Pedro’s back, and we discuss the weekend’s comiccon’s madness, as well as New Avengers #31.
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Tough Love for Comics
Browsing posts by Jamaal Thomas
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)
Jun 19
FBBP #16 - “We gots Skrulls in ur Comics” - Pedro’s Back.
Jun 15
FBBP #15.5 - Reviews
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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Jun 7
FBBP #14.5 - Girls! Girls! Girls! (part two)
As promised, our review of Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie’s Lost Girls. Check it out!
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Jun 3
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FBBP #14 - Girls! Girls! Girls! (part one)
This week’s podcast is getting split in half, with news and discussion now and the review later this week: we didn’t want to flood you with a seven hour podcast, but felt that the discussion was interesting and worth putting out there.
Topics include the continuing Heroes For Hire “tentacle porn” cover brouhaha, the Nymphet controversy, […]
Funnybook Babylon - Episode 014 - Girls! Girls! Girls! (part one) [44:29m]
May 2
Captain America as imagined by Mel Gibson
CAPTAIN AMERICA AS IMAGINED BY MEL GIBSON
Why? Why didn’t Tony cover Cap’s torso? Why is Marvel choosing blatant Christian imagery? Why was Sharon shocked enough to confess her crime?
You know, I actually would like to see a Cap movie done by Gibson.
Courtesy of The Beat, by Heather McDonald, and the fine folks at Marvel.
May 2
The Unpopular Recommendation
THE UNPOPULAR RECOMMENDATION
Am I wrong for liking Exiles? It’s one of those marginal books that Marvel releases for no comprehensible reason, except to keep some of their fill-in creators employed. When you go to your local LCS, you see dozens of books like this. Filled to the brim with obscure characters, generic art, and fan-service plots. Usually, I avoid these books like the plague. They represent the worst of the medium, justifying all of the negative stereotypes of the super-hero genre. Even worse, they crowd the shelves, obscuring the good work that comes from the mainstream, and pushing aside the independent books that will allegedly draw the mythic new fan base in. If you’re a potential fan who stumbled into the store to buy “The Chicken and the Plum” or a Hernandez book, it’s off-putting, and adds to the oppressive atmosphere that keeps new fans away from comic stores.
Apr 15
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FBBP #7 - “Mommy, Daddy, why are you fighting?”
“Transmetropolitan is why mommy hits daddy, sweetie”…
Find out why the three of us probably can’t discuss Warren Ellis or Transmetropolitan EVER AGAIN. Joe tries to review Desolation Jones (the first trade) and the discussion explodes. At the end of the show, we have our first Podcast Rule: No talking about Transmetropolitan, even mentioning The […]