I don't know what I was expecting to happen in this series, but it wasn't for Captain Nero and the crew of the Narada to encounter V'Ger and go through basically the same steps (albiet much more quickly) that Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterpri
Read more…http://plairdblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/musings-about-sale.html The black-and-white glut of the 80s had two giant success stories...the TMNT and the Tick...am I missing any?
Read more…Anyone else really digging this? As much as the first arc made me scratch my head, this one is really cool. I'm digging the relationship between PG and Terra a lot, and Amanda Conner's art seems just perfect for this series--sexy, but not pandering.
Read more…This is some kind of ad for Joss Whedon's Dollhouse, which I saw on ICv2.com. My brain says this is a swipe -- and a Steranko swipe at that -- but I can't find it. Anybody know?
I've got an 11-page script, full of giant-robot destruction, that I'd like to publish as a webcomic. It's done-in-one, so it's not a long-term commitment. And in the end, we'll both have 11 pages of continuity in our portfolios. If you have any inte
Read more…Beloved of Mark Evanier and Fred Hembeck, and possibly one of the best known TV kid's hosts of all time, Soupy has left the building
Read more…I’m a newcomer to the Buffy-verse, but I like Frankenstein and I liked John Byrne’s previous Angel mini-series, so I thought I’d give this one-shot a try. Unlike “Blood and Trenches,” this one is in color, albeit in dark, subdued tones. It’s a good s
Read more…Overall: Meh. The most amusing bit was a Bizarro take on Halloween. I was particularly amused by the Bizarro's notion of a Halloween prank: mowing someone's lawn! Guy Gardner is back with Ice again? Wasn't she dead? Huh? Roy Raymond, Jr., is Owlma
Read more…The University of Oregon is showing an exhibit of original art and rare comics. Not the artsy-fartsy stuff that seems to usually make up this kind of display but actual superhero comics. There was an article about it in The Oregonian but you can read
Read more…Story Shame. As the article says, a great master of the lost art of TV theme songs.
Read more…A friend and I are planning to go, as we both signed on for volunteering to save a little cash. If you haven't seen the latest news, hit this link
Read more…One of the local DJs featured this game yesterday on her "ways to waste time at work" segment, and it's simultaneously awesome and maddening, so I thought I'd share: Funny Farm Basically, it's a word association / mind map game -- you start with th
Read more…This is copied from the old board, and some of the info may be dated, but I wanted to keep the topic alive. There's been alot of talk lately about how there are four active Green Lanterns from the Earth these days - meaning Hal Jordan, John Stewart,
Read more…Y'know, I'm surprised that Wednesday Comics reached its end without some discussion here. Overall, I was pleased and would like to see it done again. As someone once said on the old new board, we've got to encourage these things, even when they don't
Read more…I made a trip to Half Price Books yesterday and thought I'd share with you all the fruit of my visit. First of all, I found a like-new copy of Miracle Monday for two bucks. Second, I had passed on NBM's recent Mutt & Jeff collection at $25, but found
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