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The Hellblazer Vol 1: The Poison Truth (Rebirth)
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Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) replied to Captain Comics's discussion 'Fear the Walking Dead' Season 3 (cont.)Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) replied to Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man's discussion What Comic Books Have You Read Today?"Nailbiter Vol. 4: Blood Lust
Joshua Williamson, story; Mike Henderson, art; Adam Guzowski, colors; John J. Hill, letters & book design
Image Comics, 2016
An action-packed installment, with lots of new information. Agent Carroll (the one who…"
Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) replied to The Baron's discussion Airplanes"I've become a pretty frequent flyer recently, due to my jazz critic junkets. Before that I flew rarely: sometimes only once every few years. I agree it's not an especially comfortable way to travel, but it's relatively fast--assuming…"
Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion What are you blogging about today?"Short Cuts 22
Saga Volume Seven; Clean Room Vol. 2 – Exile; Deadly Class, Vol. 5 – Carousel; & Criminal Macabre – The Third Child."
Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) posted a discussionBlack Hammer Volume 1: Secret Origins
Black Hammer Volume 1: Secret OriginsJeff Lemire: script; Dean Ormston: art; Dave Stewart: colorsDark Horse Books, 2017Canadian cartoonist/writer Jeff Lemire first made his name as an indie creator, notably with the Essex County trilogy for Top Shelf. He followed that up with a number of creator owned projects featuring him…See More
Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) replied to Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man's discussion What Comic Books Have You Read Today?"Moritat is good on the new Rebirth Hellblazer, too."
Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) replied to Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man's discussion What Comic Books Have You Read Today?"Unfollow Vol. 2: God Is Watching
Rob Williams: writer; Mike Dowling, Marguerite Sauvage, Ryan Kelly: artists; Quinton Winter, Marguerite Sauvage: colorists
Vertigo Comics, 2016
The plot thickens for the "fortunate" 140…"
Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) replied to Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod)'s discussion The Hellblazer Vol 1: The Poison Truth (Rebirth)"Thanks, Richard! Debate can be fun, but it's nice to know we're on the same page here (so to speak)."
"I was going to debate with you Mark, but actually I'm with you every paragraph. I enjoyed this 'Rebirth' and an looking forward to the next volume.
Well written/said sir."
Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) posted a discussionThe Hellblazer Vol 1: The Poison Truth (Rebirth)
The Hellblazer Vol 1: The Poison Truth (Rebirth)Simon Oliver, writer; Moritat, Pia Guerra, Jose Marzan Jr., artists; Andre Szymanowicz, coloristDC Comics, 2017They keep starting and cancelling John Constantine series, but he never stays away for long. After the long-running Vertigo series Hellblazer, he was in a New 52…See More
Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion 2017: Your Favorite Things"A.D.: After DeathScott Snyder, writer; Jeff Lemire, illustratorImage Comics, 2017
This is a standout sci-fi story which almost certainly would make my best of the year list."
Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion What are you blogging about today?"Mr. Vertigo Reviews 59
Black Dog – The Dreams of Paul Nash; Dark Night – A True Batman Story; & A.D. – After Death. One each from Dark Horse, Vertigo, and Image."
Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) replied to Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man's discussion What Comic Books Have You Read Today?"No, there's nothing anomalous in this one. Beto is quite prolific, and there are other projects from the last few years I haven't gotten to yet."
Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) replied to Randy Jackson's discussion How Did You Get Into Comics?"I'm not sure how I read my first comics--probably from my older brother when I was a pre-teen. I remember buying them myself at a used book store, and late in those bagged three-packs with the mystery comic in the middle. I also had a friend…"
Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) replied to Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man's discussion What Comic Books Have You Read Today?"Marble Season
Gilbert Hernandez
Drawn & Quarterly, 2013
This is a semi-autobiographical self-contained graphic novel that is not set in Beto's imaginary Latin American country Palomar. The main character is Huey, middle child in a large…"
Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) replied to Mark S. Ogilvie's discussion Difference between a comic show and a comic convention"We have a lot of one-day shows in the area. The biggest is probably the one in Charlotte: it's quarterly, organized by a group of local dealers. HeroesCon has had a one-day Mini-Con, too. That's a huge show floor in those photos. It looks…"
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DC Finally Drops The Other Shoe
Posted on February 18, 2010 at 2:10pm 18 Comments 0 Likes
Big series of announcements from DC today.
On the DC site: http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/
Over at The Beat: http://www.comicsbeat.com/
On the DC site: http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/
Over at The Beat: http://www.comicsbeat.com/
Heroes Convention 2009
Posted on June 19, 2009 at 11:26pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
After a late start, spent almost seven hours at the convention. I attended one panel discussion: "The New Power Generation of Comics" with Brian Michael Bendis, Ivan Brandon, Ed Brubaker, Jonathan Hickman, and Matt Fraction. Matt Brady of Newsarama attempted to moderate, with limited success (at one point Fraction turned a question around and basically interviewed Brady instead of the other way around). These writers all know each other, and had a good time tossing the questions around,… Continue
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 4:11pm on November 24, 2009, The Baron gave Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) a gift…
- At 4:32pm on November 24, 2009,
The Baron said…
- Hope you like cider!
- At 10:05am on May 14, 2010,
Cavaliere (moderator emeritus) said… - Happy birthday, Sully.
- At 4:30pm on June 1, 2013,
Rob Davis said… Thanks, Mark. Just clearing up a question a friend made of me about the review of Don Quixote (I'm NOT that Rob Davis). This looks like a fun place, though I doubt I'll have much time to visit often.
- At 2:35pm on March 25, 2014, steve kortus said…
Mark, I don't know my way around this site - I saved my first my submission titled "Krona-Higgs". Please let me know if it is appropriate. What happens next?
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