2009 March
The I’ds of March – 2009!
The concept is this – I tell you things that I’d have done in certain comics!! But don’t worry, I’m not talking about simple 20/20 hindsight things like pick a famous bad storyline and just say, “I wouldn’t have done that.” No, I mean more like tweaks and nudges, stuff like that. You can check [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 73
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 great feat by the Thing in the pages of Lee/Kirby’s Fantastic Four. Enjoy!
A Month of Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoons – Day 14
I thought it would be an interesting look into our nation’s political cartoon history if, this month, I took a look at a different editorial cartoon each day that won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. Do note that we’re talking basically 1922-1967 here, as since then, the Committee has almost always awarded cartoonists generally [...]
More interesting auction news!
Action Comics #1 sells for $317,200. Apparently, it’s the first appearance of some dude named “Superman.” Man, what a dumb name. Why couldn’t he have been called something cool like “Amokk” or “Vibraxis” or “Mammon” or “Zapatak” or “Logix” or “Ripclaw” or “Armata” or “Softcore” or “Slog” or “Devlor” or “Wipeout”?* That would have been [...]
New Alan Brennert Novel!
- by Brian Cronin
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Alan Brennert, one of the best writers working at DC during the 1980s, just came out with his latest novel. For those of you who recall how talented Brennert was, be sure to check it out at his website here. Although, Alan, come on, throw us comic fans a bone! Not a single mention of [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 72
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 the first appearance in Quantum and Woody of…the Goat! Enjoy!
A Month of Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoons – Day 13
I thought it would be an interesting look into our nation’s political cartoon history if, this month, I took a look at a different editorial cartoon each day that won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. Do note that we’re talking basically 1922-1967 here, as since then, the Committee has almost always awarded cartoonists generally [...]
What I bought – 11 March 2009
Superb quality this week. Aren’t comics awesome?
DC and Marvel Both Taking Clever Approaches to the $3.99 Comic
- by Brian Cronin
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We’ve all been waiting for the $3.99 comic book. We haven’t been looking FORWARD to it, but I think we’ve all been expecting it eventually. After the meteoric rise from $2.25 to $2.50 to $2.99 (all within less than a year between late 2005 and early 2006), Marvel and DC had held steady at $2.99 [...]
Comic Critics #45!
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 forty-four strips at the archive here and you can read more about Sean and Brandon at the Comic Critics blog. Enjoy!
Friday in a cloud of electrons
A whole bunch of stuff has been happening to me and to comics and it all seems to be kind of pointing in one particular direction, when I think about it a little. First of all, there was the recent kerfuffle over scans_daily. If I can go there without opening up the whole can of [...]
Comic Book Legends Revealed #198
This is the one-hundred and ninety-eighth 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-seven. This week is a special theme week. The theme? BEFORE the Golden Age of Comics! Let’s begin!
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 71
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 great moment between Deadshot and Rick Flag in Suicide Squad. Enjoy!
Easter Egg of the Week!
- by Brian Cronin
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Hmmm…I wonder if there’s enough of these things to do one a week? We shall see, we shall see. In the meantime, read on to see what the Easter Egg of the Week (“Easter Eggs” are hidden treats inside stories, like references to song lyrics in dialogue or various things like that) is…
