On the Shelves: 9/8/05
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, 9/8/05. The full shipping is list available at ComicList.
eBay: Batman: War Games Complete Run + Extras
Going through my overflowing longboxes this weekend and have decided to make some room. Batman: War Games + War Crimes + Robin 126-128 This auction is for the complete run of the 2004 Batman: War Games crossover, including the controversial 2005 War Crimes follow-up, and Robin #126-128, the 2004 prelude that introduced Stephanie Brown as
Try Something Different: 8/31/05
Support GOOD Comics! A look at select comic books being released today, 8/31/05. Full shipping list available at ComicList. (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) AIT/PLANETLAR
CBC Quickees: 8/24/05
Quick reviews of comics I read last week, rated 0 to 5 stars. Black Panther #7 (Marvel; $2.99)Um…damn, Hudlin is really making it hard to keep up my defense of his work here. On the heels of the his first arc’s hasty and inconclusive wrapup – he never really did get to the heart of
Buzzscope Reviews: 8/24/05
Here’s what I covered for Buzzscope this week. Tomorrow, I’ll have quickee reviews of everything else I read. Ant, Vol. 2 #1Ant is a sufficiently entertaining superhero comic book, admirably featuring a heroine of color without going out its way to hype that fact, and Mario Gully seems to have wisely discarded some of his
Buzzscope Reviews: 8/3/05
Wherein I talk about Women in Refrigerators, give away FREE comics, and use the phrase “balls-to-the-wall!” El Arsenal: Unknown Enemy #1 (of 3)El Arsenal has the kinetic energy and bombast of Robert Rodriguez’ earliest films, and as introductory issues go, it wisely opts for a few hard jabs straight to the eye instead of the
INFO: The New CBC
Via Flog Comic Book Commentary is going on hiatus for a bit, to return sometime in the Fall with a completely different look and feel. In the meantime, check out the archives (scroll all the way down) and catch my ongoing four-color adventures here at Buzzscope.
Preview: DC’s October Solicitations
CBR has DC’s October Solicitations up, and here’s what I’m particularly looking forward to reading and/or snarking: BATMAN: GOTHAM COUNTY LINE #1 Written by Steve Niles; Art and cover by Scott HamptonAcclaimed writer Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) joins distinctive painter Scott Hampton (BATMAN: NIGHT CRIES) for a 3-issue Prestige Format miniseries that uncovers
R.I.P.: Jim Aparo (1932-2005)
Jim Aparo is one of the first artists I have a distinct memory of from my earliest days of collecting comics, and his version of Batman remains to this day one of my favorites. He was one of the first artists whose styles I could recognize at first glance and who could get me to
Batman Begins vs. Fantastic Four: Different Paths to Success
The friendly rivalry between Marvel and DC knows no boundaries. What started decades ago in print has now spilled over onto celluloid. About a month apart in their release dates, the iconic figures of Batman in DC’s Batman Begins, and Marvel’s Fantastic Four battle it out for comic book supremacy on film. Two different paths,