Undervalued Spotlight #89
More Fun Comics #73, DC Comics, November 1941 Now here’s a comic book that should be getting a lot more respect and a lot more attention. More Fun #73 introduces two major DC characters, Aquaman and Green Arrow. Both were…
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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G.I. Joe: Tales from the Cobra Wars
In the summer of 1989 I was sitting in my room, with pad and a pen, writing out what I had hoped would be the greatest piece of G.I. Joe fiction ever. After two paragraphs I got bored. So unfortunately…
X-Men Legacy #250
After being stuck in limbo X-Men Legacy readers get a giant-sized mystery and a new team on a mission to find Legion's missing personas. The title is one of few Marvel series to have avoided renumbering and is known as the title staying honest to each characters history.
In the character-driven issue every beat of the plot flows fluidly from panel to panel in what might become the last surviving X-book.
Screaming Planet
Humanoids week continues at Comic Book Daily with a look at Alexandro Jodorowsky’s Screaming Planet. Here’s the publisher’s blurb: [quote]All that remains of a prosperous, warm planet destroyed by the madness of its inhabitants many years ago…A living piece of…
The Onion Reports on Greg Lantern’s Opening Weekend
[via The Onion] In my opinion the best part is “YEAH GREEN LANTERN, SURE WHY NOT!” Apologies to Andrew Ardizzi who hasn’t been seen since this film was announced over 400 days ago. Our thoughts are with his family (he,…
DCU Reboot: A Reaction
It’s been a little over two weeks since DC announced that it was rebooting its Universe and releasing a whole slew of #1s. During that time, I’ve struggled to organize my thoughts on the subject, how this will affect the…
Comic Book Docs
In this post is an idea I wish for someone to use because I have not the resources to do it myself. But we’ll get to that. I love documentaries. Okay, I love good documentaries, especially those about music. Standing…
Comic Culture June 15th
There are some great topics on this weeks show. Hosts Chris Owen and Walter Durajlija discuss film studios abandoning the San Diego Comicon, the last issue of the Uncanny X-Men, the return of Valiant and of course, DC’s move to…
Grant Morrison Gives His Perspective on the DC Comics Reboot
[via the good people at ComicsAlliance.com] Leave your comments below. I have faith in Morrison.. not so much the rest of them.
Humanoids? Who?
This is an open letter plea to Humanoids North America as part of Comic Book Daily’s Humanoids week: number one get yourself a public relations person and number two start adding material to your books. I’m a big fan of…
Fear Itself: Deadpool #1
Fear Itself is the biggest comic event this summer. Large, strong, burly chracters are getting hammers left and right, transforming into these cool god-like bad-asses. In all this you may be asking, "where's Deadpool? What's Wade up to?" To answer that question, friends, I've entertained looking at Deadpool's participation in this little summer event. It's Hamma-time!
Legend Of The Scarlet Blades
Humanoids week continues on Comic Book Daily: today we’re looking at Legend Of the Scarlet Blades by Saverio Tenuta. Here’s the publisher’s blurb: [quote]Cartoonist Saverio Tenuta writes and paints a twisted tale of a masterless Samurai named Raido searching for…
Auteur Theory
So the DC Comic Solicits were released yesterday to a big underwhelming thud. It’s not that there weren’t any interesting ideas shown; see the wonderful solicit for Wonder Woman. It’s just I’m underwhelmed with a sense of not caring. I…
Retailer Q | #1: DC Reboot
Welcome to Retailer Q, spinning 52Q’s format at top Canadian comic retailers. Comic Book Daily asks the question and our retail friends give their perspective.
DC’s announcement of rebooting their line with 52 series debuting in September, releasing in print and digital on the same day, has taken the comic world by storm. As a comics retailer what impact do you foresee? How will this change affect you?
Day Of The Magicians
It’s Humanoids week on Comic Book Daily: today we’re looking at Day Of the Magicians by Michelangelo La Neve and Marco Nizzoli. Here’s the publisher’s blurb: [quote]Drazen has completed his training as a Magician and is determined to fulfill the…
Batman Arkham City #2
Last week issue two of the Arkham City mini-series was released. The mini-series, serving as the bridge between the highly successful video game, Batman: Arkham Asylum and its sequel Arkham City, is five issues long and looks to elaborate on the story after the first game while setting up the conditions for the follow-up. Does the book measure up to the game, or is it just another video game-comic book tie in? Onward!
Movie Cameos
With the recent release of X-Men First Class (which features two cameos), I got thinking about cameo appearances in our favourite Super Hero movies. Easily there could be a Pick 5 list on just Stan Lee’s appearances alone (hmm… maybe a…
Animated Manapul
Renaissance man Francis Manapul can now add television illustrator to his growing résumé. Murdoch Mysteries is a turn of the (20th) century mystery series set in Toronto Canada focusing on Detective Murdoch and his sleuthing much in the manner of…
Lethargic Lad 132.4
Lethargic Lad brought to you courtesy of Greg Hyland.
Lethargic Lad 132.3
Lethargic Lad brought to you courtesy of Greg Hyland.
Undervalued Spotlight #88
X-Men #129, Marvel Comics, January 1980 X-Men #94 is perhaps the most celebrated re-jigging in comic book history. The book immediately began making waves, and fans. Soon the Chris Claremont/Dave Cockrum creative team had the X-Men title shooting up the…