Comic Books

T.h.u.n.d.e.r. Agents #6, 1966 - In Wally Wood's opening tale, agents of the Red Star (a thinly veiled reference to Communist Asia) kidnap one of the Thunder Agents. Drawn with skill and enthusiasm, the story is enhanced by a kinetic spl...
T.h.u.n.d.e.r. Agents #6, 1966 - In Wally Wood's opening tale, agents of the Red Star (a thinly veiled reference to Communist Asia) kidnap one of the Thunder Agents. Drawn with skill and enthusiasm, the story is enhanced by a kinetic splash and several large panels (see interior page above). Wood's effort on the second story, pitting Noman against Dynamo, suggests a lesser contribution (possibly
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Tarot Witch Of The Black Rose #81 “The Dark Spiral” Part 7 “The Unseelie Court” Raven Hex, The Skeleton Man,... Related posts: BROADSWORD COMICS MARCH 2013 SOLICITS BROADSWORD COMICS MAY 2013 SOLICITS BROADSWORD ...
Tarot Witch Of The Black Rose #81 “The Dark Spiral” Part 7 “The Unseelie Court” Raven Hex, The Skeleton Man,... Related posts: BROADSWORD COMICS MARCH 2013 SOLICITS BROADSWORD COMICS MAY 2013 SOLICITS BROADSWORD JULY 2013 SOLICITS
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The Texan #15, 1951 - Despite the title, it's odd that the last four covers of the series primarily feature indians.  Matt Baker's cover suggests a plot within an indian tribe, reflecting the theme of his interior story. His drawings are...
The Texan #15, 1951 - Despite the title, it's odd that the last four covers of the series primarily feature indians.  Matt Baker's cover suggests a plot within an indian tribe, reflecting the theme of his interior story. His drawings are supple and streamlined, especially his opening scene of a horse theft. Note how the rifle, knife and bow converge in perspective toward the thief in the
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Well, having been to more than 20 Comic-Cons in San Diego, we know convention crazy, but Motor City on Saturday was pretty wild. Congrats to all who survived the parking nightmare!
Well, having been to more than 20 Comic-Cons in San Diego, we know convention crazy, but Motor City on Saturday was pretty wild. Congrats to all who survived the parking nightmare!
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Chaos theory in comics! Whoo-hoo! Charles Soule is getting more press in the comics world these days because he’s the new writer on Swamp Thing, but he writes other stuff, too! His new graphic novel from Archaia, Strange Attractors...
Chaos theory in comics! Whoo-hoo! Charles Soule is getting more press in the comics world these days because he’s the new writer on Swamp Thing, but he writes other stuff, too! His new graphic novel from Archaia, Strange Attractors, is pretty darned neat, if you want to read a complete story before deciding whether you [...]
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Rebecca Dart Interview A TCAF Video Diary Entry Matt Kindt Signing Something At TCAF A TCAF Recap David B. At TCAF TCAF Time-Lapse Video Interview With Tom Kaczynski At TCAF
Rebecca Dart Interview A TCAF Video Diary Entry Matt Kindt Signing Something At TCAF A TCAF Recap David B. At TCAF TCAF Time-Lapse Video Interview With Tom Kaczynski At TCAF
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Wal-Mart began selling tickets for Man Of Steel this morning. Apparently, with every ticket, you could download a free Man Of Steel prequel digital comic, written by screenwriter David Goyer. Ans it seems starring a certain Kara… a...
Wal-Mart began selling tickets for Man Of Steel this morning. Apparently, with every ticket, you could download a free Man Of Steel prequel digital comic, written by screenwriter David Goyer. Ans it seems starring a certain Kara… anyone read the whole thing who could tell us?   Supergirl In The Man Of Steel Prequel?
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Steven Moffat tells us; Well, no bad manners here! Two hundred and ten Doctor Who fans kept the secret, and many, many more fans helped. I wish I could send you all flowers, but I don’t know where you live (and, given our record, y...
