2010 May
NANA Project: Special
This time around we take a break from our usually scheduled NANA Project to discuss an instance of censorship in Viz’s release of Ai Yazawa’s NANA in the U.S. Danielle tracks down the anime adaptation to find out what exactly has been cut from the manga, while Melinda theorizes about why these cuts might have [...]
Scott’s Classic Comics Corner: In the Thick of the Golden Age
This week, I’m taking a look at a handful of books that dwarf the so-called ‘giants’ from the 70s. The DC 100 Page Super Spectaculars and the Marvel Giant Size books have nothing on these guys:
The Greatest Punisher Stories Ever Told!
Every day in May we will reveal the greatest stories ever told starring a particular character or written/drawn by a particular creator (and throughout the month, you’ll get daily chances to vote for NEXT week’s lists). These lists are voted on by YOU, the reader! Here is the list of characters/creators featured so far (along [...]
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 123
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 Greatest Warren Ellis Stories Ever Told! – Voting
Here’s the latest of the daily voting threads for The Greatest ____ Stories Ever Told! I’m going a bit of a “Splash Page Tribute” for the next four days. I’ll be choosing two creators that were at the center of a “Top 10 Stories” debate between Chad and Tim (who do the Splash Page Podcast) [...]
R.I.P. Alan Coil
- by Brian Cronin
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I was shocked to learn that Lewis “Alan” Coil, a longtime commenter here at Comics Should Be Good (well over 700 comments over the years) passed away on April 30, 2010 of a heart attack. Alan was 55 years old. Our condolences to his family and friends.
More “Hey, Oscar Wilde! It’s Clobbering Time!!!” Appreciation
I’ve written in the past about the coolness of Stephen Gettis’ art site, “Hey Oscar Wilde! It’s Clobbering Time!,” but it was long enough ago that it could not hurt to plug it again! If you don’t recall the original post, the concept of the site is that Gettis asks various comic book artists to [...]
She Has No Head! – DV8: The Future Of Comics Is Also The Past?
DV8: Gods And Monsters #1 (of 8). Brian Wood (writer), Rebekah Isaacs (art), Carrie Strachan (colors), Fiona Staples (cover). Wildstorm. 22 page story (and a 5 page sneak peek of Garrison #1). $2.99. I mentioned Brian Wood and Rebekah Isaacs’ DV8 Miniseries Gods and Monsters in last week’s column as a good example of ‘doing [...]
The Greatest Peter David Stories Ever Told!
Every day in May we will reveal the greatest stories ever told starring a particular character or written/drawn by a particular creator (and throughout the month, you’ll get daily chances to vote for NEXT week’s lists). These lists are voted on by YOU, the reader! Here is the list of characters/creators featured so far (along [...]
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 122
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 Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told! – Voting
Here’s the latest of the daily voting threads for The Greatest ____ Stories Ever Told! Our next character up for voting is the Joker. The Joker…well, come on, you know who the Joker is. So what’s your favorite comic book story featuring him? You have until 11:59 PM Pacific time, May 8th to vote for [...]
Ow, my brain!; or, the absolute failure of The Brave and the Bold #33
No preamble – let’s jump right in!
A review a day: Grune and Novasett Island
Two comics for the price of one! Am I mad? Am I? AM I?!?!?!?!?
Sunday Brunch: 5/2/2010
One day, I’ll just put up a Brunch composed entirely of links to Comics Should Be Good articles from the previous week. But until we hit that nadir of lackadaisy (which I have now decided is a word, regardless of what the dictionary says), I guess I’ll have to settle for sharing various bits and [...]
The Greatest George Perez Stories Ever Told! – Voting
Here’s the latest of the daily voting threads for The Greatest ____ Stories Ever Told! Our next creator up for voting is George Perez. Perez is best known for his work on New Teen Titans, Wonder Woman, Action Comics, Justice League of America, Avengers, Crisis on Infinite Earths and many more! You have until 11:59 [...]
