2009 March
Interesting auction news!
NEW YORK – The comic book that’s billed as the first ever created by African-Americans for a black audience is up for auction. A copy of All-Negro Comics No. 1, as it was called, is up for sale by comics entrepreneur Stephen Fishler. He says the comic is very rare – lasting one issue in [...]
Comic Critics #44!
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-three strips at the archive here and you can read more about Sean and Brandon at the Comic Critics blog. Enjoy!
Scott’s Classic Comics Corner: Out Of Print But Not Forgotten
These days, it seems as though there are enough trades on the market to fill the Library of Congressa. It’s a virtual paradise for classic comic junkies. A couple of decades ago, when Trade paperbacks were more of a rare beast, some real gems were published never seen again. This week’s column is a look [...]
A Month of Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoons – Day 9
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 awarded cartoonists generally for their [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 68
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 fight that led directly from yesterday’s classic Bullseye/Elektra fight. Enjoy!
WWE’s Promoting The Watchmen Movie?
- by Brad Curran
- in General
- 3 Comments
Yes, it is! Well, at least that’s what that handsome devil at Pulse Wrestling, Brad Curran*, is reporting. He’s never steared me wrong in the past. And he didn’t this time, either, because you can find the evidence here! He truly is a king among men! And single, too! Ladies, take note! He also spells [...]
What I’m reading: Manga, Waid and Garney’s Captain America
- by Greg Burgas
- in General
- 34 Comments
The weekend is a great time to catch up on your reading, so on Monday, we find out what reading you’re catching up on!
The return of the greatest game ever – Name That Artist!!!!
- by Greg Burgas
- in General
- 43 Comments
Can you stand the suspense? Simply look below the break and start the guessing!
A Month of Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoons – Day 8
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 awarded cartoonists generally for their [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 67
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 one of Bullseye’s best moments and one of the coolest fights in the pages of Daredevil ever! [...]
Oh Yeah! Two Other Things I Hated In the Watchmen Movie!
- by Brad Curran
- in General
- 47 Comments
I should pretty well cap any Watchmen movie talk with this, lest I make this a recurring feature, but here are two annoying things about the movie that I totally forgot about earlier.
Creator Owned, Monster Stomping Comic Review Two-In-One: The Goon #32 and Killer of Demons #1
- by Brad Curran
- in General
- 3 Comments
Two comics that can be loosely linked. One review. No one gets out alive.*
10 Things I Hated About The Watchmen Movie
- by Brad Curran
- in General
- 60 Comments
Okay, now I’ve had time to think about all the things that really annoyed me about the Watchmen movie. Let’s see how much I can contradict this!
Estimated Box Office Results for Watchmen’s Opening Weekend
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
- 26 Comments
So it appears as though the estimates for Watchmen’s weekend box office stand at roughly $56 million. That’s very good for an R-rated film, but it is well short of 2007′s opening weekend of Snyder’s 300 (of course, 300 was a LOT easier of a film to sell to a mass audience). It will be [...]
