Comics
A great list
Just forwarding what I saw on another site – a mighty fine best of list of comics by movie reviewer Ed Howard. The list of the top sixty of the aughts is here. »
Grim and gritty
It is probably the worst time of year for me to do this, but after months of sporadic reading, I finally swept into my comic book shop for a flurry of comic book buying. I justified this spending indiscretion after purchasing most of my holiday gifts for family and still coming out slightly ahead... »
The Alcoholic
I finally got around to reading The Alcoholic by Jonathan Ames last night. What a fantastic pseudo-biographical telling of one man’s life with being himself and the insanity that follows the first drink. Between his story and artist, Dean Haspiel’s black and white sketches I found myself staying up way too late the first... »
Comic Con BOO!
So, I figured I had a little extra money to go ahead and purchase my four day pass to the 2010 San Diego Comic Con today during lunch, only to be dismayed by two developments. The first was the price. If I remember correctly, what will be two years ago (2008) the Con charged... »
On Scott McCloud
I am preparing to for bed. Before the sheep counting though I thought I would browse some of my favorite blogs and journals on the web. It had been a while since I read Scott McCloud’s. Browsing it, I am not disappointed by the man’s discussions and insights. In the business of media, I... »
MJ’s Sherman Alexie interview
I am an avid fan of Sherman Alexie. I first read Indian Killer back in college, followed by The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, and most recently The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Recently, I read his Sept. 29 interview in Mother Jones. I may not always agree with Alexie’s politics,... »
Down from the mountain
Much like Spider Jerusalem did once, I returned from my retreat into the mountains. Late yesterday afternoon I arrived home after spending four days in Appalachia. I hiked around a bit while there. I did some overly commercialized shopping in this tourist trap town. I ate too much when I did eat. I started... »
Out of my lethargy
Okay, so it really hasn’t been lethargy that has prevented me from posting here. In reality it has been life and when I have the time or enlinge I may share some of that here. One item today has forced me to visit shortly so that I can share this rather cool Googlemap created... »
Shawn Martinbrough
Someone recommended checking out this visual artist’s site, shawnmartinbrough.com. I must say it is (a) a well designed and engaging site for an artist to promote his work and (b) what work. I didn’t realized Martinbrough did a run on Batman and his Luke Cage stuff is impressive enough to make me want to go... »
Suggestions
Whitney Matheson offers her reading tips for the week in comic picks. Like most posts on her site dealing with Pop Culture, Whitney has impeccable taste in terms of comics she likes. »
Wednesday’s pull list
It’s a short one this week: Blackest Night: Superman #1 I am in this one for the long haul. And it is interesting to see what a Black Lantern Superman will do to the world, besides possibly bringing his dead father back. Also like how his costume reminds me of Supes the last time he... »
Comics on TV
Okay, well, comics on television really aren’t comics now are they, but they seem to be all the rage on big screens and small. I’m not saying this is a bad thing, but it is always dangerous when television and film studios sink their teeth into a concept or idea and ride it for... »
Where did the time go
This past week/end I’ve sort of been like Barry Allen’s Flash, moving at the speed of sound, but still always late. I took a ten mile canoe trip, had a family cook out, and did a bunch of work around the house while trying to meet work schedules and planned meet ups. I did find... »
Lapsed
Nothing will distract me more than dropping $1,400 on roof repairs and praying to Metron that my home owners insurance will cover the actual expense. The adjuster came out yesterday and agreed the damages were caused by wind, which is covered under my policy. Now that I know I won’t be eating the paper... »
Walking Dead announcement, yeah!
In what has the potential to be wickedly awesome, The Hollywood Reporter just released a story in which AMC announced they have won the rights to a Walking Dead television series. With enough of a budget (though probably not too big) I can see my favorite comic book series at the moment being translated... »
CBR News
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