2010 July
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 204
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 [...]
Is Six Batman Ongoing Titles a Bit Much? Yes, But…
the notion of Grant Morrison working on a Batman team-up book similar to Brave and the Bold? That is so awesome that I can forgive DC their indulgences. It’s too bad Batman: Brave and the Bold is the TV series name, because that’s a cooler name than Batman, Inc., but Morrison teaming Batman up with [...]
Comic Book Legends Revealed #270
Welcome to the two-hundred and seventieth 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 sixty-nine. Comic Book Legends Revealed is part of the larger Legends Revealed series, where I look into legends about the worlds of [...]
The 75 Most Memorable Moments in DC Comics History – Day 8
Okay, in case you didn’t see the introduction, the concept is that each day up to and including the 31st of July, I’ll be posting six of the most memorable moments from DC Comics’ 75-year history. On the 31st, you folks will get a chance to pick your Top 10 out of the 100 choices. [...]
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 203
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 [...]
Call to Artists!
Remember that nifty Twitter art bit I was doing? Well, my artist pal Brad doesn’t think that he can meet a weekly three sketch deadline (his other job takes up too much time), so I figure let’s open this up to more artists. When it was just him, I was doing a Top 3, but [...]
Comic Critics #124!
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 twenty-three strips at the archive here and you can read more about Sean and Brandon at the Comic Critics blog. Enjoy!
Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour OGN Review
What is likely the most impressive accomplishment of Bryan Lee O’Malley in his now completed Scott Pilgrim series is not so much the great stories and strong artwork throughout the run, but the sheer uniqueness of the Scott Pilgrim character. He is such an impressively unusual character that stories that just would not work with [...]
The 75 Most Memorable Moments in DC Comics History – Day 7
Okay, in case you didn’t see the introduction, the concept is that each day up to and including the 31st of July, I’ll be posting six of the most memorable moments from DC Comics’ 75-year history. On the 31st, you folks will get a chance to pick your Top 10 out of the 100 choices. [...]
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 202
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 [...]
Wonder of Wonders: Paradise Highlands – Wonder Woman Thoughts from Scotland
by Martin Gray WITH the San Diego Comic Con running this week we can expect a slew of announcements from the companies. New creative teams, new books, new characters. There’s one DC-related announcement I’d love to hear before the convention centre doors finally close. No, not a new printing for the DC Super Heroes Super [...]
Committed: Anticipating Comic Con International
Tomorrow I leave for San Diego and four glorious days of Comic Con International. A lot of friends have asked me why I enjoy it, and I have to admit that it is a little hard to articulate. It isn’t just the easy access to millions of books, or the chance of meeting my creative [...]
The 75 Most Memorable Moments in DC Comics History – Day 6
Okay, in case you didn’t see the introduction, the concept is that each day up to and including the 31st of July, I’ll be posting six of the most memorable moments from DC Comics’ 75-year history. On the 31st, you folks will get a chance to pick your Top 10 out of the 100 choices. [...]
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 201
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! As [...]
Comics You Should Own flashback – Detective #583-594; 601-614
When I first wrote this, I questioned whether this featured the best Batman artist ever. Boy howdy, that was a fun thing to bring up! So I present the evidence!
