2010 February
Demo Launch Party at Rocketship Tomorrow!
- by Brian Cronin
- in Events Calendar
I’m afraid I won’t be able to attend (I have a friend’s birthday party that night), but all you other folks in the New York area without birthday parties to attend should totally go!
2/4 – If Only…
Nick Fury would just give Captain America a call! (I know I just did a bit on it yesterday, but I just couldn’t get over the visual of Captain America daydreaming about Nick Fury contacting him)
Check Out the Trailer for Raina Telgemeier’s Smile!
I love when comics make little trailers like these, especially when it’s a book where people might be unfamiliar with what the book looks like/is about… Very cool. Go get yourself a copy of Smile!
A Few Quick Thoughts About A Few New Releases I Liked This Week
I’m still making my way through this week’s books, but I thought this might make a good idea for a bit – some quick thoughts about a few new releases that I liked that I might never get around to doing full reviews of… There may be some spoilers ahead! BE FOREWARNED!
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 34
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 moments posted so far! Today [...]
You Better Not Be Collecting Superhero Toys for “Fun”
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
- 48 Comments
There is a fanboy that I see a lot at my local comic shop. His name is Eric. Eric loves the Marvel Universe line. He told me that he just thinks they are fun toys, that the lower price point makes him feel more relaxed about collecting them and that the scale was easier for [...]
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Alice in the Country of Hearts vol 1
Today’s “romance” manga is not only a shojo re-telling of Alice in Wonderland (which I just know will annoy MarkAndrew to no end!) but a great commentary on the inherent creepiness of “harem” titles.
Committed: No Hero and sardines on toast
- by Sonia Harris
- in Committed
- 8 Comments
This weekend I read No Hero, and found out that I have a bit of a problem. About once every decade I get a really disgusting craving (well, disgusting by some people’s standards, judging by their responses.)
Remember When Captain America Really, Really Wanted to Join SHIELD?
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
- 65 Comments
An interesting aspect of having characters last for as long as Marvel characters have is that quite often, things like “personality” can become extremely nebulous. It’s what often makes stuff like “Character X would never do that!” seem kind of silly to me, as pretty much every Marvel character has had, at one point or [...]
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 33
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 moments posted so far! Today [...]
Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Our Kingdom: Arabian Nights
I’m going to take advantage of the fact we’re heading into Valentine’s Day territory and review a bunch of romance-themed yaoi and shojo manga over the next two weeks. Today I look at the terribly darling (and I don’t use those words lightly) yaoi romance Our Kingdom: Arabian Nights.
Random Thoughts! (February 2, 2010)
Random Thought! A new feature debuts with this post as I include comments and my responses to them. Why? To fill up more space, of course. More content for your buck, people! Think of the new feature as the unwanted-but-tolerated co-feature. It’s random thoughts time! Get excited!
Hey, look! I can order comics through the post, too!
With the annoying reality of Previews offering fewer comics in their listings because of raised sales thresholds, it’s made getting tinier comics a bit more difficult. Luckily, in the world of the Internet, you can find web sites and order from there! Such is the case with a comic I recently received in the mail [...]
Scott’s Classic Comics Corner: 1949 – A Year in Review Part 1
I decided that it was high time I took a look at a year from the 1940s, and randomly selected 1949. At first, I did not think that it was a particularly momentous year, but after a bit more consideration I came to realize that quite a bit did happen in that particular year. So [...]
Meta-Messages #3
This is the third in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) explaining the context behind (using reader danjack’s term) “meta-messages.” A meta-message is where a comic book writer comments on/references the work of another comic book in their comic. Each time around, I’ll give you the context behind one such “meta-message.” Today we look [...]
