2011 June
When We First Met #17
Each day in June you’ll get an entry showing you the first appearance of seemingly minor characters, phrases, objects or events that later became notable parts of comic book lore. Not major stuff like “the first appearance of Superman,” but rather, “the first time someone said, ‘Avengers Assemble!’” or “the first appearance of Batman’s giant [...]
A Month of Comic Book Sites – Comics And…Other Imaginary Tales
All throughout June, I’ll spotlight a different web site about comic books.. Like with the month of independent comics, the month of LGBT comics and last month’s month of webcomics, I figure I will let you comic book site/blog owners out there suggest your comic book web site (or blog) for spotlight during this month. [...]
If I (once again) ran the zoo – 52 DC titles I would totally buy
Some years ago (on the old blog!), I wrote a post about what I would do if I ran DC Comics. Now that they’re doing a “soft” reboot (none of that hard-core stuff around DC – they’re a family company!), I thought I would do what Bully and Bill Reed (among others, I’m sure) have [...]
Committed: The Hidden Life of Non-Super Heroes
There are plenty of superheroes out there who don’t have physical superpowers. They are not strictly speaking “super” in any sense of the word, outside of their courage, hard work and determination. Yet you rarely see them dealing with the harsh realities of their own physical limitations. Is Doctor Strange the secret physical therapist of [...]
Gladstone’s School for World Conquerors #2 Review
Today marks the release of the second issue of Mark Andrew Smith’s new comic, Gladstone’s School for World Conquerors, with artwork by Armand Villavert and colors by Carlos Carrasco (letters by Thomas Mauer). The comic is about a group of schoolchildren at a, well, school for world conquerors. What they don’t know, however, is that [...]
When We First Met #16
Each day in June you’ll get an entry showing you the first appearance of seemingly minor characters, phrases, objects or events that later became notable parts of comic book lore. Not major stuff like “the first appearance of Superman,” but rather, “the first time someone said, ‘Avengers Assemble!’” or “the first appearance of Batman’s giant [...]
A Month of Comic Book Sites – Gentlemen of Leisure
All throughout June, I’ll spotlight a different web site about comic books.. Like with the month of independent comics, the month of LGBT comics and last month’s month of webcomics, I figure I will let you comic book site/blog owners out there suggest your comic book web site (or blog) for spotlight during this month. [...]
What Would Be Your MARVEL 52?
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
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We’ve seen all of the news overs DC’s relaunch of their superhero line of comics with 52 #1s, so what titles would you go with if MARVEL tried a similar approach? Remember, part of the approach is that you are trying to optimize diversity as much as you can. You don’t need to come up [...]
When We First Met #15
Each day in June you’ll get an entry showing you the first appearance of seemingly minor characters, phrases, objects or events that later became notable parts of comic book lore. Not major stuff like “the first appearance of Superman,” but rather, “the first time someone said, ‘Avengers Assemble!’” or “the first appearance of Batman’s giant [...]
A Month of Comic Book Sites – Comic Books and Protein Powder
All throughout June, I’ll spotlight a different web site about comic books.. Like with the month of independent comics, the month of LGBT comics and last month’s month of webcomics, I figure I will let you comic book site/blog owners out there suggest your comic book web site (or blog) for spotlight during this month. [...]
Preview Pages From IDW’s Upcoming Release, All-Ghouls School!
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
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The great Marc Sumerak (who I’ve featured a number of times on the blog for his great work for Marvel’s various all-ages publications, like Power Pack, Marvel Adventures and Franklin Richards: Boy Genius) is doing an original all-ages graphic novel for IDW with artist David Bryant (colors by Hi-Fi) that is coming out in August [...]
3 Chicks Review Comics – Episode 019
IT’S EPISODE 019! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN, DOWNLOAD, AND/OR SUBSCRIBE TO ITUNES NOW. Inside this episode! This week we review Secret Six #34, American Vampire: Survival Of The Fittest #1, and The Never Weres. Hot topic this week…could it be anything other than the DCnU? The September “re-launch” is all anyone in comics is talking [...]
A Month of Comic Book Sites – Panels on Pages
All throughout June, I’ll spotlight a different web site about comic books.. Like with the month of independent comics, the month of LGBT comics and last month’s month of webcomics, I figure I will let you comic book site/blog owners out there suggest your comic book web site (or blog) for spotlight during this month. [...]
When We First Met #14
Each day in June you’ll get an entry showing you the first appearance of seemingly minor characters, phrases, objects or events that later became notable parts of comic book lore. Not major stuff like “the first appearance of Superman,” but rather, “the first time someone said, ‘Avengers Assemble!’” or “the first appearance of Batman’s giant [...]
