My Top 5 Comic Book Titles
(ongoing series only) 1. Gotham Central – I’m a big fan of strong characterization and tight plotting, and this Batman-themed take on the classic police procedural, a la Hill Street Blues and Homicide: Life on the Street, features some of the strongest writing in comics. Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka are terrific, and Michael Lark’s
“Those who can, do. Those who can’t, edit.” While that’s not always true, in light of my inability to write something in time for the newly-launched e-zine of “cutting-edge non-fiction,” loupe, I’ve decided to do the next best thing…launch a web site of my own to highlight all of the great writing I come across
Eminem really stepped up to the plate with his latest single, Mosh, evoking memories of Public Enemy’s Fight the Power glory days and offering a glimmer of hope for rap’s going back to the future and becoming relevant again. The animated video is a powerful visual statement as well and needs to go into instant
The Forgotten is nothing like The Sixth Sense and to suggest otherwise is reductionism at it’s worst. If anything, the most appropriate [reductionist] synopysis, and quite possibly the studio pitch, would be to say that it’s like Ransom crossed with the X-Files, with a strong female lead. Of course, that probably wouldn’t sell very many
Paul Berman rips apart The Motorcycle Diaries, the cult of Che and so-called “American intellectuals” in a blistering article on Slate. The Cult of Che Don’t applaud The Motorcycle Diaries. By Paul Berman The cult of Ernesto Che Guevara is an episode in the moral callousness of our time. Che was a totalitarian. He achieved
While Batman, and I guess Moon Knight, would be the most obvious alter egos, neither was a Legionnaire… You’re Brin Londo, Timber Wolf! Which Legionnaire are you? brought to you by Quizilla It’s been years since I’ve read a Legion book so I’m not sure how on the mark this is, but the description works
Comic Book Wednesday is like an oasis in the middle of the drudgery that is Monday-Friday. Picked up more than I expected to this week, including bags, and am nearly halfway to another Midtown Comics rebate! As it is, I need to pick up another longbox as the collection is nearing 1,000 comics. Damn Omar
The Village: Better Than the Reviews
The Village, much-maligned for not living up to M. Night Shyamalan’s media-manufactured reputation for shocking twists, was actually a pretty good movie when judged on its own merits. An interesting, well-told story – not quite the allegory of a post-9/11 world some critics have suggested – it features what is arguably one of the most
Boondocks on TV? Everybody in the pool! The Vine: Cartoon drawn to ‘Boondocks’ “The Boondocks” is bound for Cartoon Network. Sources say Cartoon Network is finalizing a deal with Sony Pictures Television to pick up a half-hour series based on the newspaper comic strip “Boondocks,” penned by Aaron McGruder. The TV adaptation was initially developed
Pumpkin Seeds: Comic Book Roundup
1. These days, most comic books are written in story arcs of 3-6 issues; more for limited series. At best, this means fuller stories with more complex plotting and deeper characterization. At worst, it’s filler and fluff. Typically, it’s the worst that dominates the bookshelves and sales charts. 2. There are way too many X-Men-related titles