Happy birthday, Marv Wolfman!
Writer & editor Marv Wolfman is 64 today.
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A question about numbering
Renumbering series for "anniversary" issues is all the rage, after rejiggering the numbers time and again on various titles to give us new #1 issues. Fortunately, DC didn't go whole hog with this nonsense and (mostly) left alone Batman, Detective Com
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Cancellation coincidence: It's happened again!
I've mentioned before that I must have the most common tastes in comics in America, because books I have medium or little interest in get canceled with such regularity. (Sometimes books that I DO like are canceled, but often I assumed they would beca
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Iron Man:Legacy -Here We Go Again!
Despite changing the last "Iron Man" title to "War Machine" which led to its cancellation, it seemed that "Invincilbe Iron Man" would be the main Iron-title. But now there's "Iron Man:Legacy" (IM:L) which appears to portray Tony Stark as he is in the
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Fantastic Four Masterworks, etc.
Moving my volume-by-volume examination of the Fantastic Four out of "What Comic Books Have You Read Today?" and into a thread of its own.
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Your FCBD swag -- What did you get?
At the lovely Comic Store West, the wife, daughter and I picked up:
HeroClix War Machine -- Nice, and a powerful playing piece to boot!
FCBD Iron Man -- Daughter selected this.
FCBD DC Kids -- Daughter selected this.
FCBD Bongo Comics -- Both my daughter
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RIP Bill DuBay
Bill DuBay died recently. An article here has an account of his career. Rest in peace.
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Calling All Legionnaires: The Great Thesis Project Continues!
Hail, Legionnaires! The Emergency Signal shines forth once again!
As most of you know, I'm pursuing my Master's degree in Journalism at the University of Memphis -- and my thesis combines journalism and comics. But I've narrowed down the topic, and ne
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The 50 best Author vs. Author putdowns
http://www.examiner.com/x-562-Book-Examiner~y2010m4d16-The-50-best-author-vs-author-putdowns-of-all-time
Refreshing to see that a lot of the greats don't consider other greats...uh great. Plus, the critics can really turn a phrase.
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Daily Work of Art That Isn't a Painting
Not meaning to steal Luke's gimmick - and he is, of course, welcome to steal it back, but here's today's "Woodblock Print of the Day": Kabuki actors Nakamura Shichisaburō and Sanogawa Ichimatsu, by Ishikawa Toyonobu.
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Taskmaster question
I've never liked the Taskmaster, because he snaps my suspension of disbelief like a garter in a cheap bordello.
I actually enjoyed his characterization in "Siege" -- it really rang true and involved me with the character. It's his super-power that bug
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Happy birthday, Adam Hughes!
Artist Adam Hughes is 43 today. Happy birthday, sir.
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Whodunnit? The case of Iris Allen
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Iron Man's New Armor- What do you think?
We've only seen it be "put on" and fly so far, but what do you think?
Personally, I'm somewhat torn. I like the recent iterations which are a tad bulkier and more armor-like, and I think the last version which matched up with the movie suit fairl
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We have a Steve Rogers
From the Human Torch to Cap, Chris Evans has taken the job. Thoughts?
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Why is All Star Squadron fondly remembered and Young All Stars not as much?
Back in the 1980's, one of my favorite titles was All-Star Squadron. I thought It was great up until issue 50 or so. But in 1985, along came Crisis On Infinite Earths, and it really played havoc with this title and its modern day companion Infinity I
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