These guys wanted to be super-heroes in the worst way--and that's just the way they chose to do it:
-- MSA
Read more…If you've read Derek McCulloch & Colleen Doran's graphic novel Gone To Amerikay, you know that it is full of references to music. There are Irish folk tunes and jazz, in addition to a couple of original songs. Colleen Doran posted a link to a streami
Read more…This thread is a part of our Grant Morrison Reading Project.
Though I read most of Grant Morrison's run on Batman, I wasn't paying too close of attention so I will re-read them, starting with # 655-658 (S'-D' 06), "Batman and Son".
#655:
Great open
Read more…To aid our pal, Figserello, in his quest to reread and discuss all things Grant Morrison, I’m here to kick things off with talk of his run of Batman & Robin.
This series launched in 2009 on the heels of Final Crisis, Batman: RIP, and Battle for the
Read more…After two issues , I have put the Dynamite THE SHADOW title on my pull , asking for the Howard Chaykin covers .
Frankly , this version or the Hankerchief-Wearing Big-Nosed Guy is interesting , as far as " drawing from this or that version " of the
Read more…From Marvel Entertainment
Aug. 18, 2012
Your First Look at DAREDEVIL #18!
Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Daredevil #18! Get ready for the biggest Daredevil story yet, as a new menace walks the streets of New York – the ruthless ki
Read more…From Image Comics
Aug. 21, 2012
THE WALKING DEAD #100 & 101 GET NEW PRINTINGS
Fans of Robert Kirkman's THE WALKING DEAD will get more of the unfolding image that spreads across the covers of the six issue of the "Something to Fear" story arc, as iss
From Image Comics
Aug. 21, 2012
WITCH DOCTOR VOLUME 2: MAL PRACTICE ON CALL FOR NOVEMBER
Creators Brandon Seifert and Lukas Ketner respond to your otherworldly emergency with the sequel to the breakout medical horror hit WITCH DOCTOR, from Robert Ki
From Stefan Petrucha
Aug. 21, 2012
Excerpt: 'Dead Mann Running' by Stefan Petrucha
Greetings from The Bones -
I’ve just posted a free EXCERPT for my upcoming zombie detective novel, Dead Mann Running, up at my website. I’d love it if your posted
Read more…From Image Comics
Aug. 22, 2012
PLAYTHINGS COME TO LIFE IN NON-HUMANS
New ongoing series from Whilce Portacio, Image Comics
Berkeley, CA - August 21, 2012 -- One of Image Comics' founders, Whilce Portacio, returns to creator-owned world with the new
From Jamal Igle
Aug. 22, 2012
JAMAL IGLE'S MOLLY DANGER KICKSTARTER IN THE FINAL STRETCH
Inkpot award winning creator Jamal Igle (Supergirl, Firestorm, KISS from IDW) recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter.com. The Campaign has reac
From Hero Initiative
Aug. 22, 2012
HERO INITIATIVE CELEBRATES JACK KIRBY’S BIRTHDAY AUGUST 28 WITH THE KIRBY FAMILY
“Wake Up and Draw” and Kirby4Heroes events planned
LOS ANGELES, CA (August 21, 2012) – The Hero Initiative, the charitable organiza
Read more…From Marvel Entertainment
Aug. 20, 2012
The DECISION That Will Change The Ultimate Comics Universe FOREVER.
With the country on the brink of a total meltdown, Captain America must make a decision that will forever change the Ultimate Comics Univer
Read more…Part One:
1)There's some interesting use of language in this.
2)Ah, another in along line of lame Doctor Who robots. Vaguely reminiscent of a War Machine.
3)"What are boys?"
4)"Is she fat?" Uh-oh.
5)"We're the Rezzies." I...uh...no.
6)I'm a little ske
Read more…Guess who got a new laptop this week? I'm back online! You may all groan now!
This one is a bit brief but I'm going for quality rather than quantity here.
He had a long and varied career, but I remember him best for his role as "Commodore Matt Decker" in the Star Trek episode "The Doomsday Machine".
"There was, but not anymore!:
Read more…A comedy pioneer was she ...
"Phyllis Diller, Tart-tongued Comedian with the Machine-Gun Laugh, Dies in Los Angeles at 95"
Read more…It’s been a while since we had a discussion of a non-fiction prose book about comics. Would anyone be interested in reading/discussing this one? I enjoy a love/hate relationship with Grant Morrison comic book work, but I’m always interested in readin
Read more…While not a critical darling like his brother, Ridley, he directed some of my favorite films. This is an unfortunate event.
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