2009 March
A Month of Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoons – Day 7
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 66
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! In honor of the opening of Watchmen at the end of the week, here’s a special “Watchmen moments” week! Today’s the [...]
A Fortnight’s Worth Of Comic Reviews/Thoughts
- by Brad Curran
- in General
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Reviews and thoughts on some comics that don’t have controversial big budget movie adaptations in cinemas nationwide as I type. Yet.
Echo #10 Review
After an impressive conclusion to his Strangers in Paradise series, Terry Moore has been on a real roll lately, with an engaging run on Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane, some good work on Runaways and this book, which is one of the best ongoing titles out there. This issue continues the strong work Moore has established [...]
Killer of Demons #1 Review
Christopher Yost and Scott Wegener team up for a delightful mish-mash of different genres in the fun new mini-series from Image Comics called Killer of Demons, about a typical guy who finds himself tasked by heaven to, well, you know, kill demons. But it’s where the demons are hiding that is the most fun…
Fantastic Four: Dark Reign #1 Review
If this is how Jonathan Hickman is going to write the Fantastic Four, then I am definitely looking forward until he has the book full time.
A Month of Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoons – Day 6
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 [...]
Is It Wrong That I’d Watch This Show If It Were Real?
- by Brad Curran
- in General
- 15 Comments
Watchmen Saturday Morning Cartoon Intro It sounds almost as good as Watchbabies In V For Vacation!
Burning Comic Buyer’s Guide Awards Question Answered!
- by Brad Curran
- in General
- 8 Comments
So, after reading through the CBG Awards Ballot, I had the same reaction as commenter jazzbo* did in Cronin’s post linking to them: And who the hell is Derf? I finally broke down and Googled to find the answer. His wikipedia page gave me some background on his career as alternative cartoonist who does the [...]
Yeah, So, I Saw That Watchmen Movie
- by Brad Curran
- in General
- 32 Comments
Or “I Would Have Titled This ‘I Watched The Watchmen’, But It Turns Out Even I’m Not That Lazy”.
Couple of Fan Awards Open for Voting!
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
- 9 Comments
Here is a list of nominees for this year’s Gylph Awards (honoring excellence in black comics). In addition, here is where you can vote for the Fan Award for Best Comic of the year. I dig the Glyph Awards. I should be a judge for 2010′s competition! The Comic Buyers Guide Fan Awards are also [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 65
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! In honor of the opening of Watchmen at the end of the week, here’s a special “Watchmen moments” week! Today, in [...]
Some Watchmen Links!
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
Opening night sounds like a good time to share with you all some various links folks have sent me over the last week or so! DRIVEN Magazine is doing a really fun Watchmen Week up at their site here (that has links to the previous installments). The Watchmen character video profiles are all up! Check [...]
John Seavey’s Storytelling Engines: Marvel Horror, Part Two
Here’s the latest Storytelling Engine from John Seavey. Click here to read John’s description of what a Storytelling Engine IS, anyways. Check out more of them at his blog, Fraggmented. Storytelling Engines: Marvel Horror, Part Two (or “At Long Last, Failure!”) “Wait a second!” I hear you asking. “The only long-running series you’ve done two [...]
Comic Critics #43!
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-two strips at the archive here and read more about Sean and Brandon at the Comic Critics blog here! Enjoy!
