Doom Patrol
What I bought – 16 February 2011
She didn’t realize that it was in the blood and not on the skin; she didn’t see that there could be nothing more suburban than suburbanites repudiating themselves. (Hanif Kureishi, from The Buddha of Suburbia)
Committed: The Drug User’s Comic Reading List
Haven’t you ever wondered which comic books will enhance your life-threatening drug use? Apparently, some of my friends tell me that they read specific comic books only when they are drunk or high, deeming the content to be appropriate for consumption exclusively in an altered state.
Greg reviews every January DC comic!*
Everyone take a deep breath. Here we go!
Sunday Brunch: 10/10/10
Sunday? Again? Already? Here we go, then. Links, cartoon review, ruminations on the cud of the industry. CHALLENGE OF THE WEEK: Invent a sidekick for a superhero who has never had a sidekick.
Comics You Should Own Archive
Here are links to all the Comics You Should Own essays I have written so far. Plus, I’ve added some explanation. Enjoy!
Committed: Different Issues with Back Issues, Pt 2
Continuing the epic forage through my childhood comic book collection, moving into the realm of comix. Once I’d browsed and reminisced through my superhero comics to my hearts content, I moved on to the darker, more mysterious contents of the remaining boxes.
Box of Comics: February 2010
This month, every comic I bought revealed shocking political statements underneath the four-color face-kicking! What madness is this!?
Scenes from a Box of Comics: Part the First
It’s been quite a while, but it’s time once again for the world’s most behind-the-times comics reviews! We’ll start with a couple of reviews that had been sitting in the “Drafts” folder for a few months, and then launch into some reviews that are considerably more up-to-date– but not too up-to-date. I have a reputation [...]
Box of Comics: August 2009
How hopelessly late am I this time? Not too much, I hope. (Place your bets on how many semi-colons I use in this post!) At least I review some stuff that I haven’t seen reviewed much around the internets. Well, aside from that one comic. You know the one. Inside: The most awesome comic ever [...]
Showcase Presents: Doom Patrol Review
Somewhere along the line, I became a huge Doom Patrol geek without even noticing. Buying Morrison’s run in trade wasn’t enough for me. No, I had to track down the vastly underrated Arcudi/Huat run. I’m champing at the bit for the upcoming Giffen-penned series. And now I’ve gone and read through all 500+ pages of [...]
