Welcome one and all to the weekly roundtable o’ Doom, in which we villainous folk tear apart a book. In this second week of our guest star extravaganza (read on to see which blogger is joining the fun) we’re looking at the kicker-offer to World War Hulk. Would it shatter the senses as billed? According…
By Emmanuel Guibert (W) and Joann Sfar (A) Published by First Second, volumes 1-3, $12.95 We make a belated return to the wide world of international comics (redundant, eh?) with a look at Sardine in Outer Space. The third graphic novel in the series will be released this year. Sardine is a space pirate, an…
A very large week for me this week with fairly mixed results. There was the end of one big event (52) and the beginning of another (World War Hulk). There were a couple books nearing the end of a run and the long-awaited rejuvenation of another. Plenty to talk about, so let’s do just that….
Like horror and/or drawing? If you answered yes to either, you might be interested in the following news that first, Boom! Studios is looking for some artists to join the ranks and second, Fangoria has announced the publication dates of its new line of books. As Marv Alberts said in Baseketball, “You’re excited? Feel these…
Phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal. I don’t think I’ve had this much fun reading a comic book in years. The end of 52. And, yet, the beginning of so much else. Way back in Week Seven, I went on and on about how much potential Booster Gold has as a hero, and, well, this issue, all of…
This latest edition of the Previews running diary is dedicated to the hardest working guy in comics, Batman, who celebrates his 68th birthday today. That’s older than my dad, and my dad is well past his prime crime fighting days. Actually, my dad’s a dentist, so he never really fought any crime. But if he…
I’m all out of ways to reference dominoes while introducing this column, so END OF INTRO. First up is Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #29. Mark Waid’s run on this book was largely panned by LOSH loyalists, but I always enjoyed it. Even when I didn’t know what was going on or if the…
Here at the Legion of Doom, we’re always looking out for each other and doing our best to help each other whenever we can. Well, as you may recall, The Joe Quesada Award for Distinction in Diminishing Stories You Had Nothing To Do With was a creation of Fin Fang Doom back in the late…
Do you enjoy sight? How about smell? Do you want to keep your ability to feel and hear? I ask this as warning, a civil service, if you will. Because according to Marvel, the book we Doomers are collectively reviewing this Saturday is “senses-shattering.” Now, we of the Doom are made of the sternest materials,…
I was just reading Newsarama’s interview with Justice Society of America artist Dale Eaglesham when I thought, “Gosh, that new Sandman really looks stupid.” Then I started thinking even more, and realized that pretty much every incarnation of Sandman, regardless of era or company, looks stupid. Starting out, we’ve got the Golden Age Sandman, who…