2010 May
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 128
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 George Perez 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 [...]
The Greatest Magneto 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 Magneto. Magneto is one of the top ten best villains of all-time – popular enough where he almost had his own movie spin-off from the X-Men!! You have until 11:59 PM Pacific time, [...]
A review a day: Mysterius the Unfathomable
I didn’t get this when it came out in pamphlet form, but I picked it up in the trade paperback format that all the kids are raving about. So let’s see what’s what with this sucker!
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 127
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 Black Panther 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 [...]
The Greatest Chuck Dixon 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 Chuck Dixon. Dixon is perhaps best known for his work on Batman, Robin and the Punisher, but he has written a wide variety of comics over his years as a comic book writer, [...]
A review a day: The Bronx Kill
Peter Milligan seems like an odd person to write something like this, but then you look a little more closely …
The Friday We Messed Around With Jim
This was a real conversation. It’s been about ten years since it happened, so my memory might not be accurate in every detail, but I will vouch for most of it.
Comic Book Legends Revealed #259
Welcome to the two-hundred and fifty-ninth 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-eight. Comic Book Legends Revealed is part of the larger Legends Revealed series, where I look into legends about the worlds of [...]
The Greatest Ed Brubaker 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 126
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 Critics #116!
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 hundred and fifteen strips at the archive here and you can read more about Sean and Brandon at the Comic Critics blog. Enjoy!
What I bought – 5 May 2010
For it is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well and look up to those who make no concessions. (Thucydides, from History of the Peloponnesian War)
Batman and Robin #12 Review
The Batman vs. Robin arc concludes this issue with the revelation of who Oberon Sexton is. It’s a strong conclusion while still working as a good introduction to the next step in the Batman Mythos.
