Comics, Barriers to Entry, and Ultimate Spider-Man
CMYK Avenger News of Brian Michael Bendis signing an exclusive contract with DC had me thinking about Ultimate Spider-Man, arguably the best thing he’s ever written. The voice of the series is…
Review: Jem and the Holograms Volume 1 – Showtime
Writer – Kelly Thompson, Sophie Campbell as co-plotter Covers & Interior Art – Sophie Campbell Colors – M. Victoria Robado Lettering – Shawn Lee, Tom Long, Robbie Robbins Editor –…
Chattering with Aaron Sparrow
I really couldn’t resist the title. Aaron Sparrow is nothing if not passionate. Twice over he’s worked to bring Darkwing Duck to comic books, and his work as a writer…
Showing off the Shelves – 484, for my Dad
This column has been in the works for awhile. It was originally intended to be a lighthearted thing, a regular Showing off the Shelves. But much like writing as a…
Darkwing Duck #1-3: Orange is the New Purple
I intended to review the new Darkwing Duck issue by issue (because show of hands, who wants a review as long as my last Darkwing Duck one?), but my Friendly…
Don Rosa In Review – Return to Duckburg Place
So… there were some delays since my last Don Rosa in Review came out! I’m sorry about that. You can thank Dr. GeoX for inspiring me to put out this…
Darkwing Duck – The Definitively Dangerous Edition in Review
Darkwing Duck – The Definitively Dangerous Edition is an odd duck, to say the least. Collecting the 2010-2011 BOOM! comic book series, at first blush it commits cardinal sins against…
Showing off the Shelves
Comics have been a part of my life since I was young. I learned the proper way to read a Silver Age comic book (soap, hot water, dry your hands,…
“From the Files of… Mike Hammer” in Review
They dropped the package at my door in the dead of Minnesota winter, where the bright and unclouded sun shone down in a sweet lie – just touching the door…
Don Rosa in Review – The Complete Captain Kentucky
Here’s the truth: I wrote The Pertwillaby Papers review without ever intending to do a follow-up with Captain Kentucky, Don Rosa’s semi-sequel-but-actually-just-a-dream newspaper strip. I knew I would have serious…