2009 August
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 243
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 sort of “origin” of Darwyn Cooke as an artist…
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — REAL vol 5
It would be very reductive to simply call Takehiko Inoue’s — also the creator of Slam Dunk and Vagabond — REAL “that wheelchair basketball” manga. In reality, the title is a thoughtful portrait of three men in varying states of recovery from both physical and psychological trauma.
Top 70 Most Iconic Marvel Panels of All-Time: #60-51
We asked you to vote and you came out in droves! It was a great turn-out! And now, we begin the Top 70 countdown, with ten panels revealed each installment! We’re going to be doing this daily now, in the wake of the gigantic news released on Monday that Marvel has been purchased by Disney. [...]
Boy, They Sure Do Love Justice, Huh?
- by Brian Cronin
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The previews for this week’s Justice League: Cry for Justice #3 have made it clear that, yeah, these guys sure do love justice…
Can YOU Guess What Two-Face’s Pattern Is?
- by Brian Cronin
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David Vern and Batman #81 is ready to challenge you! Get ready to see your clues (just click “Continue Reading”)!
As You Might Imagine…
- by Brian Cronin
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With today’s big news, I think doing the countdown all today seems a bit silly. So we’ll be spreading the rest of the Top 70 throughout the week.
Thanks, Starlog!!
- by Brian Cronin
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David McDonnell over at Starlog was nice enough to give Was Superman a Spy? a nice review at Starlog here. Thanks, David!
Top 70 Most Iconic Marvel Panels of All-Time: #70-61
We asked you to vote and you came out in droves! It was a great turn-out! And now, we begin the Top 70 countdown!!! Here’s #70-61! Enjoy!
The Disneyfication of Marvel?
Disney is buying Marvel for $4 billion in cash and stock. Thoughts?
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 242
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 the powerful closing (well, more or less the closing) of Marvel’s fifth graphic novel, God Loves, Man [...]
Last Two Hours to Vote!
- by Brian Cronin
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Voting ends in the Top 70 Most Iconic Marvel Panels thing at 11:59 PM Pacific time! Check here for directions on how to vote! Results will begin tomorrow at 9am Pacific with #70-61, with another ten panels popping up every 70 minutes (cute, eh?). Thanks to everyone for voting!
The Top 16 Best Team-Up Runs: # 8-7
- by MarkAndrew
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15-14 HERE. 13-11 HERE. 10-9 HERE. Everyone caught up? Then let’s go….
Last Day to Vote for Your Top Ten Iconic Marvel Panels!!!
- by Brian Cronin
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Today is the last day to vote! So let’s see some more ballots cast! The more the merrier! Check here for directions on how to vote! It’s been a very impressive turnout so far, which is quite nice to see. On a somewhat related note, I surely did not mind all the spirited debate during [...]
The Reread Reviews — The Ultimate Galactus Trilogy
And we come to the end of August, which has turned into Ultimate month here at the reread reviews. That wasn’t done on purpose, but once I’d done three weeks of Mark Millar Ultimate stuff, I figured why not finish it with two weeks of Warren Ellis? After all, I like Ellis’s work more — [...]
Sunday Brunch: 8/30/09
I asked for things more worthy of linkage, and the comics internet responded! Truly, I am King of the Intertubes. Also, I like this QUESTION OF THE WEEK business, so I’ll try to keep this up. This week’s: Which comic character do you find completely uninteresting, no matter who writes or draws him/her? And (a [...]
