I don’t go to the movies very often. Five years ago, I would go at least once a month. Sometimes, during summer blockbuster season, multiple times a week. Now, I go to the movies maybe twice a year. In 2010, i saw Sherlock Holmes on New Year’s Day and The Chronicles of Narnia: The VoyageContinue reading “On Disappointment in Marvel Studios’ Thor”
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On Cyberspace and the New Batgirl
The shoe that I’ve been fearing to drop since last week dropped today. The new Batgirl in the DC Universe will be Barbara Gordon, not Stephanie Brown. For me, that’s a big deal. I mentioned in passing last week that I absolutely adore the current Batgirl series. I didn’t want to love it — StephanieContinue reading “On Cyberspace and the New Batgirl”
On Flashpoint and the New DC Universe
Two weeks ago, I ruminated on DC Comics’ Flashpoint event and what it might mean for Batman comics. Well, earlier this week, DC Comics announced what’s coming down the road — the DC Universe as we know it will change radically in September. Comics fandom has been beside itself since Tuesday trying to figure outContinue reading “On Flashpoint and the New DC Universe”
On Things I’ve Been Reading
Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown BOOM! Studios/kaboom! Written by Charles Schulz, Adapted by Stephan Pastis & Craig Schulz Art by Bob Scott, Vicki Scott, and Ron Zorman A few weeks ago, a new Peanuts animated special, Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown, came out on DVD. Adapted from a number of CharlesContinue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
On Peanuts Comic Books
Today, BOOM! Studios made two announcements. One, they are renaming their kids imprint, formerly BOOM Kids!, to Kaboom! Two, they are going to be doing something with Charles Schulz’s Peanuts. What, precisely, BOOM! intends to do with Peanuts is unclear, though the teaser image certainly offers a tantalizing clue. Observe the “Peanuts” logo. It’s notContinue reading “On Peanuts Comic Books”
On My Childhood Superhero
I suppose it was inevitable that my life would end up surrounded by superheroes. My first job was in a comic book shop. I write about superheroes most every day of the week at work. Some would find this surprising, knowing how little of Marvel Comics’ output I read (right now, just Thor, and I’mContinue reading “On My Childhood Superhero”
On Things I’ve Been Reading
It’s been a fair few months since I did one of these comic book reviews… Thunderstrike #2 Marvel Comics Written by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz Art by Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema Six months ago I wrote that Marvel Comics was bringing back Thunderstrike. A spin-off of Thor in the mid-90s, Thunderstrike was aboutContinue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
On Sorting Out the Doctor Who Comics Chronology
Of interest probably only to myself, I’ve been trying to work out a chronology of the Doctor Who comics set between “Journey’s End” and “The End of Time.” From the Doctor’s perspective, in what order did they occur? Here’s what I’m currently thinking, with television adventures bolded… “Journey’s End” “The Time of My Life” (DoctorContinue reading “On Sorting Out the Doctor Who Comics Chronology”
On Winter Reading
I have never read The Sandman. It's a curious lapse in my comic book reading. I generally like Neil Gaiman's other comics work (though I was cold on 1602). The idea of a Lord of Dreams is compelling. I love Wesley Dodds, the superhero Sandman of the 1930s (and I religiously read Sandman Mystery Theatre),Continue reading “On Winter Reading”
On National Graphic Novel Writing Month
I’ll bet you didn’t know that October is National Graphic Novel Writing Month. 😎 Glenn Hauman of ComicMix describes NaGraNoWriMo thusly: The goal is simple: By October 31st, you write a script for at least a 48 page long graphic novel. Despite my employment by the comics industry, I’ve never really wanted to write forContinue reading “On National Graphic Novel Writing Month”