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37 Thoughts About 37 Of Today's Comics – Batman Eternal To Trees
The clue's in the name. Is it not, Angry Birds? Maybe someone could demonstrate it for us. Action Comics, for example.What was that Clark? Couldn't quite hear you over the big letters. How can he be under arrest, Robocop, when you've given him brain death with one kick? Can you smoke twenty deads when they are rolled up? And[...]
*That* Spoiler Last Page Of Today's Amazing Spider-Man #12
But this is your last chance to back out. There are holy of holies in Marvel comics The death of Gwen Stacy – though she has now been returned in an alternate dimensional form There's the death of Bucky, though he has now returned in the form of The Winter Soldier. Today, Marvel Comics make it three for[...]
Mark Waid's Introduction To Todd Allen's Economics of Digital Comics
Mark Waid writes, in an introduction to Todd Allen's Economics of Digital Comics, The more I learn, the less I know. This year, I celebrate my 30th anniversary as a comics industry professional Over the course of my career, I've worked for every major publisher and most minor ones I've been a writer, a publisher, an editor, a[...]
A Comic Show – Unbeatable Squirrel Girl And Downtrodden Ant-Man
Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida, writes: Hey Fandom, I'm back with the first week of 2015 comics! Marvel really won this week with two huge wins for me, DC had more Blue and Gold mayhem, and Image always delivers. Ant-Man #1 by Nick Spencer and Ramon Rosanas is my pick of the week[...]
Cthulhu Happens In Tales Of Mr. Rhee #2 From Devil's Due – Read It Here
Rhee: "Karmageddon," but, as always, we're looking to introduce the series to more readers seeking character-driven, action/horror comics. In the first issue we caught up with Mr Rhee following the cliffhanger ending of the first series, learning how, during the first day of the Armageddon, Mr Rhee unexpectedly found himself taking care of five orphaned siblings[...]
From Strip to Script – Batgirl #35
By Josh Hechinger Welcome once more to From Strip to Script, where I reverse-engineer a script from a finished page of someone else’s comic. So, last
So Much Better Than Necessary – Will There Be More Sleepy Hollow From Boom?
The colors suit the subject matter perfectly–making even the creepy vibrant and compelling, and the lettering carries some at times seriously dense dialogue effortlessly, making words a big part of the entertainment behind this comic. The show is going strong, there's even a devoted fan magazine from Titan Magazines coming out, so why not more comics,[...]
Earth 2 World's End, And Our Racial And Religious Stereotypes
There has been considerable concern expressed to me over the final page of last week's Earth 2: Worlds End weekly comic from DC Comics. It features the Sikh character Amir Khan (admittedly with a Muslim surname, but this is a parallel world), a taking off in a space ship with a bomb that's wired to explode intending to[...]
A League Of Extraordinary Publishers – IDW, Top Shelf And Knockabout
I asked Tony what the effect might be and he told me, "No difference to any of our co-publishing deals and we have plans for future co-productions. The only change will be that some of our books will appear nearer the front of Previews so we ought to sell more copies." IDW are a "premier publisher" at Diamond[...]