2009 November
Podcast Fun!
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
I was the guest for this week’s Midtown Comics Podcast, and we talked about my book plus the Top 75 Most Iconic DC Covers poll and the Top 100 Comic Book Storylines poll! Check it out on Midtown Comics’ website here.
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 328
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! Someone wanted to see the Diana Prince/Jakita Wagner showdown from JLA/Terra Obscura, so here it is (even though it doesn’t really [...]
Nostalgia November Day 24 — Daredevil #362
Each day in November, I will read and review/discuss/whatever one comic taken from a box of some of my childhood comics. Today, it’s Daredevil #362. The Nostalgia November archive can be found here.
Random Thoughts! (November 24, 2009)
Random Thought! Warning! There may or may not be references to the following in this post: wrestling, music, television, movies, girlfriends, sunshine, love, batteries, glasses, shoes, slushies, chips, hamburgers, jobs, cars, my buddy Adam, money, multivitamins, keys, tootsie rolls, sleep, the weather, buses, girls in skirts, telemarketing, swear words, VCRs, non-comics books, chairs, straws, ironing, [...]
Thanks, Graphic Novel Reporter!
With all the reviews I was linking to at the time, I lost track of mentioning the very nice review that my book, Was Superman a Spy?, received from the Graphic Novel Reporter, but just recently, John Hogan was nice enough to add his positive review to the Amazon.com listing of my book, which was [...]
Cover Theme Game – Now on Twitter!
I was doing the 21 Questions bit on Twitter, but then I saw a couple of people mention that they’d like to see the Cover Theme Game again, and it occurred to me that that would fit Twitter even better than 21 Questions! So now I’ll be posting Cover Theme Games on the Comics Should [...]
Scott’s Classic Comics Corner: 5 Marvel Silver Age Books You Should Own
This week, I thought I suggest a few ‘must haves’ from Marvel’s Silver Age. Don’t worry, there are no Avengers #4 or Fantastic Four #48 in this list. These are great, and very affordable books that you may have overlooked. From my perspective, they are all Single Issue Hall of Famers, and I wouldn’t be [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 327
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! Let’s take a look at a moment from Marvels that you folks thought was one of Marvel’s most iconic panels!
Manga Before Flowers — Recommendation Post #5
Joe gave me three words, “Giant Robots. Adventure. Optimism.” It’s actually the word “Optimism” that makes this one a challenge (you can find plenty of depressing stories about giant robots but optimistic ones? Not so easy). In the end, I went to Jason Thompson’s wonderful Manga: The Complete Guide for inspiration — although I’m familiar [...]
Vote For Your Top Ten Most Iconic DC Covers of All-Time!
Okay, time to vote! Here is the list of the 90 covers you can choose from for the Top 75 most iconic DC covers of all-time! You pick your ten favorites. Then, in the comments below, you post your ten favorites – just give the numbers. Do not order them. Just list the ten numbers [...]
Nostalgia November Day 23 — Wolverine #25
Each day in November, I will read and review/discuss/whatever one comic taken from a box of some of my childhood comics. Today, it’s Wolverine #25. The Nostalgia November archive can be found here.
She Has No Head! – Psylocke: This Is Not The Ninja You’re Looking For…
Psylocke #1. Chris Yost (writer). David Finch (cover). Harvey Tolibao and Paul Neary (art). Ulises Arreola and Brian Reber (color). Marvel Comics. $3.99 I really didn’t want one of my first posts on here to be an out and out rant…but then I read Psylocke #1, and well…we don’t always get what we want. This [...]
The Top 75 Most Iconic Covers in DC History – Day 23
Okay, in case you didn’t see the introduction, the concept is that each day this month I have been posting four iconic covers from DC Comics’ 75-year history. Starting later today, you folks will get a chance to pick your Top 10 out of the 90 choices. I’ll tabulate the votes and I’ll debut the [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 326
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! Let’s take a look at a classic assembling of the Avengers, courtesy of the great Barry Windsor-Smith!
The Reread Reviews — Reign of the Supermen (Part Two)
In this post, I conclude my four-week look at the death and return of Superman trilogy with a discussion of the second half of Reign of the Supermen, the story that had four different men claim the mantle of Superman and featured the return of the true Superman. I rather liked the first half, but [...]
