#Comic Books
The problem with comics more than f**king ever. No accountability, no morality. Membrane-thin permanence.
Coming off of AxV and the ludicrous line-ups for the revamped teams is a bottoming out of my giving a fuck about funny books. Keep Reading »
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STAN LEE on the mend after pacemaker surgery. Get well, good sir.
It’s hard to imagine a landscape without Stan Lee. Unfortunately born into a universe bound by laws of mortality, some day the good sir will be sloughing the mortal coil. However, not yet! The good man is recuperating following pacemaker surgery.
MARK MILLAR signs on with FOX as ‘X-MEN’ and ‘FANTASTIC FOUR’ consultant. I think this sucks.
Ah, as the tides turn. If this has occurred before Mark Millar spent his writing hours upon a toilet, blowing hate both out of his skull and ass, I would be stoked. Alas, I no longer am. Let’s see how many uncomfortable rape jokes and juvenile ethnic jokes he can slide into these two properties.
Square Enix drops their Joker, Catwoman, and Harley Quinn PLAY ARTS KAI figures at TGS.
Play Arts Kai pretty much make the best goddamn figures there are, so it is no big surprise that their Bruce Wayne Climbs figures are gorgeous. Oh yeah, and their Joker one is pretty radical too.
More of GREG RUCKA’S comments on how the BIG TWO treat creators. Props ++
It’s been a good year for creators speaking out on how the Big Two comic book publishers have essentially devolved into churn factories for movie properties. Not certain that anything good will come to pass from it (hint: Rendar and I haven’t bought a comic book in a month, if you’re wondering our feelings on the industry), but it’s invigorating to see people speaking up. Greg Rucka has once again stepped into the batter’s box. Here is more from his interview with Clint magazine that we covered earlier in the week.
FIONA STAPLES’ cover for ‘NEW CRUSADERS #6’ is the rock you’d expect.
I mean, c’mon. Has anyone been as icy hot as Fiona Staples this year? She is the glory, delivered unto us via artistic form.
GREG RUCKA has reached end of “WORK FOR HIRE ROPE”, joins the amassing legions.
Talented as sin Greg Rucka is yet another comic creator no longer wanting to do the work for hire song and dance. They’re dropping like lies, tough I’d be remiss to not also comment on the pantheon of fresh and wonderful blood the Two Beasts have stoked up on lately. To siphon dry.
Dave Bardin does SUPERMAN’S FASHION through the years. Sexy even in the duds.
Illustrator Dave Bardin has done a great goddamn job of taking a look at Superman’s fashion choices throughout the ages. Hit the jump and marvel with me.
CAPTAIN AMERICA becoming president of the ULTIMATE UNIVERSE. Sharks! Be jumped!
I love me some Sam Humphries. I love me some Ultimately Ultimate Ultimate Squad. I don’t know if I’m going to love them pitching Captain America as president to be, but I’m willing to give it a try. For Sammy. And his gorgeous afro. Plus his writing skills, there are always those. And the idea that the Ultimate universe plays for keeps, nephew! For keeps! I’m just rambling now.
SAM HUMPHRIES taking over ‘UNCANNY X-FORCE’ with Ron Garney. IMU, Remender.
Goddamn. One of the painful points of Marvel NOW! is seeing all my beloved creators jettisoned from the titles that caused me to swoon for them in the first place. Latest casualty? Ricky Remender’s sweet departure from Uncanny X-Force. Eh, fuck it. At least it’s Sam fucking Humphries!
