My favorite part was the art by Stefano Caselli. He's one of my favorite artists and he's on his A game here. Also, I've noticed that in the past (Secret Warriors) the color has been kind of muted for his pencils which do
I was never a fan of Charlton Comics. Like most of the also-ran comics companies of the Silver Age, they always came across as “Brand X”. There was something bland and two-dimensional about Charlton’s output. DC boasted the most polished product o
Years ago I started posting about comics I bought in the back issue bins here. It didn't last long. I sold most of my comics and focused on series I am currently reading and collecting the entirety of Amazing Spider-man. However, I will pick up some
[An analysis of Morrison's first official Batman story. I originally posted this in a since-axed Morrison Group. I posted it on July 15 2009 and have to report that I am still making my way through Morrison's output. See the Morrison Reading Proje
Welcome to the first Comics Guide of the new year -- and it's a doozy!
After two weeks of short lists -- thanks to the holidays -- the publishers have roared back strong. Especially those who publish manga! There are 39 new books from the Eastern hem
I just finished reading Charles Soule's OGN Strange Attractors (a hardcover from Archaia). I know it's been mentioned on the board, but I couldn't find a discussion thread, so let's talk about it here.
1)So, now we get the new show's take on the Cybermen, in conjunction with the return of Peter Tyler. Certainly, the use of a parallel world is an acceptable science fiction way to bring back a dead character. On the other hand, I wasn't too wild at
Second Archie thing this week with the new Sabrina series. I'm not sure about this title because it draws Archie even father away from the Archie I've always known. On the other hand I found Archie meets KISS a disappointment because it really watere
For decades, superhero comics were viewed as disposable fiction- escapist stories for adolescent boys. However, despite the initial dismissive attitude, both superheroes and comics have endured. Far from being disposable, superheroes and the comics
I have been reading Volume 5 of Classic Comics Press's books of Leonard Starr's newspaper strip MARY PERKINS ON STAGE . (As a matter of fact , this volume has the Sunday strip's logo changing from simply " On Stage " to " MARY PERKINS On Stage " as I
Thought I'd go ahead and start a thread for Marvel's newest event Infinity. I have the first issue but haven't read it yet. I did read the FCBD issue which was pretty good, though it didn't spotlight any of the popular characters for long.
Richard Isanove writes and paints this first of a three part story. I think all I had ever seen of Isanove as creator is the occasional cover and maybe some coloring work on Iron Man, if my vague memory serves me at all. Not only is this story beauti