2009 July
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Ludwig II vol 1
In Ludwig II, You Higuri develops the formula she will eventually perfect with her later series, Cantarella — both are set in key moments in European history when “great men” attempt to create new nation states at great costs, and both works feature a moving interpretations of a real and troubled ruler whose one tie [...]
Reread Reviews — The Monarchy
With 52 behind us, we can press forward… or back to the early years of this decade when Wildstorm was home to some of the best comics being published by the big two. With so many to choose from, what book will I be rereading this week? More below the cut, including many, many spoilers.
Sunday Brunch: 7/5/08
Blown off both your hands by improperly handling fireworks? Don’t worry! Just mash the keyboard with your bloodied stumps to jump beneath the fold and discover what the comics internet had to offer in the past week!
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — The History of the West Wing
While The History of the West Wing, story by Sun Jiayu and art by Guo Guo, is a gorgeously illustrated love story set in historical China, the story reads like a playbook, which makes sense since the original tale was adapted from a play, which was also inspired by a Chinese fable.
Month of Art Stars: Artist’s Choice – Terry Laban
Every day in June I featured the work of a great artist, only instead of me picking the artist to feature, they were 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 artists I asked [...]
Lorendiac’s Lists: The Master List of Flagsuit Characters (Third Draft)
Here is the archive of the lists Lorendiac posts here, and here is his latest, nicely timed for the Fourth of July!- BC. In June of 2007, on various forums, I requested help from my fellow fans in compiling a list of “Flagsuit Characters”; those who like to dress and act in a way which [...]
Bad comics vs. HILARIOUSLY bad comics
Bad comics come and go and are usually forgotten by the next week, because there’s another bad comic or two coming out soon enough. HILARIOUSLY bad comics, however, like a certain comic featuring Oliver Queen weirdly declaring his undying love for a guy who once destroyed the universe and then blamed an giant bug for [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 185
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, to celebrate the birth of the United States, I figured a cool Captain America moment would be appropos, and here’s [...]
Week of NBM Reviews – A Treasury of 20th Century Murder: Famous Players
This week-long look at NBM books finishes today with a look at Rick Geary’s latest book in his Treasury of Murder series. This time around, it is the mysterious death of Hollywood film director William Desmond Taylor in 1922. If you’ve ever read one of Geary’s books in this series before, you know exactly what [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 184
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 cute Darwyn Cooke issue of Spider-Man Tangled Web, written AND drawn by Mr. Cooke. Enjoy!
Month of Art Stars: Artist’s Choice – Eduardo Risso
Every day in June I featured the work of a great artist, only instead of me picking the artist to feature, they were 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 artists I asked [...]
Friday in the Batcave
In the past, I have been very rude about DC’s obsession with creating story platforms at the expense of actual, you know, stories. I was particularly snotty about the Batman crossover Battle For The Cowl being a shameless money grab…. everything I’ve come to despise about modern ‘event’ comics, a story that existed solely to [...]
Justice League: Cry for Justice #1 Review
Why yes, I’ve finally gotten my hands on something current, and I’m gonna review it! At last, a post people will actually read! Doug Zawisza, CBR reviewer, gives this debut issue five stars, but pretty much everyone else on the internet has savaged it terribly. Which side will I fall on? And can I make [...]
Comic Book Legends Revealed #214
Welcome to the two-hundred and fourteenth 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 thirteen. Comic Book Legends Revealed is now part of the larger Legends Revealed series, where I look into legends about the worlds [...]
Week of NBM Reviews – Mijeong
- by Brian Cronin
- in Comic Reviews
This week’s look at NBM comics continues with Byun Byung-Jun’s collection of short stories, Mijeong. The work is an interesting collection, because the stories do not really seem to have much of an underlying theme, seeing as how they’re from different times in Byun’s life and from different original sources. I suppose you could not [...]
