January 2009
3 posts
The Best Reprints of 2008: Leonard Starr's Mary...
Did you know that the U.K. has an official religion? It does, the Church of England (pretty good clue in the name there). The implications of this are far reaching, but growing up, the main impact upon me personally, was the total domination of Sunday television by seemingly marathons of football and church services. There were three channels, but the third one often just had a “test...
The Best Reprints of 2008: Heavy Liquid
Just like a good action movie, comics filled with action are fun and sexy. No wait, they aren’t. They really aren’t… But they could be. Comics could be filled with sex, drugs, rock and roll. Call me crazy, but part of the reason I enjoy action movies is for the well-built, sweaty people running gracefully around in them. And how about mysteries, spooky thriller comics,...
The Best Reprints of 2008: Signal to Noise
If you’ve seen my pull list, you know that I don’t read a ton of current comics. Every week I go to the comic shop, eager to pick up the 3 or 4 books that are in my file, while my friends come away with 20 or 30 comics (none of which I want). I suppose I’m pretty picky, and a lot of the time none of the new stuff really screams “OWN ME”, so I don’t bother...