This Week in Comics: Jan. 24-30, 2022
BOOM! STUDIOS
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER VOL 8 TPB
DARK BLOOD #6
FIREFLY #36
GETTING DIZZY #3
HOUSE OF SLAUGHTER #4
ONCE & FUTURE #24
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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER VOL 8 TPB
DARK BLOOD #6
FIREFLY #36
GETTING DIZZY #3
HOUSE OF SLAUGHTER #4
ONCE & FUTURE #24
Read more…We had this on the other board so I'm gong to start one for here.
Currently, I'm Constrictor. The picture picture is from Avengers the Initiative #10.
Read more…1.1 The Charge of the Night Brigade - p
1.2 War Wounds - p
1.3 Distant Voices - p
1.4 Field Trip - p
TIMEJACKED!
2.1 Flight to Calandra - p
2.2 Split Second - p
2.3 The Weight of History - p
New York magazine does a thorough look at "The Undoing of Joss Whedon."
Or, as the sub-head reads: "The Buffy creator, once an icon of Hollywood feminism, is now an outcast accused of misogyny. How did he get here?"
Read more…I've been trying to think of Western characters in fiction that are examples of the "tsundere" archetype. Manga and anime are lousy with them, but for some reason I'm having a difficult time thinking of popular Western examples.
For those of you who
Read more…BOOM! STUDIOS
ANGEL #1
Script: Christopher Cantwell | Art: Daniel Bayliss | Cover: Nimit Malavia | $4.99
BOOM! Studios reveals a first look at ANGEL #1, the premiere issue of a brand new eight-issue comic book series. Producer and director of AMC’s
Read more…In.
Will McPhail
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021
This is New Yorker cartoonist McPhail's first graphic novel. It is evidently semi-autobiographical: young illustrator Nick can't connect with people. The opening scene shows him seeking out a bar: t
Read more…Have you seen the new Suicide Squad movie? What did you think? Here's the place for discussion, with spoilers ahead!
The Old Guard: Tales Through Time Vol. 1
Greg Rucka, writer & creator; Leandro Fernández, art & creator; Daniela Miwa, colors; Jodi Wynne, letters; & others
Image Comics, 2021
A compendium of 12 tales of the immortal Old Guard ranging chronologicall
Read more…It's interesting. I'm sure that most here were like me--aware of Full House, but without it having any sort of major impact on my life. I remember watching a handful of episodes and understanding that it wasn't for me. I'm
Read more…The success of the Iron Man movies, starring Robert Downey Jr., made the Marvel Cinematic Universe possible. (©Marvel Studios 2013)
By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Jan. 6, 2022 — As the new year launches, we inherit what is still to me a
Read more…Here are some TV shows I'll probably watch, and some I probably won't. Some will be bumped to 2023, of course. Most are genre, but some aren't. Honestly, it's a hodge-podge of stuff I originally researched for the Tribune column and then abandoned. F
Read more…Here's the press release:
MARVEL’S SECOND ANNUAL X-MEN ELECTION BEGINS ON JANUARY 10
The fate of mutantkind is up to the fans once again!
Vote at marvel.com/xmenvote from January 10 until January 13
Marvel Insiders are eligible to enter the MARVEL I
Read more…I became a fan when she played Sue Ann Nivens, a terrible co-worker, on the Mary Tyler Moore show. Everything she did later was just as good.
Here are 20 great moments covering her entire career.
Read more…Back on the old board we had a discussion about the differences between seasons one and two (the theme music, the actors), what happened to Victor Bergman between seasons, the planet Meta, the paperbacks, the comics, how an explosion powerful enough
Read more…Hickman was best known for his role in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, which was a bit before my time. He also made many movies and later became a director and executive.
Read more…The Autobiography of James T. Kirk
The Autobiography of Spock
The Autobiography of Jean-Luc Picard
The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway
Read more…A true legend passes.
From The Independent: "Sidney Poitier Death: First Black Man to Win Best Actor Oscar Dies Aged 94"
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Dec. 30, 2021 — The COVID logjam is finally breaking in movies, so 2022 is going to be a big year at the local multiplex. Here’s a look at some of the big movies I’m excited about, and a few I’m not, in al
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MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT AND SIRIUSXM PREMIERE NEW SCRIPTED PODCAST SERIES ‘MARVEL’S WASTELANDERS: BLACK WIDOW’ ON JANUARY 10
The next chapter of the Marvel’s "Wastelanders" audio epic has arrived! Today, Marvel Entertainment and SiriusXM
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