2009 October
What I bought – 14 October 2009
“We want to find a funny, upbeat way of bringing the issue of homelessness to TV. So we’ve got three wacky homeless characters. But they’re wise. They’re wacky and wise.”
I Saw It Advertised One Day Archive
Here is an archive of installments of I Saw It Advertised One Day, a recurring feature where we take a look at comic book advertisements from the past seventy plus years that amuse me for whatever reason! 1. 1970s Daisy BB gun ad, 1940s Butterfinger ad and 1970s Lee Jeans ad 2. 1940s Baby Ruth [...]
The NANA Project #3 — Volumes 5 & 6
This month Melinda, Michelle and I return to talk about volumes 5 and 6 of Ai Yazawa’s NANA. Topics on our agenda this time around: Is Trapnest hogging Blast’s spot-light (i.e. precious page-count)? Reira, Reira, Reira — just the way she likes it! And, of course, what exactly was Hachi thinking?
You Decide ’09 – Who is Your Favorite Member of the Suicide Squad?
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! [...]
You Can Always Count on Peter Tomasi…
For a little cute gag every issue or so. Whether it be working song lyrics into the dialogue or stuff like this, he always seems willing to not take it all too seriously, which I appreciate a lot.
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 287
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 finish our two-part look at a neat issue of Garth Ennis’ recent Dan Dare mini-series…
You Decide ’09 – What is Your Favorite Hank Pym Identity?
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 286
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 a two-part look at a neat issue of Garth Ennis’ recent Dan Dare mini-series…
You Decide ’09 – Week 2 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 second week’s [...]
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Soul Eater vol 1
In Soul Eater, Atsushi Ohkubo brings together Japanese and Western horror traditions, myths and legends with shonen manga staples such as a battle-oriented narrative structure and excessive fanservice.
Scott’s Classic Comics Corner: Horrifying Last Gasps
It’s not always easy spotting a comic book trend in real time, but it becomes much easier (and a lot of fun) with hindsight. As the Golden Age drew to a close, horror was one of the new genres really getting a foothold in the industry. With this in mind, the editors of numerous long [...]
DC’s “New Last Issues” Idea is a Clever One
I gotta hand it to DC, their idea to have a month-long event of sorts (in the midst of their Blackest Night “breather month”) where they have special “new” last issues of a variety of canceled titles is a clever one. Obviously, Starman #81 by Robinson is the biggest one, but I’m looking forward the [...]
You Decide ’09 – Which of These Ennis Works is the Best?
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 285
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 issue where Swamp Thing and Abby have sex…
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — RIN-NE vol 1
RIN-NE — Rumiko Takahashi’s (Inuyasha, Ramna 1/2) latest shonen work — is a solidly entertaining series, even if it is not the most original contribution to the “girl who sees ghosts” genre.
