Comic Books

DC’s Dated Indicia

I’ve noticed that recent DC comics have a date in the indicia. I’m not talking about the cover date, but an actual honest-to-goodness month-day-year date. For example, Batman #691 (Early Dec 09) has “10/07/09″ at the end. Any idea what … See More

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Kids Comics – Fun or Frustration?

Okay – I’ll admit it – I collect “kids” comics. All the Pixar-related titles, the Disney ones, and some of the super-hero ones. It’s been part of my collecting since I was young and, especially when it comes to the … See More

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Justice League Cry For Justice #4

There’s something in JLACFJ #4 which has me wondering if it’s a mistake or a Big Honking Clue. SPOILER! If you haven’t yet read “Justice League of America — Cry for Justice” No. 4, read no further! The scene involves … See More

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Letters column triple play in Action #359

Action #359 was very active in the letters column from future comic pros. There was a letter from Tony Isabella talking about some exciting new foes for Superman and his wisdom for having run away from a fight in an … See More

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GLAMOURPUSS

Does anybody else like Dave Sim’s “GLAMOURPUSS”? I like it I’ve bought every issue I got #9 this weekend (Hey,Dave,You missed a Great Tie-In Opportunity with the Beatles Remasters! Maybe You Could’ve Revived Flexi-Discs?) I liked it…as usual! Related Posts:No … See More

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Affinity Storm Press is up and running

Okay, on one hand, I will be the first to admit that I am totally excited about this although some will consider this post nothing but hype. Yet on the other hand, this thread also answers the question some might … See More

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Marvel Motion Comics

Maybe I’m misunderstanding something, but… I just read Spider-Woman #1 and quickly noticed that it contained the exact same content as the first “issue” of the Marvel Motion Comic that was recently offered for free on Marvel’s website. Will subsequent … See More

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LogiComix: An Epic Search for Truth

Skeptic magazine has a review on their website of a new graphic novel that looks pretty darned interesting: http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/09-09-09 Related Posts:No Related Posts

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now Wednesday Comics is nearly done, will you miss it?

I will: it’s become part of my Sunday routine (yes! I actually manage not to read this until Sunday–it’s hard, but worth it!) to have breakfast, settle into the couch and read the Sunday/Wednesday comics. And now we’re up to … See More

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What is the Bronze Age of comics?

Hey, all, Andrew Wahl here. I’m part of CBG’s Review Crew, as well as the editor of Comics Bronze Age, a Web site celebrating the comics of my youth. A couple months back there was an interesting, month-long discussion on … See More

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