Category Archives: Comics News/Commentary

Happy Birthday, Jack Kirby

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Our Reactions to the Colorado Shootings

I’m shocked and appalled. It’s senseless and my heart goes out to the victims. I pray that no one blames Dark Knight the way The Matrix was blamed for the columbine shootings. Films are an escape from reality, not a … Continue reading

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Why I Can’t Talk to My Girlfriend About Comics, Part Seven

For some reason (related to overwhelming work and after-work schedules) this column was reduced to a partial-hype column last week.  I’m going to do that one more time, as  I think this week’s subject is as perfect as Orc Stain … Continue reading

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Why I Can’t Talk to My Girlfriend About Comics, Part Six

You guys see this?!? Would you believe it’s the cover to Justice League #6? Wouldja? Huh? Well guess what???? No, really, guess what???

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Why I Can’t Talk to My Girlfriend About Comics, Part Five

Here’s the ad copy from Antarctic Press on the Victorian Secret Winter Wardrobe One Shot:

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Why I Can’t Talk to My Girlfriend About Comics, Part Four

There are many conversations I can have in the course of a day regarding my two main interests, writing and comics. I call it defending my life. By now, I’m used to having to defend my writing when people bring … Continue reading

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M.I.L.F. Magnet….F.M.L.

Oh God. Oh my God. What is this???? You know I was willing to give Moonstone Comics a fair read when I saw they were creating a Kolchak the Night Stalker series. But now? Now, well I wanna put this … Continue reading

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The New Awful Halloween Costumes From Marvel

Every once in a great while, someone will do something in the name of comics that will piss me off to no end – whether it’s a comic writer killing off a major character just to bring him/her back to … Continue reading

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New Spider-Man Trailer featuring the Lizard

New Spider-Man Trailer featuring the Lizard

Sony/Paramount/Marvel released a new trailer for ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ set to hit theaters July 3.

In the latest add we finally get a few glimpses of the Spider-Man’s antagonist ‘The Lizard’. There’s a even a few shots of them duking it out. Looks pretty sweet, definitely getting more exited about this release with each new trailer.

There’s no doubt that this will be a darker retelling of Peter Parker’s origin; the film finally explains the death/disappearance of Parker’s parents. The film makers even seem to make a nod to ‘The Dark Knight’. In one scene Dennis Leary who plays Captain George Stacy announces in a press release that he will arrest the vigilante known as Spider-Man.

Check it out for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tnxzJ0SSOw&feature=youtu.be

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It’s Here! The First Jack Kirby/Boycott Marvel Petition (that we know of)!

A while back, I wrote about the unlikely prospect of a serious Marvel boycott in support of the late Jack Kirby and his heirs. I then received the following comment yesterday from Brian Munn, Director of The Canadian Comic Art … Continue reading

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