Archive for the "Morgan Pielli" Category
by Morgan Pielli Feb 22 2012
One of our own is gonna be on TV!!!- cough cough..ahem. Sorry. Comics. Well, we have a look at the newest issue of Jeff Smith‘s R.A.S.L., Ted McKeever‘s Mondo #1 and Eddy Current book 2, and an in-depth review of Aquaman #6. Aaaand then we talk with a certain someone who’s gonna be on the [...]
Filed In: Comics, DC Comics, Dan Roth, Image, Morgan Pielli, TV
Tags: Aquaman #6, Comic Book men, Dan Roth, Eddy Current Book 2, Forbidden Planet, http://www.facebook.com/JamesCricketColter, James Cricket Colter, Kevin Smith, Mondo #1, RASL #13, THE PLATOON OF POWER SQUADRON, The Variants, Weekly Pulse, www.Brentalfloss.com, www.fpnyc.com, www.MorganPielli.com
by Morgan Pielli Feb 15 2012
This week your host blasts through the latest and greatest comics to enter our doors, taking a moment to chide Batman #6‘s Scott Snyder and praise BPRD: Hell On Earth The Long Death #1, and Road Rage #1. pra
Filed In: DC Comics, Daily Planet, Dan Roth, Dark Horse, IDW, Morgan Pielli, Unkiedev
Tags: Batman #6, Birds of Prey #6, BPRD: Hell On Earth The Long Death #1, Catwoman #6, Dan Roth, Forbidden Planet, Locke & Key the game, Nightwing #6, Road Rage #1, Scott Snyder, Supergirl #6, Weekly Pulse, www.Brentalfloss.com, www.fpnyc.com, www.MorganPielli.com
by Morgan Pielli Feb 08 2012
Lots to look at today! A couple more number sixes trickled out in the form of Batgirl, Batman and Robin, Frankenstein, and Suicide Squad. Plus more of everyone’s favorite enmouthed Merc and enlobstered Johnson! Most exciting of all, a new Conan book from Becky Cloonan and Brian Wood! Throw is some Dark Matter, Scarlet Spider, [...]
Filed In: DC Comics, Dan Roth, Dark Horse, IDW, Image Comics, Morgan Pielli
Tags: Batgirl, Batman and Robin, becky cloonan, Brian Wood, BTVS, Buffy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, burning hand, Conan, Conan the Barbarian, Dan Roth, Dark Matter, Deadpool, Forbidden Planet, Frankenstein, Frankenstein Agent of Shade, Freefall, Gail Simone, jeff lemire, Lobster Johnson, Memorial, Robert Kirkman, Scarlet Spider, Season 9, Suicide Squad, The Strain, Thief of Thieves, Weekly Pulse, www.Brentalfloss.com, www.fpnyc.com, www.MorganPielli.com
by Morgan Pielli Feb 01 2012
I’d already decided that Justin Madson‘s Happy Town Tales was going to be the one book I reviewed for the week (based both on its hefty 80-page length and because it consists of three separate stories), but three pages in I fell in love this the book and realized that there would be plenty for [...]
by Morgan Pielli
Jams, comma, tasty, is the order of the day here at Forbidden Planet. But not all jams are created equal. Some jams, like that which is Action Comics #6, are a mystery. I’m going to stop saying jams now. Are you reading this? Have any of the New 52s begun to feel stale? Or are [...]
Filed In: DC Comics, Daily Planet, Dan Roth, IDW, Image Comics, Morgan Pielli
Tags: Alpha Girl #1, American Vampire, Animal Man #6, Batman Gate of Gotham, Batman Mirror Mirror, Batwing #6, Dan Roth, Detective Comics #6, Fatale #1, Fatale #2, jeff lemire, jim henson, Magic the Gathering #1, Morgan Pielli, Savlonic, Scott Snyder, Superman #6, Swamp Thing #6, Tale of Sand, Weekly Pulse, www.Brentalfloss.com, www.fpnyc.com, www.MorganPielli.com
by Morgan Pielli Jan 25 2012
Check out what’s new and good in the world of comics in this week’s edition of The Weekly Pulse! Angel and Faith have some daddy issues, Aquaman visits a land without aqua, Justice League courts a green Lantern, Superman discovers the joys of murder, and Bart Simspon also has a comic.
Filed In: Bongo, DC Comics, Daily Planet, Dan Roth, Dark Horse, Morgan Pielli, Reviews, Webcast, Weekly Pulse, Youtube
Tags: Angel and Faith, Aquaman, Bart Simpson Comics, Dan Roth, Forbidden Planet, Justice League, Morgan Pielli, Superman, Weekly Pulse, www.Brentalfloss.com, www.fpnyc.com, www.MorganPielli.com
by Morgan Pielli
For a some time now I’ve been considering expanding the scope of this column. What is a mini comic? They come in all shapes and sizes and are drawn by people as all levels of skill and success. Many are self published, but just as many are published by small imprints or other indie cartoonists. [...]
Filed In: Contributors, Indie Comics, Mini Comics, Morgan Pielli, Reviews
Tags: Colleen Frakes, Graphic Novel, Lady of the Lake, National Novel Writing Month, The Center from Cartoon Studies, The Trials of Sir Christopher, Woman King
by Morgan Pielli Jan 18 2012
New Batman, Supergirl, Catwoman, Wonder Woman, plus info on tomorrow’s big In-Store Signing and a ton more!
