October 2009 News Posts (27)

New Comics for 4 November 2009

ABSOLUTION #3 (OF 6) (MR)

AGE OF BRONZE #29 (MR)

AGE OF REPTILES JOURNEY #1

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #610

ANGEL #27

AOD ASH SAVES OBAMA #3 (OF 4)

ASSAULT ON NEW OLYMPUS

ASTONISHING X-MEN #32

ATHENA #2

ATOMIKA #11 (OF 12)

AUTHORITY #16

BATMAN BATTLE FOR COWL COMPANION TP

BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #36

BATMAN THE UNSEEN #3 (OF 5)

BATMAN WIDENING GYRE #3 (OF 6)

BLACK WIDOW DEADLY ORIGIN #1 (OF 4)

BOYS #36 (MR)

BOYS HC V1 LTD… Continue

Added by PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod on October 31, 2009 at 7:36pm — 14 Comments

They Only Come Out at Night: Recommended Reading for Halloween

Looking for something scary this Halloween? Maybe a little bit of monster fun? Allow me to recommend one of the overlooked masterpieces of the last 15 years: Dan Brereton’s…

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Added by Chris Fluit on October 31, 2009 at 3:02pm — 5 Comments

From Turkmenistan to Eclipso (with a 'Festering Romance' in between)

By Andrew A. Smith

Scripps Howard News Service

Oct. 27, 2009 -- Most of us have never wanted to go to Turkmenistan, nor could we find it on a map. But the graphic novel Joe and Azat ($10.95, NBM/ComicsLit) depicts it as an awfully interesting place.

The Joe of the title is a Peace Corps volunteer, and Azat is the Turkmen who befriends the American during his two-year hitch. Joe is based on writer/artist Jesse Lonergan (Flower & Fade),… Continue

Added by Captain Comics on October 30, 2009 at 2:52pm — 8 Comments

Stark Disassembled!

For those not reading Invincible Iron Man, things just keep getting worse for Tony Stark. Here's a press release and some images for the issue coming out Nov. 18.

I've already blogged about "Stark Disassembled" once, so I confess the real reason I threw this up was to practice posting multiple pieces of art. Since I seem to have figured it out, that raises the question: Would you folks like to see more of this sort of PR? And if so, where? As blog posts on the front page? In a… Continue

Added by Captain Comics on October 29, 2009 at 5:30pm — 17 Comments

Daken's revenge!

Here's a press release from Marvel along with some nice art. But that's not the only reason I'm posting it. Something occurred to me as I was looking at the art, that I can't figure out. Maybe it's been explained. But here's my question (actually two): One way you can tell Daken from Logan in the Wolverine suit is the elaborate tattoos on Daken's left arm. So riddle me this: How do you tattoo a guy with a healing factor? And wouldn't his hair grow back from that mohawk cut, like, every five… Continue

Added by Captain Comics on October 28, 2009 at 11:00pm — 16 Comments

Clearing the Cupboards 8 - Never to be forgotten

Every so often, the powers that be at DC comics decide to reshape their world in some sort of crisis – from Crisis on Infinite Earths, to the Infinite Crisis and the obvious Final Crisis. When this happens, to coin the vernacular, “Worlds Live!! Worlds Die!!” – But what happens to the characters that are left behind, and who decides their fate? Welcome to the… Continue

Added by Mike Williams on October 27, 2009 at 7:55am — 2 Comments

My Crazy Blog - A Dollhouse Update

Mainstream network television is not a good incubator of unique and "quirky" shows like Josh Whedon's Dollhouse on Fox. Fox has just announced it is pulling Dollhouse off the air during the key ratings month of November. The show is set to resume airing on December 4th, with the long-awaited Summer Glau episode. The schedule change is all but the kiss of death for network television. And it's so sad, because last week Dollhouse finally started to live up to its promise as… Continue

Added by Joan Carr on October 25, 2009 at 2:53pm — 3 Comments

Comics in Stores 28 October 2009

1000 COMIC BOOKS YOU MUST READ HC (C: 4)

28 DAYS LATER #1 2ND PTG (PP #885)

ABE SAPIEN ONE SHOT (OSW)

ABSOLUTION #0 (OF 6) SDCC ED (MR)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS ANTI VENOM #2 (OF 3)

AMBUSH BUG YEAR NONE #7 (OF 6)

ANITA BLAKE LC EXECUTIONER #1 (OF 5) (MR)

ANITA BLAKE VH LC TP BOOK 01 ANIMATOR (MR)

ANNA MERCURY 2 #1 (OF 5) SDCC ED (MR)

ANNA MERCURY ARTBOOK #1 SDCC ED (MR)

ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #203

ARKHAM REBORN #1 (OF 3)

ARKHAM REBORN… Continue

Added by PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod on October 23, 2009 at 3:45pm — 18 Comments

I Like Ham 9: Smashing Fun!

Well, Steve, I suspect you may have wondered if I'd given up on the whole "blogging" thing. Not so, it was more a

combination of having a good chunk of my time watching and commenting upon The Time Tunnel, combined with my recent

purchase of a Wii. Years ago, the game that prompted me to buy an N64 was Super Smash Brothers. Some time after

that, the game that prompted me to buy a GameCube was Super Smash Brothers Melée. So, I imagine that it will come… Continue

Added by The Baron on October 23, 2009 at 2:33pm — 3 Comments

Classy 'Sandman' fable, Oni noir, Isabella's '1000' and 'Time Tunnel' get thumb's up

By Andrew A. Smith

Scripps Howard News Service

Oct. 20, 2009 -- One word: Breathtaking.

