David is a young code monkey/software architect living and working in downtown Toronto. He likes Kirby, Morrison, and any creator who tries to make you think. He's got an irrational fascination with the big-two shared universes, but is interested in anything with something to say.
The first lettered preview of Final Crisis is up at Entertainment Weekly, which clearly has had a new editor promoted who’s a comics nerd, considering the recent coverage of Secret Invasion, Spider-Man: New Ways to Die and now this.
It’s five pages, from the middle of the comic - it’s known the book starts off with […]
So, I’m browsing through Midtown’s posted cover images because I’m a nerd for trade dress when I come across this:
JLA presents AZTEK by GRANT MORRISON (with mark millar)
OUCH.
I understand that Grant Morrison’s the company man and Mark Millar isn’t at this point, but Aztek was a full creative partnership between the two, and I highly […]
Well, it’s out, and at least it was only fifty cents.
Somewhere in the Illustrated Dictionary of Idioms, this issue’s cover is next to “The whole is less than the sum of its parts.” It’s cowritten by Grant Morrison and Geoff Johns, two industry juggernauts whose talents should perfectly patch over each others’ faults. It’s got […]
I’m sorry to do this.
Batman #676 Variant - The Black Glove
I was rereading Batman #675, and all of a sudden, the identity of the Black Glove slapped me in the face like a, uh, glove. I’m so positive on this one, to be honest, that I’m going to put this after the jump in case […]
About a week ago, I wrote about the logo and cover composition of Marvel’s Secret Invasion event. I thought that it came off as campy and did the complexity of the story it was trying to tell a disservice.
The solicitation previews for July’s DC comics have gone up at Newsarama, along with what looks to be […]
Fantastic Four #556: Now, this is getting a little ridiculous. I understand you want to establish your new villain as a badass - as someone who can take on all comers. I thought everything else about this issue was very enjoyable (although the standard Mark Millar disclaimer applies - if he’s annoyed you before you […]
Gabriele Dell’otto standard cover
This is a bit of a nuts-and-bolts post, but it’s been weighing on my mind.
Over at Eye on Comics, Don MacPherson made a pretty good point about Secret Invasion:
Look at the logo for the book. Honestly, I really like it. It’s clearly trying to evoke memories of cheesy, campy sci-fi flicks of […]
Readers of this site might remember earlier this week I posted an article about my exasperation with the contentless snark that’s become the de facto mood and tone across the Internet comics community. I don’t think many people read it, I sighed, and I got back to work.
Then Secret Invasion #1 came out, and the […]
Secret Invasion #1: It’s really, really, really, really promising. Despite growing organically out of years-long ongoing storylines in the Avengers titles, Secret Invasion #1 manages to please both devotees who’ve been waiting for this and the new reader looking for a succinct hook, a la Civil War. With deftness and economy that I honestly wasn’t […]
Welcome to our rockin’ new segment, Titular Tuesdays, where we do some quick news segments!!
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ITEM! Siegels won back Superman trademark! It doesn’t take a genius to know this is going to heavily impact DC’s upcoming books. So how screwed are they? They’ll certainly have to cancel the Superman books, and probably Final Crisis and definitely […]
Why Comics Readers Are Setting It All Back (And Not For The Cliched Reasons)
The other day, I read a pretty insightful entry in the mega talented Mike Choi’s blog about the way creators perceive internet fan discourse. I know I’m not bringing anything new to the table by observing that there are posters out there […]
Everything is Connected
Note: This article was originally published as an Alternate Current at PopCultureShock. In the manner of our culture, there’s some new content added at the end for our much-appreciated audience.
HBO’s The Wire, co-created by David Simon and Ed Burns, finishes up its five-season run on Sunday. For its small but incredibly devoted viewership, […]
Please, Marvel, don’t do this to us.
CBR reports that Matt Fraction is joining Ed Brubaker on Uncanny X-Men in a cowriting capacity, swapping off arcs. This is fantastic news; these are two great talents that have worked very well together in the past, and will really kick things up a notch for the title. I […]
Superman #674: I’m not really sure if I’m going to miss Busiek on this title anymore, since Insect Queen was extremely lackluster and this just feels rather rushed - which, admittedly, is totally not Busiek’s fault (his original storyline, featuring the introduction of Chloe Sullivan, was killed for presumably editorial reasons and I believe he […]
Saw this all up on the latest Lying in the Gutters:
EXCLUSIVE FISHING
[Green Light]Look for three major DC names to make a move to Marvel rather shortly. Two exclusive artists and one of my favourite comic book writers of all time who transformed one ill-regarded book into an all time classic.
Let the guesses begin… and watch […]