February 2010 News Posts (23)

From the Archives: Deck Log Entry # 3 Titans of Relevancy (Part 2)

After completely taking the reins as Teen Titans editor, Dick Giordano began making incremental changes.

The most noticeable one was dropping Aqualad from the roster and replacing him with Speedy, the Green Arrow’s junior partner. Under the prevailing continuity at the time, the Boy Bowman had no official standing with the Teen Titans; he had guest-starred in the title twice before, and was listed again as… Continue

Added by Commander Benson on February 27, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Is This the Beginning of a New Age?

In January, the two biggest comic book publishers each announced major new initiatives. DC announced “Brightest Day,” a long-form limited series that would follow on the heels of their “Blackest Night” crossover- promising the return of bright and shiny heroes after the recent darkness.…

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Added by Chris Fluit on February 27, 2010 at 8:00am — 13 Comments

New Comics for 3 March 2010

ADVENTURE COMICS #8

ALEX TOTH IN HOLLYWOOD SC V2

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #623

ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE BOOK FOUR #2 (OF 4)

AUTHORITY #20

AUTHORITY RULE BRITTANIA TP

AVENGERS INITIATIVE #32 2ND PTG

BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #42

BELLADONNA (ONE SHOT)

BLACK WIDOW PREM HC DEADLY ORIGIN

BOYS #40 (MR)

BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 06 RETREAT

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #33

CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN #6 (OF 6) 2ND PTG

CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #47

CHEW… Continue

Added by PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod on February 26, 2010 at 4:00pm — 16 Comments

With two new GNs, Vertigo Crime stakes out the genre

By Andrew A. Smith

Scripps Howard News Service

Feb. 23, 2010 -- With its latest two graphic novels, Area 10 and The Bronx Kill, DC’s “Vertigo Crime” imprint is really living up to its name.…

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Added by Captain Comics on February 26, 2010 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

From the Archives: Deck Log Entry # 2 Titans of Relevancy (Part 1)

It appears that the old Captain Comics site has vanished into the cyber-ether, taking with it a good deal of the written history of what was---and remains---the most convivial, informative, and illuminating comics forum on line. Most of you probably preserved sections of the old board. I’m afraid I didn’t keep as much as I should have. But one thing I do have is the original copies of the eighty-three Deck Log posts that appeared… Continue

Added by Commander Benson on February 25, 2010 at 10:30am — 7 Comments

Deck Log Entry # 100 "But I Always Thought . . . .": the Legion of Super-Heroes (Part 3)

Welcome back! As far as misconceptions regarding the Silver-Age Legion of Super-Heroes go, I’ve pretty much gotten the bile out of my system. So we’ll wind it up with a look at some of the minor mistaken beliefs which fans have taken to heart. These don’t crop up too often. Not because they are largely disbelieved, but because they…

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Added by Commander Benson on February 23, 2010 at 10:59am — 10 Comments

'Gaza' compares past, present in occupied Rafah

By Andrew A. Smith

Scripps Howard News Service

Feb. 16, 2010 -- Joe Sacco, famed for the graphic novel Palestine, has served up another engrossing read with Footnotes in Gaza ($29.95, Metropolitan Books).…

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Added by Captain Comics on February 20, 2010 at 1:56pm — No Comments

The Stars of the Spanish American Style Part Three: A New Millennium

The X-Men’s loss was all of comics’ gain. By the late ‘90s, Joe Madureira, Chris Bachalo, Carlos Pacheco and Salvador Larroca were all finding better or more interesting work outside of the confines of the X-Men family of titles. Salvador Larroca’s stint on the Heroes Return mini-series…

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Added by Chris Fluit on February 20, 2010 at 7:30am — 4 Comments

New Comics for 24 February 2010

from Colin McMahon's list on Facebook:

28 DAYS LATER #7

45 (FORTY FIVE) GN

ADVENTURES OF SIMONE & AJAX GN

AIRFIGHTERS #1 (C: 0-0-1)

ALEX TOTH IN HOLLYWOOD SC VOL 02 (C: 0-0-1)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #622 GNTLT

ANGEL #30 10 COPY VIRGIN FRISON INCV CVR (NET)

ANGEL ONLY HUMAN TP

ARCHIE #606

ARMY OF TWO #2

ASTOUNDING WOLF MAN TP VOL 03

AVENGELYNE VS KONI WAVES (ONE SHOT)

AVENGERS INITIATIVE #31 2ND PTG VAR (PP… Continue

Added by PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod on February 19, 2010 at 11:09am — 15 Comments

DC Finally Drops The Other Shoe

Big series of announcements from DC today.

