February 2012
47 posts
“I’m actually having a hard time explaining why because it’s so obvious and basic...”
– 4thletter! » That’s a one hot team every ten issues average.
Go read this great piece on how constantly rotating your artists is not a good thing for a comic title.
“And obviously this is heightened by the broader context of Mark Waid’s comic....”
– Amypoodle talks Waid and Rivera’s Daredevil over at Mindless Ones.
Superheroes Wearing Jackets.: "Before Watchmen" is... →
superheroeswearingjackets:
In the two weeks or so since it was announced, a lot of commentators have had a lot of things to say about “Before Watchmen.” Much of that commentary has been complete garbage, but some of it has been quite well stated. The conversation has largely revolved around original series writer…
Go read this.
Kevin Smith's 'Comic Book Men' Is a Compelling... →
labombaworstbestworstblog:
danhacker:
“These are the guys that work at the shop you only go to when the store you like sells out of the comic you want, that you do your best to deal with as quickly as possible because they don’t even wait until you’re at the door before they start smirking at your purchases.”
I could not agree more with Comic Alliance’s review of Kevin Smith’s ‘Comic Book...
condescension
iamdavidbrothers:
just fyi- any review of anything that mentions internet reaction or uses the pronoun I more than twice is lazy, amateur crap.
— BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (@BRIANMBENDIS) February 15, 2012
Thank goodness this guy is here to put us in our place! I was getting worried that I was writing the right type of reviews. I would also add that reviews should be double-spaced, for ease of...
“From the audience: Do you actually own Watchmen?
Alan Moore: My understanding...”
– Watchmen panel, moderated by Neil Gaiman, at London’s UK Comic Art Convention, September 21, 1986 (as printed in The Comics Journal #116, July, 1987). (via mistahphil)
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The worst thing about this is that, they did use them within a year - Rorscach shows up in the The Question and there’s a ton...
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Mike Richardson’s Keynote Address To ComicsPRO →
“I’ve seen figures that estimate that the total pool of people in the United States that regularly buy comics is no more than 1.5 million, and may be as low as 500,000. Whatever the real number, we know that it has been shrinking for some time. Now let’s consider the 1 billion tablets I mentioned a moment ago. Is it realistic to guess that 1% of those tablet owners might download a...
Nathan Edmondson Announces WHERE IS JAKE ELLIS? →
Oh, cool. Maybe this volume will have a female with actual dialogue or at least one who exists for more than having sex with the main character and then getting killed.
But seriously, Tonci Zonjik’s work on that book was excellent. So I’ll at least flip through this thing.
Pull-List Update!
So it looks like this week’s issue of Brave & the Bold features Bat-Mite. So that’s jumped from the “maybe” pile right into the “Yes Please” pile. Because BATB Bat-Mite is the best thing since BATB Aquaman.
I also noticed that the new Brian Wood/Becky Cloonan Conan The Barbarian series is debuting tomorrow. Which means that I will be picking up another dope...
winnr asked: Hah, I made that exact same Green Lantern joke earlier in the week and hated myself for it. I appreciate the validation.
alittlefurtheroutoftheway asked: I'm sure you've got opinions about "Before Watchmen", but would you take on the logos/trade dress for us? I think they blew it, myself - they took a really great design and slapped crap all over it - but I'm curious to hear what you think.
So. Before Watchmen.
Huh.
January 2012
37 posts
“I think comics are always worth doing. I think they’re worth doing if you get...”
– Awesome words from Faith Erin Hicks Via mikelaughead.
mighty-motherbox asked: Why is there a lack of Animal Man on your pull list?
