2011 May
A Month of Webcomics – 99 Reasons to Win
All throughout May, I’ll spotlight a different web comic. Like with the month of independent comics and the month of LGBT comics, I figure I will let you web comic 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 [...]
What Bill Bought: April 2011
In which Bill steals Burgas’ bit whilst he’s out of town. A schlemihl is a schlemihl. What can you “make” out of one? What can one “make” out of himself? You reach a point, and Profane knew he’d reached it, where you know how much you can and cannot do. But every now and then [...]
A Month of Webcomics – Birth of Venus
All throughout May, I’ll spotlight a different web comic. Like with the month of independent comics and the month of LGBT comics, I figure I will let you web comic 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 [...]
The Poor Man’s Guide to the Kentucky Derby
- by Brian Cronin
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Mickey Duzyj, the fellow who did such a great job on the cover to my book, has a really fun bit up on his site here called “The Poor Man’s Guide to the Kentucky Derby”! Here’s a sample… Check it out before the race later today!
Ten Goofiest Moments in the First Ten Thor Comics
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 ten goofiest moments from Journey Into [...]
Five Goofiest Moments in Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane #105-109
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 Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane #105-109, written [...]
A Month of Webcomics – Moon Freight 3
All throughout May, I’ll spotlight a different web comic. Like with the month of independent comics and the month of LGBT comics, I figure I will let you web comic 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 [...]
Friday on the Shelf of Shame
Full disclosure: “the Shame Shelf” isn’t actually my expression.
Spider-Man in the Style of Daniel Clowes!
- by Brian Cronin
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Douglas Nelson sent in a drawing based on the recent Line It Is Drawn about drawing comic book characters in the style of a notable comic artist. Douglas decided to draw Spider-Man in the style of the great Daniel Clowes (of Eightball fame). Read on to see Douglas’ drawing…
Comic Book Legends Revealed #312
Welcome to the three hundredth and twelfth in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. This week, discover the Marvel comic that was re-scripted at the last minute in response to terrorist threats! Learn whether James Rhodes replaced Tony Stark in the 1990s because the writer of [...]
Five Goofiest Moments in the First Five Issues of the Silver Surfer
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 Silver Surfer #1-5 by writer Stan [...]
A Month of Webcomics – Eventy-Seven
All throughout May, I’ll spotlight a different web comic. Like with the month of independent comics and the month of LGBT comics, I figure I will let you web comic 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 [...]
This Comic Book Blog is Good – Chasing Amazing
A few weeks back, a friend from the New York Knick blog I write for (knickerblogger.net) e-mailed me a link to this website he thought I would like where the author writes about his quest to collect every issue of Amazing Spider-Man. It was called Chasing Amazing, and it was a really good read. I [...]
Atlas Comic Monsters in the Style of Charles Schulz!
- by Brian Cronin
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Jess Harrold sent in a drawing based on the recent Line It Is Drawn about drawing comic book characters in the style of a notable comic artist. Jess decided to draw the monsters from Strange Tales, Journey Into Mystery, Tales of Suspense and Tales to Astonish…in the style of Charles Schulz (of Peanuts fame)! Read [...]
Five Goofiest Moments in the First Five Issues of Rip Hunter, Time Master
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 Rip Hunter, Time Master #1-5, by writer [...]
