2009 March
Judging (DC’s May) Books By Their Covers
DC’s May solicits have been up so long that June’s are right around the corner, so let’s make some prejudgments based just on the covers (as we all love to make prejudgments, don’t we?). Let’s begin!
DC/Marvel Character Tourney – Region 4, Round 2
The next round of voting begins now! Simply choose your favorite (whether it be that you think they’re more interesting, more appealing, whatever criteria you want to use) in each of the following four match-ups. The voting concludes exactly 24 hours from right now! The seeding was based on the results of our 2007 DC/Marvel [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 81
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 classic conclusion of the FF tale, “This Man, This Monster”! Enjoy!
A Month of Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoons – Day 22
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 [...]
Sunday Sneak Preview
Yes, I’m very late. To be honest, I’m amazed I found any time to put up anything at all; we’re not only trying to get packed for a move on the 31st, but I also am having to find time to run and bind eight hundred of my students’ convention ashcan comics in time for [...]
Paul Grist’s Big Cosmic Comic On Facebook
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Check out Grist’s Facebook page for his new Eternal Warrior comic here, or just the comic itself here.
An Odd Place to Confirm That Captain America Will Be Re-Numbered
On the checklist page on Marvel.com? Kinda funny.
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 80
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 neat (and almost timely) Lex Luthor moment from Elliot S! Maggin. Enjoy!
A Month of Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoons – Day 21
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 [...]
Let’s Take a Look at the Round of 32!
Here’s the updated bracket (click on it to enlarge)… A lot of intriguing match-ups in this round, like Oracle vs. Joker, Green Arrow vs. He That Shall Not be Named, Wonder Woman vs. Thor and John Constantine vs. Doctor Doom. Feel free to make your predictions here! The voting will begin Monday for Regions 4 [...]
DC/Marvel Character Tourney – Region 1, Round 1 Winners!
The results are in for Round 1 of Region 1! See who won!
DC/Marvel Character Tourney – Region 2, Round 1 Winners!
The results are in for Round 1 of Region 2! See who won!
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Spiral volumes 6 and 7
Today I discuss two recent volumes of Yen Press’ Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning. These volumes really up the ante concering the mystery surrounding “the Blade Children,” but leave the mastermind behind it all too much like a god-like puppetmaster, out-of-reach from the characters’ view and the readers’ understanding.
Comics Are Awesome #23
Boy howdy, they sure liked to strap suspicious-looking gorillas into chairs back in the Silver Age.
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 79
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 moment from Roy Thomas and Neal Adams’ X-Men run. Enjoy!
