While Marvel took back the reins from DC in 2006 as the world’s greatest seller of comics, they fared far worse when it came to giving us fanboys satisfaction. And no, that’s not a call for more T & A covers by Michael Turner! 52’s success “I never doubted for a minute that DC would…
There’s a new story up over at Publishers Weekly, in which the vp of sales and marketing for Diamond Book Distribution breaks down pretty thoroughly just how good of a year the industry enjoyed in 2006, and offers some promising words for the future. Of course, that should be expected from somebody working within the…
DC spewed out a ton of mini-series after the Crisis wrapped up, and Marvel responded with plenty of its own, both running alongside Civil War and standing alone. With so many choices, it’s probably no surprise that the Doomers all came up with a different choice for this award. X-Men: Deadly Genesis “Deadly Genesis was…
Last year saw the comics industry shift a serious amount of focus back to mini-series. With so many stories to choose from, you know some had to suck pretty serious. Here’s our choices for the dregs. Lame New World “Pretty much all the stuff other than Shazam that came out of Brave New World has…
X-Factor “It’s the best out there, but it’s never listed in that upper crust. Start reading this book!” -Jean-Claude Van Doom “Well I don’t know if X-Factor is underrated, but it’s really good, so it will probably get cancelled.” -Jim Doom Part 1 New Avengers “And I don’t know if it’s really fair to call…
I just remembered I’m supposed to be doing some sort of a pithy opening to these things. Aw hell, screw it! On to the picks! Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. “Nextwave is my choice, though Civil War is a close second. I can’t fathom why fanboys keep coming back to Ellis’ joke with himself. Too bad…
Cliff Rathburn “When you think of comic book artists, you usually think of pencillers. I know I do. The inkers and colorists kind of get forgotten, even though Laura Martin and Dave Stewart are probably just as good as coloring as John Cassaday and Tim Sale are at drawing. Cliff Rathburn provides gray tones for…
As we look back at the comic industry’s successes and failures over the past year, I thought it’d be nice to take a look at our own here at the Legion of Doom. Back in September, we launched a weekly feature – the Book of Doom. Each week, a rotating member of the Legion would…
Too Many To Pick From “I say this only because Marvel’s promotional material calls him a “comics legend,” but Howard Chaykin is not a comics legend. His work can be pretty good, and he is amazingly thorough with surroundings, I think his work often falls far below the lofty praise it’s given. Also, I’m not…
While there are lots of writers out there right now getting tons of praise, some aren’t having the kudos heaped upon them thickly enough. So, courtesy of the Doomers, here’s another round of ego-boosting. Brett Lewis “There are a ton of writers out there who deserve recognition, with Gail Simone, Jeff Parker, Dan Slott, Jimmy…