Looking for Illustrators / Artists by Merin (Wed 04/09/2008 05:33pm)
Illustrator Wanted!I am a wanna-be writer. By that I mean I write stuff, lots of stuff, but have yet to actively seek publication and, since I've not sold a piece nor really had my products read by many, I hedge on calling myself “a writer.” L... Read more
Captain America returns on July 5th? by daforce (Tue 06/26/2007 03:24pm)
So I'm hearing rumors (well, I've been hearing these rumors ever since Cap #25) that Cap is going to be back on July 5th. Marvel has been quietly telling retailers to increase their orders for Fallen Son #5 (acceptance). This is probably due to the backla... Read more
Batman #663 by albrown (Thu 02/15/2007 12:16pm)
Grant Morrison returns. No wait - that's his name, but this gibbering fanfic bullshit can't possibly be him. Whoever this jackass is who wrote this book, he think she's being all clever and mod by writing a prose story with illustrations inter... Read more
New Excalibur #13 by albrown (Tue 11/28/2006 09:12am)
There's a new category of supervillains these days - and it's probably Bendis's fault - whom I mentally call "Old-school dudes who exist solely to get the crap beat out of them while heroes talk about their feelings." Writers dredge these ... Read more
Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane #12 by albrown (Tue 11/28/2006 09:11am)
I'm still trying to figure out exactly why I love this series as much as I do. There's zero "superhero" stuff in it; it's just Mary Jane blushing and screwing up her love life over and over. And if I was just feeling nostalgic for ol... Read more
The Immortal Iron Fist #1 by albrown (Tue 11/28/2006 09:04am)
My deep and unabiding love for Matt Fraction and Ed Brubaker is well-established, as is my passion for kung fu characters from the 70s and green footie pajamas, so it should be no surprise that my hopes for the relaunch of the Immortal Iron Fist were sky-... Read more
Wonder Woman #3 by albrown (Mon 11/27/2006 12:14pm)
Not only is Wonder Woman published too infrequently to follow, it doesn't make a great deal of sense on its own merits. I'm not sure what's going on here; Allan Heinberg is usually a very competent writer (if incapable of hitting a deadline), and Te... Read more
Punisher War Journal #1 by albrown (Mon 11/27/2006 08:40am)
I had to look Budd Dwyer up. He was a politician who shot himself in the head on live TV in 1987. Frank's mention of a "Budd Dwyer backup," indicating that he's anticipated scenarios in which suicide would be the best option, is an i... Read more
Hawkgirl #58 by albrown (Sun 11/26/2006 11:11am)
I've never been a fan of Howard Chaykin - his art or his writing - so I was relieved when he got sacked from drawing Hawkgirl. His replacement Joe Bennett is capable of drawing a sequence so that you know what's happening in it, which is a nice impr... Read more
Amazing Spider-Man #536 by albrown (Sat 11/25/2006 01:06pm)
My God, is there actually a musical about the Wicked Witch of the West? That's so weird. No accounting for taste, man.Anyway, Spider-Man's been fairly cool recently (although maybe that's just because I'm comparing it to that godawful "Th... Read more
Civil War: Frontline #8 by albrown (Fri 11/24/2006 11:32am)
Like the similar series from House of M, which I don't remember the name of, Frontline has been eminently forgettable. It hints at conspiracies, at portentous happenings, at important plot points, but it won't be allowed to actually carry any of the... Read more
Girls #19 by albrown (Mon 11/20/2006 09:16am)
Girls is the Lost of comic books: a series with an interesting premise that can't be stretched out indefinitely, slowly wearing its welcome thin by refusing to solve any of its mysteries. A year and a half into it, I'm seriously running out of patie... Read more
Birds of Prey #100 by albrown (Mon 11/20/2006 08:50am)
I've always liked Birds of Prey. Gail Simone is one of the best writers working these days, and when you combine her excellent stories with a chick in fishnets, you've pretty much got a comic I like. But now Black Canary has left, because the ... Read more
Civil War #5 by albrown (Fri 11/17/2006 04:22pm)
Another month, another heap of questionable decisions to stack onto the rickety tower that is Civil War. You know that game Jenga? Civil War's like that game. They keep taking pieces out of Marvel's own foundation and stacking them... Read more
New Avengers #25 by albrown (Fri 11/17/2006 12:32pm)
Avengers #25 is terrible. Really. Awful. It's a waste of paper.Here's the thing: nothing happens. A disgruntled employee breaks into Avengers Tower with some cockamamie plan that doesn't work. That's the size of it. At ... Read more
White Tiger #1 by albrown (Fri 11/17/2006 10:51am)
So, the new White Tiger - the niece of the original, who was killed during Bendis's Daredevil run - gets her own limited series. All part of Marvel's plan to get more chicks into their universe, now that they've finally figured out that comics fans ... Read more