"I loved this story. It reminded me of Gaiman, too. And thanks for the reminder that I should really read Daytripper! I actually have those comics -- I think even close at hand! -- yet somehow never read more than the first couple issues."
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The Many Deaths of Laila Starr
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The Many Deaths of Laila Starr
The Many Deaths of Laila StarrRam V., writer; Filipe Andrade, illustratorBOOM! Studios, 2022This five-issue miniseries is set in India, and pursues its questions about life and death in a Hindu context. As the story begins the avatar of Death (who is drawn to look like Kali, with blue skin and multiple arms) is summoned to a meeting with God (who is drawn to look like…See More
"Happy belated birthday, Craig!"
"Caught up on a couple of older things this weekend.
Shade, The Changing Girl Vol. 1: Earth Girl Made Easy was part of Gerard Way's Young Animal line at DC. I really enjoyed this, and thought it caught the look and feel of the Peter…"
Made in Korea
Made in KoreaJeremy Holt, story; George Schall, art; Adam Wollett, letteringImage Comics, 2022A Korean engineer makes a breakthrough Artificial Intelligence discovery, but realizing that he did it on company equipment he quickly moves to keep it for himself. It needs a real-world test, so he installs it in a nine-year-old female android named Jesse and arranges for an…See More
"Since the original film barely used anything from the comics beyond the title and the basic concept, there is certainly plenty of room for improvement. I'd watch it."
Short Cuts 60
Short Cuts 60Ice Cream Man Vol. 7 – Certain Descents; Static; and Chronophage all get brief reviews.See More
"Agreed!"
"You won't regret it, Cap!"
"OK, I give up waiting for an omnibus. The enthusiasm is infectious. I ordered all four Reckless books.
You guysssss!"
""I tore through this one..."
Not literally, I hope."
"I tore through this one, and enjoyed it, as I always do. It was good to see Anna out on her own, and by the end of this novel I was VERY relieved (considering how the last one ended). One touch I really loved was bringing back Anna's boyfriend…"
Time Before Time Vol. 1
Time Before Time Vol. 1Declan Shalvey & Rory McConville, writers; Joe Palmer, artist; Chris O'Halloran, colors; Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, lettererImage Comics, 2021This wild time-travel adventure has the year 2140 as its central focus. There a criminal organization called the Syndicate can smuggle people back in time for a fresh start. Tatsuo works for them as a…See More
The Ghost in You by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips & Jacob Phillips
The Ghost in YouEd Brubaker, writer; Sean Phillips, artist; Jacob Phillips, colorsImage Comics, 2022There is a reason that Ethan Reckless is not on the cover of this one. He spends most of the story out of town on a case, which leaves his assistant Anna in charge. She intends to just keep the movie theater running, but is presented with an irresistible case. Hollywood…See More
"I've really enjoyed this myself. More than I thought I would. I'm indifferent to Tony Daniel's art usually, but I think it works great here. I don't know if this includes the Blacktop Bill special, but that was very good."
Nocterra Vol. 1: Full Throttle Dark
Nocterra Vol. 1: Full Throttle DarkScott Snyder, story; Tony S. Daniel, art; Tomeu Morey, colorsImage Comics, 2021Another dystopian story, but with a generous helping of horror elements. The initiating event is the sudden onset of complete blackness: not only was there no sun, but not even stars were visible. Val Riggs was a child when it happened. Now she is an adult…See More
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Short Cuts 60
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Ice Cream Man Vol. 7 – Certain Descents; Static; and Chronophage all get brief reviews.
Mr. Vertigo Reviews 99
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Night Mary and The Nice House on the Lake Volume One.
Rick Remender and Kieron Dwyer reprinted on Image, and James Tynion IV, Álvaro Martínez Bueno, and Jordie Bellaire on DC Black Label. All horror, all the time!
DC Finally Drops The Other Shoe
Posted on February 18, 2010 at 2:10pm 18 Comments 0 Likes
Big series of announcements from DC today.
On the DC site: http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/
Over at The Beat: http://www.comicsbeat.com/
On the DC site: http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/
Over at The Beat: http://www.comicsbeat.com/
Heroes Convention 2009
Posted on June 19, 2009 at 11:26pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
After a late start, spent almost seven hours at the convention. I attended one panel discussion: "The New Power Generation of Comics" with Brian Michael Bendis, Ivan Brandon, Ed Brubaker, Jonathan Hickman, and Matt Fraction. Matt Brady of Newsarama attempted to moderate, with limited success (at one point Fraction turned a question around and basically interviewed Brady instead of the other way around). These writers all know each other, and had a good time tossing the questions around,… Continue
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- At 2:35pm on March 25, 2014,
steve kortus said… Mark, I don't know my way around this site - I saved my first my submission titled "Krona-Higgs". Please let me know if it is appropriate. What happens next?
- At 4:30pm on June 1, 2013, Rob Davis said…
Thanks, Mark. Just clearing up a question a friend made of me about the review of Don Quixote (I'm NOT that Rob Davis). This looks like a fun place, though I doubt I'll have much time to visit often.
- At 10:05am on May 14, 2010,
Cavaliere (moderator emeritus) said…
- Happy birthday, Sully.
- At 4:32pm on November 24, 2009,
The Baron said…
- Hope you like cider!
- At 4:11pm on November 24, 2009, The Baron gave Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod) a gift…
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