2011 July
Comic Book Easter Eggs – Hal Jordan in Hulk and Claremont Brings the X-Men to DC With Him
All throughout July, I will be sharing with you three comic book “easter eggs” a day. An easter egg is an 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 really [...]
Drawing Crazy Patterns – Non-Colossus Fastball Specials
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 instances of the “fastball special” where Wolverine is being thrown by someone other than Colossus. Enjoy!
Joint review time! with Celluloid (NSFW)
Let’s get this out of the way right away: There are DEFINITELY GOING TO BE SOME TOTALLY NOT SAFE FOR WORK images underneath the cut. Just so you know! And I asked our own Kelly Thompson to review this with me, ’cause that’s just how I roll, yo.
3 Chicks Review Comics – Episode 021
IT’S EPISODE 021! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN, DOWNLOAD, AND/OR SUBSCRIBE TO ITUNES NOW. Inside this episode! This week we review Heroes For Hire #9, Batman & Robin #25, and Loose Ends #1 (releases 7/13/11). It would be impossible for the hot topic this week to be anything but the runaway success of the Womanthology Project [...]
Comic Book Easter Eggs – Twin Peaks, Homicide: Life on the Street and More!
All throughout July, I will be sharing with you three comic book “easter eggs” a day. An easter egg is an 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 really [...]
Drawing Crazy Patterns – The X-Men Playing Baseball
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 instances of the X-Men playing baseball. This includes ALL FOUR of the times that Claremont had the X-Men play baseball! Enjoy!
Don’t Beware: Green Lantern’s All Right
- by Bill Reed
- in General
- 17 Comments
In which Bill finally gets around to taking a critical look at the Green Lantern movie, which may be playing in your local second-run theater, possibly under its foreign market title of “Green Screen Lantern.” There will be SPOILERS, but you’ve all seen it by now anyway. High school students have, for decades, read and [...]
Oath of the Avengers!
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
- 3 Comments
Here is a drawing by Douglas Nelson based on The Line It Is Drawn topic of “Mash-up comic book characters with famous paintings” (click here to see what the regular Line It Is Drawn artists did with the topic). Nelson chose Jacques-Louis David’s “The Oath of the Horatii” for his mash-up. Read on to see [...]
Comic Book Easter Eggs – Bootsy Collins, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.?!?
All throughout July, I will be sharing with you three comic book “easter eggs” a day. An easter egg is an 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 really [...]
Drawing Crazy Patterns – Why Puny Humans Not Leave Hulk Alone?
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 instances where the Hulk asks why is it that the humans never leave him alone. Enjoy!
Comic Theme Time – Unresolved Comic Book Plot Threads
As always, Comic Theme Time is a twist on the idea of a “Top Five” list. Instead of me giving a topic and then listing my top five choices, I’m giving you the topic and letting you go wild with examples that you think fit the theme. Here, we’re discussing unresolved comic book plot threads. [...]
Comic Book Easter Eggs – Charles Bronson, Pinky and the Brain and Legion Fireworks!
All throughout July, I will be sharing with you three comic book “easter eggs” a day. An easter egg is an 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 really [...]
A Sunday in the Foothills
I’m not the only one in our household with itchy feet. My wife gets occasional bouts of wanderlust as well.
Drawing Crazy Patterns – Superboy’s Tactile Telekinesis!
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 Adam F., we follow up yesterday’s examination of five instances where Psylocke described her psychic knife as the “focused totality of my telepathic [...]
What I bought – 6 July 2011
Revolution is the universal rule of evolution. Revolution is a universal principle of the world. Revolution is the essence of the struggle for survival or destruction in a time of transition. Revolution submits to heaven and responds to men’s needs. Revolution rejects what is corrupt and keeps the good. Revolution is the advance from barbarism [...]
