Just A Thought | 2011 and Beyond
Last week I took a look at my favorite comics of the year and the normal thing to do at this point is to crack into the worst of last year…except honestly there wasn’t a lot of bad I actually…
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Last week I took a look at my favorite comics of the year and the normal thing to do at this point is to crack into the worst of last year…except honestly there wasn’t a lot of bad I actually…
So it is the end of the year and everyone and their mother is doing a best of list. I’m not a huge fan of using the word “Best” in these terms. Just because I like something doesn’t mean your…
After doing my usual comic book website reading, I noticed that Doomsday was set to return to the DC Universe, but apparently not running into Superman. While I think a lot of his original impact has been lost, Doomsday happens…
It’s the holiday season again and a lot of you out there have little or big nerds to buy for. It can be daunting, especially if you’re not someone who is into comics. But here I am with not only…
So it’s official, I have added another full time floppy to my pull list. For those of you who might be new to the column or may have forgotten, I don’t buy a lot of comics in floppy format. Traditionally…
So, let’s take a small perusal of just what looks good to me from Marvel’s Solicitations for December. ULTIMATE COMICS DOOM #1 (of 4) Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by RAFA SANDOVAL Cover by BRYAN HITCH Variant Cover by…
I am dying to play the new Scott Pilgrim video game. Unfortunately I am an Xbox 360 owner (my tag is BCGrendel316 if you ever want to murder me in Halo) so I’ve got to wait a few weeks until…
Writer: Gregg Hurwitz Artist: Juan Jose Ryp Colourist: Andres Mossa Letterer: Joe Caramagna Cover: Francesco Mattina Split personalities, post-traumatic stress disorder and vigilantism. Couple that with a history as a mercenary, and a fighting prowess rivaling that of Batman, and…
I thought I’d chime in this week with a series of contemplations and hypothesis about some recent comic book news and such. Javier Pulido is one of my favourite artists. Straight up. I think his panel layout and his ability…
Welcome back loyal readers, I hope my adventures were enough to keep you satisfied until my regular column returned this week. This week we’re going to do a grab bag and a few reviews. I guess we should start at…
So this week I decided to do a bit of dreaming. A lot of people like fantasy football or various mythical match ups for UFC fights so why can’t I do the same for comics? Before I begin I would…
Over on his blog, artist Sean Phillips teases the next Incognito series by posting a cover sketch for the first issue. The follow-up to Phillips and writer Ed Brubaker’s Eisner-nominated series is actually subtitled “Bad Influences,” Brubaker said on Twitter,…
It appears that Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ “Incognito” is headed for the big screen. The critically-acclaimed, Eisner-nominated miniseries published under Marvel’s Icon imprint has been optioned for a feature film by 20th Century Fox, reports the Deadline Hollywood blog.…
Don’t miss the brand new SECRET AVENGERS #1, from the superstar creative team of Ed Brubaker and Mike Deodato, this May! That’s all we know right now – Marvel’s only released this teaser. This is the first I’ve heard of…
Marvel Comics is proud to announce The Heroic Age, the dawn of an exciting new era of heroism in the Marvel Universe! Beginning in May 2010 with the release of AVENGERS #1, The Heroic Age ushers in a brighter Marvel…
Who knew you had so much in common with Captain America? Talking to Box Office Magazine, director Joe Johnston dropped some knowledge about the plot of the Captain America movie. Yeah, we sort of suspected it was a period film,…
Spoiler Warning: DO NOT READ IF YOU DON’T WANT CAPTAIN AMERICA: REBORN SPOILED!!! From Captain America: Who Will Wield The Shield…