So I had no idea the extent to which “big name” artists have underlings doing the hard work for them. I’d seen that Keith Giffen was credited with breakdowns on “52,” but they’re hardly having big-name illustrators finishing the pages. I’d chalked that up to the schedule and an effort at consistency in otherwise overwhelming…
This post is written largely from a perspective of ignorance and angst. Marc Silvestri was one of my favorite artists as a kid. His pencils with Dan Green’s inks back in the Australia days of Uncanny X-Men captured my imagination more than anything else when rummaging through my cousins’ comics. The roughness and fluidity had…
On a whim, I picked up X-Men #190 this week along with the usual stuff, which included Uncanny X-Men #478. I thought it’d be fun to compare the series, since they’re both heading in new directions after several mostly dull years. Uncanny X-Men has been enjoyable as a very different kind of book from Ed…
Recently I brought you a review of The Surrogates, a hell of a sci fi story from first-time comics writer Robert Venditti. Today I spoke with Robert on the phone from his home in Atlanta about the book, how he cracked into comics and his future plans. Jean-Claude Van Doom – You majored in poli…
Admittedly, when it comes to Doctor Fate, I know next to nothing about the character; however, after a quick scouring of my old nemesis Wikipedia, I am now an expert. Not really, but I know enough about him to make sense of the shenanigans in the latest issue of “52.” Last time we saw the…
I just this afternoon received a review copy of the compilation of Robert Venditti’s The Surrogates ($19.99, Top Shelf), a mash-up of sci fi, crime noir and social commentary. If you want the blurb version of my thoughts, I read it straight through as soon as I had the chance, then took a little extra…
In promotion of the upcoming 20th Anniversary DVD release of Transformers the Movie, the good folks behind the film have put out some sample clips on YouTube demonstrating the picture enhancement and new 16×9 formatting. I know it’s not necessarily comic book stuff, but any comics fan who doesn’t also love the Transformers is not…
Aaron at Geek In the City has a spoiler-free review of Hollywoodland, the new movie about the death of Superman actor George Reeves.
Did you purchase the first issue of “The Trials of Shazam!” this week? It’s written by Judd Winick, pencilled by Howard Porter, and probably the coolest thing I’ve seen in months. I hated “Brave New World” and all of the spin-offs from it, but, if all of that nonsense was necessary for me to get…