I have a long-standing habit, I call it the “binge read.” In college, I went on binge reads of Philip K. Dick and Larry Niven and Orson Scott Card and Ernest Hemingway, where I would gather as much of an author’s body of work as I could, and then I would read all of itContinue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
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On More Thor Reading
A few weeks ago, I decided to make myself a Thor reader for the simple reason that I should be a Thor fan, so I started reading Walt Simonson’s run on the title, collected handily in five Thor Visionaries: Walt Simonson volumes. But having only the first, and the second not arriving until next week,Continue reading “On More Thor Reading”
On Blue Beetle, the Television Series
Blue Beetle. Yesterday, Geoff Johns posted some images of a live-action screen test of Blue Beetle for a possible television series. Personally, I would like to see a Blue Beetle movie. A super-hero buddy comedy — Blue Beetle and Booster Gold. There’s no reason that superhero movies need to be so serious. I’ve said thisContinue reading “On Blue Beetle, the Television Series”
On Delving into Marvel Comics’ Thor
On paper, I should love Thor. Norse mythology? The Viking age? Absolutely fascinating to me. I’ve read the Volsung Saga, the Poetic Edda, the Greenland and Iceland sagas. I’ve listened to Wagner’s Ring Cycle in its entirety several times (even though I don’t speak a word of German). Northlanders is a comic I look forwardContinue reading “On Delving into Marvel Comics’ Thor”
On Things I’ve Been Reading
I haven’t done one of my comic book reading round-ups since, umm, well… it’s been about nine months. I’ve read a lot of comics in the past nine months. I’m not going to try and catch up on things I’ve read; instead, I’ll point out three things I’ve read recently. Do Androids Dream of ElectricContinue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
On Impatience
Oh, Image Comics, you task me. They publish this majestically awesome comic, Phonogram. The first series, which came out a few years ago, is a bit like the love child of High Fidelity and Hellblazer. The second series, Phonogram: The Singles Club, is different — a series of single issue character sketches, all set inContinue reading “On Impatience”
On Allyn’s Crackpot Batman Theory
Bruce Wayne, better known to millions of comics fans as Batman, is dead. Many months ago, in an effort to defeat Batman and sow discord, the Devil himself, in the person of Dr. Hurt, attempted to drive Batman insane. However, Batman had the greatest plan ever, because Batman plans for everything — he had createdContinue reading “On Allyn’s Crackpot Batman Theory”
On the 2009 Baltimore Comic-Con
While much of Baltimore had its attentions focused on the changing foliage or the Ravens/Bengals game, I went downtown to the Baltimore Comic-Con. Some people go to conventions to meet people, or to buy things, or to get autographs. In a very real way, those things, especially the last two, don’t hold much meaning forContinue reading “On the 2009 Baltimore Comic-Con”
A recent comic purchase… Northlanders #20 DC Comics/Vertigo Written by Brian Wood Art by Davide Gianfelice I love Vikings. Northlanders is a comic about Vikings. (There’s also Image Comics’ Viking, so there’s clearly something in the water.) If you like history, then Northlanders is one of the best comics that you’re probably not reading. It’sContinue reading
On Things I’ve Been Reading
Archie #600 Archie Comics Written by Michael Uslan Art by Stan Goldberg & Bob Smith Archie’s Double Digest #200 Archie Comics Written by Melanie Morgan Art by Norm Breyfogle In the last week I’ve done something that I’m not sure I’ve ever done in my life — I’ve bought Archie Comics. Oh, I’ve bought comicsContinue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”