2009 March
A Month of Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoons – Day 20
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 [...]
The Last Thing Barry Allen Saw…
The visual went along with the accompanying exclamation, “It’s Clobbering Time!” The Thing decks out The Flash (Barry Allen), 254-251. The Thing got 50% of the vote.
DC/Marvel Character Tourney – Region 3, Round 1 Winners!
The results are in for Round 1 of Region 3! See who won!
What I bought – 18 March 2009
This week: A treat for you, the readers! Definitely not a treat for me! You know you can’t wait to find out what it is!
Should We Have an Overtime?
The Thing and The Flash (Barry Allen) ended in a statistical tie. Out of 505 votes cast, Ben got 254 and Barry got 251. That’s basically 50% each. So I ask – should we give them an “overtime” period and let the voting keep going until tomorrow at noon? Or let those three votes decide [...]
DC/Marvel Character Tourney – Region 4, Round 1 Winners!
The results are in for Round 1 of Region 4! See who won!
Comic Critics #47!
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-six strips at the archive here and you can read more about Sean and Brandon at the Comic Critics blog. Enjoy!
DC/Marvel Character Tourney – Region 1, Round 1
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 eight match-ups. The voting concludes exactly 24 hours from right now! The seedings are based on the results of our Marvel/DC Characters [...]
Tokidoki Daylight – They Were Eleven
They Were Eleven by Moto Hagio Published by Viz Media Sometime in the distant future, hopeful students from all over the galaxy gather for the difficult entrance exams at the elite Galactic University. For the final test, they are divided into computer-generated groups of ten students each and sent off to various locations where they [...]
DC/Marvel Character Tourney – Region 2, Round 1
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 eight match-ups. The voting concludes exactly 24 hours from right now! The seedings are based on the results of our Marvel/DC Characters [...]
Comic Book Legends Revealed #199
This is the one-hundred and ninety-ninth 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-eight. Let’s begin!
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 78
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 sad death scene from Amazing Spider-Man #400. Enjoy!
A Month of Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoons – Day 19
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 [...]
DC/Marvel Character Tourney – Region 3, Round 1
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 eight match-ups. The voting concludes exactly 24 hours from right now! Due to popular demand, I changed to a new poll format, [...]
DC/Marvel Character Tourney – Region 4, Round 1
Okay, the 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 eight match-ups. The voting concludes exactly 24 hours from right now! The polls for the next three regions are a lot easier to use, [...]
