Review: Ed’s Terrestrials
Ed’s TerrestrialsBy Scott Christian Sava and Diego Jourdan (Blue Dream Studios, 2006; $19.99) There’s few things in comics that I love more than a good, all-ages graphic novel, both for my own personal enjoyment and to be able to share it with my 6-year old son. In the past, I’ve praised the likes of A
Best of 2006
In the most glaring sign yet of how much my tastes have changed over the 3.5 years since I started reading comics again, compare my Best of 2004 choices to this year’s stellar roundup (below). Posted nearly two months before the year had ended, that 2004 list was limited to ongoing series, two of which
Charlie Foxtrot Entertainment
A number of new comics publishers have targeted specific niches over the years, seeking to better serve and/or exploit untapped audiences in an effort to carve out a viable niche for themselves. Whether its minorities, women, GLBT, pre-teens, etc., it’s a topic I’ve covered specifically or peripherally several times in the past, so this latest
Review: Pride of Baghdad
Pride of BaghdadBy Brian K. Vaughan and Niko Henrichon (DC/Vertigo, 2006; $19.99) If judged solely on its artwork, Pride of Baghdad would be deserving of serious consideration as the best graphic novel of the year, so beautifully striking is Niko Henrichon‘s presentation of a wartorn Baghdad, as seen through the eyes of a trio of
Time’s Person of the Year: Me!
Well, okay, all of us, actually, and I couldn’t agree more. The “Great Man” theory of history is usually attributed to the Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle, who wrote that “the history of the world is but the biography of great men.” He believed that it is the few, the powerful and the famous who shape
Shadowline Slimline Offer Less for More
With the publication of Fell, Warren Ellis started a mini-trend with what Image has now branded as their Slimline format: 24 pages @ $1.99. Fell has been very good, and a solid success story from a sales perspective, while Casanova has been a critical darling with respectable sales for an Image Central title without a
Rocketo Love from Junot Diaz
Today’s N.Y. Daily News, in their monthly Viva New York pullout section, included a feature called “Authors Pick Their Favorite Reads of 2006”, wherein Junot Diaz (of the critically acclaimed collection of short stories, Drown), gave Rocketo a shout-out: “A comic book of extraordinary power, with a Cuban hero, written by a Cuban writer. I’ve
Delays Ahead for newuniversal?
Newsarama’s interview with newuniversal artist Salvador Larroca suggests it might be yet another high-profile series Marvel is unable to ship on time: NRAMA: Could you tell us what was your first impression when you read newuniversal script? SLR: I loved it. It was water clear that Warren Ellis would write a solid script, but I
Happy 2nd Anniversary
Once again I missed the blog’s anniversary this year, though this time it’s more a result of the long hiatus we’ve been on since the summer. Still caught the right month, though, so it’s all good. Two years of blogging about comics have seen some serious ups and downs here at CBC — in output,
Call me muy lame-o!
So, I’m in Boston with a free night, an expense account and my first appointment tomorrow not until 10am and a mere three blocks away from my hotel and I… 1) Walked 5 blocks over to Faneuil Hall and had dinner at a divey Mexican restaurant I could afford on my own; 2) Rushed back