Bill Sienkiewicz
Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 285: X-Men Annual #6
Every day this year, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. This month I will be showing pages that are either scary or are part of “scary” issues (as scary as a comic can be, of course), because it’s October! Today’s page is from X-Men Annual #6, which was published by Marvel and is cover dated 1982. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 248: Excalibur #27
Every day this year, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is from Excalibur #27, which was published by Marvel and is cover dated August 1990. This scan is from Excalibur Classic volume 4, which was published in 2007. Enjoy!
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Committed: Diving into the X-Statix Omnibus
Last night in my dreams, The Orphan from X-Statix was asked to do an interview. In the way of dreams, I don’t remember what it was about. But I do remember that he didn’t say what he was asked to say, and while Spike Freeman wasn’t happy about it, the team loved it. I woke up gagging to get back to reading my giant comic book.
Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 144: Black Widow #6
Every day this year, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is from Black Widow #6 (one of the many Black Widow mini-series that came out in the first decade of the 21st century), which was published by Marvel and is cover dated April 2005. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 38: 30 Days of Night: Beyond Barrow #1
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. This month I will be doing theme weeks, with each week devoted to a single artist. First up: Bill Sienkiewicz! Today’s page is from 30 Days of Night: Beyond Barrow #1, which was published by IDW and is cover dated September 2007. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 37: Stray Toasters #3
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. This month I will be doing theme weeks, with each week devoted to a single artist. First up: Bill Sienkiewicz! Today’s page is from Stray Toasters #3, which was published by Marvel (under their Epic line) and is cover dated 1988. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 36: The Shadow #6
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. This month I will be doing theme weeks, with each week devoted to a single artist. First up: Bill Sienkiewicz! Today’s page is from The Shadow #6, which was published by DC and is cover dated January 1988. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 35: Elektra: Assassin #8
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. This month I will be doing theme weeks, with each week devoted to a single artist. First up: Bill Sienkiewicz! Today’s page is from Elektra: Assassin #8, which was published by Marvel and is cover dated March 1987. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 34: Daredevil: Love and War
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. This month I will be doing theme weeks, with each week devoted to a single artist. First up: Bill Sienkiewicz! Today’s page is from Daredevil: Love and War (Marvel Graphic Novel #24, in case you’re keeping track), which was published by Marvel and is cover dated 1986. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 33: Moon Knight #30
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. This month I will be doing theme weeks, with each week devoted to a single artist. First up: Bill Sienkiewicz! Today’s page is from Moon Knight #30, which was published by Marvel and is cover dated April 1983. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 32: Moon Knight #2
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. This month I will be doing theme weeks, with each week devoted to a single artist. First up: Bill Sienkiewicz! Today’s page is from Moon Knight #2, which was published by Marvel and is cover dated December 1980. Enjoy!
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Committed: Crime Fighting Female Duos – Daughters of the Dragon
I just read Daughters of the Dragon, simply out of curiosity about one of the only female crime fighting duo’s (in comic books or any other entertainment medium.) While I’m a bit of an old Iron Fist fan, and I do enjoy reading comics about female superheroes, and Misty and Colleen are a creation of Chris Claremont and John Byrne (who did some very weird but very good things with strong, sexy women in other books, including the marvelous Dark Phoenix Saga) Daughters of the Dragon was the only female crime-fighting duo book I could find. It sounds ridiculous, and I’m hoping that perhaps some of you reading this can help me, but they were one of the only crime-fighting, female duos that I could think of in any entertainment medium, outside of that old ’80′s tv series; Cagney and Lacey.
Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 1: New Mutants #18
I was going to do something for an entire year, and I still might, but for now, we’ll see how doing it for a month goes!
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Committed: NYCC (Warren Ellis, Talking Shop, & Photos)
As I write this, I’m slumped on the couch having just returned from New York Comic Convention. This was my second time at NYCC and I can confirm that it is a very different sort of affair from its West Coast counterparts like San Diego International Comic Con. Like New York itself, the convention is a little darker and more crowded, with less physical space for a similar amount of people and moodier lighting, the convention has an engaging urgency to it. Underneath all of the brash fun of the comic books, costumes, toys and games there is a definite New York atmosphere which bleeds through. Meeting up with all of my East Coast and European friends and colleagues in person is quite an experience too, since if we do talk, it is usually only talk online.
Committed: “Elektra: Assassin” is out of print
Elektra: Assassin means a lot to me and it saddens me that comic books are still treated in as simply collectible objects, rather than being valued as important works of art, the contents of which must always be easily available to potential new readers.
