2010 September
Top Five Members of the JLU Who Should Also Be Members of the “Real” JLA
- by Brian Cronin
- in Top Five
- 49 Comments
Top Five Month (check here to see an archive of all the top five lists featured so far this month) continues with a look at the Justice League Unlimited. A number of characters were on the JLU that were never members of the “real” Justice League. I’m not counting the classic members of the Justice [...]
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 251
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 [...]
A review a day: Madam Samurai volume 1
Is it “madam” or “madame”? Discuss!
Committed: Comic Books Go to a Spa
- by Sonia Harris
- in Committed
- 6 Comments
When is a comic book geek not a comic book geek? When that comic book geek is also a hippie, a capitalist, a builder, a dancer, a talker, a hiker, or any other thing you care to name.
Top Five Mike Zeck G.I. Joe Covers
- by Brian Cronin
- in Top Five
- 23 Comments
Top Five Month (check here to see an archive of all the top five lists featured so far this month) continues with the great Mike Zeck, who did dozens of brilliant covers for G.I. Joe comics. Thanks to reader Keil for the suggestion! This was by far the hardest list so far to narrow it [...]
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 250
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 [...]
The Line it is Drawn #6 – Comic Book Character/Sitcom Mash-Ups
Let’s get the standard stuff out of the way. You should follow Comics Should Be Good on Twitter (if you have Twitter, that is – if you don’t, you can go sign up). Here is our Twitter page… http://twitter.com/csbg. And here are the Comics Should Be Good writers who are on Twitter (the links go [...]
Random Thoughts! (September 7, 2010)
Random Thought! I’ve now had White Castle. That’s one more goal in life accomplished. It’s random thoughts time! Get excited!
A review a day: Native Heart
Hey, I’m back! And yowza, I have a lot to review, as I’ve been saving these up so I can have reviews up every day for a while. Then the con came, and suddenly I had a ton of books! Isn’t that always the way? So let’s begin with a self-published graphic novel! Who doesn’t [...]
Scott’s Classic Comics Corner: A Study in Sherlock Pt. 2
This week I look at Silver and Bronze Age comic book appearances by Sherlock Holmes.
Something Interesting When You Look at the Current Volume of Teen Titans
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
- 41 Comments
While I was counting cover appearances for the Top Five Titans Cover Appearances by Characters bit, I was struck by something in the current volume of Teen Titans. Now, naturally, lineups of teams are going to constantly be in flux. It can’t be helped, especially at modern day DC, where characters are torn from books [...]
Top Five Bloodlines Characters
- by Brian Cronin
- in Top Five
- 42 Comments
Top Five Month (check here to see an archive of all the top five lists featured so far this month) continues with the contemporaries of the 1993 Marvel Annuals, the 1993 DC Annuals, which created new characters for their Bloodlines crossover (aliens were attacking humans, and every once in awhile would awaken powers in the [...]
A Year of Cool Comics – Day 249
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 [...]
She Has No Head! – Was Stumptown Worth The Wait?
Stumptown #1 – 4. Greg Rucka (writer). Matthew Southworth (art). Lee Loughridge, Rico Renzi, and Matthew Southworth (colors). Oni. Full Color. $3.99. Let’s just get it out of the way – yes. Yes, it was great – one of the best comics I’ve read in months. But I had to go back and read the [...]
Comic Critics #130!
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-nine strips at the archive here and you can read more about Sean and Brandon at the Comic Critics blog. Enjoy!
