All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1 - The Guardians pull a heist for the Grandmaster, who forces them to plan a second one. Story by Gerry Duggan, art by Aaron Kuder.
Hmm. These weren't characters I was that interested in prior to the movie, and in all
Say what you will about our Jack, and I've said plenty myself, but his stuff was unforgettable.
Read more…The cable channel Decades has a show about comics this Friday, May 5.
http://www.decades.com/schedule/
Read more…Last week's issue of Dark Horse Presents had an announcement that it would be the last issue; the book was canceled.This despite solicitations for future issues in Previews, and the issue including several stories that ended uncompleted. (Thankfully,
Read more…Elsewhere, I got involved in a discussion about Ra's al Mary Sue and the Lazarus Pits. This particular discussion revolved around multiple uses of the pits, whereas I'm pretty sure that at some point it was established that each pit was single use--
Read more…Secret Empire 0 pulls together threads from several different books which constitute the prologue. They are conveniently laid out here:
I only read the Steve Rogers issue and didn’t really feel like I needed to read the rest to
Read more…I thought an index to the horror comics reviews in Horror Stories for Halloween 2016 might be useful. The reviews are by me except as noted. I'll keep this list updated, and I've added a link to this one in the parent thread's opening post.
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Read more…I'm going to write about Luke Cage this week in my column. I've got enough material to write six columns. So I don't need any help.
But I want to ask your opinion. I want to know if there's some opinion, some viewpoint, some idea that YOU think I sho
Read more…I purchase two kind of " modern-day undergrounds " recently , one a conventional-sized comic book with 28 regular pages in b&w and covers of the same stock with outside color , the other an album-sized paperback book in B&W with a slick cover .
Wha
Read more…Today, for Presidents Day weekend, I was still getting over a nasty case of the head cold--a sinus infection plus bronchitis. I've had it for about a week already, I got some antibiotics, but I'm still plugged up in the head. I felt justified in layi
Read more…I cannot find a thread like this one. If there's a thread like this one, feel free to move this comment.
Anyone think of an old comic you read that, even with the help of the Almighty Google, you cannot find or identify?
I recall a horror comic I saw
Read more…Printing on newsprint and selling the issues at 1.50 doesn't seem to me to be a bad idea. Can it work?
Read more…Most of you know I've been a journalist, mostly as a copy editor, for many, many moons. I did start out as a reporter for a not-even-semi-metropolitan daily newspaper, but most of my writing for the past several years is what I've posted here in vari
Read more…Can't believe I read this yesterday
http://www.cbr.com/comics-writer-gerard-jones-arrested-on-child-pornography-charges/
My favourite non-fiction book of all time was "Men of Tomorrow" by Gerard Jones. The most accurate guide to the birth of the s
Read more…In previous years, this was a memory box so we didn't miss any good nominations for the Cappies. With the Cappies hypertimed away, that doesn't mean we have to discontinue these threads. I've always liked going back at the end of the year and seeing
Read more…The Wall Street Journal had an article on how some people can afford replica homes.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/for-these-replica-homes-imitation-is-more-than-flattery-1483629162
There are a number of White Houses and other such mansions and I
Read more…There are some surprises here. Before I get to that, I’d first like to mention that the art is excellent. The story is pretty good, too (plot and premise), but the script seems somewhat anachronistic to me. I’m not sure when, exactly, this story take
Read more…I like these things because they give you a look at the direction the Marvel Universe is currently planned to go in in the next few months. The Champions are on the cover. We'll get back to them.
We start with the first of the "Divided We Stand" p
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