2009 December
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 365
Here is the last 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! And here is the last moment, courtesy of Misters Stan Lee and John Romita…
Comic Book Legends Revealed #240
Welcome to the two-hundred and fortieth 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 thirty-nine. Comic Book Legends Revealed is part of the larger Legends Revealed series, where I look into legends about the worlds of [...]
A review a day: Footnotes in Gaza
It’s the last day of the year, and why not look at a book that, according to some, is the best graphic novel of the year! But will this reviewer think so????
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 364
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! With the year almost over, we spent five days on finales of long-running comic books. Spoilers are most certainly ahead! We [...]
A review a day: The Rocketeer: The Complete Adventures
It’s all about the coloring!
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 363
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! With the year almost over, we’re going to spend five days on finales of long-running comic books. Spoilers are most certainly [...]
A review a day: Demons of Sherwood
It’s time for Robin Hood! Robin Hood is perfect for comics, isn’t he?
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 362
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! With the year almost over, we’re going to spend five days on finales of long-running comic books. Spoilers are most certainly [...]
A review a day: One Model Nation
It’s Jim Rugg! And late-1970s German politics! That’s pure gold, right?
SHE HAS NO HEAD! – The Superhero Comic I’ve Been Waiting For
I’ve been wanting to talk about Batwoman/Detective Comics since I first started writing this column and I’d been resisting because I’d already written about Greg Rucka’s Stumptown. However, I realized this week that it’s silly to punish Greg Rucka for doing TWO great things. He should be rewarded, not punished. I L-O-V-E Detective Comics. If [...]
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 361
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! With the year almost over, we’re going to spend five days on finales of long-running comic books. Spoilers are most certainly [...]
A review a day: The Unauthorized Puffed Movie Adaptation
Well, that’s a mouthful of a title!
A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments – Day 360
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! With the year almost over, we’re going to spend the next five days on finales of long-running comic books. Spoilers are [...]
Saturday’s Best Reprint Collections Of 2009
When I was asked to contribute my picks for CBR’s Top 100 for 2009, I was flattered to be included, but I often found myself stonkered by the fact that reprint collections were ruled out. Because, well, I’m old, and reprint collections are the bulk of my comics purchases, any more. It got a little [...]
Comic Critics #99!
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 ninety-eight strips at the archive here and you can read more about Sean and Brandon at the Comic Critics blog. Enjoy!





