I am not a long-time DC geek. I say that because I want it to be clear that I’m not approaching this topic with a sense of entitlement, that “I’ve been reading DC for 20 years so they damn well better not mess things up…” If anything, my recent conversion into a DC fan (starting…
Graphic novels are big business, in case you didn’t know. But further encouraging those of us who love the medium and want to break into it, ICv2 has announced that sales of the books increased to nearly $300 million last year. That’s not shabby. Here’s some info from a story in Publisher’s Weekly: There were…
Civil War is over. After ten months, multiple delays, countless tie-ins, plot twists, and online fanboy whimpering, the most popular crossover in comicdom over the past several years has come to its conclusion. Was it satisfying? Did it live up to the enormous amounts of hype behind it? Will it really change anything in the…
It’s Book of Doom time! We buy it, we read it, we review it. You might buy it. You can read it. Saturday, you read what we said about it. This week, it’s the relaunch of The Brave and the Bold. Written by Mark Waid; Art by George Perez and Bob Wiacek; Covers by Perez…
I had a bit of free time, so I read a decent number of books I would’ve otherwise skipped, mostly for curiosity’s sake. This wasn’t a good week. There were some interesting items, but lots on the “brilliant failure” end of the spectrum, more than memorable successes. Mostly, this was the week that Civil War…
In December, about 30,000 people bought copies of Robin, which put it at about 70th according to Diamond’s numbers. I was not one of those people. I flipped through the thing, gave it serious consideration, but ultimately didn’t bring it home. My mistake. In the post-Crisis universe, Batman is battling bipolar disorder (with the angel…
Tomorrow, February 21, after nine and a half long months, Civil War finally comes to an end. Well, except for the 3+ months of specials about the fallout of Civil War that Marvel’s putting out. But the main story comes to an end tomorrow in Civil War #7 and Amazing Spider-Man #538. Amazing Spider-Man will…
Welcome to the first installment of Doom and Doomer, where Doom DeLuise and I take a back-and-forth look at comic book movies. Up first is Ghost Rider, starring Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes and Peter Fonda, which opened at #1 this past weekend. JIM DOOM: Well let me say that I have lost all sympathy for…
Most Economical Characterization- Beast variant cover, Astonishing X-Men #20 This variant cover by John Cassaday tells you everything you need to know about Hank McCoy in one simple, two-toned image. First, he’s a big furry cat-like thing. Second, he’s incredibly agile. And above all else, he follows proper etiquette. Pinky’s up! Best Twist- no one…
By Brian Wood (W) and Riccardo Burchielli (A) Published in 2007, comprises issues 6-12, Vertigo. $12.99 The Plot: Journalist Matty Roth is now established in war-torn Manhattan and has been there for almost a year. But things aren’t easy, as he’s stuck in essentially a third-world country stuck in the middle of a civil war….