2009 July
Comic Critics #79!
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 seventy-eight strips at the archive here and you can read more about Sean and Brandon at the Comic Critics blog. Enjoy!
Top Five Jim Corrigans
- by Bill Reed
- in Top Five
- 28 Comments
For some reason I’ve yet to fathom, the world of comics has been treated to a number of fellas named Jim Corrigan. Time for them all to throw down and see who comes out on top!
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 198
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 continues SCALPED WEEK!!! All cool comic book moments from Jason Aaron and R. M. Guéra’s awesome series, Scalped! I figure [...]
What I bought – 15 July 2009
This week: I’m still having fun with the new format! I added something I’ve been wanting to do for a while, but could never figure out. Other Greg does it all the time, though. Can you suss out what it is? Plus: Nudity and Swearing! And the return of a long-absent publisher! Whoo-hoo! (Seriously, lots [...]
Friday’s Trivial Pursuit — the ANSWERS!!
A week has passed. After all the grousing and kibitzing over last Friday’s quiz, who dared to actually test the limits of their nerd-fu? And who, among those few brave souls, emerged victorious? Let’s find out!
Comic Book Legends Revealed #216
Welcome to the two-hundred and sixteenth 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 fifteen. Comic Book Legends Revealed is now part of the larger Legends Revealed series, where I look into legends about the worlds [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 197
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 continues SCALPED WEEK!!! All cool comic book moments from Jason Aaron and R. M. Guéra’s awesome series, Scalped! As I [...]
A Tweet of Two Cities
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
- 17 Comments
That’s what I’ve decided to call Brian Hibbs’ epic tale about the usage of Twitter in the cases of a Neil Gaiman signing at Hibbs’ store and Tyrese Gibson’s new comic book. It’s a fascinating (and sadly, often fairly maddening) story. Be sure to check it out here.
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Cat Paradise vol 1
The creator of Cat Paradise, Yuji Iwahara, reveals an excess of energetic imagination in his new work, not to mention an uncanny ability to make the strange palatable and appealing.
Manga Before Flowers — July Previews
Okay, MarkAndrew, this month’s previews reveal that your wish has finally been granted!
Weird Shipping Schedule for Marvel
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
- 18 Comments
Next week, the following new Marvel books are due in comic book stores… ALL NEW SAVAGE SHE-HULK #4 $3.99 CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #15 $2.99 DEADPOOL SUICIDE KINGS #4 $3.99 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #16 $2.99 NOVA #27 $2.99 Hmmm…I wonder how many Marvel books will ship in TWO weeks? Seriously, what’s up with Marvel’s [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 196
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 continues SCALPED WEEK!!! All cool comic book moments from Jason Aaron and R. M. Guéra’s awesome series, Scalped! We continue [...]
Judging (DC’s June 1965) Books by Their Covers
Golly gee whiz, guys! I’m sure out of breath from pedaling all the way back to the Secret Headquarters of the Comic Society of Book Grabbers, or CSBG for short! Old man Burgas just put out all the new books for June! Boy, wait till I tell you about some of these– they sure look [...]
