I think the first Ed Brubaker comic I read was Captain America #1. I might be wrong. I think I bought Captain America #1 because I thought “Ooh, series relaunch. I will see if it’s any good.” I think I was just as intrigued by the art as I was the story, but I kept…
I realized today at work that it’s been six months since Decimation hit the Marvel Universe and 90% of the Earth’s mutant population was de-powered, which using Marvel’s fuzzy math left only 198 mutants on the planet (198 remaining is closer to a 99.99% loss using Marvel’s claims that there were millions of mutants on…
Nothing ruins comics more than spoilers. Well, I guess that’s sort of obvious by the mere definition of the word “spoiler,” but I think you know what I mean. Spoilers can ruin a great comic story before it has a chance to be told. Take Civil War #1, for example. It was a good story,…
The Joker is one of, if not the greatest villain in the history of comics. I don’t think any comic fan could dispute that. I could discuss how great Batman: The Killing Joke is, or why Mark Hamill’s portrayal of the Clown Prince of Crime in Batman: The Animated Series is the best on the…
Now that today’s shipment brings Infinite Crisis to a close, and since the big fun arguably got started with a bullet born of a government conspiracy that left half a head splattered about, let’s take a moment to reflect where we were when we experienced the big moments of Infinite Crisis. Sure, Maxwell Lord was…
Most comic strips suck. To make it into your local newspaper, a strip has to be watered down, non-threatening, non-offensive, and (apparently) non-funny. Half of the time, strips like Cathy and Family Circus don’t even include jokes (unless you consider listing 17 different types of sandals or the word “pasghetti” jokes). For Better or For…
I love The Tick. Ever since I first saw the cartoon on Fox oh so many years ago, I couldn’t get enough of the near-invulnerable blue numbskull. Now, thanks to DVR and Toon Disney, I get to relive those memorable days of my youth. Of course, there’s one big thing that separates The Tick from…
I just read an article from Wizard #175, about a Marvel writers “summit” regarding Civil War and the Marvel Universe during the rest of 2006. In it, creators including Brian Michael Bendis, Joss Whedon, Joe Quesada, Mark Millar and J. Michael Stracynski are discussing the possibility of bringing a certain character back from the dead….
The first comic I read: I don’t recall which ones they were. I also was introduced by a cousin. He lived in South Korea, and could buy comics there for a dime apiece. The rare times he visited, he’d bring a huge stack and share them with another cousin and I. I vaguely remember some…
Following along with the 2 Guys Buying Comics’ “First Week,” here’s my contribution. First Comic I Read: Uncanny X-Men #212 My cousins were a huge influence on everything cultural that I liked. They were just as responsible for getting me interested in comic books as they were getting me into Public Enemy. As much fun…