DC Comics is kinda/sorta trying to get comics back in the newspapers, or at least online, with its new effort, Wednesday Comics, debuting today. It includes a lot of top talent — Neil Gaiman, Mike Allred, Paul Pope, Walter Simonson, Kurt Busiek, Kyle Baker — working on some of the DC stars — Superman, Batman, [...]
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June 3, 2009
Nerd Wednesday: What I Bought
I was debating whether I even needed to go the comic book store today, and then I checked out comiclist.com, and realized I had to get there before anyone else got their grubby mitts on my loot.
Here’s what I got:
Astro City: The Dark Age, Book Three, #2 — Kurt Busiek’s history of a fictional town [...]
March 25, 2009
How to Save Newspapers, Pt. 3
With reports of more layoffs coming out of the LA Times building, and involuntary furloughs elsewhere, it seemed like a good time to pick up this flag and start waving it again.
I’m more than a little baffled that in this dark time for newspapers, the people in charge don’t look back to see what newspapers [...]
September 29, 2008
On Other Sites…
Got a couple new posts over at Examiner.com — one on the bailout, the other on the best comics shops in LA. I’m diverse like that.
At the Absorbascon, Scipio nails the difference between DC and Marvel Comics in a post about J. Michael Stracyznski’s series, The Twelve.
Sleestak at Lady, That’s My Skull, has discovered an [...]
September 15, 2008
You Don’t Tug on Superman’s Cape…
Geoff Boucher at the LA Times has an excellent piece about the problems facing Warner Bros. and the Superman franchise.
It should be surprising that Warners can’t turn one of the most recognizable fictional characters of all time into a successful movie. After all, we’re talking about a property that’s already brought in billions of dollars [...]
September 1, 2008
Understanding Chrome by McCloud
Proving once again it loves the hipster doofus demo*, Google hired Scott McCloud, author of Zot! and the much more scholarly and famous Understanding Comics, to create a comic introducing its new Web browser, Chrome. The comic got out a bit early, so anyone who wants a sneak preview of Chrome can read all about [...]
April 19, 2008
Hancock Was Here
L.A.’s own super-hero has a fan blog. It’s a not-too-shabby piece of marketing for Will Smith’s upcoming movie, Hancock. My favorite parts are the Us Weekly-inspired “Hancock — He’s just like us!” entries.
April 18, 2008
How To Make The Flash Cool
Have I told you lately how much I love Chris Sims’ Invincible Super-Blog? Funny, funny stuff. Today’s object of affection is Chris’ point-by-point demonstration of why super-hero comics in the ’70s ruled so hard.
Case in point: the Flash.
Now, I know some people (cough-Steve-cough) prefer Green Lantern (because nothing says superhero action like green jewelry). But [...]
April 16, 2008
Un-Mentionables*
Conspiracy theorist, Mac enthusiast, and all-around good guy John Whalen has the first collection of his DC/Vertigo comic, Un-Men: Get Your Freak On, in stores today. It’s your standard tale of freaks, horrifically mutated genetic experiments, a murder mystery, and the Albino federal agent tasked to deal with all of it. Pick up a copy [...]
April 10, 2008
The King of Wakanda Drives a Camry
Since the photo is not great, I’ll explain.
The license plate reads, TCHALLA.
T’Challa is the real name of this guy from Marvel Comics:
Yes, I endangered life and limb to snap a photo with my iPhone while driving, just to be able to write this post. That, my friends, is true geek dedication.
