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Shaping Comics Should Be Good in 2012
- by Brian Cronin
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Okay, so here’s the deal – next year it’ll still be daily features, but this time it’ll be six of this past year’s monthly features becoming regular weekly features, just like Comic Book Legends Revealed on Friday. I’ll be the one who will make the ultimate call as to which six features “graduate” to regular [...]
Happy Holidays from the Teen Titans!
- by Brian Cronin
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Our old pal Bill Walko did his annual Teen Titans holiday card. Check it out! Great stuff, Bill!
The 12 Days of Marvel Christmas
- by Brian Cronin
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Here’s a little carol I came up with back in ’07 that I thought I’d share with you all again… On the twelfth day of Christmas, Marvel gave to me….
Old Marvel Review IV: Fantastic Four 9, 10 and 11.
- by MarkAndrew
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Well, I’ve been sitting on this for, like, six years. Might as well hit “Publish” So here’s the deal - I’m doing a critical/historical examination of the first ten-or-so stories from each of Marvel’s major franchise titles - Fantastic Four, Hulk, Thor, Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men, Avengers, Daredevil, Captain America, and Kid Colt Outlaw. Sorta. [...]
Another Line it is Drawn Try-Out Entry
- by Brian Cronin
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For whatever reason, Daniel Cox’s e-mail containing his drawing for the second week of the Line it is Drawn try-out period never reached me. So Daniel sent it to me again, so I’ll post it here for you all, along with a chance to vote for Daniel in the poll, if you so choose. Read [...]
Fred Van Lente Chat at 2:30 Tomorrow!
- by Brian Cronin
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Only a day until Fred Van Lente Day! The man, the myth, the legend, Fred Van Lente will be here to have a chat with me about comic book history at 2:30 PM Eastern time. Everyone is welcome to attend our discussion about comic book history and various other things. Feel free to ask questions. [...]
What was up with Wizard: January 1997
- by Greg Burgas
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Wizard magazine may no longer be with us, but that doesn’t mean I can’t do another of my extremely irregular series looking at old issues of the magazine a certain sector of fans grew up loving. Come on, you can admit it! This time around, I’m checking out issue #65, the “1996 Year-End Spectacular.” My [...]
The Wonderful Wizard of…Arkham?!?
- by Brian Cronin
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This week’s Line it is Drawn is comic book characters mashed up with the classics of Western Literature. You can check the gallery out here. One of our artists, Sean McFarland, wanted to wait until he colored his piece for me to share it (especially given the topic, black and white would seem out of [...]
Check out CBR’s Gift Guide!
- by Brian Cronin
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Some good suggestions (some of which were mine – see if you can guess which ones I suggested!). Check it out here.
Why I’m Thankful For Comics Should Be Good
- by Brian Cronin
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Reader Travis Pelkie sent this in to me. -BC I’m Thankful for CSBG Because… It’s a great site about good comics, and that makes me happy. Brian updates the site daily with fun posts. It’s a great collection of writers on comics with varied interests that cover most things about comics that you’d want to [...]
An 11/11/11 Comic Book Celebration!
- by Brian Cronin
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In honor of this unique date, 11/11/11 (and specifically 11:11 PM here on the East Coast), I will be posting the eleventh story page of the eleven most notable eleventh issues in comic book history! Enjoy!
The Boisterous One
- by Bill Reed
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I’m a Bill Mantlo fan, and I have been since before I knew who Bill Mantlo was. Before I read the credit boxes, I was drawn to his stories. I have a portrait of ROM Spaceknight hanging above me as I write this. It’s for that reason that I must share with you this heartrending, [...]
Death and Amanda Palmer Duet!
- by Brian Cronin
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This week’s Line it is Drawn is comic book characters teaming up (or being mashed up) with famous musicians. You can check the gallery out here. One of our artists, Nick Perks, did two bonus pieces. Here is the second one! Nick drew the following suggestion of our own Eisner Award nominee, caanan: Amanda Palmer [...]
Morpheus Meets Robert Smith of the Cure!
- by Brian Cronin
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This week’s Line it is Drawn is comic book characters teaming up (or being mashed up) with famous musicians. You can check the gallery out here. One of our artists, Sean McFarland, did a BONUS piece! Sean saw that so many people wanted to see Morpheus and Robert Smith and the Cure meet, he just [...]
Planetary Gets a New Drummer…Ringo Starr!?
- by Brian Cronin
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This week’s Line it is Drawn is comic book characters teaming up (or being mashed up) with famous musicians. You can check the gallery out here. One of our artists, Nick Perks, did two bonus pieces. Here is the first one! Nick drew the following suggestion of BigMike20X6: Planetary gets a new ‘Drummer’ – Ringo [...]
