Let’s talk comics and other assorted readings… Poe #1 BOOM! Studios Written by J. Barton Mitchell Art by Dean Kotz A few days ago at work a PDF landed in my e-mail inbox. It was from BOOM! Studios, an up-and-coming comics publisher, of a book they have coming out in July — Poe. A completeContinue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
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So, let’s talk comics. Phonogram: The Singles Club #2 Image Comics Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Jamie McKelvie & Others “You were in love with the world like no-one I’ve ever met. I never told you.” Once upon a time, when I was younger and had more hair, I met a young woman. SheContinue reading
On Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
I opened my e-mail inbox this morning to find a press release from BOOM! Studios. BOOM! is a comic book company out on the west coast, an up-and-coming publisher that does a bit of horror comics (zombies and Cthulhu), licensed Pixar comics (The Incredibles, Cars, that sort of thing), licensed television comics (Farscape and Eureka),Continue reading “On Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep”
On Things I’ve Been Reading
Some recent comic book purchases. Irredeemable #1 BOOM! Studios Written by Mark Waid Art by Peter Krause For nearly twenty years my brother and I have jokingly called Mark Waid “Waid the Butthead.” The reason goes back to an early issue of DC Comics’ The Comet, part of their short-lived revival of Archie Comics’ superheroesContinue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
On Frank Miller’s Charlie Brown
Okay, this is too weird. If Frank Miller drew Peanuts, what would it look like? Someone actually imagined this. Frank Miller’s Charlie Brown.
On The Complete Rocketeer
When people ask me what my favorite comic book movie is, there’s only one answer, and I don’t even have to think about it. The Rocketeer. Yes, Batman Begins blew me away. V For Vendetta, I’m sorry to say, Alan Moore, was well-nigh perfect. The Dark Knight, I wept at the end. Even Spider-Man wasContinue reading “On The Complete Rocketeer”
On Recent Webcomic Discoveries
Two recent webcomic discoveries. 🙂 First, The Chess Comic. Have you ever wanted to play chess but don’t know how? Have you ever played chess — and been abysmmally bad? Fortunately, there’s a webcomic to help you! The Chess Comic just started back in January, and it’s a series of chess lessons. Start here, andContinue reading “On Recent Webcomic Discoveries”
On Things I’ve Been Reading
I have a stack of comics, some read, some not. Here are three that caught my attention the past few weeks. Ruins. Marvel Comics Written by Warren Ellis Art by Cliff & Terese Nielsen Fans of Star Trek fiction may recognize the artist for Ruins; yes, years before he did the Deep Space Nine novelContinue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
On Watchmen Merchandise
So. Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ graphic novel Watchmen is about to hit theaters in an adaptation directed by 300‘s Zach Snyder. The trailer for it was fantastic. It had the right look. It had the right feel. Every new poster I see, and I get a little more excited. Moore has said at lengthContinue reading “On Watchmen Merchandise”
On Things I’ve Been Reading
Phonogram: The Singles Club #1 Image Comics Written by Kieran Gillen Art by Jamie McKelvie & Others A year and a half ago Image Comics published an interesting six-issue series entitled Phonogram. The story of David Kohl, a phonomancer (that is, a magician that works through music), Phonogram could perhaps be best described as HellblazerContinue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”