On The Shelves: 6/14/06
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month. My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 6/14/06. 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 not,
Rolling With the Punches
That’s pretty much my rule of thumb when it comes to life in general: roll with the punches and wait for an opening to land your own, and when you do, make it a good one. Sometimes, though, life delivers a vicious flurry and you just need put up your dukes and start hitting back
POLL: Simply the Best — Marvel & DC
Regardless of what you think of superhero comics in general, there’s no denying that over the years some of the greatest fictional characters ever created were birthed within the DC and Marvel Universes. Recently, a list of the Top 50 Marvel and DC characters were put forth by Andrew Wheeler and The Great Curve, respectively,
INFO: 2006 Harvey Award Nominees
Interesting choices in what is essentially the comics version of the Oscars, “the only industry awards both nominated by and selected by the full body of comic book professionals.” And the nominees for the 2006 Harvey Awards are… BEST WRITERBrian Michael Bendis | NEW AVENGERS | Marvel Comics Ed Brubaker | CAPTAIN AMERICA | Marvel
COMMENT: NYT on Minorities in Comics
[Edited for clarity on 5/30/06] Funny that this article in the NY Times has been referenced by others for its apparent spoiler re: Batwoman (she’s not Renee Montoya, which is all I care about) instead of its main point, the increasing diversity at the Big Two. Funny strange, not funny ha-ha, of course. Straight (and
PANEL: The American Way #4
The American Way #4Art by Georges Jeanty, Karl Story, Ray Snyder and Wildstorm FXWritten by John RidleyMay 2006, DC/Wildstorm
PANEL: Batman: Year One Hundred #4
Batman: Year One Hundred #4By Paul PopeMay 2006, DC (Thanks to Zilla for the scan.)
On the Shelves: 5/24/06
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month. My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 5/24/06. 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 not,
Vs. CARD OF THE WEEK: Black Adam <> Teth Adam (DCR-123)
Black Adam <> Teth Adam (DCR-123) I absolutely L-O-V-E the Infinite Crisis expansion for Vs. Seriously. The new teams are all cool, each with challenging mechanics and a variety of appealing cards spread throughout the curve. Also, while I’m not really the best judge of such things, I’d say the primary teams — JSA, Villains
PANEL: Moon Knight #2
Moon Knight #2Art by David Finch, Danny Miki and Frank D’ArmataWritten by Charlie HustonMay 2006, Marvel