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Superweapons vs. Supervoices: What the Beliefs and Opinions of Super-Villains Are Telling Us About the Present Day

Jarrett Mazza — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 17:00:40 +0000

To hell with negotiations, most want to see a good blow’em-up story: the Death Star, Starkiller Base, the Red Matter from the famed Star Trek reboot, and GORT from legendary The Day the Earth Stood… [more]

Finance and Comics: Why the World of Trades, Stocks, and Financial Analysis can be a Suitable Genre in Comics

Jarrett Mazza — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 22:20:54 +0000

The realm of comics is filled with many genres, with the notables ranging from the traditional superhero, to the macabre-based horror, hard-boiled crime, sensational mysteries, classic sci-fi, fantasy, and the occasional emergence of erotica and… [more]

The Question of Literature and Why Comic Books Deserve to be Classified as Such

Jarrett Mazza — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 12:00:08 +0000

How many books do you read a year? This is a question that is frequently asked by voracious readers whenever they feel the need to see if a person is reading as much as they… [more]

Take on the Risks: Why a Risk-taking Attitude is Necessary to the Future of Comics

Jarrett Mazza — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:00:38 +0000

Is it worth the risk? Industry professionals ask themselves this question whenever they are about to embark on a new project. Most of the time it is answered in a variety of ways, with creators… [more]

Dragon Age: Magekiller to Hit Shelves in December

Dom Fonce — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 11:00:03 +0000

Dragon Age: Magekiller to Hit Shelves in December" title="Dragon Age: Magekiller to Hit Shelves in December" style="float:left;" />This writer remembers buying and playing Dragon Age: Origins with the Awakening expansion pack when he was a little younger. It happened to be one of his favorite RPGs behind Fallout 3, Star Wars: KOTOR,… [more]

Justice for All

Richard De Angelis — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:37:38 +0000

Fourth Age of Comics is an excellent blog site that examines modern comic book storytelling with a particular focus on the types of issues superheroes can effectively be used to address. The site extensively examines… [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]

Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: “Crisis of Conscience” Epilogue

Julian Darius — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:00:56 +0000

Infinite Crisis: “Crisis of Conscience” Epilogue" title="Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: “Crisis of Conscience” Epilogue" style="float:left;" />Adventures of Superman #644 offers an epilogue to “Crisis of Conscience,” which also ties to other narrative threads and leads into Infinite Crisis #1. The issue occurs following JLA #119′s epilogue, in which Zatanna once again… [more]

Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: “Sacrifice” Aftermath

Julian Darius — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 11:00:21 +0000

Infinite Crisis: “Sacrifice” Aftermath" title="Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: “Sacrifice” Aftermath" style="float:left;" />In the month after the historic “Sacrifice” storyline, three of the four titles that participated in that storyline offered stories dealing with the aftermath of “Sacrifice.” It may at first seem ironic that the storyline’s… [more]

Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: The OMAC Project Concludes

Julian Darius — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 11:00:00 +0000

Infinite Crisis: The OMAC Project Concludes" title="Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: The OMAC Project Concludes" style="float:left;" />The OMAC Project #3 ended with Maxwell Lord surprisingly speaking to a seemingly hypnotized Superman. “Sacrifice,” which that issue noted would continue directly from OMAC #3, seemed like an extended tie-in of little importance save its… [more]

Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: Identity Crisis Epilogue

Julian Darius — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 11:00:23 +0000

Infinite Crisis: Identity Crisis Epilogue" title="Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: Identity Crisis Epilogue" style="float:left;" />Having mentioned how well Rucka foreshadowed Wonder Woman’s murder of Maxwell Lord, it’s worth looking at exactly how Rucka accomplished this in the pages of Adventures of Superman. #636 of that series not only directly led… [more]

Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: “Sacrifice” Concludes

Julian Darius — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:00:49 +0000

Infinite Crisis: “Sacrifice” Concludes" title="Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: “Sacrifice” Concludes" style="float:left;" />It’s time to update our look at “Sacrifice,” the storyline that spun out of The OMAC Project. Specifically, it’s time to look at the end of that storyline… But before we continue, it’s fair to note that… [more]

Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: “Sacrifice”

Julian Darius — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 11:00:46 +0000

Infinite Crisis: “Sacrifice”" title="Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: “Sacrifice”" style="float:left;" />We’ve looked at the first three issues of The OMAC Project. Now it’s time to look at the shocking storyline those three issues flowed into: “Sacrifice,” running through an entire month’s Superman and Wonder Woman… [more]

Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: The OMAC Project

Julian Darius — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:00:33 +0000

Infinite Crisis: The OMAC Project" title="Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: The OMAC Project" style="float:left;" />Having examined DC Countdown, let’s turn our attention to the four mini-series it spawned, beginning with the one that most directly springs from DC Countdown‘s narrative: Greg Rucka’s The OMAC Project. This is a story with everything. It… [more]

Of Adventures of Superman and Invincible

Matt Martin — Fri, 21 May 2004 19:03:25 +0000

Adventures of Superman #628 DC Comics – Greg Rucka (w); Matthew Clark (p); Nelson (i)Y’know what I am so fucking sick of? Superman: The Indecisive Candyass. Last Son of Krypton? How about Last Hand-Wringing Pussy… [more]

A Day at Borders

Bryan Miller — Fri, 16 Jan 2004 16:45:05 +0000

Greetings, and welcome back. I just got back to Chi-town on an Amtrak train, just in time for the inaugural edition of New Comics Day 2004, the first after our holiday hiatus. Good to see… [more]

The Call for a Mainstream

Bryan Miller — Tue, 02 Dec 2003 16:21:09 +0000

Welcome to another New Comics Day. Sorry about the delay — the Day of Gorging and Celebrating the Massacre of the Natives really saps my energy. Just think, the day of Commercialized Spectacle and Consumer… [more]

August Comics

Bryan Miller — Sun, 31 Aug 2003 14:23:52 +0000

FEATURED BOOK Teenagers from Mars #7 Rick Spears’ tale of teen angst, censorship, comic books and rebellion nears a close with this, the penultimate chapter, in which something actually happens. It’s a nice change from… [more]

July Comics

Bryan Miller — Thu, 21 Aug 2003 14:17:18 +0000

FEATURED BOOK Wolverine #3 I know you’re reading this. Everybody is reading this. Wolverine is one of those books you wouldn’t usually catch a comic snob dead reading. They probably did anyway, but you wouldn’t… [more]

Comics Published on 4 December 2002

Matt Martin — Tue, 10 Dec 2002 15:57:01 +0000

I’m currently snowed in, so badly so that I almost didn’t go to work on Wednesday to get new comics at all. However, the time cooped up in the house should allow for a) lots… [more]

Comics Published on 27 November 2002

Matt Martin — Tue, 03 Dec 2002 15:40:31 +0000

Hellblazer #178 DC Comics/Vertigo – Mike Carey (w); Marcelo Frusin (a) I’ve stated repeatedly my affection for Brian Azzarello’s work. The incredible job that he does every month (well, theoretically every month, since the book… [more]

Comics Published on 6 November 2002

Matt Martin — Tue, 12 Nov 2002 17:26:54 +0000

Powers #25 Image Comics – Brian Bendis (w); Michael Oeming (a) Periodically, I like to sit down and make a list of all the titles I buy, month to month. In doing so, what I… [more]

Comics Published on 2 October 2002

Matt Martin — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 15:29:03 +0000

Uncanny X-Men #414 Marvel Comics — Chuck Austen (w); Sean Phillips (p/i) After a while you run out of ways to say the same good things about the same books. I know that problem is… [more]