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2010 November

What I bought – 10 November 2010

“Bonding is like the romance in an Arnold Schwarzeneggar movie.” If it happens along the way, fine.” But it ain’t the reason you go there.” (Bruce Feirstein, from Real Men Don’t Bond)

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A Year of Cool Comics – Day 314

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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Which Marvel or DC Character has the most absurd origin?

I was just thinking about the current Nomad, and how absurd her back story is. I don’t mean this in a bad way, as I like her as a character. Sean McKeever has done a good job with her. However, “Came from an alternate Earth created by a little kid where a bunch of Marvel [...]

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Any old Justice League collectors?

I need a scan of a non-story page from an early (pre-#10) issue of the first volume of Justice League of America for a bit here. Anyone have copies of pre-#10 JLA that they would be able to scan a page for me? Just e-mail me at bcronin@comicbookresources.com if you can help me out! Thanks [...]

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Comic Critics #138!

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 thirty-seven strips at the archive here and you can read more about Sean and Brandon at the Comic Critics blog. Enjoy!

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The Line It Is Drawn #15 – Comic Book Character Odd Couples

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 [...]

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A Year of Cool Comics – Day 313

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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Random Thoughts! (November 9, 2010)

Random Thought! Maybe life can be less busy now, yes? It’s random thoughts time! Get excited!

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Help me buy my comics this week!

That was fun last week, wasn’t it? Let’s do it again!

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A Year of Cool Comics – Day 312

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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Blue Moon Reviews — Two by Natsume Ono

The manga of Natsume Ono, brought to American shores by VIZ Media, has been enjoying critical acclaim over the past year. Danielle Leigh reviewed the first two Ono releases—the stand-alones not simple and Ristorante Paradiso—and now I’m tackling the debut volumes of two new series, House of Five Leaves and Gente: The People of Ristorante [...]

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She Has No Head! – DV8: Character Rehabilitation Done Right, Now What?

DV8: Gods & Monsters #1 – #8. Brian Wood (writer). Rebekah Isaacs (artist). Carrie Strachan (colors). Fiona Staples (covers).  Jared K. Fletcher (letters). Ben Abernathy (editor). Kristy Quinn (assist. editor). Wildstorm. Full Color, 22-pages/book, $2.99/book. I haven’t been shy on this column about my love for Brian Wood and Rebekah Isaac’s DV8 Gods & Monsters [...]

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I Saw It Advertised One Day #4

This is the fourth 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 311

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 310

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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