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Category: comics
Comic Book Report: Wednesday Comics
Another reason I love my local library: because I can check out oversized hardcovers like this for free, instead of spending $50 and not having bookshelf space for them. This was DC’s tribute to the full-page Sunday newspaper comics of…
Comic Book Report: Rapunzel’s Revenge
I actually finished reading this a few weeks ago, but didn’t get around to blogging it until now. It’s a children’s book, written by Shannon and Dean Hale (married) and illustrated by Nathan Hale (no relation). The art is pretty…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Irremediable”
Thanks to Cory Doctorow, Randall Munroe, Mark Waid, and an entire misspent youth reading comic books for inspiring this week’s story. Read “Irremediable” at 512 Words or Fewer
Comic Book Report: Empire
I finally got around to tracking down Mark Waid’s oft-praised, early-2000’s mashup of deconstructed supervillains and epic fantasy–emphasis on the latter. It’s all courtly intrigue, rife with hidden agendas and betrayals and reversals and technology indistinguishable from magic. Characters and…
Comic Book Report: Iron Man: Extremis
Much has been made of the quality of the artwork in this book, but let’s be clear about something: if you pick up a comic written by Warren Ellis, chances are you’re going to enjoy the ride–every goddamn insane panel…
Comic Book Report: Irredeemable, Vols. 1 and 2
There are very few comics books I actually purchase in monthly “pamphlet” form, because twenty-some pages just isn’t enough story in most cases. And my wife generally isn’t interested in a title unless she can get it in collected trade…
Comic Book Report Twofer: X Marks the Spot
Two interesting books I did not entirely enjoy: Exurbia and Mister X: Condemned. The former is clearly a passion project, written by Dark Horse editor extraordinaire Scott Allie; the latter is a retro British mashup of The Fountainhead and, I…
Comic Book Report: Invincible Iron Man Vol. 4: Stark Disassembled
Wow. Matt Fraction must have really liked Dollhouse, because this entire five-issue arc is about (minor spoilers) Tony Stark being trapped in The Attic while his friends and allies restore his mind and memories from a backup wedge. It’s not…
Comic Book Report: Checkmate Vol. 3: Fall of the Wall
I’m not really spoiling anything when I tell you that the “Wall” in the title refers to Amanda Waller, Checkmate’s “White Queen.” I mean, the cover image tells you that. And you know she’ll be back. That gal always manages…