2009 October
Scott’s Classic Comics Corner: ACG’s Recycled Romance
I have a soft spot in my heart for ACG (American Comics Group), as they brought us the first ongoing horror comic (Adventures Into the Unknown) as well as Herbie. Long before it was popular to go ‘green’, ACG started recycling some of their romance covers, but only after making some rather odd modifications.
You Decide ’09 – Week 1 Results!
Each day in October I’ll give you folks a poll question. Each poll will last four days. The results will be posted every Tuesday leading up to (and ending with) Election Day on the first Tuesday in November. Here is the master list of all questions asked so far! And here are the first poll [...]
10/6 – If Only…
comic books wouldn’t keep taunting me with the possibility of Rom joining the Avengers!!!
You Decide ’09 – Who is the Definitive Spider-Man Artist?
You know the bit – each day in October I’ll give you folks a poll question. Each poll will last four days. The results will be posted every Tuesday leading up to (and ending with) Election Day on the first Tuesday in November. Here is the master list of all questions asked so far! Enjoy! [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 278
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! Here is a cool moment from the first issue of Alan Moore and J.H. Williams’ Promethea…
The Great Comic Book Detectives #2
Here’s the bit. You, the readers, send in descriptions of comics that you remember vague details from the past and either I, or one of the readers of the piece will use detective work to figure out what comic you’re talking about! Here’s the second one, courtesy of reader Steve… This comic would be from [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 277
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! Here is a cool moment from the latest Scott Pilgrim installment…
You Decide ’09 – What’s the Best Miller/Mazzucchelli Comic Book Work?
You know the bit – each day in October I’ll give you folks a poll question. Each poll will last four days. The results will be posted every Tuesday leading up to (and ending with) Election Day on the first Tuesday in November. Enjoy! Which Miller/Mazzucchelli project is better?(online surveys)
The Reread Reviews — Solar, Man of the Atom: Hell on Earth
And, so we continue our look back at Acclaim Comics’s reinvention of Solar, which began with Warren Ellis, continued through Jim Krueger, and ends here with a four-issue mini-series. Spoilers, of course. There are always spoilers.
Flippin’ through Previews – October 2009
Ah, the anticipation of new comics is often sweeter than the reality of new comics, ain’t it? With that in mind, it’s time to check out Previews #253, which asks us to believe that we need a second JSA book!
Sunday Brunch: 10/4/09
Thrown together at the last minute! Would you have it any other way? QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What’s the best first issue you ever read?
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 276
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! Here is another cool moment from Warren Ellis and Ben Templesmith’s series, Fell…
You Decide ’09 – Who has the coolest first appearance cover?
You know the bit – each day in October I’ll give you folks a poll question. Each poll will last four days. The results will be posted every Tuesday leading up to (and ending with) Election Day on the first Tuesday in November. Enjoy! Who had the coolest cover to their first appearance?(polling)
“When Impulse Buys Get Out Of Control” Comics Review (With Spider-Man Supplemental!)
- by Brad Curran
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Or, see how Brad turned a “one comic in the pull box” week in to a bunch of crap to review, including more Spider-Man comics in one week than is healthy. Or, how’s he’s slowly becoming Burgas with less genre indie taste.
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 275
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! Here is a cool moment from Warren Ellis and Ben Templesmith’s series, Fell…
