General Comics Discussions (6683)
Thinking of opening a comic shop - any advice?
I'm toying with the idea of opening a comic shop here in my hometown within a few years. I know there are some here who are current or former shop owners or employees; plus in general you gals and guys are some of the smartest cats I know. Any advice
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Public domain comic books and comic strips
Anyone know of an online archive or even just a big master list?
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Return of the Legion
When the Legion returns to their own book in May, it will be the older, original Legion not either of the reboots. The question is "Will we read about heroes in their thirties with complex backstories or would we rather have them young again or agai
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Our Hero: Superman on Earth by Tom DeHaven
http://yalepress.yale.edu/Yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300118179
DeHaven wrote the amazing "It's Superman!"...possibly the best Superman story ever told, so I'm very much looking forward to reading his examination of Superman as an icon.
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Authority question and comic book club suggestions
My comic book club (which is almost three years old now!) is picking the next six months or so of titles, and I needed to pick the boards' brain on a few titles. The ones we're voting on are: Fables: Legends in Exile Zot! Swamp Thing: Love and Death
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Saturday Morning Comics
In the past, we've discussed our comics reading habits: the wheres, whens, how manys and for how longs. Well, over the last several weeks, Saturday morning breakfast time has become my favorite time to read comics. Mrs. Beyond and I usually have the
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She-Hulk #21 - Question with Spoilers
A while ago I bought the last issue of Dan Slott's run because it purporeted to contain an explanation of the mis-characterization and the continuity problems which did and do plague today's MU. It did, but I didn't realize that part of my enjoyment
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So, I finally get Planetary
On the old board, I once asked for input from Planetary fans on what made the series so special. I had acquired the first collection in a swap, but it didn't make a big impression on me. Mrs. Beyond, on the other hand, loved it. Doc Brass and the oth
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Whither "Captain America: White"?
In 2008 Marvel released the "zero issue" prelude to Loeb and Sale's follow-up to Daredevil: Yellow, Hulk: Gray and Spider-Man: Blue, but I never heard anything about why the six-issue Captain America: White did not follow. Anyone know?
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Gail Simone Leaving Wonder Woman
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25110
http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/03/05/wonder-of-wonders-3510/
Too bad. I've really been enjoying her run.
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The married life of Archie Andrews continues
http://www.comicsbeat.com/2010/03/23/archies-married-life-examined/
Two new, ongoing series are coming...one continuing Archie's life with Veronica and the other with Betty. Next up...Archie's life as a groupie of the Pussycats and living a wacky
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Siege #2 (spoilers)
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Haida Manga (Cavalier, please read!)
Check out this wikipedia link: Haida Manga
According to the site, Haida Manga is a comic book art form inspired/originated by the Haida people, a Native American group that's based in Alaska and British Columbia.
Looking at some of the sites offered in
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Watchmen Sequels?
http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/02/03/watchmen-2-looks-like-a-real-possibility/
I can't imagine that many comic creators would actually have the guts to take on these projects.
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Twilight fans...the first manga volume hits stores today.
Downtown Comics in Indy has it today...I have to think other comic shops will, too.
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Tom Defalco's tenure as Marvel EIC - what did you think?
As I mentioned in Chris Fluit's blog post "Is there a Bronze Age of Comics?", I define eras in different ways for different companies, instead of defining a Silver, Bronze, Copper, Platinum, or whatever for the overall industry. It's my own personal
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The Complete Dick Tracy, Volume Nine
I’ve been saying this for a couple of volumes now, but if you’ve never read Dick Tracy before and are looking for a sample of Chester Gould’s best work on the strip, this is the volume to read! Gould really hit his stride throughout the entire decade
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