July 2010
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Tom Spurgeon Explains My Comicon Apathy
For the decade that I have been publishing Comic Book Galaxy, it’s been a yearly tradition that comics industry folks that I know and like ask me if they’ll be seeing me in San Diego. The answer has always been “no,” and I always claim (truthfully) that finances and scheduling keep me from attending the week-long event. But there’s more to it than that. I think,...
Grant Morrison, Comic Book Critic
“Brendan McCarthy is better than drugs and sex and money.” - Frank Santoro
At this year’s MoCCA Festival, I bought a copy of Paradax #2 from Frank Santoro’s back issue boxes. The issue was published in 1987 by Vortex Comics, and is essentially a vastly superior “Remix” of the Paradax story which originally ran in Eclipse Comics’ Strange Days 1984...
2010 San Diego Comicon Wrap-Up
Somebody got stabbed in the eye?
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Daily Breakdowns 097 - Moist Hinge
Been busy and/or out of it, so here’s me catching up on the past couple weeks of comics.
Superman #701
Writer - J. Michael Straczynski. Artist - Eddy Barrows. Publisher - DC Comics
I’m a little later to the table reviewing this, but that’s okay because in part I’m commenting on other reviews. OK, so JMS didn’t do his homework about South Philly. I think...
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Harvey Pekar Interview
On October 5th, 2005, one of the highlights of my life occurred as I got to interview the brilliant Harvey Pekar, the creator of the comic book American Splendor, which literally changed the world of comic books with its unique, autobiographical bent and frank discussion of life and what it is to live it. American Splendor inspired a movie, and Pekar was able to leverage the greater awareness the...
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Daily Breakdowns 096 - Back Seat of My Car
Before I get to the reviews, I just wanted to say that I’m saddened by the passing of Harvey Pekar. I remember Harv going all the way back to his infamous Letterman appearances. Although I was attracted to Letterman at my young age for his irreverence, it was Harvey who ended up impressing me then with how his irreverence wasn’t an act that could be channeled and packaged. He said what...
So Long, Harvey...
Of course, by now, you’ve no doubt heard the sad news of the death of Harvey Pekar. Although an outsider by choice, Pekar was a giant in the industry, an everyman whose passion for comics and keen eye for human psychology made him a favorite among comics fans, and following the success of the American Splendor movie, a minor celebrity.
Most of the eulogies and remembrances will understandably...
The Roy G. Biv Lantern Corps (Red, Orange, Yellow,...
Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps. Written by Peter J. Tomasi and illustrated by Patrick Gleason.
Imagine what would be your worst ever movie-going experience. Mine would go something like this…
I’m watching Star Wars for the very first time. Luke and all the other pilots are preparing for battle: Luke says good-bye to Han, gets a kiss from Leia and gets in his ship. Then there’s a huge...
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Daily Breakdowns 095 - Wizard
Wizard Magazine (Aug 2010)
Guest Editor - Mark Millar
You know, I should probably catch up on some Mark Millar comics and then maybe I can be pissed off at him like the rest of the Internet. But for now, Nemesis and Ultimate Avengers and Kick Ass 2 will have to wait and I can talk about his guest-edited issue of the struggling Wizard, the first issue I bought this decade (counting 2010 as part...
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DC 1st Issue Special - Part One
In this, the Golden Age of Reprints, it seems like the majority of the great comic book stories and strips have been, or are being, collected. But there is still a lot of good, interesting, or charmingly bad work that hasn’t been reprinted. Growing up, I was a Marvel reader all the way. I could list the DC comics I owned on one hand.
Obviously, that eventually changed, and I won’t...
600 + (700 x 2) = 66% Satisfaction
by Kevin Pasquino
A month of super-sized anniversary issues from DC has brought a mixed bag of results.
Wonder Woman #600 has managed to get the most coverage from the mainstream media because of her 1990-esque Animal Man / Starman / Superboy inspired jacket-wearing image makeover. A picture (and a costume change) is worth a thousand words and everyone seemed to be falling over themselves to...
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Daily Breakdowns 094 - They Got Mixed Up
Wonder Woman #600
Writers - Gail Simone, J. Michael Straczynski, Amanda Conner, Louise Simonson, Geoff Johns
Artists - George Perez, Don Kramer, Amanda Conner, Eduardo Pansica
Publisher - DC Comics
I’ve sampled Wonder Woman precious few times in my 30+ years of comics reading, and often not “representative” runs. I mean, I’ve never read George Perez’ or Greg...
