Comic Blogs Should Be Good
The Problem with Canadian Comic Prices
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, October 4th, 2007 at 12:01 PM EST
I apologize for not linking to this great Don MacPherson piece sooner (the Countdown weeks were fairly hectic - as you can see by the lack of Judging Books By Their Covers, I'm still catching up), as it is a very interesting look at the effect of the rise in value of the Canadian [...]
Neat Look at Creating a Comic
- by Brian Cronin
- Sunday, September 23rd, 2007 at 9:01 AM EST
A. David Lewis, who wrote the nifty The Lone and Level Sands (see here, where I told you folks how good it was, and here where Greg B. also had nice things to say about it), is doing an interesting look at creating a comic with a production blog for his new comic book project [...]
Happy Blogoversary to Don MacPherson's Eye on Comics!
- by Brian Cronin
- Wednesday, September 19th, 2007 at 8:12 AM EST
Don has been doing Eye on Comics for a full year now!
Meanwhile, Don has an interesting piece up here about whether the All Star line of comics has been a financial success for DC Comics.
Hehe...Michael Turner Nightmares
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, September 4th, 2007 at 2:18 PM EST
Steve Flanagan had a funny post up at his blog here where he talks about how scary the concept of "a Michael Turner drawing coming to life" would be.
David Brothers on "Metaphorically Speaking"
- by Brian Cronin
- Monday, August 6th, 2007 at 11:27 AM EST
I hate a comic book that you only have to read once.
No, wait, that isn't true. To be honest, I love comics that you have to read more than once so much that it sometimes seems like I hate one-time use comics.
Let me back up. I'm David Brothers, and I blog at 4thletter with my [...]
David Campbell's Top Ten Suicide Squad Lines, Part Two
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 at 2:22 PM EST
Check out part two here, at Dave's great blog, Dave's Long Box.
David Campbell's Top Ten Suicide Squad Lines
- by Brian Cronin
- Monday, July 30th, 2007 at 4:36 PM EST
Because Cronin's such a stand-up guy he allowed me to do a little guest spot here at Comics Should Be Good, where I can spread the gospel of Suicide Squad to the masses.
This week (and I use the term "week" loosely) on my blog Dave's Long Box I am focusing on Suicide Squad, the [...]
Future of Comics?
- by Brian Cronin
- Wednesday, June 13th, 2007 at 7:12 AM EST
Alan David Doane shot me over an interesting piece he recently did over at Comic Book Galaxy about the future of comics. Check it out here, and let me know what you think!
Edited to add - Here's a follow up piece by ADD.
Tim Callahan on Early Grant Morrison
- by Brian Cronin
- Monday, June 11th, 2007 at 7:00 AM EST
Tim Callahan (whose blog can be found here) just came out with a book about Grant Morrison. Here, then, is a guest piece by Tim. - BC
To promote the release of my new book, Grant Morrison: The Early Years, I am doing a bit of guest-blogging here at CSBG.
My book, in case you [...]
Spider-Man Linkblogging!
- by Brian Cronin
- Monday, May 7th, 2007 at 5:20 AM EST
How has the comic blogoverse dealt with the release of Spider-Man 3?
Let's find out!
Tom Brevoort on the Death of Captain America
- by Brian Cronin
- Monday, March 12th, 2007 at 12:38 PM EST
Tom Brevoort is an Executive Editor at Marvel Comics. He edits a number of titles, including Civil War, New Avengers and, of course, Captain America. He has an excellent blog at Marvel.com that you can find here. His guest spot discusses the reactions to the death of Captain America in Captain America #25. Enjoy!
It's an [...]
Dick Hyacinth on "Ten Reasons Why American Children Should Not Be Allowed to Read Comics"
- by Brian Cronin
- Monday, March 5th, 2007 at 1:38 PM EST
Dick Hyacinth's blog, Dick Hates Your Blog, is, according to Hyacinth, "Everything you hate about comics-related internet content, filtered, magnified and supplemented for your convenience." In other words, it's Graeme McMillan's Fanboy Rampage done for comic book blogs. I think it is a lot of fun. For his guest spot, Dick is sharing with [...]
Alex Cox on the Timelessness of Popeye
- by Brian Cronin
- Wednesday, January 31st, 2007 at 4:31 AM EST
Alex Cox, owner of Rocketship, stops by with a piece about Thimble Theater.
I was recently asked if THIMBLE THEATER holds up today, or if it's mostly just considered important for the sake of history.
Well, Thimble Theater is (and has always been) a perfect mix of romance, adventure, slapstick, and character comedy. Does it hold [...]
Exploring Storytelling Engines with John Seavey
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007 at 5:15 PM EST
Starting in December, John Seavey has been doing a very interesting series at his blog, Fraggmented, called Storytelling Engines, where he examines the storytelling ideas that make up various comic book heroes. Read on to read John's description of the concept, as well as links to the installments he has done so far (Superman, [...]
Comic Blogs Should Be Good - Double Articulation
- by Brian Cronin
- Wednesday, January 17th, 2007 at 3:20 AM EST
When I first began to have guest bits from other comic blogs, to show you some of the neat comic blogs out there, Jim Roeg's Double Articulation was one of my very first choices. Double Articulation is one of the most literate comic blogs out there, and it's always a pleasure to read.
Jim's guest [...]
