December 2010
5 posts
Committed: 33 Comic Books I Read in 2010
People do a lot of year end reviews, but I never have. This week I was forced to confront a year of reading all at once when I decided to clear the growing pile of comic books next to my bed. Nearly a year of them had piled up as I read them and when I laid them all out on the bed to alphabetize them for shelving, I realized that this was a massive part of my 2010.
This being the last...
Committed: Answering Reader's Questions
Over the year writing for Comics Should be Good I’ve received a fair amount of questions from people. I thought I’d share five random reader’s questions with you so that you can add your input too. And if you have any of your own questions, get in touch and I’ll take a crack at answering them.)
William asks: My brother is an artist with a strong interest in politics. A...
Committed: Real Life Superheroes
The greatest superhero movies aren’t cartoons or direct adaptations, they are films about regular people who step up when events conspire against them.
People who don’t read comic books have often assumed that I will be an avid cartoon fan because of it. While I do enjoy some cartoons, I would say that I don’t like cartoons or cartoon characters any more than most people...
Committed: Inadvertently Brainwashing Babies
Media input in early childhood can have a lasting effect on adult tastes. If I hadn’t grown up with so many art, design and comic books around me, would I love them as I do now? Would I be so involved in the arts and communication profession? All of the imagery and information that we absorb as infants can influence us for the rest of our lives. For this reason I’m increasingly...
Committed: Early Holiday Gift Guide
Happy December folks. I don’t know where you come from, but ‘tis the beginning of some viciously aggressive holiday marketing as you stock up on gifts and appropriate presents for your holiday-minded friends and family. With that in mind, I’ve put together a handy little shopping list for the people in your life who might appreciate a thoughtful gift. These holiday gifts...