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Future Progressive, Past Regressive: Livewires

Tom Shapira — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 11:00:15 +0000

Livewires " title="Future Progressive, Past Regressive: Livewires " style="float:left;" />Adam Warren’s Livewires is Perfection. This is not a word I use lightly, especially when the thing involved is a one-off project by a person who is often considered a not-very-major-creator[1] ™ but Livewires: Clockwork… [more]

The Continuity Pages Return

Julian Darius — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:30:10 +0000

The Continuity Pages is a massive project that seeks to organize comics according to continuity, rather than simply by title and number. This especially has advantages in the current era, with its plethora of mini-series,… [more]

Controversy Contrivances

Chance Thulin — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:00:21 +0000

I think it is part of human curiosity to be drawn to controversy. It is the reason why many people salivate over an issue of People magazine that speculates over a sex scandal between celebrities,… [more]

On DC Comics Presents #50, by Mishkin, Cohn, Swan, and Shaffenberger (1982)

Colin Smith — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:00:57 +0000

DC Comics Presents #50, by Mishkin, Cohn, Swan, and Shaffenberger (1982)" title="On DC Comics Presents #50, by Mishkin, Cohn, Swan, and Shaffenberger (1982)" style="float:left;" />Nothing ever ages worse than a typical product of the moment just before a paradigm shift. October 1982’s “When You Wish upon a Planetoid!” shows no sign at all of what was to hit the… [more]

Sequart Podcast #3: World-Building

Cody Walker — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:40:10 +0000

Host Cody Walker and guest Terry Bartley discuss world-building in corporate super-hero comics continuity. File: Sequart Podcast #3: World-Building Host: Cody Walker Runtime: 49:22 File size: 23.8 MB

Wolverine, Loner / Conformist

Kevin Thurman — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:00:38 +0000

Always a fan favorite, Wolverine is a character that is in no fear of falling out of the public eye. It seems like every time a team book is pitched or a major event hatched… [more]

Vulnerable, Disabled Children: Mark Waid, Grant Morrison, and Inspirational Super-Heroes

Kevin Thurman — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:00:19 +0000

The Joker laughs manically as he holds Batman, supposedly dead. Despite the large amount of blood on the weapon and on Batman, this isn’t even the shocking part. Exploding with delight, the Joker explains that… [more]

Why Continuity Matters

Vinny Murphy — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:00:01 +0000

Continuity. The word alone strikes terror into the hearts of editors everywhere. When you disregard it, people will want it back. When you keep it, new readers complain it’s too much to ask of them.… [more]

All Things Must Pass: How Comic Books Can Never Grow Up

Kevin Thurman — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:00:43 +0000

You and me, we are getting old. I know. It does suck. No, it doesn’t matter If you are 12, 22, or 55. You are aging as you read this. There is no pill, drug,… [more]

Erasing the Justice Society

Julian Darius — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:00:51 +0000

In the continuity of DC’s relaunches, Superman will reportedly be the first super-hero. This implies that the Justice Society will have been wiped from continuity, and that seems to be DC’s current plan. This isn’t… [more]

Chief Concerns

Gene Phillips — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:00:34 +0000

Back in October 2010, Scipio of the Absorbascon wrote an impassioned salute to the character Niles Caulder (a.k.a. “The Chief”) of the 1960s comic Doom Patrol by Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani. As a longtime… [more]

Comics, Continuity, and Complexity

Patrick Meaney — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:00:30 +0000

Recently, I caught up on Warren Ellis’s Nextwave and Geoff Johns’s recent Green Lantern run through Blackest Night. The two works are polar opposites in terms of approaches to comics; one a continuity-laden, multi-year saga… [more]

Turning Points

Max Santiago — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:08:57 +0000

These last couple of years we have seen a revolution of sorts in both mainstream companies. Bigger stories, with more continuity, are the order of the day, and long year-spanning stories, which involve every player… [more]

Week 14: Alterations

Amedeo Turturro — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 12:59:27 +0000

WHO DIES IN WEEK 15?! This isn’t the theory of the week, rather a small thought or two on who dies next week. “Written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid; Breakdowns by… [more]

You Can’t Go Back Again

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 04:37:55 +0000

An unfortunate trend seems to have taken hold at Marvel Comics, which has slowly convinced me to give up reading my favorite super-heroes. Instead of writing stories that move the characters forward by building on… [more]

Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: “PowerTrip”

Julian Darius — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 11:00:49 +0000

Infinite Crisis: “PowerTrip”" title="Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: “PowerTrip”" style="float:left;" />We’ve previously examined the convoluted history of Power Girl. We now turn to Geoff Johns’s revamping of Power Girl’s origin in the pages of JSA Classified, which in turn led directly into Power Girl’s appearance in Infinite… [more]

Absurdity of the Crossover (or, One Year Later: OY)

Brian Graiser — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 01:53:56 +0000

Greetings, my brothers and sisters! It’s time for another heaping helping of Tact is for the Weak, the column your girlfriend wishes you could be! A little over twenty years ago, a cosmic event was… [more]

Comics Addictionado (or, The Comic Reader’s Manifesto)

Brian Graiser — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 01:45:05 +0000

Enter, mortals, and despair! This is Tact is for the Weak, the article that’s been eating Mexican food all day and can’t wait to spend the night at your place! Admittedly, comics fans are a… [more]

Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: A Brief History of Power Girl

Julian Darius — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:00:40 +0000

Infinite Crisis: A Brief History of Power Girl" title="Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: A Brief History of Power Girl" style="float:left;" />Power Girl, one of the major players in Infinite Crisis, was one of several characters whose history became convoluted in the wake of Crisis on Infinite Earths. Originally the cousin of the Earth-2 Superman, that Earth’s parallel… [more]

The Last Comics Blotter

Mike Phillips — Fri, 16 Jul 2004 15:02:15 +0000

Comics Lit Spotlight in New York Times MagazineIf you are already a member or you don’t mind registering with the online version of New York Times Magazine, there is a great article by Charles McGrath… [more]

Your Weekly Blotter Fix

Mike Phillips — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 14:53:53 +0000

Dabel Brothers and Devil’s Due Having a Bit of a TiffThe comic book industry is just a reality show waiting to happen. CrossGen can breathe a momentary sigh of relief as Dabel Bros. and Devil’s… [more]

On Continuity: No-Prizes, Retcons, and the Mental Acrobatics of Continuity Repair

Julian Darius — Thu, 20 Feb 2003 12:00:28 +0000

In the Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s, comics were mostly episodic tales in which characters barely changed. A costume might occasionally change, an origin story might be amended, a power might be granted,… [more]