#March2012
‘EXCITABLE LIEFELD’ Site Charts Rob Liefeld’s Use Of Exclamation Points On Twitter. Brilliant.
Ben Tripp has mastered the internet. You see Tripp has noticed something in regards to Rob Liefeld. Not only is Rob Liefeld the master of pouches, straps, enormous guns, and Zombie Christ, but Tripp noticed he’s also excitable. Like Caff-Pow levels of bananas. He’s gone on to create a website that tracks this excitement by measuring the amount of exclamation points Cable’s Daddy is using on Twitter.
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New ‘THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN’ Promo Art Pimps THE LIZARD. Sounds Slimey.
Yeah, The Lizard is the antagonist in the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man, no I don’t really give a shit. There’s new promo art that provided a look at said baddie, and I am equally unimpressed with this reveal.
Hit the jump for a peek.
Grant Morrison Is Bringing ‘DINOSAURS VS. ALIENS’ To Comics and Film. Mash-Up Snore.
Grant Morrison is bringing Dinosaurs Vs. Aliens to life. I couldn’t give no fucks about this. Maybe this is growing up. I’m no longer going to swag down the aisle with a comic in tow just because a favorite creator of mine is penning it. Maybe.
Jim Lee’s ‘BEFORE WATCHMEN: NITE OWL #1’ Variant Cover. Puke Filled Mouth
I can’t think of anything more antithetical to Watchmen than Jim Lee’s shitty super stylized style. So when he brings his stale ass saltine flow to Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #1‘s variant cover, I puke a little in my mouth.
[Interview] Brandon Graham – Crackin’ Comics
Last fall, Caffeine Powered started telling me about a comics creator by the name of Brandon Graham. He told me that he was hooked to this Graham fellow’s blog, as it featured some absolutely mind-bending artwork. Always the petulant younger brother, I scoffed at Caff-Pow’s suggestion that I visit aforementioned blog, and returned to my regularly scheduled activities (which probably consisted of drinking beers, listening to Mastodon, and playing Mario Kart).
At the time, the name Brandon Graham was whisked away to the mental data file I’ve labeled The Zillions of Things Caffeine Powered’s Tried to Foist Onto Me.
But by mid-January, the file was retrieved and brought to the forefront of my mindscape. After all, this is when Prophet #21 dropped. This comic – a relaunch of an early 90s Rob Liefeld series — massaged naughty regions of my nerd-mind that’d gone chaste for years. The panels before me contained images of kooky monster-beasts and bio-technology and gritty action, presenting them with a multicolored urbanity. After mainlining this single issue, I was addicted to John Prophet’s post-cryostasis adventures.
And when I realized Brandon Graham was the scribe of Prophet? Well, I called up Caffeine Powered and told him, “Goddamn dude, you weren’t joking.”
To atone for my sins, I reached out to Brandon Graham to see if he’d be willing to share some thoughts with Omega-Level. In the following interview, Graham reflects on inspirations old and new, teases prospective releases, and reaffirms the adage that the greatest rogues rock eyepatches.
CYCLOPS And CAPTAIN AMERICA Staredown In Amazingly Awful ‘AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #2’ Teaser.
I haven’t been covering the endless teasers for Avengers Vs. X-Men, but I had to post this one for two seconds. First off, there’s no way that Cyclops could hang with Captain America. Secondly, it features the best/worst tagline ever somehow deemed worthy of being put on a promo.
Hit the jump to check it out.
COMICS WE’RE BUYING THIS WEEK: Crabapples, Breast-Feeding, and Aliens. We Have Win!
Come one, come all into the rodeo of splash-page-ultra-narrative death. This is Comics We’re Buying This Week, the column where we gather in a neat circle and share the new funny books that are exciting us. It’s communal. Like the showers. Like the water fountain. I go first. Don’t lag behind. This week is replete with eccentric wunder-artists, premiere issues, and breast milk. It’s going to be fun.
Don’t know what’s coming out this week? Hit up ComicList. Excuses removed!
ALAN MOORE On The Fans Who Will Buy ‘BEFORE WATCHMEN’ ILU, Alan.
Yo! I’m riding on this here high horse, and I’m swooping down with some awesomeness from Alan Moore on the fans who will buy Before Watchmen. Note: I know he’s generalizing since I think Rendar and others here at OL are going to buy it, and they seem like decent enough people. You know. Friends. A brother. But still. I fist-pump to the sentiment while acknowledging the necessary middle ground everywhere in Existence.
Comic Book Single-Issue Sales JUMP 22% In February. Everybody Drink!
Comic books! Don’t put em down, they ain’t dead yet. Or, at least that’s what I extrapolate from the news that single-issue sales rose 22% this past February.
