Joe Rice
Joe Rice Media Review 3/22/07
- by Joe Rice
- Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 at 5:39 PM EST
Now this was a damned varied week. From content to style to genre to format, my comic purchases were all over the place. And, thankfully, no weird middle-aged nerd fantasies about men in tights valiantly trying to resist the advances of young girls in tights. I thought Peter David was the writer of that stuff […]
Things Needed and Things Unneeded
- by Joe Rice
- Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 at 9:40 AM EST
Thing we need: Unseen Peanuts on Free Comic Book Day. Hot dang! Free previously-unreprinted strips from one of the world’s greatest comics ever! I heart you Fantagraphics!
Thing we don’t need: Green Lantern’s inner monologue about trying not to want to do it with underage Supergirl. I know he had […]
New York Comicon Myspace Video w/ Olive
- by Joe Rice
- Friday, March 16th, 2007 at 4:13 PM EST
Olive Panter’s a great friend to Rocketship, a great friend to comics, and an overall good kid. Part one of her videos from NYCC is now up at Myspace.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2014864237
Joe Rice Media Review 3/16/07
- by Joe Rice
- Friday, March 16th, 2007 at 1:06 PM EST
It’s another Joe Rice Media Review and I’m actually going to earn the “media” part of the title this time. Well, maybe not “earn” it but come closer than in recent weeks. Months, really. See, as a younger, singler man I often went out to plays, movies, concerts . . .and bought new albums, books, […]
Joe Rice Media Review 3/8/07
- by Joe Rice
- Thursday, March 8th, 2007 at 5:12 PM EST
Holy butt crap I got a lot of books this week. It’s kind of intimidating looking at this stack just thinking about writing something about everything here. I suppose some will be easier than others . . .not a lot can be said about some of these books. Maybe I’ll spread the writing of this […]
Joe Rice Media Review 3/3/07
- by Joe Rice
- Saturday, March 3rd, 2007 at 10:55 AM EST
Mostly superhero comics again this week, but certainly a wider variety in quality than last week. A few very-well done books that take the genre and tell stories with interesting twists or characters you can actually feel. And two more of increasingly bad quality. And the best book of the week may be a surprise.
Joe Rice Media Review 2/26/07
- by Joe Rice
- Monday, February 26th, 2007 at 3:14 PM EST
A decidedly mainstream selection of books I got this week, but when it’s good mainstream work, what’s the difference? The question, of course, is, “Is it good mainstream work?” And blah blah blah introductory paragraph nonsense hoooba hooba heeba hee!
Joe Rice Media Review 2/19/07
- by Joe Rice
- Sunday, February 18th, 2007 at 3:18 PM EST
Ah, and welcome to an All-British-Writers-Take-On-Mainstream-Superhero-Story Joe Rice Media Review. We’ve got a couple of Ennises, a couple of Ellises, and a Morrison. And you can’t get much more mainstream superhero than Batman. But the questions are “Do these men still have something to say about these characters?” and “Can they still entertain with them?” […]
Joe Rice Media Review 2/12/07
- by Joe Rice
- Sunday, February 11th, 2007 at 5:26 PM EST
Well, here we go. After making such a fuss about raising our standards both as readers and writers here at CSBG, I couldn’t very well let my very next column just fart out like they usually do. If I’m going to do this right, it’s going to take a bit more time. I suppose it’s […]
Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil: Yup, kids heart it.
- by Joe Rice
- Friday, February 9th, 2007 at 2:21 PM EST
So, as you may or may not know, last year I had a class that I just completely fell in love with. Best kids ever. And I got them hooked on the Marvel Family. We’d tell Captain Marvel stories for reward time, they’d draw their own comics, and at the end of the year I […]
No, Art is Not Purely Subjective
- by Joe Rice
- Friday, February 2nd, 2007 at 10:48 AM EST
I’m sorry, it isn’t. I know it’s a golden little dream that feels warm and cuddly when we hold onto it, but it simply isn’t true. Now, one’s reaction to art IS purely subjective. But one’s opinion or enjoyment of something does not affect the work itself. This isn’t going to be easy for me […]
Sorry to post even more often that Cronin . . .
- by Joe Rice
- Thursday, January 25th, 2007 at 2:57 PM EST
But I just had to share this. What was it that Woozy Winks said once? “I hear crying! Are you a superhero?” Welcome to superhero comics these days: stiff art and sad people in dumb costumes.
Choose-y Kids Choose Mouse Guard
- by Joe Rice
- Thursday, January 25th, 2007 at 2:32 PM EST
Believe it! And try to deal with the cuteness of my fake daughter and a sixth grade student. They were PUMPED the final issue finally arrived!
Joe Rice Media Review 1/24/07
- by Joe Rice
- Wednesday, January 24th, 2007 at 5:42 PM EST
You may have noticed that I did not write a column last week. That is, if you were not struck blind by the list of awful comics Burgas reviews and enjoys for some reason. I’m certain I had a good reason. I just don’t remember what it was. I was probably dabbling with the oscillating […]
Racistest Superheroes Ever
- by Joe Rice
- Friday, January 12th, 2007 at 7:00 AM EST
Now this post is not about superheroes that behave in a manner that shows they are racists at heart. That would be silly because all of them are. This post is about superheroes whose portrayal is racist.
