I gave up reading X-Men comics awhile ago, shortly after “Messiah CompleX” ended. I followed the team’s move out to San Francisco, but once they had that whole flash into the 70s thing, the art became inconsistent, and I gave up. I should clarify: that was Uncanny. I gave up on the other stuff immediately…
Under Paul Levitz DC has always seem content to be the number 2 company as they never seemed truly interested in taking the kind of risks that Marvel has. Now that was not a bad strategy given the extreme boom and bust swings of Marvel. Matt Price of Nerdage did a nice job of cover the ComicPRO…
MG Doom recently made a very valid point that it’s hard to wade through the thousands of web comics to find a few gems. But I’ve also covered my love of xkcd here previously. So, dear readers, you may be wondering “What should I read?” Well, here’s the unqualified opinion of somebody who owns all…
The hardest part to reading webcomics is just finding a comic worth reading. As the webcomics experts say the blessing and curse of webcomics is that anyone can make them and put them online. It’s a blessing because it is free and a open door for all creative types but it is a curse in…
I have been spending more time of late exploring the world of webcomics. For me it has been like discovering manga after years mostly reading what you would normally find in the average comic shop. Much like manga, the webcomics field is vast. I’m a very picky reader as I do not like to waste…
A few people have been recommending J Michael Straczynski’s current run on The Brave and The Bold. It was one of those things I kept putting off as recommendations can often be hit or miss for me. I had read a few of the Mark Waid written issues earlier in this series but they did not…
If there is one moral to be learned in the conclusion to Justice League: Cry for Justice as it segues into The Fall of Green Arrow, it is that heroes don’t kill bad guys. Even if they feel justified, killing is murder. This sentiment alone is driving a significant status quo shift in the DCU…
Here are a few items of news from the past week or so, as I’m catching up on some things. Longbox Beta The open beta for the digital comic store front Longbox launched this weekend. It can be found here. It is being setup to be the iTunes of digital comics. It is the most…
In some positive news for comics going into the digital age, Robot 6 reports that Apple’s iBookstore will have it’s own category for comics and graphic novels. That’s important as it initially looked like comics would be limited to the app store. With a designated category it will help books from getting lost in the shuffle which is…
Is it just me or does anyone else find Batgirl’s new motorcycle to be somewhat disturbing? Click through to see what I mean….