2009 June
Cool Comic Release Party Tomorrow!
- by Brian Cronin
- in Events Calendar
Rocketship is having a comic release party for the latest SYNCOPATED anthology this Friday! If you’re in New York, you should come by! I’ll be there, so should you! Check out Rocketship’s site for directions!
Month of Art Stars: Artist’s Choice – Toby Cypress
Every day this month I’m going to feature the work of a great artist, only instead of me picking the artist to feature, they will be picked by their peers, fellow professional comic book artists who are picking out artists (from the past and present) who they think deserve special attention. Do note that most [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 154
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 what happens when an Irresistible Force (the Juggernaut) meets an Immovable Object (Spider-Man’s great responsibility). Enjoy!
Flippin’ through Previews – June 2009
Yes, I’m still in SoCal, but I have a computer and I know how to use it! Previews is even thinner this month, which depresses me to no end, but let’s flip through it anyway!
Batman and Robin #1 Review
Two things stood out to me in the first issue of Grant Morrison’s new comic, Batman and Robin (with Frank Quitely along for the first issue, on the art), one fairly standard the other a bit odder. The first is the spooky new villain, Pyg. Pyg’s introduction was eerie and effective as all get out. [...]
Your Odd Company-Wide Marketing Bit for the Day
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
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Having the Shield pop up randomly in comics… Green Arrow/Black Canary #20… Wonder Woman #32… Weird.
Month of Art Stars: Artist’s Choice – Gabriel Hardman
Every day this month I’m going to feature the work of a great artist, only instead of me picking the artist to feature, they will be picked by their peers, fellow professional comic book artists who are picking out artists (from the past and present) who they think deserve special attention. Do note that most [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 153
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 the first New X-Men story arc by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. Enjoy!
Comic Critics #68!
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-seven 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 — Shinobi Life vol 2
Shinobi Life volume 2, by Shoko Conami, follows a modern shojo heroine as she falls in love for the first time…with a time-traveling ninja. The romantic tone of this time-travel love story deepens as the main couple discovers they are actually star-crossed lovers.
Random Thoughts! (June 2, 2009)
Another week, another collection of half-formed ideas that will amuse some and annoy others. It’s random thoughts time! Get excited!
Scott’s Classic Comics Corner: Marvel, Make Me Some Reprints! Pt. 2
Continuing from last week, here are the top 5 reprints Marvel needs to get into my hands, ASAP!
Month of Art Stars: Artist’s Choice – Mike Hawthorne
Every day this month I’m going to feature the work of a great artist, only instead of me picking the artist to feature, they will be picked by their peers, fellow professional comic book artists who are picking out artists (from the past and present) who they think deserve special attention. Do note that most [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 152
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! Appropriately enough, today we look at perhaps my favorite moment in 52! Enjoy!
Month of Art Stars: Artist’s Choice!
For the month of June, I’m going to be doing a daily feature that is the return of the Month of Art Stars. Only I’m mixing it up a little bit this time around. Now, instead of me determining which artists to spotlight each day, I’m throwing it out there to the pros themselves! Each [...]





