Magazine Archives for:
January 2006
First Issue Spectacular! (or, What the Hell is This Garbage?)
Greetings! This is Tact is for the Weak, the comics articles that all the other articles avoid at the office. Generally speaking, this article will focus on the issues pertaining to the comics industry that… [more]
Get a Job!
I was always told that getting your second comic job is far more difficult than getting the first. That wasn’t really true for me. (Yes, I realize I am blessed. Feel free to hate me.)… [more]
Five Overlooked Comics from 2005
There have been a number of “Best of 2005″ lists out there, but I wanted to do something slightly different. I think everyone knows that Chris Ware and Charles Burns and Dan Clowes are great,… [more]
Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: A Brief History of Hawkman
Given Hawkman’s role in The Rann-Thanagar War, it’s useful to briefly consider Hawkman’s history and his ties to Thanagar.
The Valiant Tangent — Solar: Man of the Atom #1-4 (Second Death, Part 1 of 2)
Happy New Year and welcome back to The Valiant Tangent, a column whose goal it is to chronicle some of the stories and characters of Valiant Comics and the things that made them not only… [more]
Samuel Vera on DIY Publishing and CrazeeComics
Samuel Vera contacted Sequart in an effort to get some exposure for his young comic book company, CrazeeComics (crazeecomics.com). Why put it so bluntly? Because his company is doing what only a handful of companies… [more]
Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: Dr. Light in Teen Titans
Identity Crisis left Dr. Light remembering what he was once capable of and thinking how next to act. In the wake of that mini-series, DC sought to turn Dr. Light into a major villain
Years of Desperate Struggle
The comic book business is a royal pain in the ass. I love it, don’t get me wrong, but it’s a tough row to hoe, and anyone who writes or draws comics for a living… [more]
Your Guide to Infinite Crisis: “Adam Strange: Planet Heist” Concludes
Having examined the history of Adam Strange and the first half of his 2004-2005 mini-series, we now turn to the second half of that series, which leads into The Rann-Thanagar War.