2010 August
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 220
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 comics posted so far! Today [...]
Comics: The most versatile art form?
I was going to call this “Comics are awesome,” but I guess Bill Reed has already cornered the market on that title! Oh, and SPOILERS below, in case spoilering things bothers you. And some minor NSFW work stuff, too. Man, I’m out of control!
Sunday Brunch: 8/8/10
Links, art, criticism, and discussion– sans the porn, it’s another week on the internet! CHALLENGE OF THE WEEK: What if newspaper comic strips were written by today’s premiere comic book writers?I find the newspaper comics page to be a sad, boring place, populated by unfunny drain-circlers, occasionally peppered with decent strips or good art. So [...]
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 219
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 #126!
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-five strips at the archive here and you can read more about Sean and Brandon at the Comic Critics blog. Enjoy!
Ten Days On The Road, part two
Continuing the account of our wander across the Pacific Northwest in search of old comics, out-of-print books, and geek culture in general. Part one is here, for those who came in late.
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 218
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 [...]
Blue Moon Reviews — Darker Than Black
Based on the anime by the same name, this two-volume series (collected in an omnibus edition) depicts a side mission of the series’ main character, Hei. The characters are pretty interesting and the basic framework of the story has potential. If only the plot made more sense!
Comic Book Legends Revealed #272
Welcome to the two-hundred and seventy-second 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 seventy-one. 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 217
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 [...]
What I bought – 4 August 2010
“When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,” said Piglet at last, “what’s the first thing you say to yourself?” “What’s for breakfast?” said Pooh. “What do you say, Piglet?” “I say, I wonder what’s going to happen exciting today?” said Piglet. Pooh nodded thoughtfully. “It’s the same thing,” he said. (A. A. Milne, from [...]
A Few Reminders/Notes…
1. Get on Twitter and tweet your suggestions for a Marvel/Disney mash-up! Enough of you have written in that there’s a good selection for our artists to pick from, but more would be nice! Just tweet your suggestions to @csbg! We’ve received about 14 suggestions so far – I’d prefer to see that get into [...]
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 216
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 [...]
Committed: SDCC 2010 (2 of 2) – Cosplay, Muppets & Parties
Last week I wrote about the last few hours at Comic-Con International, and how much artistic love got packed into those last precious hours in San Diego. This week I want to give you the rundown on the crazy day-to-day experience of the convention, and a of the few odd events which made the days [...]
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 215
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 [...]
