing’s face, sans helmet (and [...]
Friday This and That
Once again I find myself with several smaller items that, in and of themselves, do not really constitute a full column’s worth of stuff. So here they all are together in another grab-bag effort. Some television thoughts, a bit of antiquarian book lore, and, oh yeah, comics.
Comic Book Legends Revealed #195
This is the one-hundred and ninety-fifth in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Click here for an archive of the previous one-hundred and ninety-four. Let’s begin!
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 50
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, for our 50th Cool Comic Book Moment, in lieu of a foil enhanced cover, we’re instead just going to be [...]
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary – 2/19/09
In today’s diary I’m consumed by Del Rey’s new title, Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei: The Power of Negative Thinking vol 1 by Koji Kumeta.
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 49
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 cool scene from John Byrne’s Fantastic Four guest-starring a certain odd doctor. Enjoy!
Did Everyone Else Already Know This?
- by Brad Curran
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Where I talk about digital comics and lipstick lesbian vigilantes. You know, the future of the artform.
Top Five Warren Zevon Characters Who Would Make for Good Comic Books
- by Brian Cronin
- in Top Five
- 33 Comments
I did this awhile ago with Bob Dylan characters, but a mention of Warren Zevon by reader Marc Laferriere made me think Zevon would be a great choice for this, too! So enjoy the top five Warren Zevon characters who would make for good comic books!
Outrageous retcon of a beloved character’s origin!
- by Greg Burgas
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- 40 Comments
If Cronin can find these, so can I, consarnit it! This is just so very, very wrong.
