Review: Robotika
Robotika By Alex Sheikman and Joel Chua (Archaia Studios Press, 2006; $19.95) It’s rare for a mini-series whose first issue turned me off the way Robotika‘s did gets a second chance, but thanks to Alex Sheikman‘s commitment to his work — emailing me to clarify something from the first issue that I didn’t like get,
Review: The Dreamland Chronicles: Book One
The Dreamland Chronicles: Book One By Scott Christian Sava (Blue Dream Studios, 2006; $19.95) I have to admit that I was initially put off by the computer animated artwork when I first flipped through The Dreamland Chronicles, especially compared to Diego Jourdan’s more familiar cartoony style in Scott Christian Sava’s Ed’s Terrestrials, which I received
Review: The Guardian Line
Joe and Max #1 By Jason Medley, Claude St. Aubin & Chris Chuckery Genesis 5 #1 By Lovern Kindzierski, Claude St. Aubin & Chris Chuckery Code #1 By Mike Baron, Lovern Kindzierski, Howard Simpson, Dave Ross & Chris Chuckery (All published by The Guardian line, December 2006) Any sincere attempt by a comics publisher to
Spider-Man 3: Here’s Venom!
Yesterday Superhero Hype posted a link to Medicom Toy Corporation’s release of Spider-Man 3 12-inch action figures. The web site, Sideshow Collectibles, had posted galleries of Spider-Man, Black-Suited Spider-Man, and Venom. If you follow this **Spoiler** link **Spoiler** you will find clear shots of Venom in his movie incarnation. To quote a co-worker of mine,
Fierman Out at DC Comics
NOTE: I’ve rearranged the updates, so if you’re checking this for the first time, scroll all the way down for the original post. ***** UPDATE (1/16 @ 12:49m): The Beat’s latest update stirs the pot a bit as former and current DC staffers debate the story. It’s mostly he said/she said stuff involving Vinnie Costa’s
Marvel: Leaving Money on the Table
Comic Book Resources’ review of 2006 has been made fun of by several bloggers for its participants lauding of Civil War as “the one project that had the biggest impact on the comics industry” — which is arguably true, if for all the wrong reasons — but I found this particular exchange much more interesting:
What if Civil War #6 was good?
Tetsubo Productions is at it again with a hilarious remix of Civil War #6 that is a much more entertaining read than the real thing could possibly be. Go, read, laugh your ass off and, hopefully, be glad you didn’t spend any money on the real thing. (And if you missed it last time, check
On the Web: Zombies on a Plane
I’m going to be very disappointed if someone, at some point in this story, doesn’t say, “I am sick and tired of these muthaf**kin’ zombies on this muthaf**kin’ plane!” (Flight of the Living Dead, via murdershow.net) I’ve only recently started to dabble in webcomics and Flight of the Living Dead looks like the first one
Much Ado About Cowboys & Aliens
I knew a lot of people in the comics industry didn’t like Platinum Comics’ Scott Rosenberg, but holy cow! Comics writer A. David Lewis (the excellent The Lone and Level Sands) absolutely flipped his lid last Friday upon seeing Entertainment Weekly‘s sporadic comics sales chart showing Cowboys & Aliens in the top spot, according to
On the Web: Ridiculous, Sublime
From the ridiculous: Deadbeat Superheroes (via Meltblog) …to the sublime: Ghost Rider director Mark Steven Johnson explains why Eva Mendes is perfect… um, I mean “the perfect” actress to play Johnny Blaze’s love interest. (via Marvel.com)