Filed In: DC Comics, Dan Roth, Marvel Comics, Morgan Pielli, Webcast, Weekly Pulse, Youtube
Tags: Batman #5, Birds of Prey #5, Catwoman #5, Chad Hensley, Dan Roth, Dark Stars Rising, esoterra, I'm In The Band, In-Store Signing, Memorial #2, Morgan Pielli, Nightwing #5, sean yseult, Secret Six Volume 1, Shade Rupe, Supergirl #5, Wonder Woman #5, www.Brentalfloss.com, www.fpnyc.com, www.MorganPielli.com
by Morgan Pielli Jan 12 2012
Man-o-man, is this week ever a big one! Tons of new comics, plus some toys and some graphic novels thrown in!
Filed In: DC Comics, Daily Planet, Dan Roth, Dark Horse, IDW, Image Comics, Marvel Comics, Morgan Pielli, Reviews, Stuff We Like, Webcast, Weekly Pulse, Youtube
Tags: Batgirl #5, Batman & Robin #5, Batman Through the Looking Glass HC, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 Freefall #5, Dan Roth, Dark Matter #1 (of 4), Demon Knights #5, Doctor Who As Time Goes By, Doktormentor Jail Babe Surgeon #4, ENTERPRISE-D, Frankenstein Agent of Shade #5, Gath Knight, Heart #3 of 4, Karr, Kitt, Knight Rider, Lobster Johnson the Burning Hand #1 (of 5), Minimates, Minimates Vehicle, Morgan Pielli, Scarlet Spider #1, Spider Island, Star Trek, Star Trek The Next Generation, Suicide Squad #5, Super Persuit Mode, The Ray #2 of 4, The Strain #2, Transformers, Whispers #1, www.Brentalfloss.com, www.fpnyc.com, www.MorganPielli.com, Young Justice
by Morgan Pielli Jan 11 2012
Thursday, January 19th at 7pm come by Forbidden Planet NYC and meet Chad Hensley of EsoTerra: The Journal of Extreme Culture and Shade Rupe of Dark Stars Rising! * * * About Chad Hensley and EsoTerra… EsoTerra serves up a fringe gallery of malcontents, misanthropes, seekers, sorcerers, ecstatics, jesters, and visionaries, all of them living [...]
Filed In: Matt D., Morgan Pielli, Signings, Stuff We Like
Tags: Chad Hensley, Dark Stars Rising, esoterra, in my blood, In-Store Signing, sean yseault, Shade Rupe, star & dagger, white zombie
by Morgan Pielli
Welcome to another edition of mini-comics reviews! Today’s selections were chosen without any sort of over-riding theme in mind, so let’s just jump right in and take a look at what we’ve got this week: Fuff #8 by Jeffrey Lewis Two months ago I had the great fortune of being asked to participate in a [...]
Filed In: Daily Planet, Indie Comics, Mini Comics, Morgan Pielli, Reviews
Tags: Austin English, Fuff #8, Jeffrey Lewis, Jesse McManus, Jim Woodring, KGBar, Spider Monkey #1, Tex Avery
by Morgan Pielli Jan 05 2012
DC Number Fives are all the rage this week, but let’s not forget the amazing Mud Man, the fantastic Feral, the always great Goon, and the favorite of the bunch: Fatale. Plus, there’s a new Marvel Point 1 to tide you over!
Filed In: DC Comics, Daily Planet, Dan Roth, Dark Horse, Horror, Marvel Comics, Morgan Pielli, Webcast, Youtube
Tags: Action Comics #5, Animal Man #5, Batwing #5, Dan Roth, Detective Comics # 5, Fatale #1, Ferals #1, Morgan Pielli, Mud Man #2, O.M.A.C. #5, Swamp Thing #5, The Goon #37, Uncanny X-Force #19.1, www.Brentalfloss.com, www.fpnyc.com, www.MorganPielli.com
by Morgan Pielli Jan 04 2012
Welcome to the newest, bestest year of them all! The universe has decided to save the best for last, so as we count down the Mayan calendar, let’s take a look at some of the mini comics we’ll need to stockpile to get us to the end times. La Petite Mort by Russell Ihrig La [...]
Filed In: Indie Comics, Mini Comics, Morgan Pielli, Reviews
Tags: cartoonstudies.org, ccs, Center for Cartoon Studies, indestructuble universe, indie, La Petite Mort, mini comic, minicomic, Morgan Pielli, Morgan Pielli's Pile of Minis, Oak & Linden #1, Pat Barrett, Petrified Girlfriend, Russell Ihrig
by Morgan Pielli Dec 29 2011
Take a whole hand-full of DC numbers 4, add some Marvel, a bit of IDW, a pinch of Dark Horse, and finish off with just a great big helping of Coffee. Let steep for three minutes and stir!
Filed In: DC Comics, Dan Roth, Dark Horse, IDW, Marvel Comics, Morgan Pielli, Reviews, Webcast, Youtube
Tags: All Star Western #4, American Vampire #22, Angel and Faith #5, Aquaman #4, Brental Floss, Captain America #6, Dan Roth, Dark Horse, DC, Extinction Seed #1, Forbidden Planet, Frenemy of the state #5, IDW, Indestructible Universe, Justice League Dark #4, Marvel, michelangelo, micro-series #2, Morgan Pielli, Star Trek Ongoing #4, Superman #4, teenage mutant ninja tutrles, The Cape #3, The Guild Zaboo #1, TMNT, Too Much Coffee Man #1, www.Brentalfloss.com, www.fpnyc.com, www.MorganPielli.com
by Morgan Pielli Dec 22 2011
2012’s almost here, but I have so many more comics to read! The pile grows ever-larger, blotting out the sight of the coming year. Plus, you know, the end times. I’ll need something to wile away the days as I await the fulfillment of the Mayan prophecy, the collision of Planet X, total economic meltdown, [...]
