The nominees for the 2008 Harvey Awards are: BEST WRITER: Ed Brubaker, Captain America, Marvel Comics (2007 winner, Daredevil) Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Amulet Books Grant Morrison, All Star Superman, DC Comics (2007 nominee, same) William Van Horn, Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Gemstone (2007 nominee, same) Brian K. Vaughan, Y: The…
As reported by Newsarama.com, Carlos Pacheco is joining J.G. Jones on Final Crisis art duties starting with issue #4. Newsarama quotes Dan DiDio as saying Pacheco is being added to keep the book on schedule. This reminds me of a situation back in August 2006 when Marvel announced they would delay Civil War in order…
The pages of Booster Gold #10 included a look at an all-new Rip Hunter blackboard as first seen in 52. The good folks at Newsarama break down the clues: Board: Gotham isn’t safe – MIDNIGHT HAS THE HEARTS! Meaning: That’s pretty clearly a reference to the new Batman: Gotham After Midnight series. If you read…
This week’s dip into the Secret Invasion involved several short stories that fill in a few gaps and create several more. Part 1: Captain Marvel Chapter 1 explains the actions leading up to Captain Marvel’s decision to attack Thunderbolts mountain in Secret Invasion #1. The rationale is a bit convoluted, so it makes me wonder…
By Adam Slutsky and Joseph Phillip Illidge (W)and Shawn Martinbrough (A) Published by BDG Entertainment, 2008; 96 pages; $19.95 There’s an issue of the Grant Morrison / J.G. Jones “Marvel Boy” miniseries in which Marvel Boy battles with Hexus, a living corporation. It establishes Brand Hex — a company that dabbles in a little bit…
Chris Sims at The ISB has a post on The Untold Legend of the Batman, a miniseries in which someone who knew all of Batman’s deepest, darkest secrets had set out to destroy him. I had a small black and white copy of this book, which I think I got from a grade school book…
Grant Morrison is out doing damage control for that underwhelming kickoff to Final Crisis in an interview with Newsarama. The most striking thing to me was Morrison’s apparent irritation that some readers have dared to notice countless glaring inconsistencies between Final Crisis and the full calendar year of $2.99-and-over marketing that led up to it….
Secret Invasion #3 came out this week, with the much talked-about cover with Spider-Woman about to kiss Iron Man. The cover took on new meaning with the release of New Avengers #40, which revealed that Spider-Woman is a Skrull. The issue opens with the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier floating in the ocean, and Commander Hill aptly noting…
That’s where my chips are, ladies and gentlemen….
It looks like Countdown’s sales crept up there at the end. Based on that curve and the close to 52, I can only assume that the final issue will continue that trend. Best guess? Maybe Countdown’s closing upswing is more consistent than 52’s because Countdown was leading to Final Crisis — not that Grant Morrison…