Today I accomplished something I’ve been dreaming of for nearly a decade. And believe it or not, I have Wizard, The Comics Magazine to thank. Years and years ago, Wizard used to be really awesome. They didn’t spoil major storylines, the humor was less sophmoric, and they weren’t a mouthpiece for Marvel or DC. And…
I don’t like Lobo. I read about a dozen or so issues of his series back in the ’90s, and I just plain didn’t like any of it. Every time I’ve read anything with Lobo in it, the writer gets this stupid idea in his head that Lobo will be funny if he’s an over-the-top…
Months ago, DC released the first image of Ed Benes’ take on the Justice League of America. Last Wednesday, Justice League of America #1 hit comic shops. The image we had all come to love was split down the middle (because DC knew they could milk another $4 out of some of us), but that…
Congrats to the Comic Shop News on their 1,000th issue. It seems like only yesterday that I picked up issue 973. The free weekly pamphlet on the goings on in the comic book world has been around since 1987, which, in this latest edition the editors remind us, “when we started CSN, trade paperbacks were…
I picked up my comics this week and had a mild surprise when the fill-in clerk handed me my larger-than-usual stack of books in a white plastic bag emblazoned with the Free Comic Book Day logo. A bit dispirited, I paid and left. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have a problem with Free Comic…
Thanks to the first issue of Justice League of America, my hopes for the three marooned space cadets has diminished quite a bit. In that first issue, Wonder Woman mentions that she wishes they could have Buddy (Animal Man) join the team, but alas. Someone then mentions that they should pay his wife a visit….
Seems only fitting to post this on a Sunday. I wrote a piece for another outlet about all the wiki projects involving comic books, and one of the most interesting links I found catalogued a ton of Marvel, DC and smaller press characters by their religion (or lack thereof). Here’s the link to the page…
I’ve reached out to a few new series lately and have more or less enjoyed them. Some are sure-fire additions to the buy pile, while others are still on the issue to issue trial basis. Either way, all are worth a look and you can probably find them on the shelves for another week or…
This started out as a comment in response to the Civil War Machine Derailed post and accompanying web-based criticism of Marvel’s decision to delay Civil War due to shipping concerns. Regarding all the uproar, I couldn’t disagree more. There seem to be two prongs to this argument – a case made on behalf of the…
A friend just loaned me the first book of this series. Volumes two and three are out as well. I’d made it about three fourths of the way through my first encounter with manga (can you really call it that?) and I was considering dropping the thing cold and chalking it up as a waste…