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July 17, 2013
Cover of the Week – 7/17/13
Yes! Super on time!
Rules: one cover from the “mainstream” (i.e. DC/Marvel) and one cover from the “indies” (i.e. anything NOT DC/Marvel).
In the mainstream corner we have one of the best covers I’ve seen from DC since the reboot in 2011 – Batman & Catwoman #22 by Patrick Gleason (Mick Gray on inks and John Kalisz on colors). I still wish they’d be a little more innovative (and less fussy) with their title design/placement/what-have-you, but this is a GORGEOUS illustration. Fantastic color choi...
Cover of the Week – 7/171/13
Yes! Super on time!
Rules: one cover from the “mainstream” (i.e. DC/Marvel) and one cover from the “indies” (i.e. anything NOT DC/Marvel).
In the mainstream corner we have one of the best covers I’ve seen from DC since the reboot in 2011 – Batman & Catwoman #22 by Patrick Gleason (Mick Gray on inks and John Kalisz on colors). I still wish they’d be a little more innovative (and less fussy) with their title design/placement/what-have-you, but this is a GORGEOUS illustration. Fantastic color choi...
More THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING Goodness!
Some lovely new reviews, mentions, and such for THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING about the web!
The Refined Word gave me perhaps the most fantastic compliment I have ever received as a writer – I think I full on blushed.
Stephanie’s gorgeous cover art got picked for Infinite Curio’s “Cover of the Day” as well as About Happy Books “Cover Favorites” for 6/15/13!
Never Yet Melted calls TGWWBK the next Hunger Games here. (yes!)
The lovely Kimberly over at Love YA Books put yours truly on her list of Top 10...
Sometimes Things Go Awesome…
I’ve been super stressed out lately (I can’t say why, it will all come out soon enough…probably) so some awesome little surprises yesterday made it all seem worth it.
First, fellow blogger Keith Silva named me in Comics Bulletin’s “10 Of Our Favorite Comics Critics”
Pretty shocking to be in such great company – and thank you Keith so much!
And then, more bizarrely, and possibly not what I think it is, but I’m running with it anyway, Google Alerts gave me a heads up to this review of Red Sonja #1...
July 15, 2013
She Has No Head! – Comics Time Capsule!
I’m trying to get better about cross posting content again. In that vein…here is a cross post to today’s hopefully super fun SHE HAS NO HEAD! which is all about creating a comics time capsule!
Other posts I’ve done recently that you might have missed?
This bit about how the new Brian Wood and Olivier Coipel X-MEN is ALL I’VE EVER WANTED!
And I did some pieces on LIT REACTOR:
This one about the resurgence of “choose your own adventure” stories (in comics and elsewhere)
Cover of the Week – 7/10/13
A little late (and I missed a week), but here we are!
Rules: one cover from the “mainstream” (i.e. DC/Marvel) and one cover from the “indies” (i.e. anything NOT DC/Marvel).
In the mainstream corner we have this absolutely stunning Young Avengers #7 cover from Jamie McKelvie and Matthew Wilson. The text integration alone – “Young Avengers” as an actual gorgeous part of the illustration warrants inclusion, but it also happens to just be a great illustration all around. The big red “Marvel Now” ba...
June 26, 2013
Cover Of The Week – 6/26/13
Two weeks in a row! Imagine that!
Rules: one cover from the “mainstream” (i.e. DC/Marvel) and one cover from the “indies” (i.e. anything NOT DC/Marvel).
From the Mainstream:
This should have been an easy pick this week, but with excellent covers by Frasier Irving (Uncanny X-Men #7), Kris Anka (Uncanny X-Froce #7) David Aja (Hawkeye #11) and Marvel made it tough on Olivier Coipel, still, his “X-Men” #2 takes it, for a bunch of gorgeous reasons, observe!
From the Indies, Michael Lark’s cover for “L...
June 23, 2013
August 2013 Drunk Marvel Cover Solicits In Three Sentences Or Less…
Here are the “rules“.
If you’d like to see the full Marvel August Cover Solicits head on over to CBR.
Honestly? Not a great month for Marvel. I mean, there’s some awesome gorgeous stuff here, but they’ve been fucking killing it, and this was not one of their best months. There was even some not so great (on the offensive tip) stuff. Nothing end of the world-ish, but kinda a bummer nonetheless.
ALL NEW X-MEN 15. Damn. I hate that I’m remotely intrigued about who she’s about to kiss. Damn me and w...
June 22, 2013
Game of Thrones Drunk Character Summaries In Three Sentences Or Less…
In the depths of my sadness for the departed GAME OF THRONES and the interminable year I must wait for its return, I wanted to do something fun. I did a little something fun the other day, but that wasn’t enough. Then when doing my latest “DRUNK COVER SOLICITS” I was struck with genius (as the drunk frequently think they are) – why not talk about Game of Thrones while drunk?
GENIUS.
So here we are.
BEFORE WE EVEN GET STARTED…! This is full of spoilers for the TV show only. If you are not caught...
August 2013 Drunk DC Cover Solicits In Three Sentences Or Less…
Here are the “rules“.
If you’d like to see the full DC August Cover Solicits head on over to CBR.
Not a bad month for DC quite honestly. I mean, a lot of shit covers, but far less offensive shit than usual. And some really great stuff too. I tried to find a few jokes for you though, my lambs.
AMERICAN VAMPIRE ANTHOLOGY. Wow. You don’t even need an image, all those names alone sells the hell out of it. But then the image is awesome too. Bonus!
ACTION COMICS 23. Ugh. Though I hate everything here,...
