Quick Review: X-Statix Omnibus
I know it’s not exactly new, but it’s sort of new to me. I was wondering how many other people picked up the recent omnibus edition of X-Statix… I’m about halfway through this behemoth and it’s well worth the money and the time. This is the perfect X-book for people who are bored of X-Men. It’s [...]
The Clone Chores
This has been the easiest column to write of my long career…because I didn’t write it! OR DID I?! No, I did not, but my CLONE did! That’s right, in order to better multitask I have developed a clone-o-matic so that all of my necessary daily tasks (sweeping up the cave, writing my columns, eating, [...]
Flex Mentallo to Return in Hardcover
It’s official! DC Vertigo is finally set to to reprint FLEX MENTALLO, one of the greatest comic miniseries ever, in deluxe hardcover format later this year. Long held back due to legal wrangling with Charles Atlas Ltd. DC has boldly announced Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s masterpiece will finally get the ISBN treatment after nearly [...]
LOOKEE! for the 14th of October, 2010
Unca Grant as one angry, frilly-shirted badass vs. My Chemical Romance Redemption: The sequel to one of the most ambitious SF cinema flops of all time is expected to become one of the biggest films of all time. What’s happening to my special purpose? Action Flick Chick as The Baroness NYCC Vanity: Jeff Ayers on [...]
Grant Morrison, Art is the Weapon
Grant Morrison in a fun promo video for My Chemical Romance’s next album. Very cool.
Thursday Toys
Sorry for not getting this out there this past Tuesday, as my plan calls to do every week, but as is the case in the hustle and bustle of my life in geek retail, my time and attention were chewed up by emergencies, other duties, and a unique opportunity… in this instace an on-camera interview [...]
Oh Happy Day!
New Grant Morrison comics published by Vertigo! Joe the Barbarian #1 Plus, it’s one of the publisher’s introductory-priced first issues (of 8, so don’t expect a TP anytime soon- might be best to follow the singles if you’re as ravenous a fan as I am), retailing for just a buck. Available now.
Cameron Stewart joins BATMAN & ROBIN.
Those of us who have been lamenting Frank Quitely’s departure and Philip Tan as his replacement on the Grant Morrison series, Batman & Robin can breath easy. Morrison’s brilliant counterpart on the Seaguy series, Cameron Stewart is joining the book. Alex Segura at DC’s The Source reports. I enjoyed Philip Tan drawing Green Lantern during [...]
Grant Morrison’s 18 Days.
So, way back when Virgin Comics still existed, and even when the Virgin Megastore was still just a block away from the store here, Grant Morrison was going to do a comic on an Indian myth called Mahbharata. Considering the publisher’s roots in Indian folklore it seemed like it was a great fit. Virgin Comics [...]
New ‘Wonder Woman’ comic to confront roots in Bondage.
Hot topic. During a team-up with horror writer Clive Barker last week at Los Angeles’s Meltdown comic book store, Grant Morrison said that he was currently writing the book where Wonder Woman would return to her bondage roots. The basics of Wonder Woman come from William Moulton Marston, a psychologist who created the lie detector, [...]
It’s Wednesday! You know what that means.
New comics. This week we have Steve Rogers coming back from the dead, in “Captain America Reborn”. Though it shouldn’t matter whether he comes back from the dead, it is sure to be a beautifully crafted story drawn by Bryan Hitch (“The Ultimates”) and Harvey nominated writer Ed Brubaker. Marvel Comics released a prelude [...]