Thoughts on
Thoughts on the latest Daredevil arc
- by Brian Cronin
- Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 at 3:34 AM EST
I do not know if the current Daredevil arc is a response to some of the criticisms levied at this title lately, or if it was just a matter of the creative team realizing beforehand where criticism might end up coming,so they decided to address it themselves - either way, the end result is a […]
Thoughts on The Middle Man
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, June 19th, 2008 at 1:40 AM EST
So, I’m seeing a lot of ads for the new ABC Family TV series, The Middleman, in comic books.
I think that’s cool, as the character first appeared in a Middle Man comic book, written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach with art by Les McClaine.
Here’s the thing, though. The ads, which appear IN comic books, do not actually […]
Thoughts on DC Universe O
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, May 8th, 2008 at 6:34 AM EST
It is interesting to note that DC Universe 0, which flowed about as well as a given issue of Marvel Previews, was ten times the comic book that Countdown was, and received by DC fans at about the same rate.
The rousing success of DC Universe 0 makes me think that there is a sort of […]
Thoughts on the Eisner Nominations
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 at 4:25 AM EST
For the most part, seems like a solid job. Obviously, I can quibble here and there, but the nominations are fairly understandable.
And then there’s nominating Justice League of America #11 as one of the Best Single Issues/One-Shots of the year?
With all due respect to the judging panel of John Davis, Paul DiFilippo, Atom! Freeman, Jeff […]
Thoughts on Trials of Shazam #12
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 at 9:07 AM EST
Now, come on, that’s funny.
(Spoilers ahead).
Thoughts on Children Aging in Comics
- by Brian Cronin
- Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 at 1:15 AM EST
In his most recent column, Keith Giffen pointed out a few things he considered “NOT QUITE JUMPING THE SHARK, BUT CLOSE,” and two of them were the recent additions of “sons” of both Batman and Superman. Whether you agree or disagree with Giffen, it reminds me of the fact that both characters were introduced already […]
Thoughts on…Recommending Comics
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 at 5:27 PM EST
Danielle’s piece sorta inspired this thought, which is “what comics would you recommend to people?” And what strikes me is this - all things being even, the odds are that the person you’re recommending comics to is not going to be a superhero fan.
That’s not a knock on superheroes. You all know I loves […]
Thoughts on Daniel Way’s Deadpool
- by Brian Cronin
- Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 at 12:00 PM EST
Boy, do I like Daniel Way’s Deadpool! It is a bit of a shame that, here we are, 20-some-odd issues into Wolverine Origins, and the book is currently seeing the best issues of the entire run, and for the most part, it is because Way is doing such a good job with the NON-Wolverine characters […]
Thoughts on Super Smart Heroes
- by Brian Cronin
- Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 at 9:18 AM EST
As I’ve written in the past, when you introduce a super smart hero, you have to be EXTREMELY careful that the character doesn’t turn into a crazy mix between a Mary Sue/Pet Character/Walking Deus Ex Machina.
So that’s why this week’s Incredible Hercules thrilled me, because it appears (SPOILERS AHEAD!)
Thoughts on Jeph Loeb and his Artists
- by Brian Cronin
- Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 at 5:44 AM EST
So, I’m reading the Hulk #2, and it’s not particularly good, but one thing stands out, and the same thing stands out in basically every comic Jeph Loeb writes - the man sure does know how to write for his artists, doesn’t he?
Take Hulk #2, for example; the book is an action-packed battle between Iron […]
Thoughts on the New Teen Titans
- by Brian Cronin
- Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 at 2:30 AM EST
I got on this train of thought when I was thinking of Roger Stern, and how good of a job he did making both the Hobgoblin and Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau) into major figures in the Marvel Universe. That is really, really hard to do, and as noted by the fact that the latter character […]
One More Day Brings More One More Day Talk!
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 at 8:57 PM EST
Joe Quesada’s fourth part is up here at CBR, and JMS responds here at Newsarama. Let’s see what we shall see!
Thoughts on Joe Quesada’s One More Day Interviews
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 at 5:03 AM EST
CBR has been doing a series of exclusive interviews with Joe Quesada on One More Day (Five parts, the first three are up so far - One, Two and Three), and it’s been quite interesting - read on for some thoughts I had upon reading them.
“Autobiographical” Comics.
- by MarkAndrew
- Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 at 2:23 AM EST
“It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense. “
- Mark Twain
(So, OK, this is a couple months out of date now. I am slow, lazy writer. Can we just pretend it’s September?)
So I’m hanging out in the Haunted Bookstore in Iowa City tonight, it’s COLDcoldcoldcold (and windy) […]
Thoughts on Crossover Preludes
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, November 1st, 2007 at 9:02 AM EST
This week saw the release of two crossover preludes (although only one of them was actually CALLED a prelude instead of Part One) - Batman #670 and X-Men: Messiah Complex One-Shot.
The former was better than the latter, and I think it is because it does not fall into the “necessary evil” trap that a lot […]
