PSA: Free Comic Book Day 2005 Announced
Free Comic Book Day 2005 will be celebrated around the world on May 7, 2005, a date voted on by comic book retailers. As in years past, on Free Comic Book Day anyone can walk into a participating comic book specialty store and receive a free comic book, with no purchase required (while supplies last).
Indie Spotlight: January 2005
[From the ridiculous to the random to the superb, a quick roundup of notable indie comics (aka, not Marvel or DC proper, though Vertigo, Icon, Image, et al, do qualify) I picked up in the past month. Release dates may vary.] Skyscrapers of the Midwest #1 (Pictures and Stories by Joshua W. Cotter; AdHouse Books,
ménage à trois: 1/5/05
[One Marvel, one DC, both published the previous Wednesday, plus a random indie from whenever I feel like it, each reviewed quickie-style: 1 Minute=bad, 10 Minutes=good. Connections, if any at all, may be forced purely for the experience.] A double dose of Marvel this week, thanks to the late shipping New Avengers #2 and nothing
ménage à trois: 12/29/04
[One Marvel, one DC, both published the previous Wednesday, plus a random indie from whenever I feel like it, each reviewed quickie-style: 1 Minute=bad, 10 Minutes=good. Connections, if any at all, may be forced purely for the experience.] The Big Two ended 2004 with a so-so week, the edge going to DC thanks to the
Review: Warlock #1-4
Like many of Marvel’s b-list Stan Lee/Jack Kirby creations, Adam Warlock has remained something of an enigma – a putative fan favorite that has never been able to sustain a solo title. An interesting character in search of a re-interpretation that unlocks its true potential. While this new spin by Greg Pak and Charlie Adlard
ménage à trois: 12/22/04
[One Marvel, one DC, both published the previous Wednesday, plus a random indie from whenever I feel like it, each reviewed quickie-style: 1 Minute=bad, 10 Minutes=good. Connections, if any at all, may be forced purely for the experience.] Not counting their Vertigo and Wildstorm imprints – for whom The Losers and Sleeper ably represented –
ménage à trois: 12/15/04
[One Marvel, one DC, both published the previous Wednesday, plus a random indie from whenever I feel like it, each reviewed quickie-style: 1 Minute=bad, 10 Minutes=good. Connections, if any at all, may be forced purely for the experience.] “The best laid plans…” sometimes go awry, and in this case, it’s Marvel’s fault as I wasn’t
Review: Worldwatch #3
With Marvel not publishing a single thing of interest to me this week, I decided to throw an extra $3 towards an indie comic I’d never read before and let me preface its review with this offer: the first person I don’t know personally to leave a comment here, I’ll mail it to you, bagged
ménage à trois: 12/8/04
[One Marvel, one DC, both published the previous Wednesday, plus a random indie from whenever I feel like it, each reviewed quickie-style: 1 Minute=bad, 10 Minutes=good. Connections, if any at all, may be forced purely for the experience.] Since it’s our first time, I’ll kick this format off comfortably with two regulars and a newcomer
Review: Ezra #3
At first glance, Ezra appears to embody many of the things I dislike about comic books these days: multiple variant covers, scantily-clad women for no apparent reason, too little story and a late shipping schedule. And yet, despite all of that, when I saw it on the stands today, I was happy to finally see