2011 July
Comic Critics #168!
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-seven strips at the archive here and you can read more about Sean and Brandon at the Comic Critics blog. Enjoy!
Comic Book Legends Revealed #323
Welcome to the three hundredth and twenty-third in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. This week, did a member of a best-selling and critically acclaimed rap group produce a rap song for…the Human Torch? Plus, discover the most subtle comic book crossover of all-time and learn [...]
Comic Book Easter Eggs – Ultimate Glengarry Glen Ross?
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 – Last Page Magneto Reveals
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 from reader David P. (who previously suggested the Elektra’s Magic Sais installment), we feature five instances where Magneto is dramatically revealed on the final page [...]
What I bought – 13 July 2011
What a bore it is, waking up in the morning always the same person. (Jeremy Leven, from Creator)
Get Your Suggestions in for The Line It Is Drawn #50!
Just dropping a line to remind people that I moved the deadline for this week’s The Line It Is Drawn suggestions up a bit to late tonight rather than early tomorrow morning so that I could give the artists a bit of a head start on their pieces. So get to Twitter and tweet your [...]
Batman versus Superman in Justice League #2!
It took five issues the last time Jim Lee drew Batman to pit the Caped Crusader against the Man of Tomorrow, but the idea is so neat that it appears to be showing up in the second issue of the new Justice League! DC has released the solicits for the second issues of their Justice [...]
Comic Book Easter Eggs – Byrne’s Barney Rubble…Rubble
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 – Joker Falls “to his Death”
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 in early Batman comics where the Joker supposedly fell to his death. Enjoy!
The Line It Is Drawn #49 – What If…?
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 [...]
Committed: Women in Comics
Apparently there are journalists who are so naive as to think that the reason more women comic book creators aren’t successful is because they don’t feel comfortable with the aggressive subject matter of superhero comic books. It has been suggested lately by a number of people (who should know better) that the main reason women [...]
Comic Book Easter Eggs – Doctor Doom on Ice and Iron Man on the Bottle!
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 – Failed Attempts by Mr. Fantastic of Curing the Thing
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 where Reed “Mr. Fantastic” Richards tried and failed at curing his best friend, Ben “The Thing” Grimm of his cosmic mutation. Enjoy!
Scott’s Classic Comics Corner: Showcasing Some Disney Bargains
One of the titles I completely ignored as a young lad was Walt Disney Showcase. That was a shame, as I later learned that this series contained some wonderful material, including some Golden Age rarities, many of which can be found for under $5. In this column, I highlight some of the real hidden gems.
I Have a New Book Coming Out!
Plume Books (a division of Penguin) is publishing a second book about comics by me! It will be due out in July 2012. It’ll basically be an extension of the various features that I do on the blog (in list format), with a mix of some of the best ones that I’ve featured these last [...]
