2011 May
Committed: “Elektra: Assassin” is out of print
Elektra: Assassin means a lot to me and it saddens me that comic books are still treated in as simply collectible objects, rather than being valued as important works of art, the contents of which must always be easily available to potential new readers.
Comic Book Legends Revealed Addendum: The Scare Tactics Single!
In a recent Comic Book Legends Revealed, I told the tale about how Len Kaminski, writer of the DC comic book, Scare Tactics (which was a book about a bunch of young monsters who had their own rock band), had gone out of pocket to produce a tape cassette single for the band. The notion [...]
Five Goofiest Moments in the First Five Human Torch Features in Strange Tales
Every day this month will have the five goofiest moment from a five-issue stretch of a particular comic book run. Once a week it will be the ten goofiest moments of a ten-issue stretch. Here is a list of the moments featured so far. Today we’re looking at the first five issues of the Human [...]
A Month of Webcomics – Rigby the Barbarian
All throughout May, I’ll spotlight a different webcomic. Like with the month of independent comics and the month of LGBT comics, I figure I will let you webcomic creators out there suggest your comic for spotlight during this month. So if you want me to spotlight your comic, drop me a line at bcronin@comicbookresources.com! Today [...]
Random Thoughts! (May 17, 2011)
Random Thought! No rain, no rain, no rain! It’s random thoughts time! Get excited!
Five Goofiest Moments in Justice League of America #43-47
Every day this month will have the five goofiest moment from a five-issue stretch of a particular comic book run. Once a week it will be the ten goofiest moments of a ten-issue stretch. Here is a list of the moments featured so far. Today we’re looking at Justice League of America #43-47, written by [...]
A Month of Webcomics – Kiwi Blitz
All throughout May, I’ll spotlight a different webcomic. Like with the month of independent comics and the month of LGBT comics, I figure I will let you webcomic creators out there suggest your comic for spotlight during this month. So if you want me to spotlight your comic, drop me a line at bcronin@comicbookresources.com! Today [...]
Page-by-page with Flashpoint #1
It’s time the other Big Summer Event got the Burgas Treatment! (Doesn’t that sound like some horrible medieval process by which, I don’t know, doctors extracted a spleen from the king or something?)
Review time! with Omega Comics Presents #4
Is it the end of an era for Omega Comics Presents? Say it ain’t so, Joe!
She Has No Head! – Joss Whedon’s Fray
Fray. Joss Whedon (writer). Karl Moline (pencils). Andy Owens (inks). Dave Stewart and Michelle Madsen (colors). Michelle Madsen (letters). Dark Horse Comics. Softcover. Full Color. 216 Pages. $19.99 I’ve been having a fairly random rekindling of my love for Buffy The Vampire Slayer of late. As such it seemed like the perfect time to finally [...]
Comic Critics #162!
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 sixty-one strips at the archive here and you can read more about Sean and Brandon at the Comic Critics blog. Enjoy!
A Month of Webcomics – The Bean
All throughout May, I’ll spotlight a different webcomic. Like with the month of independent comics and the month of LGBT comics, I figure I will let you webcomic creators out there suggest your comic for spotlight during this month. So if you want me to spotlight your comic, drop me a line at bcronin@comicbookresources.com! Today [...]
A quick tour of some of the comic book shops in Manhattan
Or, How To Spend A Chunk Of Cash In A Very Short Time!