On the DC site: http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/

Over at The Beat: http://www.comicsbeat.com/

Added by Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) on February 18, 2010 at 2:10pm — 18 Comments

'Starlight' author to do signing at Memphis comics shop, drive-in

Michael San Giacomo, comics writer and Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter, will be at Comics & Collectibles (4730 Poplar Ave.) in Memphis Feb. 17 and the Malco Summer Drive-in (5301 Summer Ave.) Feb. 19 to sign copies of the…

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Added by Captain Comics on February 15, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

New Comics for 17 February 2010

copied from Colin McMahon's list on Facebook:

AIR #18 (MR)

ALMOST SILENT HC

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #621 GNTLT

ARCHIE & FRIENDS TP VOL 03 CARTOON LIFE CHUCK CLAYTON

ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #206

ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #21 (RES)

ATOMIC ROBO REVENGE O/T VAMPIRE DIMENSION #1 (OF 4)

AUTHORITY THE LOST YEAR #6 (OF 12)

AVENGERS VS ATLAS #2 (OF 4)

AZRAEL #5

BATMAN #696

BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE MARSHALL ROGERS

BATMAN STREETS OF… Continue

Added by PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod on February 15, 2010 at 10:00am — 8 Comments

Deck Log Entry # 99 "But I Always Thought . . . .": the Legion of Super-Heroes (Part 2)

Still with me? Good, because we have quite a few more long-held Legion of Super-Heroes myths to puncture. In fact, this time, we’re going to take apart what are probably the two biggest and most fervently believed misconceptions about the Legion. Let’s get right to it.…

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Added by Commander Benson on February 14, 2010 at 6:30pm — 19 Comments

The Stars of the Spanish American Style Part Two: Xavier’s School for Gifted Artists

Coming out of the Age of Apocalypse, the X-Men were increasingly drawn and

defined by Spanish artists or American artists with a Spanish style. Joe Madureira was the regular penciller on the core title, the Uncanny X-Men. Although he was… Continue

Added by Chris Fluit on February 12, 2010 at 7:06pm — No Comments

Reprint collection features Wonder Woman's best early 1960s adventures

By Andrew A. Smith

Scripps Howard News Service

Wonder Woman is one of the longest-running characters in American comics, which allows for a lot of different interpretations. Showcase Presents: Wonder Woman Vol. 3 (DC Comics, $17.99) reprints the apex of one such editorial vision.…

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Added by Captain Comics on February 11, 2010 at 2:30pm — 8 Comments

Deck Log Entry # 98 "But I Always Thought . . . .": the Legion of Super-Heroes (Part 1)

I've avoided doing a "But I Always Thought . . . " piece on the Legion of Super-Heroes because, frankly, it was just too easy. It's like shooting fish in a barrel. You couldn't get through a year's worth of Legion stories in the 1970's without coming across at least one significant discrepancy from what had been well-established in Legion lore back in the Silver Age. And, besides, I'd pointed out enough of them in message-board posts. I just couldn't bring myself to take the easy…

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Added by Commander Benson on February 10, 2010 at 7:30am — 7 Comments

The Brave & The Bold

The Brave & The Bold adventures of the batman seem to be getting weirder and weirder.

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/1002/09/index.htm

Added by Julian Gift on February 9, 2010 at 6:11pm — 4 Comments

'Siege' is the comic-book epic at its best

By Andrew A. Smith

Scripps Howard News Service

Feb. 2, 2010 -- A lot of comics fans say they have “event fatigue,” meaning they’re tired of sprawling, company-wide storylines. If so, I hope that doesn’t put them off “Siege,” a sprawling, company-wide storyline that began at Marvel Comics in January.…

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Added by Captain Comics on February 9, 2010 at 12:00pm — 25 Comments

Clearing The Cupboards 9 - All That Was Old Is New Again

Sorry – I’ve been away for a while as I wrestle with how to use a net window system that is danger of toppling over any minute. I love my job sometimes...…

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Added by Mike Williams on February 9, 2010 at 8:21am — 2 Comments

The Stars of the Spanish American Style Part One: The Age of Apocalypse and Before

If you’ve been reading Fluit Notes for a significant length of time, then you’ve probably heard me mention the X-Men mega-crossover Age of Apocalypse at least once. It was a formative event for me, drawing me back into comics as a college student after wandering away as a teenager. The…