2010 April
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 115
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 [...]
The Reread Reviews — Eternals (Neil Gaiman & John Romita, Jr.)
After doing Earth X last week, I wanted to explore some more of Jack Kirby’s Celestials and Eternals, so I settled upon the Neil Gaiman/John Romita, Jr. seven-issue revamp of Eternals that they did for Marvel in 2006 and 2007. So, let’s get on with it below the cut. As always, there will be spoilers.
Into the back issue box #55
It’s really astonishing to consider how many mediocre comics there are out there. Not good, but not bad enough to mock. Such is the case with our latest installment from deep in the back issue box. There’s nothing very good about this comic, but there’s nothing truly terrible, either. But will it bring back the [...]
Sunday Brunch: 4/25/10
Slow week. Let’s see what bits of awesome we can scrounge up! QUESTION OF THE WEEK: On the whole, are your favorite comic book writers “fat guys with beards” or “skinny bald guys”? Is there some kind of hybrid form? U-Decide!
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 114
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 [...]
Saturday’s Bargain Hunt
Our friend Carla called last week to remind us about the giant library sale at Magnusson Park. You may remember me mentioning this last year — the Friends of the Seattle Library fill a gigantic old hangar out at Sand Point with aisles and aisles of books and the sale goes on all weekend. It’s [...]
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 113
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 [...]
Comic Book Legends Revealed #257
Welcome to the two-hundred and fifty-seventh 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 fifty-six. Comic Book Legends Revealed is part of the larger Legends Revealed series, where I look into legends about the worlds of [...]
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 112
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 [...]
Midnight Snack: 4/22/10
It’s TV for Nerds time! Below the fold, we check in on Brave and the Bold, Doctor Who, and the season finale of Human Target.
What I bought – 21 April 2010
“It is something so monstrous it is past sin and becomes necessity,” he said. (Greg Bear, from “Petra”)
A Couple of Interesting Superman Stories…
- by Brian Cronin
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The first original full-sized painting of Superman was found hanging in a City University of New York library! Check out the interesting mystery of how it got there at the New York Times here. Thanks to my old high school English teacher, Mr. Kavanah, for the head’s up! Also, Marc Tyler Nobleman has an interesting [...]
Solicit Statistics for July 2010
- by Bill Reed
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DC Number of $3.99 issues: 22 Percentage of DC’s periodicals: 24.2% Marvel Number of $3.99 issues: 70 Percentage of Marvel’s periodicals: 68% Dark Horse Number of $3.99 issues: 0 Percentage of Dark Horse’s periodicals: 0% IDW Number of $3.99 issues: 32 Percentage of IDW’s periodicals: 91.4% Image Number of $3.99 issues: 7 Percentage of Image’s [...]
Archie #608 Review
This week’s issue of Archie caught a few eyes when it was solicited a couple of months back for the cover… But what about the story within?
