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What I bought – 8 February 2012
And I fervently believe that there will come a time when no one will be burned and no one beheaded; when the criminal will plead for death as a mercy and deliverance and death will be denied him, for life will serve as his punishment just as death does today; when there will be no [...]
What “The War That Time Forgot” can teach us!
With the recent announcement that DC is re-launching a bunch of their war comics, including “The War That Time Forgot,” I thought I’d post this. I started this in 2008 and meant it to be a series of five, but they take a really long time to put together, and none of the other old-school [...]
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!
Flippin’ through Previews – February 2012
Are people really upset about that Wonder Woman cover? Really? If you don’t know already, see it on the latest Previews, #281, below!
What I bought – 24 January and 1 February 2012
Despair and idleness are, I think, the chief motives for religious devotion. When we have nothing on earth to do or hope for we gaze at the sky. We kiss the holy ikons because we have nothing better to kiss. (Lawrence Durrell, from Pope Joan)
Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 31: Metal Men #1
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is from Metal Men #1, which was published by DC and is cover dated October 2007. Enjoy!
Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 30: World’s Finest #2
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is from World’s Finest #2, which was published by DC and is cover dated 1990. Enjoy!
Committed: Targeted Marketing for the Geek-Curious
Outside of comic books themselves, there is very little advertising for comic books, online or on television. Targeting non-comic book readers could be effective, but are the corporations who own comic book publishers really trying to sell comic books?
Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 20: Tales of the Unexpected #7, back-up story
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is the back-up story from Tales of the Unexpected #7, which was published by DC and is cover dated June 2007. Yes, this is more commonly known as “Chapter Seven” of Doctor 13: Architecture & Mortality. Enjoy!
What I bought – 18 January 2012
“I’ve always believed, Josef, that we are more in love with desire than with the desired!” (Irvin D. Yalom, from When Nietzsche Wept)
What I bought – 11 January 2012
‘Once giants walked the earth,’ she repeated, emphatically. ‘Yes, titans absolutely, it’s a fact.’ Three mothers creaked and swung with expressions of fascinated absorption upon their smiling faces; but Raza Hyder took no notice, closed his eyes, grunted from time to time. ‘Now the pygmies have taken over, however,’ Bilquis confided. ‘Tiny personages. Ants. Once [...]
Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 11: Aquaman: Time and Tide #2
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is from Aquaman: Time and Tide #2, which was published by DC and is cover dated January 1994. Enjoy!
Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 8: Detective Comics #620
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is from Detective Comics #620, which was published by DC and is cover dated late August 1990. Enjoy!
Checking out The Annotated Sandman, volume 1
Yes, I can’t do something simply when I can make it complicated!
Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 4: JLA: Act of God #2
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is from JLA: Act of God #2, which was published by DC and is cover dated 2001. Enjoy!
