Comics |
Posted by Alexander Case
March 5th, 2010
Believe it or not, I do read mainstream superhero comics. I tend to be more of a DC version, and to be honest, I tend to prefer things by Trade Paperback rather than by individual issue. Additionally, I tend not to upgrade my individual issues to trade paperback form, for strange personal reasons. So, I normally don’t review mainstream supers comics that are on my pull list.
However, I’ve been catching up on my Ultimate Spider-Man through my local library & book stores, so I figure I’ll give my thoughts on this. Read the rest of this entry »
Star Wars |
Posted by Alexander Case
February 19th, 2010
Kevin J. Anderson used to be considered to have written the worst works of fiction in the Star Wars prior to the release of the prequels. After the prequels the spot is held by either Karen “Jedi are Scum” Traviss or by George Lucas himself, depending on who you ask.
It wasn’t always this way. The Tales of the Jedi series, which came out contemporaneously with Timothy Zahn’s Heir to the Empire series, and the end of the EU drought. But, were these actually good, or was their reception the “OMG New Star Wars !!!!111!1!” talking? Read the rest of this entry »
Star Wars |
Posted by Alexander Case
January 22nd, 2010
So, with that long-winded title, we come to what is, to my knowledge, the first Star Wars comic review at Bureau42. If I’m wrong, I apologize. This review is of the first omnibus volume from Dark Horse comics of their X-Wing: Rogue Squadron series. Read the rest of this entry »
Comics |
Posted by Alexander Case
January 8th, 2010
When I was attending Kumoricon this year, attended a Q&A panel held by Svetlana Chmakova, one the new wave of Western artists following in the footsteps of Adam Warren and Fred Perry by putting out OEL (or Original English Language) manga. At the panel I learned about Chmakova’s latest work, an Urban Fantasy series being published through Yen Press, with chapters being serialized through their magazine. I’ve liked her not quite genre (but fandom related) series DramaCon, so I’ve picked up the first installment. Read the rest of this entry »
Movies |
Posted by TheAngryMob
December 17th, 2009
Yeah, I could wait until next week to throw this out to you all, but by then it’s old news in this new-fangled interweb world.
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/ironman/
Finders fee goes to Blaine for posting this on his Facebook wall.
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Comics |
Posted by David E. Smith
December 1st, 2009
Simply by visiting this page in your Flash-enabled browser, you too can create your own Marvel comics (either strips or full-blown comic books) without any of that pesky “drawing” or “talent.” Under the page-break, see why this is an incredibly bad idea.
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Comics |
Posted by W. Blaine Dowler
November 30th, 2009
J. Michael Straczynski’s run on Thor came to an end last Wednesday. We’ve already reviewed the first 12 issues. This review covers the rest of the run.
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Comics |
Posted by W. Blaine Dowler
October 7th, 2009
As usual, the complete list is available here.
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Comics |
Posted by W. Blaine Dowler
September 26th, 2009
Another round of solicitations will see print this coming Wednesday. Which solicitations caught my eye? Which should you avert your eyes from for fear of spoilers? Where might things be going with companies who have made their solicitations easy to find at this juncture?
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Comics |
Posted by W. Blaine Dowler
September 8th, 2009
As usual, the complete list is available here.
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