Marvel
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. [...]
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!
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!
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 [...]
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 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!
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!
Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 29: The Incredible Hercules #125
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is from The Incredible Hercules #125, which was published by Marvel and is cover dated March 2009. Enjoy!
Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 28: Captain Britain #9
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is from Captain Britain #9, which was published by Marvel and is cover dated 8 December 1976. Enjoy!
Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 27: Dreadstar #20
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is from Dreadstar #20, which was published by Marvel/Epic and is cover dated August 1985. 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 23: Spider-Man/Human Torch #2
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is a story from Spider-Man/Human Torch #2, which was published by Marvel and is cover dated April 2005. Enjoy!
Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 22: Ultimate X-Men #66
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is a story from Ultimate X-Men #66, which was published by Marvel and is cover dated March 2006. 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 [...]
