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Wednesday Comics Review: Secret Six #30 and Witchfinder #1
I have no idea how that is meant to work, there's no sign of excessive nonlinear storytelling, but there you go. Gail has evolved a style of writing company comics that feels very similar to that of Peter David The injoke used to both flatter and titillate the reader, we start this issue inside the DCU[...]
Warning! Cars Parked Illegally May Be Removed
Spotted outside Phoenix Comics in Alberta, Canada Possible the greatest private parking enforcement notice in the world. Via FailBlog Spotted outside Phoenix Comics in Alberta, Canada Possible the greatest private parking enforcement notice in the world. Via FailBlog Spotted outside Phoenix Comics in Alberta, Canada Possible the greatest private parking enforcement notice in the world. Via FailBlog [...]
Wednesday Comics Review: Brightest Day #19 and Iron Man #500.1
Now these Point One comics are weird retailers and fans seem bemused as to how they fit in with their regular reading, but it seems that these could be treated as perennial, comics that address the current status quo of the character, or at least the status quo that the books will eventually return to. And[...]
Wednesday Comics Review: Azrael #17 and Crossed Family Values #7
But no one read it, so I'm safe. This week, we have Azrael #17 from DC Comics The book is cancelled in a few issues, so basically the creators David Hine and Cliff Richards can go for broke And it's not like this is reaching for the book, hell it's about a religious cult, haunted armor,[...]
Dark Knight Returns: The Wedding Cake
I've seen Iron Man pizzas. I've seen Krypton-themed weddings. But a Joker-out=of-Dark Knight Returns wedding cake? That's a new one. I do hope the bride
Talking To Bob Burden About Mysterymen And Mystery Men
It's weird that I was told DC were considering the same title at one point for one of their new comics – though I bet they're pulling back from that now. It's a good title I had it in the hopper for years before 1987 when we first published a Mysterymen story. Do you know of Universal's[...]
Moebius Exhibition In Paris Is Immense
The Fondation Cartier Pour L'Art Contemporain in Paris is currently showing an exhibition devoted to the work of Moebius, as well as his other pseudonym Gir and real identity Jean Giraud. Devoted to his comics work, the display is… well Rather impressive It includes his notepads, paintings, unpublished pieces and an animated film The theme of[...]
BC ComicChron
MiddleEastWatch: Dez Skinn and Kef Sutherland are back from a trip to the United Arab Emirates for the Comics and Literacy. I was actually out there for a meetings-packed week, laying the foundations for a major event about which more to follow. ShopWatch: Borders keeps on delaying those payments…MarriageWatch: Peter Milligan on the John Constantine/Epiphany marriage; First off,[...]
What Georg Is Brewing Up…
Last year, Bleeding Cool reported the rumour that Georg Brewer of DC Direct, would no longer be with the company, as it underwent a dramatic change in
Superheroines In Aprons
You know it's Valentine's Day coming, right? What better gift for a male nerd to his recently-acquired girlfriend to help share his hobby with her than a