My love for me now / Ain't hard to explain / The Hero of Canton / The man they call...ME.

Jayne ,'Jaynestown'


Other Media 2: It's Astounishing!

Discussion of comics, graphic novels, and more. Except for capes. No capes!

Please use spoiler font for new releases until after the weekend following release.


Steph L. - Nov 29, 2010 8:36:50 am PST #3244 of 5059
I look more rad than Lutheranism

WikiLeaks To Expose Superhero Identities

LOVE this one:

Galactus: A bathroom attendant living in Queens, apparently. Pretty predictable really.


Polter-Cow - Nov 30, 2010 10:13:21 pm PST #3245 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Comics I just read and recommended: Blankets, The Annotated Mantooth, Atomic Robo.

If you haven't read Atomic Robo, you should. It's great fun and is full of science jokes.


Polter-Cow - Dec 01, 2010 7:57:39 am PST #3246 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

This month's Marvel calendar match-up:

SPIDER-MAN

vs.

HULK

Fight!


Tom Scola - Dec 01, 2010 8:14:06 am PST #3247 of 5059
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Next month: Galactus vs Squirrel Girl! Fight!


Strega - Dec 09, 2010 8:03:51 pm PST #3248 of 5059

So I got the ridiculously gigantic Walking Dead compendium because it was on sale, and I'd read the first few issues, and what the hell. It was on my doorstep when I got home.

...And I'm halfway through it now and am stopping for the night because whirr. It is a shame how shitty the TV show is, because the comic basically goes "ohshitohshit, awwwwheartwarmingmoment, oh FUCK." And the page-turning craziness makes it much easier to overlook the flaws.


DavidS - Dec 14, 2010 7:12:08 am PST #3249 of 5059
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Today is Jack Cole's birthday. I wrote a piece on him for Hilobrow.


DavidS - Dec 14, 2010 7:20:12 am PST #3250 of 5059
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Relatedly, here's a fantastic blog on Jack Cole's work that has dozens of rare scans.


Steph L. - Dec 21, 2010 6:55:08 pm PST #3251 of 5059
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Oh, god DAMN. DC's solicits for Justice League: Generation Lost are teasing that Blue Beetle is going to be killed: [link] >[link]

I could list all the reasons why I don't think it'll happen (DC wouldn't kill off another minority/DC wouldn't kill off another teen hero in a brutal fashion/DC wouldn't have Max Lord shoot ANOTHER Blue Beetle), but really, my reaction is just -- god DAMN.

Or it could be a Jossverse thing akin to S5 of Angel (and how Connor was handwaved into a different life), where Max Lord's ability to alter reality (or perception, or whatever it is he does) will mean that Beetle DOES die, but then it's un-done. Which is exactly the kind of cheap plot move I would expect from DC.

My love for the Jamie Reyes iteration of Blue Beetle is massive, and irrational. I really think if DC kills him off, I'm going to have to break up with comics. Seriously.


§ ita § - Dec 21, 2010 7:15:40 pm PST #3252 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I wonder how John Rogers feels about that.


Steph L. - Dec 21, 2010 7:22:22 pm PST #3253 of 5059
I look more rad than Lutheranism

I've been making flappy hands and aggrieved noises about it for the last 45 minutes. Gah.