LINK: Isotope Legal Download Fest
A Week-Long Celebration of the Future of Comicsw/ Previews from Oni, Top Shelf, AdHouse & More In celebration of the overwhelming response to their offering all of their exclusive sneak peeks of upcoming books, the Isotope is doing something a little special as they lead up to the Alternative Press Expo and the awarding of
LINK: Moench and Huston talk Moon Knight
It’s like one of the best Marvel Team-Ups ever, and I’m totally jealous that ComicFoundry got it instead of me: THE CONVERSATION // CHARLIE HUSTONDOUG MOENCH There’s a lot of great back-and-forth between the two of them, and Moench provides some interesting background on the original Moon Knight series, including sales figures from its canary-in-the-coal-mine
LINK: Marvel Writer’s Meeting
Chris, of 2 guys buying comics, is f’n hilarious! Fly On The Wall, Vol. 2: Marvel Writer’s Meeting SETTING: Ritzy hotel room in ManhattanPLAYERS: Joe Quesada, Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Millar, Ed Brubaker … JQ: Anyway, Mark, how’s the Civil War coming along? MM: Oh, it’s great. Really great. Lots of superheroes, you know. ALL:
On The Shelves: 4/5/06
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month. Here’s my weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 4/5/06. 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
PopCultureShock Update #513f
Slowly but surely, I’m getting back on track over there. A huge help in that regard was finally finding a managing editor, Kevin MacDonald, who saw my posting on The Engine and endured a grueling interview process that included publicly, and intelligently, talking comics while drinking in an Irish pub. Equally important, though, is that
PANEL: Jova’s Harvest #3
Jova’s Harvest #3By Steve UyMarch 2006, Arcana Studio
PANEL: Blue Beetle #1
Blue Beetle #1Art by Cully Hamner and David SelfWritten by Keith Giffen and John RogersMarch 2006, DC Comics
LINK: The politics of V For Vendetta
Film critic and playwright Brian Dauth, “November 3rd Club” Editor in chief Victor D. Infante, Performance artist and film critic Matt Cornell, Libertarian Party co-founder Dave Nolan and “PopCultureShock” senior comics editor Guy LeCharles Gonzalez discuss The Politics of “V For Vendetta” in the first installment of a new “November 3rd Club” Feature. Read what
On the Shelves: 3/29/06
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month. Man, I was a little pissy last week, yes? Nothing a strong week of comics couldn’t cure, though! American Way, Robin, Supermarket, Scatterbrain, Captain America, Iron Man: The Inevitable, Next Wave, X-Factor…it was like comics’ own Best Week Ever! Here’s my weekly look at select comic books
QUESTION: If you had $20…
Last week I hit the century mark at Midtown Comics, and have a $20 rebate coming to me. It’s a personal tradition that every rebate be used toward the purchase of a trade. So what should be my next purchase? The last one I picked up was Superman: Birthright, and it was a winner. So