That’s the best description for Sandman: The Dream Hunters (DC/Vertigo, $24.99), a hardback collection of the recent miniseries written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by P. Craig Russell.

Gaiman is the award-winning author of a jillion award-winning works, from the original Sandman comic-book series, to the BBC miniseries Neverwhere, to… Continue

Added by Captain Comics on October 23, 2009 at 2:32pm — 5 Comments

Clearing the Cupboards 7 - Leftovers Night

When I last put a piece of text here, we left Captain Nathaniel Adam hovering over a devastated city in his world and wondering what was going on. In oh so many ways, there are a few of us who wish that had never ever being answered, because the answer was a series that certainly raised more questions than answers.

Battle For Bludhaven was one… Continue

Added by Mike Williams on October 23, 2009 at 5:58am — 7 Comments

My First Grade Field Trip By Zoe Woodwind

(as told to Chris Fluit)

Hi. My name is…

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Added by Chris Fluit on October 23, 2009 at 12:30am — 3 Comments

Jovian Reviews, October 18, 2009

I'm procrastinating doing any work for school, so I'm going to sit down and write some reviews on most of the comics I've read over the last couple weeks.

Fables 87-89

Vertigo Comics

Willingham, Buckingham, Pepoy, Leialoha

2.99

The winds are changing once again in what was once called Fabletown. In the wreckage of city hall, our story focuses on Bufkin the Flying Monkey, the dismembered head of Frankenstein's Monster, and the magical mirror. Only a book… Continue

Added by Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man on October 18, 2009 at 6:58pm — 1 Comment

Comics in stores 21 October 2009

AIR #14 (MR)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #609

AME COMI BATGIRL V.2 VINYL FIGURE

AME COMI CATWOMAN V.2 VINYL FIGURE

ANGEL BLUE STATUE (C: 0-1-3)

ANGEL VS FRANKENSTEIN

ARCHIE #602

ARSENIC LULLABY PULP EDITION OMEGA (MR)

ART OF GREG HORN TP VOL 01

AZRAEL #1

AZRAEL #1 VAR ED

BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #35

BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #5

BATMAN THE UNSEEN #2 (OF 5)

BEASTS OF BURDEN #2 (OF 4)

BEAUTIFUL CREATURES #2 (OF 2)

BETTY &… Continue

Added by PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod on October 16, 2009 at 4:02pm — 14 Comments

Comics that Should Make a Comeback: Martian Manhunter

It wasn’t easy to think of a DC title that should make a comeback. They bring back their titles so often that I have more opinions about which concepts should be given an extended vacation than I do about which titles should come back. But there is one very notable…

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Added by Chris Fluit on October 16, 2009 at 11:55am — 7 Comments

Deck Log Entry # 92 Persistence of Villain: the Silver-Age JLA's Most Stubborn Foes (Part 2)

Doctor Destiny intended to be a master thief, but the Justice League of America stopped him before he could steal his first valuable. After that, he spent the rest of his Silver-Age career trying to destroy the League from his jail cell. He never did make that big score.

Professor Amos Fortune, on the other hand, was well on his way to a life of wealth and luxury, without ever having to worry about the law or… Continue

Added by Commander Benson on October 15, 2009 at 12:00pm — 7 Comments

Academics Assemble! New Book of Critical Essays Examines Captain America

By Andrew A. Smith

Scripps Howard News Service

Oct. 13, 2009 -- Just as Steve Rogers is returning from the dead in Captain America: Reborn, he is also conquering academia. Robert G. Weiner, Associate Humanities Librarian for Texas Tech University Library, has just published Captain America and the Struggle of the Superhero: Critical Essays (McFarland & Company, $39.95), which thoroughly examines the Star-Spangled Avenger.…

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Added by Captain Comics on October 14, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Comics in stores 14 October 2009

28 DAYS LATER #3

ABSOLUTE DEATH HC (MR)

ACT I VATE PRIMER HC

ACTION COMICS #882

ADVENTURE COMICS #3

AIR TP V2 FLYING MACHINE (MR)

ANCHOR #1

ANGEL ONLY HUMAN #3 (OF 4)

ANITA BLAKE GUILTY PLEASURES COMP. ED HC

ANNA MERCURY 2 #2 (OF 5) (MR)

ARCHIE & FRIENDS #136

ART OF OSAMU TEZUKA GOD OF MANGA HC

ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #19

BATGIRL #3

BATMAN #691

BATMAN CHRONICLES TP V8

BEYOND THE WALL #1

BLACKBEARD LEGEND OF THE… Continue

Added by PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod on October 11, 2009 at 9:33pm — 14 Comments

My Crazy Blog-Six Degrees of Separation Too Close--Or What Happens When You Find An Ex's Wedding Photos on Facebook

I am a relatively new devotee to social networking, but in the few short months I have been on Facebook, I have taken to it like a duck to the fountain in the Peabody Hotel lobby. I have to admit it is a guilty pleasure of mine to browse my friends' profiles and also look at friends' of friends' profiles (I'm sure I'm not the only one who does it!). I was innocently doing just that the other night when I discovered that a friend of a Facebook friend is married to an ex-boyfriend of mine. This… Continue

Added by Joan Carr on October 10, 2009 at 6:30pm — 3 Comments

Comics that Should Make a Comeback: Star Wars Rebellion

In 2002, Dark Horse launched a new Star Wars series, “Empire.” The title would be set in “the era when Emperor Palpatine held the galaxy in his iron grip!” The stories would take place shortly after the original Star Wars movie, though a few would be set in the days…