Archive for the 'comics' Category

Stan Lee Cameos In Marvel Films

Monday, September 19th, 2011

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!”  

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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.

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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 [...]

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……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!

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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I (Heart) NPR’s Allison Keyes……

Saturday, August 13th, 2011

……because she really knows how to cover superheroes for the radio!

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Support This!

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Check this out, then support it—with your duckets, if you can. Thank you!

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Great Ceasar’s Ghost!

Friday, August 12th, 2011

O-Kay. Well, I guess if a Black man can be Nick Fury, then why not?

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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 [...]

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