2011 August
Almost Hidden – The Extremist Vector
Even with this large amount of comic books that have been collected in trade paperbacks, there are still a number of great comic books that have never been reprinted (I’d say roughly 60% of them are DC Comics from the 1980s through the mid-1990s). So every day this month I will spotlight a different cool [...]
Review time! with Liar’s Kiss
Oh, you wacky noir comics! How can I stay away?
I Love Ya But You’re Strange – What’s With the As, Ls, H and B?
Every day this August I’ll be spotlighting strange but ultimately endearing comic stories, one a day (basically, we’re talking lots and lots of Silver Age comic books). Here is the archive of past installments of this feature. Today we look at a bizarre story from 1952′s Strange Tales #9 about a man getting involved into [...]
Almost Hidden – Kyle Baker’s You Are Here
Even with this large amount of comic books that have been collected in trade paperbacks, there are still a number of great comic books that have never been reprinted (I’d say roughly 60% of them are DC Comics from the 1980s through the mid-1990s). So every day this month I will spotlight a different cool [...]
Review time! with Gingerbread Girl
More comics that you can read for free but which I elected to pay for! I’m just goofy that way!
The Blogathon has Begun!
Over at GraphiContent, my Blogathon to benefit the Hero Initiative has begun. It will be going on for the next 24 hours with new posts every 30 minutes. So, stop by, comment, encourage, read, enjoy, and, if you can, sponsor me by donating to the Hero Iniative. All of the details are on my blog [...]
I Love Ya But You’re Strange – Evil Girl Legion Dance Party!
Every day this August I’ll be spotlighting strange but ultimately endearing comic stories, one a day (basically, we’re talking lots and lots of Silver Age comic books). Here is the archive of past installments of this feature. Today we look at the issue where the girl members of the Legionnaire try to do away their [...]
Almost Hidden – Priest and Cowan’s Steel
Even with this large amount of comic books that have been collected in trade paperbacks, there are still a number of great comic books that have never been reprinted (I’d say roughly 60% of them are DC Comics from the 1980s through the mid-1990s). So every day this month I will spotlight a different cool [...]
I Love Ya But You’re Strange – Aquaman, the Human Cheat Sheet
Every day this August I’ll be spotlighting strange but ultimately endearing comic stories, one a day (basically, we’re talking lots and lots of Silver Age comic books). Here is the archive of past installments of this feature. Today we look at the Aquaman story from 1960′s Adventure Comics #278, where Aquaman decides to help Aqualad [...]
Almost Hidden – Keith Giffen’s PunX
Even with this large amount of comic books that have been collected in trade paperbacks, there are still a number of great comic books that have never been reprinted (I’d say roughly 60% of them are DC Comics from the 1980s through the mid-1990s). So every day this month I will spotlight a different cool [...]
I Love Ya But You’re Strange – Superman will murder a guy if it gets Lois off his back
Every day this August I’ll be spotlighting strange but ultimately endearing comic stories, one a day (basically, we’re talking lots and lots of Silver Age comic books). Here is the archive of past installments of this feature. Today we look at the lead story of Superman #139 from 1960. It was written by Jerry Siegel [...]
Almost Hidden – Tales From the Bully Pulpit!
Even with this large amount of comic books that have been collected in trade paperbacks, there are still a number of great comic books that have never been reprinted (I’d say roughly 60% of them are DC Comics from the 1980s through the mid-1990s). So every day this month I will spotlight a different cool [...]
Friday with the Academics
Oddly enough, by “academics” I guess I mean me and my blog colleague Ms. Kelly Thompson. No, really. It happened like this.
What I bought – 10 August 2011
By the river. She was standing by the river. She was dancing without moving. By the river. She wasn’t beautiful exactly; she was like a shimmer in the distance. She was so white his reservation eyes suffered. (Sherman Alexie, from “All I Wanted to do Was Dance”)
Comic Book Legends Revealed #327
Welcome to the three hundredth and twenty-seventh in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. This week, find out the amusingly low budget reason why only one member of the X-Men appeared on the Marvel cartoon adaptation of Secret Wars. Plus, did Human League really get their [...]
