Graphic novels are big business, in case you didn’t know. But further encouraging those of us who love the medium and want to break into it, ICv2 has announced that sales of the books increased to nearly $300 million last year. That’s not shabby. Here’s some info from a story in Publisher’s Weekly: There were…
I had a bit of free time, so I read a decent number of books I would’ve otherwise skipped, mostly for curiosity’s sake. This wasn’t a good week. There were some interesting items, but lots on the “brilliant failure” end of the spectrum, more than memorable successes. Mostly, this was the week that Civil War…
In December, about 30,000 people bought copies of Robin, which put it at about 70th according to Diamond’s numbers. I was not one of those people. I flipped through the thing, gave it serious consideration, but ultimately didn’t bring it home. My mistake. In the post-Crisis universe, Batman is battling bipolar disorder (with the angel…
By Brian Wood (W) and Riccardo Burchielli (A) Published in 2007, comprises issues 6-12, Vertigo. $12.99 The Plot: Journalist Matty Roth is now established in war-torn Manhattan and has been there for almost a year. But things aren’t easy, as he’s stuck in essentially a third-world country stuck in the middle of a civil war….
Image set out to bring some new readers to their series Godland by putting out a special 60 cent issue this week. It was at least enticing enough for the Doomers to choose it as this week’s Book of Doom. Was it enough to convert us into faithful readers? I’ll let the crowd answer that…
By Brian Wood (W) and Riccardo Burchielli (A) Published in 2006, comprises issues 1-5, Vertigo. $9.99 The Plot: Matty Roth has a well connected dad who’s gotten him an internship with Liberty News, which sets him up as an assistant to a big shot journalist who’s going into Manhattan. This is newsworthy because Civil War…
I didn’t read enough books this week to bother with a Worst to First, so you’ll have to settle for a rant. On that note, are the editors of Batman trying to ensure that I never buy this book again? I dropped the series from my pull list to avoid that John Ostrander/Grotesk debacle, but…
Howdy all! Why do I say “howdy”? I don’t know, just seemed like the thing to say. Our communal review last week was roundly dissed because it cost a relatively absurd $5.99. Time to rejoice, you cheapskates! This week’s choice is issue 16 of the Jack-Kirby-meets-Sealab-2021-type series Godland, which is retailing for the unbeatable price…
The following preview is interesting to me for a couple reasons. First, and perhaps most importantly, this is a markedly different type of book for Boom!, which I’ve always considered as the Spike TV of comics (which I mean as a compliment). “Salvador” seems to be a much more intellectual and emotional project, as opposed…
By Brian and Philip Phillipson (W) and Alex Nino (A) Published in 2006, originally as four issues in 2005, by Bliss on Tap Publishing. $19.95 softcover, $29.95 hardcover. The Plot: Drop some acid, chase it with a bottle of something staunch and thumb through a pile of texts on mythology, psychology, human history and religion….