Recently I was browsing some message board, and came across a thread where fans were discussing what kind of crossovers they would like to see if Marvel Comics and DC Comics ever decide to do crossovers again. I was thinking that one I would love to see would be a Batman/Black Panther team-up. Two of… [Read more…]
October 13, 2010
In recent years, Mark Millar has become one of those comic-book creators who, like John Byrne or Rob Liefeld, very few comic-book fans don’t have a strong opinion about. Either you love his work, or you hate it. Me? I was a big fan of his, starting with his run on The Authority, but I… [Read more…]
July 4, 2010
As I’ve mentioned before, Wonder Woman is one of MY 10 FAVORITE SUPERHEROES. Recently, writer J. Michael Straczynski, has been hired by DC comics to take over the monthly comic-book series, and he has announced a new origin story, as well as a new costume. First, let me start with the costume. It’s not bad.… [Read more…]
February 3, 2010
“Tom [Stillwell] wants to make comics fun again.” That is one of the lines written by fan favorite comic-book writer Gail Simone in the Forward to this book, and I can’t think of a more appropriate way to describe this volume of The Honor Brigade: FUN. Originally released as a 6-issue black & white miniseries,… [Read more…]
February 2, 2010
I have written before about my love for comic-book anthologies (HERE & HERE), and this is the newest one that I have discovered. This book has short stories by different creative teams in it. The book opens with the cover-story, PLATYPUS VS. MONKEY by Mark Stancil, Wilfredo Torress & Brian Hardison. It’s 18 pages long,… [Read more…]
January 14, 2010
I “met” Drew Edwards a few years ago via some comic-book message boards, Millarworld & Futurius, & thus became aware of his fascinating webcomic Halloween Man, which I have written about before. The strip revolves around Solomon Hitch, a most unusual superhero, to say the least. Rather than being a strange visitor from another planet… [Read more…]
December 31, 2009
The Darkling is a character that was first featured in several Webcomics from Futurius. In late 2008, a print miniseries was published. Six issues written and drawn by Chris J. Powers. Here’s the official series solicitation: From the dimly lit streets of night-time London to the treacherous forests of Transylvania, The Darkling is a whirlwind… [Read more…]
December 31, 2009
I happen to be a fan of comic-book anthologies (as evidenced by my recent review of PITCHED VOL. 1) . Unfortunately, it’s something the major comic-book publishers have moved away from, especially in this era of “decompression.” But I think it can be a good way to promote new talent and new characters. Alan Moore… [Read more…]
December 29, 2009
This is an anthology, consisting of 9 stories, all of which are written by Eric San Juan, but each one is drawn by a different artist. The book opens with an interesting forward written by the one and only Erik Larsen (comic-book creator, and current Image Comics President), who, despite admitting that he hadn’t read… [Read more…]
September 17, 2009
From the hottest up-and-coming online superhero entertainment company in the world, FUTURIUS, comes “THE LONE SPACE RANGER“, a 7-page science-fiction MASTERPIECE, written by J.R. LeMar & beautifully illustrated by Chris J. Powers. Deep in outer-space, one man bravely fights alone against a vast alien armada, while struggling to make sense of the seemingly futile nature… [Read more…]
March 15, 2009
Last year I wrote a blog where I listed MY 10 FAVORITE SUPERHEROES Today I’m revisiting that list. This time I’m speculating as to what their individual political leanings are, and whothey voted for in the last election, President Barack Hussein Obama or Sen. McCain? 1/CAPTAIN MARVEL In his secret identity, Captain Marvel is actually… [Read more…]
October 26, 2008
A little promotion for a comic done by my friend, DREW EDWARDS It’s about a “superhero” who happens to be a zombie. And he carries a big shovel. Now he’s teaming up with a popular comic-book (soon to be a major motion picture) called Hack/Slash: The webcomic Halloween Man crosses over with Devil’s Due Comics’… [Read more…]
October 26, 2008
Yeah, that’s right. I’m a grown-@$$ man who reads comic-books. So? 1)THE ORIGINAL CAPTAIN MARVEL I think I saw this character in the cartoons first & then later in live-action TV series, before ever reading a comic-book. But it automatically appealed to me. I’d already been interested in Greek mythology, so that was an interesting… [Read more…]
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