I’m going a little unconventional this week and picking a book that doesn’t officially come out until Saturday for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY. So you’re all free to choose whatever you want at the shop tomorrow — just be sure to visit your local comic store on Saturday and grab the Book of Doom. Because…
5:25 p.m.: I’ve noticed that lately some major websites have been using my Tweets as content without even asking me. Hey guys, where’s my check? 5:26 p.m.: By the bye, I don’t mind fans circulating stuff and I don’t mind the occasional Tweet used by websites here and there. That’s cool. 5:27 p.m.: But using…
I need to come up with a good name for what could easily be a recurring feature, because I see stuff like this all the time in political and policy writing (or at least more than I’d expect) and it’s like a special shout-out to the comics fans. This is from Matthew Yglesias at Thinkprogress…
So this was a disappointment. I realize Mike Grell and his creation have a loyal following, but I’m hard pressed to understand why from this first issue. From the melodramatic dialogue to the silly situations (“We found this recently deceased dinosaur in a cave, so we chopped off its giant head and brought it to…
[SFX: Intro music] JIM DOOM: Hello and welcome to this week’s Podcast of Doom. I only bought two books last week, and my cohost, Doom DeLuise, picked up the same two books, so I thought I’d make this week’s podcast an audio version of the Doomino Effect. [Audience boos] JIM DOOM: Well, it was either…
I would not be surprised if I’m flying solo on this one. While one of the goals of the Book of Doom is to try something new, or at least choose a good hopping-on point, I may have picked something a little too out-there for my Doomkopf peers. I’m hoping not, but I’m obviously insecure…
Geektyrant has a rundown of some of the gossip surrounding Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, including a list of the robots in the film. Among the highlights: • Some of the Autobots are deliberately stupid and childlike, but that’s what the kids like, according to Michael Bay. I’m having a tough time imagining Autobots acting even…
I don’t have the energy to make this an April Fool’s joke, as if someone would be so concerned as to what we’re buying that they’d want to get fooled about it. It’s presumptuous enough to post this as it is. With that said, let’s jump right in! Jim Doom: • Flash Rebirth #1 of…
I missed a few weeks, so this edition of the Doomino Effect is going to be jam-packed with weeks-old books, but I’ll put the new stuff first. I sat down to read last week’s comics at McDonald’s with DeLuise last Wednesday. We had just come from the shop with fresh comics in hand. I decided…
Comic artist Bob Hall (Batman, Avengers) is having a gallery show on Friday, April 3 at the Project Room at 1410 O St. in Lincoln. Some of his comic book work from the nineties will be on display on Saturdays throughout April. Bob will be at the Project Room on First Friday at around 6:30…