Let's make this a line to discuss comics shops - yes , those gateways of our hobby ( eh ????????? ) , good , bad , or indifferent .
Remember older ones .
Speculate on possible ideas for them .
Wonder how they keep in business , anyway !!!!!!!!!
Read more…Here's the story from Gizmodo, where I saw it first:
Brian K. Vaughan’s Time-Traveling Adventure Paper Girls Is Coming to Amazon
Germain Lussier
Bryan K. Vaughan’s time-traveling adventure Paper Girls was just given a series commitment by Amazon.
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Read more…I'm astonished that there isn't a Spider-Man: Far From Home thread up, a week into its release. I saw it last night, and it's terrific. Here's a place to talk about the movie... and spoilers are OK in this thread, though I'm keeping them out of the t
I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to come up with this year’s quiz in time for the summer. Last year, I went with general Silver-Age DC questions, so this year it was Marvel Comics’ turn. And when it comes to the mighty Marvel universe, it’s always hard
Here's a story from ICv2.com about IDW taking some steps to deal with their downward-spiraling situation. (They lost $36 MILLION last year.)
It's likely it's for sale, although it's possible they're looking for a deep-pocket partner.
I haven't been
Read more…Story Nickerson will be best remembered as the gum-chewing human blueberry, Violet Beauregarde in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Read more…Here's a story about the new WarnerMedia streaming service. It doesn't mention DCUniverse.com or any of its services, so maybe it will remain separate. New WB stuff will go on HBO Max, though, like Batwoman and Katy Keene, so I don't know what that w
Read more…Surprisingly, I search on this website reveals no talk of Robert Loren Fleming and Trevor Von Eeden's Thriller. I discovered these in a box of mine last weekend, still in their individual bags and still marked .50 each! I noticed Trevor Von Eeden's n
Read more…Naturally, you might be asking: “Why Justice League of America # 27?” After all, there were more significant JLA stories published during its Silver-Age existence. Indeed, there were, and they are all stand-out adventures. But also hardly the typ
I hope everyone will read this post before answering the question, because it's more complicated than that.
Lately, I've been contemplating why it's important for comic book culture to be recognized by the comics community at large.
I have been a fan
Read more…When Marvel hit it big in the early 60s, DC had to have noticed. It also had to address their existence. In Adventure Comics #350, Chameleon Boy morphs into a spider then winks at the reader and comments on Spider-Man (not named). Brave & Bold #74 (N
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
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So just who is this Mysterio guy in Spider-Man: Far From Home? Let’s go the Sacred Texts of the Nerd Canon to find out!
Mysterio first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man in 1964, in the 13th issue. That proved t
Read more…She Could Fly Volume One: Obsessive Propulsion
Christopher Cantwell, writer; Martin Morazzo, artist; Miroslav Mrva, colorist
Dark Horse Books, 2019
This is my first Berger Books project, and it certainly has the tone of a Vertigo book. The title makes
Read more…Die Volume 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker
Kieron Gillen, writer; Stephanie Hans, artist; Clayton Cowles, letterer
Image Comics, 2019
Writer Kieron Gillen is like the world's biggest nerd. Phonogram, his first big creator-owned project, related directly to hi
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
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The Comics Ticker is rattling away with news – good, bad and uncertain:
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The DC Comics-oriented streaming service DCUniverse.com will showcase its content at Comic-Con International:
Read more…From TV Line: "Emily Bett Rickards Leaving Arrow: EPs 'Heartbroken' Over Her Decision to Exit"
I don't get it. She was initially hired for a one-episode walk-on role, and became the show's leading lady. And they're winding down anyway, with only 10 e
Read more…The Beauty Vol. 4
Jeremy Haun & Jason Hurley, story; Matthew Dow Smith (Chapter 17), Thomas Nachlik (Chapters 18-21), art; Nayoung Kim, color; Thomas Mauer, lettering & design
Image Comics, 2018
The series has a pattern of beginning with a stand-alone
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
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June 20, 2019 -- A lot of comics-related TV shows have been canceled lately, and some folks will call it a backlash, a correction, or the end of a fad. Don’t believe them.
Yes, it has been something of a bloo
Read more…Cemetery Beach
Warren Ellis, writer; Jason Howard, artist and book design
Image Comics, 2019
Warren Ellis suggested this miniseries as a break from Trees, the other series he co-created with artist Jason Howard. It certainly is quite a contrast: a nea
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
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An unreliable narrator is an interesting storytelling device. But Fox’s Legion, which premiered Feb. 8, takes that idea to an extreme – with an unreliable reality.
Legion is the story of twentysomething Davi
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