Comics

33 posts

Pictorial narratives, comic books, comic strips, cartoon characters, super-heroes, comic book artists, comic book writers, theory and fandom.

Wed 02 Apr
2008

The Adventures of Tintin in the 21st Century

10:08 PM
Remarks (28)

Graphic communication so effective, it speaks to three generations.

Wed 20 Dec
2006

Comics for People Who Hate Comics

10:40 PM
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A look at the “Masters” of the art form.

Tue 28 Nov
2006

Round-up Time!

11:47 PM
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As I recover from a 24-hour bug, get ready for random.

Mon 24 Jul
2006

Super-Heroes Are People Too

10:32 PM
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A report from the nerdiest convention in this universe.

Tue 20 Jun
2006

Illustrate Me for May

09:14 PM
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A brand new illustration for all the blog posts I wrote in May.

Wed 26 Apr
2006

Pictures for Clothes

08:42 PM
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Alternative illustration for mainstream fashion.

Mon 24 Apr
2006

Score One for Books (With Pictures)

09:57 PM
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Seth’s “Wimbledon Green” lives up to the romantic hype of print.

Mon 20 Jun
2005

Back to the Batcave

07:32 PM
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Notes on the context around Christopher Nolan’s reinterpretation of Batman.

Wed 11 May
2005

New Logo for an Old Favorite

12:46 PM
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The new DC Comics logo isn’t worthy of the old logo’s legacy.

Thu 04 Nov
2004

The Escapist

11:22 PM
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Retreating into the world of comic book history.

Tue 06 Apr
2004

Hell on Reels

11:19 PM
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You know a movie is bad when it makes me want to go see a Jim Carrey movie.

Fri 09 Jan
2004

Life as a Cub

10:55 PM
Remarks (1)

Tintin celebrates his 75th anniversary.

Fri 19 Dec
2003

Don’t Spam the Messenger

04:29 PM
Remarks (1)

Instant Messenger spamming’s got me down.

Mon 17 Nov
2003

Four Color Fire Sale

09:58 PM

You can have two-thirds of all my old comic books.

Mon 23 Jun
2003

Lee vs. Lee

12:35 PM
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Ang Lee’s “The Hulk” is repeatedly intruded on by Stan Lee’s Hulk.

Fri 20 Jun
2003

Hulk Smash! Or Flop?

04:46 PM
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The advanced word for “The Hulk” sounds bad.

Wed 28 May
2003

Serially Folks

11:50 AM

Serializer.net is a vibrant experiment in online comics.

Mon 26 May
2003

Atomic Comic Book

01:48 PM
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“The Atomic Revolution” is a beautifully illustrated comic book relic from the atomic age.

Sat 03 May
2003

Gene Pool

01:37 PM
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Bryan Singer’s “X2: X-Men United” is a solid movie first and a faithful adaptation second.

Mon 31 Mar
2003

Postcard from the Past

04:53 PM
Remarks (2)

Digging through my old comic books, I came across an amazing postcard from 1979.

Sat 27 Jul
2002

First Action

11:51 AM

Scans of every page of the first issue of Action Comics.

Sun 14 Jul
2002

King Kirby

06:48 PM

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about comics.

Mon 08 Jul
2002

Hella Good

08:28 PM

Hellboy is coming, Hellboy is coming.

Wed 12 Jun
2002

Comic Geniuses

05:24 PM

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art is holding art festival.

Sat 11 May
2002

Great Responsibility

12:23 AM

John Romita, Jr. is using his powers for good.

Tue 23 Apr
2002

Comics as Literature

05:31 PM

Reading “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.”

Thu 11 Apr
2002

God’s Comic

11:01 PM

God-Man is on patrol, when…

Tue 19 Feb
2002

Drunken Master

09:46 PM

His new fighting technique is unstoppable.

Thu 06 Dec
2001

Miller Time

11:55 PM

A great interview with Frank Miller.

Sat 03 Nov
2001

Looks Super, Friends

10:46 AM

I’;s excited for “Justice League.”

Sat 18 Aug
2001

The Ghost and Mr. Clowes

01:53 PM

“Ghost World” is the best comic book movie you’re likely to see.

Fri 17 Aug
2001

Like, an Awesome Factory

07:49 PM

Aaron Bergeron’s Awesome Factory is hilarious.

Mon 13 Aug
2001

The Boy of Steel

06:00 PM

The Superman mythose gets the Buffy treatment.