I’m the G*ddamn Editor!
Yes, it’s official. As of today, I’ve taken over as the Senior Comics Editor for Buzzscope. “Who the hell are you anyway, giving out orders like this?”“Who the hell do you think I am? I’m the goddamn Batman!” Check out my table-setting column here.
Buzzscope: I’m the G*ddamn Editor!
Yes, it’s official. As of today, I’ve taken over as the Senior Comics Editor for Buzzscope. “Who the hell are you anyway, giving out orders like this?”“Who the hell do you think I am? I’m the goddamn Batman!” Check out my table-setting column here.
Link: Erik Larsen Goes Off
Wow! An open letter to comic book creators everywhere: Is that all you’ve got? Really? Because if it is– that’s pretty fucking sad. …I understand the desire to clutch on to the security of a guaranteed page rate. And I understand the attraction of working on characters that you grew up with. But at what
LINK: Hope for One Year Later?
[via Fanboy Rampage] “The good new [sic] is, and I garauntee [sic] you this, when we’re on the other side of the CRISIS, those days are GONE. Just gone. We’re sick to death of heroes who are not heroes, we’re sick to death of darkness… Batman’s broken. Through no ONE person’s fault, but he’s a
LINK: Comics Sales Figures
[via The Beat] I’m going to come back to this at a later date because this sort of thing fascinates me, but for now, I just wanted to bookmark it. A Quick Business History of Comic Books: Part One (1934-1960) A Quick Business History of Comic Books Part Two: 1960-2005 For now: 1942Captain Marvel 1,000,000
CBC Quickees: 9/14/05
Better late than never, and it’s a small but mostly good batch… All-Star Batman & Robin The Boy Wonder #2 (DC Comics, $2.99): Oh, Frank, what in the hell are you doing? On first read, I groaned at how bad the scripting was, particularly Batman who sounds like a crazed Adam West auditioning to play
On The Shelves: 9/21/05
Support GOOD Comics! Try something NEW! My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 9/21/05. 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
Old School, Baby!
You’re Bob Kane’s Batman. You’re a dark, mysterious vigilante who often kills his villains, and uses a gun. Your girlfriend’s Julie Madison, an aspiring actress who thinks you’re nothing more than a playboy millionaire. At this stage, you’re fighting foes such as Dr.Death and the Monk, but they’re only the beginning. What kind of Batman
INFO: Baltimore Comic-Con *UPDATE*
UPDATE: Turns out I’ll be heading down for this after all, albeit only for Saturday, so the end of this post still applies. I doubt I’ll hit any of the panels, except for the DC Comics: A Look Ahead at 12pm, but I’ll definitely be wandering the floor, looking for interesting comics and passing out
On the Shelves: 9/15/05
Support GOOD Comics! Try NEW comics! The column formerly known as “Try Something Different” has become something different. Instead of listing every single comic book shipping each week, the newly rechristened “On the Shelves” will instead take a look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 9/15/05. The full shipping is list available at ComicList.