• The November Artist Jam is today from noon to 6 p.m. at Krypton Comics in Omaha. • Jason from Legend Comics made his Book of Doom debut last week, and he’s with us again this week (and hopefully every week). This week’s “Featured 500,000 Comic of the Week” at the Legend online store is…
Last night’s “Tip or Wag” segment on the Colbert Report included some thoughts directed at Marvel Comics:
This week was one of my most unusual comic-buying experiences ever. Nothing that I buy on a monthly basis came out (unless you count the Final Crisis tie-in) but I still ended up with five books. I decided to give Ultimatum #1 a try, since I’ve heard it might end up destroying the Ultimate Universe….
• Local artists Louis Simpson and Doug McCoy are previewing their new book “PUPPY LOVE” today at Krypton Comics from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Local artist Kathleen Clark will debut her new comic at Krypton on Saturday, November 22nd, also from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Jason of Legend Comics will make…
By Jean Van Hamme (W) and Ted Benoit (A) Published by Cinebook, 2008; 68 pages; $15.95 The Adventures of Blake & Mortimer is a reprint series of comics starring characters created by Belgian writer / artist Edgar P. Jacobs in the 1940s. The first three volumes issued by Cinebook were works created by Jacobs. After…
I set here writing this comic review in hopes it will take my mind off the impending election results. Speaking of fearing a takeover of hate-filled creatures, I’ll start off with Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns. I almost chose this as our Book of Doom, but we have been doing so many Geoff…
“We’re doing everything we can to insure that the largest number of customers and retailers can continue to get a large majority of Marvel Comics at the standard $2.99 price.” — Joe Quesada…
Hellboy: In the Chapel of Moloch was the first Hellboy story I’d read in years. It reminded me of two important points: 1. How almost effortlessly cool this book seems and 2. How exponentially better it is when Mignola does the art As a kid, I remember hating Mignola’s art. I just knew him as…
• There are several new developments at Capes Comic Book Lounge in Benson. Thursday is now “Ladies Night,” which means 20% off everything in the store starting at 4 p.m. Important note — WOMEN HAVE TO BE PURCHASING THE STUFF. Guys, you can’t just bring a girl with you and get a discount. Capes also…
This is a short but fascinating look at how Emmanuel Guibert created the art for Alan’s War from First Second. First Second released the excellent Prince of Persia graphic novel this summer. We’ve also got an overdue review of their Slow Storm book by Danica Novgorodoff on the way. h/t: The Daily Dish