After waking up at 3 a.m. this morning in Denver, wading through lines of people, suffering insomnia while flying and exiting into the stench of cheap barbecue that permeates the Memphis airport, I wasn’t feeling much of a Christmas afterglow. My wife and I then had to move gates while we awaited our final connection…
Flipping through the wonders of TV’s dead winter season this evening (I was looking for an NBA game. I feel compelled to excuse my tube watching), I hit upon NBC’s new craptacular reality show Identity. In the show, Penn Jillette talks loudly (and shows that his schtick doesn’t work without the funnier half of Penn…
While writing about Undercard, the new boxing comic from Dennis Culver and Chris Gumprich (read an interview with them here) I happened upon the work of a friend of Culver’s, the well-named Joshua Smeaton, who works mainly as an illustrator. He has a new book out called Cheerful Abandon, a fun collection of short slice-of-life…
It’s never too early to departmentalize the year, and in that vein, Publisher’s Weekly (which offers the worth-a-look PW Comics Week and a comics blog) had their critics vote for favorite graphic novels, with those books receiving the most votes earning the crown. Or whatever award they hand out. The list is available here. I’m…
Those gracious gents at BOOM! Studios sent over a couple of previews. First, that for the upcoming first issue of Warhammer 4000: Damnation Crusade, which comes out tomorrow. What you’ve got to love about BOOM! is how unabashedly they revel in their niche. They know what they want to do — big, tough stories that…
This’ll be the last of these before Christmas, most likely, as I’m headed to the rural hinterlands of western Nebraska, where the only thing more rare than a comic book store is a solid Internet connection. Okay, it’s not that bad. But I’ll be out of the loop all the same. So, without delay, here’s…
It’s Saturday, the sun is shining, the air is wintry cool, and apparently Warren Ellis continues to frustrate the Doomers. How so? Well, of course, it’s our latest edition of the Books of Doom, in which we all read the same book and share our thoughts. And, it should be noted, invite you to share…
You know it’s a good week when the second-worst book is written by Ed Brubaker and illustrated by Billy Tan. I picked up six titles, a perfect split between Marvel and DC. For those curious, I pick up Image’s Invincible in trade form and I don’t read The Walking Dead because I don’t like zombies,…
Howdy. The Doom Crew is returning this Saturday with another installment of the Books of Doom (in which we all read the same book and share our thoughts). After being all over the place on Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #14 last week, we’ll be returning to debut issues with the first installment of Warren Ellis’ newuniversal…
It’s been a heck of a week, but since I picked up a ream of comics this week I figured I’d drop some reviews, even if they’re a bit late. So, without further ado, here’s last week in comics, from worst to first. Batman #659 Wow, what a steaming pile. I mean, really, honestly, this…