Cable sucks. I cheered when that guy died. He was dead weight in Cable & Deadpool, and now that he’s dead weight in the Marvel Universe, that title’s been phenomenal. So what does Marvel do? Cancel Cable & Deadpool and launch a new Cable title. That just sucks, which is pretty appropriate given my opening…
You’ve probably seen this cover by now. And it’s coming … the X-Men are going to be disassembled! The very fabric of the mutant team will be shoved in another direction, with September 10 being the day we find out. Insert “never forget” joke. But this is literally nothing new. Marvel has disassembled the X-Men…
Not sure how many of our crowd here have read the Pulitzer Prize-winning exploits of Ignatius J. Reilly, but I was reading the book the other day and came across a section that had surprising relevance to the world of comic books. While recommending reading to a terrified passerby, the crazed Reilly suggests mostly Medieval…
Warren Ellis seems like a decent enough guy. His WarrenEllis.com blog is really entertaining, and full of useless but awesome crap (random pictures, etc.). He’s got a niche fanbase that may not be the size of say, Grant Morrison or Neil Gaiman, but certainly warrants some golf applause. But here’s the thing. His writing is…
For months, Doom DeLuise has been trying to get me to post again. And again. Finally, after he had gone through the blog to correct some transfer troubles, he said to me tonight that I knew too much about X-Men not to post. And it’s true. After a break-up in 2003, I went through and…
No, Kingdom Come hasn’t been named a saint, but for years now it’s been slowly working its way into official DC continuity. Characters, themes and ideas from Mark Waid and Alex Ross’s epic story have been showing up in canon DC Universe stories for quite some time, from Red Arrow in JLA and a feline…
The following is an interior page from Mighty Avengers #4, which may or may not be out by the time I post this thing: Granted, I don’t read Mighty Avengers, so this may not be a good example of the their use in the title, but was the much bally-hooed return of thought bubbles just…
This strange journey of mine toward becoming a semi-respected comic book journalist reached a new high today. A comic publisher (not saying who) invited me to a fancy and semi-exclusive launch party. I guess that’s what happens when you’re the only guy in mainstream media who specializes in comics. But… The Super Party is in…
I’m quitting comics. Had you for a second, didn’t I? Like I could ever give up on comic books. Sadly, though, events have sort of conspired to make it impossible for me to continue some of my comics reading, at least for the time being. Today, I closed out my pull list at The Comic…
A couple Tuesdays ago, I got a free beer. I was out at one of the trendy bars in Little Rock’s River Market with a couple of pals, and of the four pints I put away, only three appeared on the tab. The other fellas earned a freebie as well (this isn’t even to mention…