I thought I was done with this damn series. The other night, though, I got drunk and realized that I missed blogging about how much Countdown sucks after tying one on, so I asked Jesus Christ Venereal Disease to let me take the reins once again. In a simple twist of fate, it turns out…
Ending of the Week- Runaways #27 It’s been three years or so since the first volume of Runaways ended. In the final issue of that series, all of the Pride died. It was fitting end to that first arc, and I really thought those characters were gone for good. So I was pretty shocked when…
Right about now, Jim Doom is getting hitched. I’d like to claim that this blogging then is going on from inside the sanctuary, but sadly I wasn’t able to make the drive up to take part in said nuptials (it’s a sore topic, so let’s just let it go). Seeing as this is such a…
Right now, I have four different cartoons due to three different editors. I have packing and preparation so I can leave town to go get married this weekend. But I don’t forget my fans. My fans come here every Tuesday expecting another Doomino Effect. And that is what the fans shall receive. On this eve…
Bad Idea of the Week- going to Wal-Mart, The Walking Dead #38 Going to Wal-Mart is never a pleasant experience. It takes forever to get through the checkout. The aisles are always crammed full of unnecessary displays and the elderly. If you can find an employee to ask a question, they never know the answer…oh…
Normally, our Saturday roundtable review of a single comic devolves into something of a ridicule-fest. We’ve picked some clunkers in the past, that’s for sure. We’ve also had a few decent disagreements over books. Never before, though, have we all banded together and called a book one of the best of the year. Until now….
I called last week a great one for comics. Let’s just say, this week makes last week look like a bunch of Rob Liefeld pap from 1996. This week is quite possibly the most enjoyable week in comics ever for me, at least. It was simply unprecedented to see so many huge occurences happen all…
Hey kids, welcome to this week’s Doomino Effect. Starting off this review of segues falling into others is Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America: Spider-Man, the fourth in this series. Following the stages of grief, this one is “Depression” and it stars everyone’s favorite self-doubting moper, Spider-Man. I really liked this series at the…
By Jack Kirby Published by DC Comics, 2007. $49.99. The Plot: This all started in 1971. The King, Jack Kirby, co-creator of scores of famous characters at Marvel, jumps ship and moves over to DC, where he’s able to tell his stories his way. Only inker Vince Coletta shares any credit in the ensuing “Fourth…
A really good week in comics, and I’d love to dig into it pretty thoroughly, but I’m headed to Seattle early in the morning and still have some packing to do. So here goes a quick spin through this week’s sizeable-but-worthwhile pile… Worst: The Spirit #7 The “Summer Special” issue means that Darwyn Cooke is…