Mr. Jamaal Thomas regrets that it is impossible for him to: Read manuscripts, write articles to order, write forewords or introductions, make statements for publicity purposes, do any kind of editorial work, judge literary or artistic contests, give interviews, take part in bloggers’ conferences, answer questionnaires or any other internet meme, contribute to or take part in symposiums or “panels” of any kind, contribute articles for sales, donate copies of his work to libraries, autograph works or t-shirts for strangers, allow his name to be used on letterheads, supply personal information about himself, or supply opinions on comic books or any other subject. (All apologies to the master, Mr. Wilson)
Styling and Profiling
How do you sum up the career of a man who revolutionized an industry? Should you emphasize his triumphs? When I first started reading comics, I experienced the rite of passage that any new superhero fan has to endure: the nostalgia of older readers. One of the primary paradoxes of […]
Okay, this is a little late. But Jon writes faster than I do, and I was sick yesterday. Que sera, sera.
As the more dedicated readers of the blog know, one of our cohorts in this movement is David Brothers, one of the founders of 4th Letter. We’ve collaborated on some […]
For anyone who missed Pedro’s contribution to 4th Letter’s celebration of Black History Month, here’s a crosspost. Check out the end for special added content! Don’t say we never did anything for you.
Before that Christmas, just like my older sister, I was into Marvel Comics. She used to blow her cash on X-Men, and […]
Here at Funnybook Babylon, we try to avoid linkblogging in favor of middlebrow thinkpieces about the comics industry (or if we’re being honest with ourselves, the superhero genre). We try to educate as well as entertain. But sometimes we break our own rules. Plus, I’m distracted by the presidential campaign and […]
Over the last several months, the comics blogosphere has been consumed with the problems of DC Comics. Impassioned posts have been written detailing the decline in both the quality of the books and market share (vis a vis Marvel). DC has significantly altered the tone of its universe in the last twenty years, […]
They are owned by huge, creativity-deadening corporations and operated by lawyers and marketing executives who lord over the worst creative decline I have witnessed in a long time, particularly in films. In television, companies like GE view properties like NBC the way realtors view square footage. GE does not care what is on NBC. So […]
Numbers make everything appear more concrete. We can all have positions on subjects or opinions about issues, but with data that could be interpreted to confirm our conclusions, our complaints as fans magically transform into sober critiques by objective analysts. This behavior is most prevalent in our cultural industries, where fans are constantly […]
Hey, Jamaal came over the other night, started to talk about what is going on with the Superboy litigation, and I put microphones in front of us. I hope you enjoy.
Notes of a War Story, produced by Gipi, and translated by Spectrum. Notes is published by First Second Publishing, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, and was originally published as Appunti per una storia di guerra in 2004 by Coconino Press.
Gipi doesn’t tell the kinds of stories that I usually enjoy in comic books. […]
We review Blue Beetle and La Araña. Which new Teenage Latin Superhero is worth reading?
The short version, we loved Blue Beetle and didn’t like La Araña. We have a really fun discussion about it, listen in…
P.S: Blue Beetle really should be held as a proof of design on how to introduce and work in continuity […]
Every once in a while, I’m reminded of why comic books are one of the few mediums that I cherished as a child that I still love with the same fervor today. I stopped playing video games when I was ten, stopped caring about anime when I was sixteen, and only have an occasional […]
Pedro’s back, and we discuss the weekend’s comiccon’s madness, as well as New Avengers #31.
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Chris, Jamaal, and I mention Charlie Brown’s penchant for reprints, as well as Brubaker/Lark’s The Devil Inside and Out. It’s entertaining, I guess. We have ambivalent feelings. Listen.
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As promised, our review of Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie’s Lost Girls. Check it out!
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