2011 December
The Top 50 Most Memorable Covers of the Marvel Age, Day 3
Every day from now until December 20th, I will be posting seven memorable Marvel covers from the past 50 years (since Fantastic Four #1 came out, the beginning of the “Marvel Age”). I will be posting them in essentially random fashion. It does not matter if a cover shows up today or Day 15, they [...]
The Abandoned An’ Forsaked – Spider-Woman is an Evolved Spider!
All throughout December, we will be examining comic book stories and ideas that were not only abandoned, but also had the stories/plots specifically “overturned” by a later writer (as if they were a legal precedent). Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of The Abandoned An’ Forsaked. Today we look at the [...]
Comic Theme Time Month – Best Female Adoption of a Male Superhero/Supervillain Name
All December long, I will be doing daily installments of Comic Theme Time. Comic Theme Time is a twist on the idea of a “Top Five” list. Instead of me stating a topic and then listing my top five choices in that topic, I’m giving you the topic and letting you go wild with examples [...]
Committed: Grant Morrison’s JLA is a great birthday present
Last week I finally read a large chunk of Grant Morrison’s ’90′s run on JLA. It was something I’d been really looking forward, saving up to read when I felt like I deserved it. I knew it was going to be good, I just didn’t realize how much so. It was my birthday last week. Well, not quite [...]
The Top 50 Most Memorable Covers of the Marvel Age, Day 2
Every day from now until December 20th, I will be posting seven memorable Marvel covers from the past 50 years (since Fantastic Four #1 came out, the beginning of the “Marvel Age”). I will be posting them in somewhat random fashion. It does not matter if a cover shows up today or Day 15, they [...]
2011 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar
Just like a real Advent Calendar, every day until Christmas Eve you can click on the respective day on the Advent Calendar to reveal a special treat! In this instance, the “special treat” is the revelation of #100-51 on the Top DC and Marvel Characters list! Be sure to stop by every day for the [...]
Comic Theme Time Month – Best Non-Fiction Comics
All December long, I will be doing daily installments of Comic Theme Time. Comic Theme Time is a twist on the idea of a “Top Five” list. Instead of me stating a topic and then listing my top five choices in that topic, I’m giving you the topic and letting you go wild with examples [...]
The Abandoned An’ Forsaked – Who Caused Hank Pym’s Mental Breakdowns?
All throughout December, we will be examining comic book stories and ideas that were not only abandoned, but also had the stories/plots specifically “overturned” by a later writer (as if they were a legal precedent). Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of The Abandoned An’ Forsaked. Today we feature the third [...]
Random Thoughts! (December 6, 2011)
Random Thought! There’s nothing about Fred Van Lente in this post. It’s Random Thoughts time! Get excited!
Thanks for Coming Out for the Fred Van Lente Day Chat!
It was great fun, with some surprising special guests like Ryan Dunlavey, Greg Pak and Steve Lieber. A lot of fascinating discussions. I’ll post the transcript soon. I hope everyone had a great Fred Van Lente Day!
Fred Van Lente Day: Fred Van Lente Chat!
Fred and I are chatting about comic book history, a sort of team-up between The Comic Book History of Comics and Comic Book Legends Revealed. Feel free to come join our discussion and ask pertinent questions. We might answer you! Here is the link to the chatroom.
Fred Van Lente Day Announcement: The Comic Book History of Comics From IDW!
Our major Fred Van Lente Day news of the day is that IDW Publishing will be collecting Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey’s great Comic Book Comics mini-series into a collection called The Comic Book History of Comics! Read on for a description of the series an exclusive first look at the cover of the [...]
Fred Van Lente Day: The First Five Pages of Renaissance Chapter 1
Here’s the man himself, Fred Van Lente, letting you know what you need to know about his upcoming project, Renaissance… RENAISSANCE is among the most challenging and ambitious projects I’ve ever attempted, and I’m happy to be joined by triple-threat artist Sarah Oleksyk (Oni’s “Ivy”) on art chores. It’s a story about the intertwined friendships [...]
Happy Fred Van Lente Day!
It’s that special time of year again, that most awesome of holidays, Fred Van Lente Day! In honor of the occasion, we have some previews of an upcoming Van Lente comic series at 9am (Eastern), a first look at the collection for Comic Book Comics at Noon (Eastern) and at 2:30 PM (Eastern), we’ll even [...]
The Abandoned An’ Forsaked – Are Those Really the Scarlet Witch’s Kids?!
All throughout December, we will be examining comic book stories and ideas that were not only abandoned, but also had the stories/plots specifically “overturned” by a later writer (as if they were a legal precedent). Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of The Abandoned An’ Forsaked. Today we feature the second [...]
