June 2010
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Daily Breakdowns 093 - Old, Red And In The Way
Hulk #23
Writer - Jeph Loeb
Artists - Ed McGuinness, Sal Buscema, Ian Churchill, Mike Deodato, Tim Sale, John Romita, Jr., Herb Trimpe, Dale Keown, Leinil Francis Yu.
Publisher - Marvel Comics
It’s bad critical practice to think about how someone else might think about a book, I guess. I should just worry about my own take on it. Still, I wonder how this issue would go over to, say, a...
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PR: Andrew Goletz on The Gathering Vol. 1
Andrew Goletz is a former Galaxy contributor and creative dynamo who asked if there was any way we could help him promote his newest project, and I’m more than happy to lend him some space here on TWC. Please read what he has to say, and consider lending him any support you can. — Alan David Doane —- Most of you probably have no idea who the heck I am so why on Earth am I coming...
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Everything's Archie
Looking for some variety in my already fairly diverse reading pile, last night I sat down with some Archies — specifically, Archie #608-609, and the new collection Archie New Look Series Vol. 4: My Father’s Betrayal. The floppy Archie issues comprise a two-part storyline about The Archies and Josie and the Pussycats getting together for a big tour. Each band hopes to expand their...
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Daily Breakdowns 092 - Where's My Spider-Man...
…I would have liked one as a kid. Anyway, after a couple weeks off on other projects like my actual job that pays my mortgage, I’ve got a little time to catch up on some floppies.
Predators #1 (of 4)
Writers - Marc Andreyko, David Lapham
Artists - Guilherme Balbi, Gabriel Guzman
Publisher - Dark Horse Comics
I wasn’t really even aware they were rebooting the Predator film...
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Al Williamson Remembered
Over at The Comics Reporter, Tom Spurgeon remembers legendary EC artist Al Williamson (updated obit with additional art). Williamson was one of a few comics artists (along with Gil Kane and Steve Ditko) whose style really stood out for me as a very young comics reader; my eyes saw his work as being so far superior to most everything else being published that I very quickly learned his name and...
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Daily Breakdowns 091 - Wally Gropius
Wally Gropius
Writer/Artist - Tim Hensley
Publisher - Fantagraphics. $18.99 USD
Frequently mistaken for the famous Bauhaus architect, Wally Gropius is just your average umpteen millionaire looking for love, parental approval and a good jam with his band, The Dropouts. Has he finally found a honey in Jillian Banks, a gold-throated teen warbler of national anthems? And does it mean anything if he...
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Swamp Thing Vol. 3 HC Ships This Month
Really looking forward to this one, and regretting selling off my original issues of the Alan Moore/Steve Bissette/John Totleben run all those years ago…Steve Bissette has posted details about the book on his blog. — Alan David Doane
