2011 July
Drawing Crazy Patterns – Flash Stories Ending With Iris West Complaining About Barry Allen
In this feature, I spotlight five scenes/moments from within comic book stories that fit under a specific theme (basically, stuff that happens frequently in comics). Today we look at five times that a Flash story ended with Iris West complaining about Barry Allen. Enjoy!
Congratulations to the Eisner Award Winners!
Friday night, the Eisner Awards were announced, and I think that the voters did a fine job. It was too bad that our own Line it is Drawn artist Caanan Grall did not pick up an Eisner, but the webcomic that won, Karl Kerschl’s brilliant Abomindable Charles Christopher is, well, brilliant, so at least Caanan [...]
Two Rough Days (and How We Cured Them)
A while back I did a series of columns on “comfort food” entertainment. I thought I’d pretty much said my piece on it, but a couple of things cropped up that made me want to come back to it again.
Try to figure out the casts of Uncanny X-Men and Wolverine and the X-Men!
- by Brian Cronin
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I know how much you folks love to figure out who the mystery figures on comic book covers are, so I figured I’d give you all a chance to show your stuff by guessing who the rosters will be for the upcoming Uncanny X-Men and Wolverine and the X-Men teams. Here’s the Uncanny X-Men team… [...]
Comic Book Easter Eggs – Tony Stark, Pronounced ThroatWarbler Mangrove
All throughout July, I will be sharing with you three comic book “easter eggs” a day. An easter egg is a joke/visual gag/in-joke that a comic book creator (typically the artist) has hidden in the pages of the comic for readers to find (just like an easter egg). They range from the not-so-obscure to the [...]
Drawing Crazy Patterns – Doctor Doom Couldn’t Possibly Have Survived THAT, Right?
In this feature, I spotlight five scenes/moments from within comic book stories that fit under a specific theme (basically, stuff that happens frequently in comics). Today we look at five times that the Fantastic Four were sure that Doctor Doom was dead. Enjoy!
Comic Critics #169!
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-eight strips at the archive here and you can read more about Sean and Brandon at the Comic Critics blog. Enjoy!
Devastating Marvel Early 90s Time Paradox!
- by Brian Cronin
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Someone mentioned the Thing’s injuries from 1993 and it reminded me of one of the great continuity paradoxes.
Comic Book Legends Revealed #324
Welcome to the three hundredth and twenty-fourth in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. This week, learn the surprising history behind Superman and his famous changes within phone booths! Plus, discover the interesting secrets behind Death of the Endless guest-starring in the Incredible Hulk. And did [...]
Comic Book Easter Eggs – Crosby, Stills, Nash and the X-Men
All throughout July, I will be sharing with you three comic book “easter eggs” a day. An easter egg is a joke/visual gag/in-joke that a comic book creator (typically the artist) has hidden in the pages of the comic for readers to find (just like an easter egg). They range from the not-so-obscure to the [...]
Drawing Crazy Patterns – The Strange Costumes of Batman!
In this feature, I spotlight five scenes/moments from within comic book stories that fit under a specific theme (basically, stuff that happens frequently in comics). Today we look at five examples of strange costumes Batman has! Enjoy!
The Line It Is Drawn #50 – Super Team Extravaganza!
Go 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 to the person’s Twitter account) – myself, Greg Hatcher, Chad [...]
Comic Book Easter Eggs – Wolverine and the Sopranos
All throughout July, I will be sharing with you three comic book “easter eggs” a day. An easter egg is a joke/visual gag/in-joke that a comic book creator (typically the artist) has hidden in the pages of the comic for readers to find (just like an easter egg). They range from the not-so-obscure to the [...]
Drawing Crazy Patterns – Fastball Specials Without Colossus OR Wolverine!
In this feature, I spotlight five scenes/moments from within comic book stories that fit under a specific theme (basically, stuff that happens frequently in comics). Today, based on a suggestion a lot of you had, here are five fastball specials executed without Colossus OR Wolverine! Enjoy!
The Bizarre Ending of “The Man Who Was Clark Kent’s Double”
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
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Okay, enough of you asked for it, so I’ll share the messed up ending of the second story from Lois Lane #3, “The Man Who Was Clark Kent’s Double.” Enjoy!
