2009 October
Check out J.M. DeMatteis’ New Blog!
J.M. DeMatteis has a (fairly) new blog up that he started last month, called J.M. DeMatteis’s Creation Point: Semi-Regular Musings from the Semi-Regular Mind of Writer J.M. DeMatteis. If you have any interest in DeMatteis (and you should, because he’s a heck of a writer), then you’ll get a kick out of this site. For [...]
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 293
Here is the latest in our year-long look at one cool comic (whether it be a self-contained work, an ongoing comic or a run on a long-running title that featured multiple creative teams on it over the years) a day (in no particular order whatsoever)! Here‘s the archive of the comics posted so far! Today [...]
You Decide ’09 – Who Do You Prefer Cyclops With?
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 293
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’s the most memorable moment from the first issue of Amazing Spider-Man drawn by John Romita, Sr.!
You Decide ’09 – Week 3 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 third week’s [...]
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Vampire Knight vol 8
The eighth volume of Matsuri Hino’s Vampire Knight offers one of those rare moments in shojo / shonen manga, where the original playbook is thrown out entirely, and the title as a whole is entirely the better for it.
Random Thoughts! (October 20, 2009)
Random Thought! As a result of Thanksgiving and illness, no post last week. It’s random thoughts time! Get excited!
Well, He Lasted Longer Than I Figured
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
- 76 Comments
In a time where practically every other month sees some obscure older character killed off to give a current story some pizazz, there was a character who somehow managed to stay alive in obscurity from 1992 until this week’s Justice League of America, James Robinson’s first issue on the title. So congratulations to this character [...]
Scott’s Classic Comics Corner: Big & Cheap Bronze Age Horror
Horror anthologies can be pretty hit and miss, so a giant-sized book is often a better bet, as you’re more likely to find a few good stories. With Halloween just around the corner, I though I’d highlight a handful of inexpensive giant sized horror books from the Bronze Age. The combined cost of these books [...]
Less Than a Week Left to Win an Autographed Copy of Was Superman a Spy!
- by Brian Cronin
- in Contest/Game
Comic Book Resources’s contest where five lucky winners will receive free autographed copies of my book, Was Superman a Spy? and Other Comic Book Legends Revealed! is ending in a few days. Enter here today!
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 292
Here is the latest in our year-long look at one cool comic (whether it be a self-contained work, an ongoing comic or a run on a long-running title that featured multiple creative teams on it over the years) a day (in no particular order whatsoever)! Here‘s the archive of the comics posted so far! Today [...]
Comic Critics #89!
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 eighty-eight strips at the archive here and you can read more about Sean and Brandon at the Comic Critics blog. Enjoy!
You Decide ’09 – Who Is Your Favorite Swamp Thing Artist/Art Team?
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 292
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’s the last moment from our look at Batman: Year One!
The Great Comic Book Detectives #3
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 third one, courtesy of reader Corey… Growing up in the ’70s, [...]
