Too Many To Pick From “I say this only because Marvel’s promotional material calls him a “comics legend,” but Howard Chaykin is not a comics legend. His work can be pretty good, and he is amazingly thorough with surroundings, I think his work often falls far below the lofty praise it’s given. Also, I’m not…
Who doesn’t love buying graphic novels? They tell a whole story in one volume, and more often than not they’re cheaper page-for-page than buying individual issues. Sometimes they even have pretty covers that won’t bend if you accidentally sit on them. So hooray for graphic novels! Infinite Crisis Hardcover “‘Infinite Crisis’ is my favorite. The…
Usually by the time a trade comes around, you know if it’s worth buying or not. So it’s kind of hard to come up with a worst collection. Looks like its more “collections that annoy us” than anything else. Of course, we can always count on Jean-Claude to actually read the graphic novels none of…
Dysfunctional Team of the Week- New Excalibur Juggernaut’s in love with Dazzler. Dazzler knows it and loves the attention, so she strings him along despite having no feeling for the big lug. Nocturne knows what Dazzler’s doing, and is pissed off about it because she has a thing for Juggernaut. Captain Britain and Pete Wisdom…
Relaunches and new series were a dime a dozen in 2006. From DC’s One Year Later and Marvel’s annual X-Men reboot to returns of The Spirit, the New Universe and everyone’s favorite villain Rob Liefeld Onslaught, you seemingly couldn’t toss a cat in a comic book store without hitting a new title or an old…
Despite everyone apparently agreeing that the worst comics of 2006 had Nightwing on the cover, that doesn’t necessarily mean it was the worst relaunch or new series of the year. A whole lot of suck at the tale end of the year made quite a big impact. Onslaught Reborn “For Marvel, 2006 seemed to be…
“I don’t pay attention to marketing.” That’s what Doom DeLuise had to say about this category. But sometimes marketing is so bad or just so annoying you can’t help but notice it. One Year Later “DC’s One Year Later and 52. While they seemed like good ideas at the first, and they’ve definitely been editorial…
Marketing is such a huge deal in comics today that the way a series or event is marketing can determine whether it succeeds or fails regardless of the quality of the story. A bad series can succeed if it’s marketed correctly, and a good series can get canceled if the company isn’t behind it. Here’s…
Cliffhanger of the Week- Blue Beetle returns? Manhunter #27 I’ll be honest–the solicitation of the cover with Ted Kord on it is the main reason I decided to start buying Manhunter. I didn’t think they’d actually bring him back, but I was curious as to why Ted would be featured on the cover. Turns out,…
This was a big year for comics outside of the folded paper medium. From movies and TV to video games and toys, it was a good year to be a comic book fan, even if you don’t like to bother yourself with any of that tedious “reading.” Movies 2006 saw the release of two blockbuster…