2009 September
A review a day: The Storm in the Barn
I’m in the home stretch with these. Yes, soon I will be out of comics to review! What a concept!
Top Five Most Iconic Sinestro Covers
Here are the top five most iconic covers featuring Sinestro (with iconic being determined partially subjectively by what covers are called to mind when one thinks of Sinestro, but first being determined with a prominent objective standard of whether a cover is homaged a lot or featured a lot in histories of the character). The [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 268
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! People wanted to see what happened next for Johnny Hiro, so let’s take a look at a cool moment from Johnny [...]
Girl Fights: Three Female Superhero Comics Reviewed
- by Brad Curran
- in General
- 36 Comments
Hey, a theme! I’m not letting that get away! Especially since I have never before bought (and may never again buy) three superhero comics starring two women, a woman who calls herself a girl, and a faceless zen Latina in the same week. Have to take advantage of that sort of thing.
A review a day: Stuffed!
Yes, Stephen Colbert is quoted on the cover of this book. But don’t let that stop you from getting it!*
Comic Book Legends Revealed #226
Welcome to the two-hundred and twenty-sixth 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 twenty-five. Comic Book Legends Revealed is now part of the larger Legends Revealed series, where I look into legends about the worlds [...]
Top Five Most Iconic Black Panther Covers
Here are the top five most iconic covers featuring Black Panther (with iconic being determined partially subjectively by what covers are called to mind when one thinks of Black Panther, but first being determined with a prominent objective standard of whether a cover is homaged a lot or featured a lot in histories of the [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 267
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 take a look at a notable scene from Daniel Clowes’ Ghost World…
What I bought – 23 September 2009
“And if I offended you, oh I’m sorry, but maybe you need to be offended, but here’s my apology and one more thing …”1
Comics That Probably Shouldn’t Be Good But Are
- by Joe Rice
- in General
- 58 Comments
Everyone knows that DC and Marvel superhero comics are pretty terrible these days. Even more people than everyone knows that big-time crossover events are even worse, the lowest common denominator among the lowest common denominators of comics. And who isn’t tired of the “darkening” of these comics where often evil triumphs, moral ambiguity is about [...]
A review a day: The Surrogates
I figure with the movie coming out tomorrow, I should look at the comic that inspired it!
Wednesday Comics: Hey, Wait, We Have One More Page Left!
- by Brad Curran
- in General
- 58 Comments
Or, why 15 epilogues isn’t so great a reading experience.
Top Five Most Iconic Batgirl Covers
Here are the top five most iconic covers featuring Batgirl (with iconic being determined partially subjectively by what covers are called to mind when one thinks of Batgirl, but first being determined with a prominent objective standard of whether a cover is homaged a lot or featured a lot in histories of the character). The [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 266
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 take a look at the journey of Chalky White, and seeing as how it’s in a Chris Ware comic, [...]
Worth a Look
I’ve often spoken of Steve Gerber’s amazing run on The Defenders — and just did again last week — but if by some chance you’re tired of hearing it from me, this well-written piece here breaks down for you just why it was so awesome. Check it out.
