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.
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 […]
There have been a lot of new clues since the last time I rapped at y’all, so I’m here to set the record straight and share some insights I’ve had during the March on Road to Countdown to Final Crisis. What have we seen?
For those who missed them:
Hits Off the Source, Part One: Kirby, Evil […]
This… is going to be long.
Before I begin, this week has three Ed Brubaker books, two Geoff Johns books, two Mike Carey books, a Mark Millar book, a Brian Michael Bendis book, a Greg Rucka book, a Grant Morrison book, a Frank Miller book, and a Jeff fucking Smith book. The new releases shelf is […]
I’ve been embroiled in a discussion on another blog regarding DC’s attitudes towards lesbians and the continuing vaporware of the Batwoman book, which is rapidly becoming the comics industry’s Duke Nukem Forever. The one thing I keep hearing, all the time, is that Batwoman is boring, that she’s a cipher, that she has no personality, […]
It’s Thursday morning, so here’s the reviews. With no further delay, and more below the jump:
Batman and the Outsiders #4: This book is actually getting more interesting than I initially gave it credit for, although I’m really confused about how this lines up with Countdown (although this is hardly Chuck Dixon’s fault). That said, this […]
Alright, the first three are above the fold but there’s a huuuuuge dump of reviews here so most of them are after the jump. Enjoy!
Booster Gold #0: Something about the dialogue seemed clunkier in this issue, but that very well may have been a knowing nod back to Zero Hour. That said, it was shockingly […]