Steven Moffat tells us; Well, no bad manners here! Two hundred and ten Doctor Who fans kept the secret, and many, many more fans helped. I wish I could send you all flowers, but I don’t know where you live (and, given our record, you really shouldn’t be sharing private information with us). So instead, if we can get our act together – and I forgive you for thinking that’s a big if – there will be a little video treat released on the Doctor Who site later tonight. And there it is! Matt Smith And David Tennant Talk About Being The Doctor, And A Certain Someone’s Bemusement
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When many people today hear of the franchise Battlestar Galactica, their thoughts turn to the more recent series by Ronald Moore and starring Edward James Olmos among others. I won’t deny it; it was an amazing series. But only some...
When many people today hear of the franchise Battlestar Galactica, their thoughts turn to the more recent series by Ronald Moore and starring Edward James Olmos among others. I won’t deny it; it was an amazing series. But only some people know that the show is itself a re-imagining of a previous series of the same name created by Glen A. Larson in 1978. You know who Glen Larson is, don’t you? He created such iconic 1980s action shows like Knight Rider and The A-Team. This series was launched shortly after the immense success of Star Wars and was survived 35 years. To honor its 35th anniversary, Dynamite Entertainment launched a new series of Battlestar Galactica this week that continues the adventures of the original series. Yes, we have the story of Commander Adama, Colonel Tigh, Apollo, Starbuck, and the rest of the crew back in the day when their names actually WERE Apollo and Starbuck and not just call signs. For fans of the original series, this book appears to take place between the end of the Battlestar Galactica series but before Galactica 1980, when the ship actually did reach Earth but in the 1980s. And for fans of that original series I can honestly say that this series has the feel of the original show. Writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning are well-known for their science fiction and outer space stories, as they were the individuals who revitalized Marvel’s cosmic line several years back and introduce the team we now know of as the Guardians of the Galaxy. They are quite experience in spinning some immense sci-fi based epics and this first issue of BSG is no different. From the guilt-ridden dreams of Commander Adama  to the smart-ass attitude of Starbuck, we also see the beginnings of what is sure to be a large epic story that can spin off in any number of directions. The personas of the main characters are written quite well and actually match the personas of the original characters. There are gaps in the writing, such as when Adama asks for an update on the situation and suddenly continues to speak with no update. Although some may see this as a fault… this is how it was done in the original series as well. You cannot fault Abnett and Lanning for simply continuing what began in the series and keeping it true. In fact, had it gotten too technical , it simply wouldn’t be the same BSG. What they have done is brought some unique technology to the fleet as well, such as the use of temporal weapons that had banned by the colonies. They were charged with continuing the saga of the fleet and giving it some new life and some new energy, and they have succeeded. Before talking about the interior art, let’s talk about the covers. The primary cover is done by Dynamite’s cover guru, Alex Ross. The detail that Ross puts into his work is simply amazing – as a result he has become one of my favorite artists. The fact that we can see the actual characters of the original series clearly portrayed truly lets the fan know this is a continuation of the original run.  The only criticism I can make on the cover is that he appears to have Adama from the series premiere and not from the time that this story takes place – you can tell by the lack of facial hair on the Commander. As with all Dynamite books, there are a number of variant covers and the one shown to the right by Chris Eliopoulos is one of my favorites. The child-looking variant covers have become quite popular and quite fun, and this one is no different. Although I am the kind of person who really dislikes the fact that the covers have almost taken a higher precedence than the story within (when a book has 20 alternate covers that’s a tad too much) but a cover or 2 is all good. The interior art is by Cezar Razek on both pencils and inks with coloring by Vinicius Townsend. The story wouldn’t be as good without the complementary art from this team and the art is very well done. The fact that in some scenes I can
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House ad for Jackie Gleason and the Honeymooners #1 (June-July 1956); printed in Sugar and Spike #2 (June-July 1956) Comic cover art: unknown artist Ad designed and lettered by Ira Schnapp
House ad for Jackie Gleason and the Honeymooners #1 (June-July 1956); printed in Sugar and Spike #2 (June-July 1956) Comic cover art: unknown artist Ad designed and lettered by Ira Schnapp
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