Todd S Burroughs
Thought this was fun. (Non-geeks probably don’t know that the guy with the lawnmower is Chris Claremont, who is second only to Stan and Jack in the world of “X-Men.”) Can’t wait to see him in “Avengers!”
It will surprise no one who knows me that it was “Doonesbury” that got me into following the worlds of the White House Press Corps and national politics as a teenager. So I enjoyed chuckling over this whole thing.
Interestingly enough, these two comics read almost exactly the same. Is it because they’re Black characters? Nope. It’s because “The New 52″ seems to be following a specific—1990s?—pattern of storytelling for No. 1: start with alotta action, then introduce plot, characters, etc. and end with an action-packed cliffhanger. (Batwing’s ending is, ah, sharp. ) I [...]
……it should be a little better than this. But I liked this anyway, particularly the (classic continuity) yellow shirt! Thanks to Malik for sending me this!
Cowboys. Script by Gary Philips. Art by Brian Hurtt. Vertigo/DC Comics. 192 pp. $19.99. 99 Days. Script by Matteo Casali. Art by Kristian Donaldson. Vertigo/DC Comics. 184 pp. $19.99. Both these books, filled with fantastic art that matches and accelerates the stories, attempt to elevate the crime comic genre, which makes it even sadder that they don’t [...]
Okay, so I read a few pages of ”Justice League” No. 1, out on Aug. 31. (And boy, DC must be desperate to pull a “Harry Potter”esque midnight release!) It’s great. But at 43, do I really want to see the Justice League form AGAIN?!? Do I want to read (as in, BUY, READ AND COLLECT) Clark Kent [...]
……because she really knows how to cover superheroes for the radio!
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O-Kay. Well, I guess if a Black man can be Nick Fury, then why not?
I remember a few years back, when Spider-Man was Indian. Then there was that Japanese version from the 1970s. Stan Lee has often said that kids like Spider-Man because they could imagine themselves behind the mask. Of course, Marvel loses nothing by doing this; Spidey here is the Ultimate Universe version. The “real” Spider-Man—the one [...]