NRAMA: If you had one takeback, and no reasons needed to explain your action, and could reach back in time and adjust/tweak/correct/remove one project, what would it be?JQ: The Thunderbolts revamp. No offense to the creators, it was just a bad internal decision to try to revamp the title.Newsarama: Joe Fridays Week 13Ouch!
Make Yours Here.So, yeah, Dan and Omar really came through with the content during my break, huh? Dorks!Life at Casa de Gonzalez will hopefully be settling down over the next month or so -- both the Mrs. and I are in the midst of long-overdue career changes; plus, both kids are heading back to school and the always fun issue of after-school care -- so I should be able to hit the books and start blogging again with a renewed sense of purpose that only a few weeks away from the blogiverse can give you. I've read a lot of…
I'm surprised no readers of Newsarama have commented on Grant Morrison's interview posted today. This may be part of a prearranged public slugfest, but Grant Morrison does make some interesting points.Guy will testify that I'm no fan of Morrison, but so far I like his take on Batman. And after reading the complete interview, I think I'm hooked for the run.NRAMA: But still, looking at the larger cultural subtext you're writing this in, what makes a grim Batman not appropriate for the world we live in now? Miller's working on a Batman vs. Al Qaeda story, and it's hard to…
Reading is fundamental. Don't waste your time reading bad comics out of habit! The drought continues as I am now three weeks behind in picking up my stash from Midtown Comics. Here's my weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 8/23/06. The full shipping is list available at ComicList. [NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it. If not, find another one; or try Khepri.com or MidtownComics.com] PICK OF THE WEEK Kraven's Last Hunt Premiere HCDC COMICS Batman And The…
Because celebrating your 25th birthday* takes a lot of concentration...That's me and Dan not thinking about comics last night. Eagle-eyed readers will notice my pimping a Punks t-shirt, though, so all is not lost. Thanks to Stephanie for the pic.* 25 + 12 = 37