2009 May
Saturday on the (Rebooted) Final Frontier
We went and saw the new Star Trek movie last weekend, which means I can now allow myself to look at all the various reviews and internet postings on the subject. The various reactions I’ve seen have been, you should pardon the expression, “fascinating.”
The Comic Book Alphabet of Cool – J
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 best superhero comics out there…
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 135
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 conclude a mini theme week (“mini” as in it will take less than a week) that I meant to [...]
What I bought – 13 May 2009
There are a bunch o’ books below the jump, and for some reason, the beginning of the alphabet gets the shaft this time around. Plus, a treat for all of those people (probably everyone reading this) who think I have horrible musical taste. Dare you read on? DARE YOU?!?!?!?!???!?!?! There’s a hint below!
Nick Fury Is Awesome
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
- 23 Comments
Why can’t Secret Warriors just be about him entirely? Is anyone seriously reading this book to read about the sons and daughters of obscure Marvel characters? Jonathan Hickman is doing such a great job with Nick Fury and Hydra and now the Howling Commandos that it makes me say: can I please just have a [...]
Comic Critics #63!
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 sixty-two strips at the archive here and you can read more about Sean and Brandon at the Comic Critics blog. Enjoy!
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka vol 1-3
Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto — a retelling of Osamu Tezuka’s “The Greatest Robot on Earth” story from Astro Boy – currently stands as the best comic I’ve read in 2009.
Comic Book Legends Revealed #207
Welcome to the two-hundred and seventh in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Click here for an archive of the previous two hundred and six. Comic Book Legends Revealed is now part of the larger Legends Revealed series, where I look into legends about the worlds [...]
The Comic Book Alphabet of Cool – I
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 greatest comic companies out there, and it’s really just part of a larger company! ..
I am a big fan of From Hell and all…
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
- 30 Comments
but really, Bill Mantlo outdid Alan Moore when he had Jack the Ripper fight Cloak and Dagger in a 1988 Marvel Graphic Novel… Last one, I promise!!
Watchmen was good and all…
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
- 19 Comments
but really, The L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) handled the same general characters better than Alan Moore did in Watchmen.
I liked Top Ten and all…
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
- 26 Comments
but really, COPS (Central Organization of Police Specialists) did it better than Alan Moore’s Top Ten.
Bryan Lee O’Malley Draws Kitty Pryde!
- by Brad Curran
- in General
- 6 Comments
And you can check it out right here. It’s part of an art show called Full of Pryde, which served as a benefit for the Oregon Hemophilia Treatment Center. O’Malley’s one of a number of cartoonists and graphic designers involved, including Jeffrey Brown, Dan Hipp, and Brandon Graham. Tom Neely’s winds up contributing my favorite [...]
Contentious Curmudgeon says …
- by Greg Burgas
- in General
- 26 Comments
I finally read my Promethea trades, and as much as I enjoyed the series (and I did, quite a lot), I think I enjoyed it a little bit more when J. M. DeMatteis wrote it and it was called Dr. Fate. (Remember when the blockquotes looked like word balloons on the old blog configuration? Good [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 134
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 continue a mini theme week (“mini” as in it will take less than a week) that I meant to [...]
