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2010 October

Scott’s Classic Comics Corner: S is for Shakespeare

Shakespeare has made quite an impact in comic books, ranging from the classic ‘S is for Shakespeare’ panel from World’s Finest #186, to the numerous Hamlet inspired covers. This week, I’ll be taking a look as some lesser known Shakespeare related comic books:

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A Year of Cool Comics – Day 291

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 [...]

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She Has No Head! – Ladies Comics Project, Part 3

Welcome to Part 3, and the final installment of this iteration of The Ladies Comics Project in which a handful of my family, friends, and colleagues (both those familiar with comics and not) read and reviewed one of the comics I purchased in September 2010.  For more details about this project and more ladies reviews [...]

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A Year of Cool Comics – Day 290

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 [...]

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A Year of Cool Comics – Day 289

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 [...]

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Sunday with the Antiquarians

Specifically, the ones populating the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair last weekend.

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I Saw It Advertised One Day #2

This is the second in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of pieces looking at advertisements in comic books over the decades that amused me for whatever reason. In each installment, we’ll take a look at three ads! Here is an archive of all installments of this feature. Enjoy!

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A Year of Cool Comics – Day 288

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 [...]

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Comic Book Legends Revealed #282

Welcome to the two-hundred and eighty-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 eighty-one. Comic Book Legends Revealed is part of the larger Legends Revealed series, where I look into legends about the worlds of [...]

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October 2010 Reader Art Gallery!

Every week, we have six artists do sketches based on reader suggestions. The feature is called The Line It Is Drawn (check it out here). Well, once a month I am letting any reader who wants to share their OWN drawings send in one drawing apiece based on one of the previous topics that the [...]

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A Year of Cool Comics – Day 287

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! Did [...]

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What I bought – 13 October 2010

Our nation has grown by its need for the unnecessary — another name for human progress. (Daniel Boorstin, from Cleopatra’s Nose)

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I Saw It Advertised One Day #1

This is the first in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of pieces looking at advertisements in comic books over the decades that amused me for whatever reason. In each installment, we’ll take a look at three ads! Enjoy!

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A Year of Cool Comics – Day 286

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 [...]

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Committed: NYCC is a behemoth

Last weekend I finally experienced the New York Comic Con. After hearing about it from my New York friends for years, I was looking forward to a very different kind of comic con from the comparatively parochial San Diego Comic Con. Somehow, having been to a few SDCC’s, Alternative Press Expo’s, and Wondercon’s I thought [...]

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