2009 May
Interview With Me Up At Robot 6!
- by Brian Cronin
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Tim O’Shea has an interview he did with me about the book (Was Superman a Spy?: And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed) up at Robot 6 here! Check it out!
My Top Ten (DC August) Covers
Here are the DC solicits for August, and here are my Top Ten covers for the month!
Glyph Award Winners Announced!
At this weekend’s East Coast Black Age of Comics Con ‘09, the winners of the Glyph Awards (which honor the best in black comics and creators) were announced! Jeremy Love’s Bayou was the big winner of the night, taking home the Glyph Award for Best Artist, Best Writer, Best Female Character, Best Comic Strip and [...]
The Comic Book Alphabet of Cool – M
We continue our tour through the alphabet, with a different cool comic book item each day, from A to Z! Today we look at a Silver Age comic creation that is practically the epitome of the hyphenated word “off-beat”!
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 138
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 take a look at the first issue of Greg Rucka’s acclaimed Wonder Woman run. Enjoy!
What I’m reading – a grip of graphic novels; a clutch of comic books!
- by Greg Burgas
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Yeah, I skipped this last week. I’m still reading my book on the Spanish Civil War, and last week I reading little else, so I figured I’d just skip it. But even though I’m still reading my book, I decided to dive into the stack of comics I have to read!
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Brilliant Blue vol 1
Brilliant Blue, by Seami Yorita, is less about romance than about two men becoming emotionally closer. As such, it was one of the better character-oriented yaoi titles I’ve read in a long, long time.
A Clever Idea by Archie Comics
- by Brian Cronin
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For the upcoming Archie #600, they’re going to fast forward into the future and show us who Archie proposes to (of course, I imagine that who he proposes to is not necessarily who he ends up with, with this being Archie Comics and all). What a neat idea by Archie Comics for the 600th issue [...]
The Comic Book Alphabet of Cool – L
We continue our tour through the alphabet, with a different cool comic book item each day, from A to Z! Today we look at a character created as a joke that turned out to have a pretty long life as an actual character.
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 137
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 take a look at another offbeat Preacher scene… Enjoy!
The Reread Reviews — Spider-Man: Reign
Last week, it was the Frank Miller-influenced Batman: The Long Halloween and, this week, it’s the Miller-influenced Spider-Man: Reign. Spoilers below.
Lists like you like them!
- by Greg Burgas
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I mentioned recently that Tripwire magazine had a list of the 15 most important superhero graphic novels of all time, and what do you know! the latest issue of Wizard had lists as well! Let’s get to them!
The Comic Book Alphabet of Cool – K
We continue our tour through the alphabet, with a different cool comic book item each day, from A to Z! Today we look at one of the funniest comic book writers out there…
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 136
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 take a look at a neat new mini-series from Image Comics by Christopher Yost and Scott Wegener. Enjoy!
An Observation On Amazon’s Credits For Showcase: Brave And The Bold Volume 1
- by Brad Curran
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Which, yes, I really ought to have picked up by now. I will. Eventually. But that’s not why I’m bringing it up. The fact that they list all of the artists as photographers is. Even that Silver Age work horse Various gets that distinction (when is Scott doing a spotlight on him/them?) I just really [...]
