Okay, this is kind of a cheat on my part in order to hit my “post every day in June” vow. A list of the total rollout. An Updatable List Of The 52 DC Titles For September I’ll have more detailed reactions, but for now I’m holding my tongue. The world doesn’t need one more…
Author: thehutch
Michael is standing right behind you.
Super-Paranoid, I guess
Perhaps it’s just me, but I have a hard time letting go of my skepticism regarding some issues when I’m reading a comic book. The whole secret identity thing is getting a bit impossible to believe. It used to be that the only people snapping Superman’s picture were Jimmy Olsen and the ubiquitous Japanese tourist,…
Deadlines indeed!
DC Comics has warned all of their freelance creators that they must have three issues ready of the newly relaunched titles by August 31st. Comicsbeat has more, including talkback comments by Cully Hammer and Kurt Busiek! Prediction: by issue #3, artists may be taking a cue from Keith Giffen and get some in-family assistance in…
Here’s the #1 selling comic book for June 8th!
Be sure to pick up your copy of Political Power: Hillary Clinton written by Jerome Maida and drawn by Daniel Fitz. Hey, I may be a partisan, but Monitor Duty isn’t. Or maybe this is just part of a big conspiracy. Mwooh-hoo-hoo-haa-haaaaaa!
Why Kurt Busiek rocks more than most
At SpringCon, I happened to pick up Superman #668-670 in a cheapo bin. A storyline entitled “The Third Kryptonian” written by Kurt Busiek, it’s probably one of the more fun Superman stories that I’ve read in a while. I should explain: I had bought some Superman comics prior to 1986, but from John Byrne’s reboot…
The Keeper Box: Detective Comics #526
Amongst my collection of some 30 boxes of comic books, I have one long box of precious comics that I won’t sell. Now, at long last, I reveal…what is inside…THE KEEPER BOX! Detective Comics #526 Writer Gerry Conway Artist Don Newton Inker Alfredo Alcala Colorist Adrienne Roy Letterer Ben Oda Cover Artist Don Newton, Dick…
My pledge: Every Day In June
I am posting something every day this month. Dang, I wrote a humongo paragraph of text after that sentence, and when I hit post it disappeared. I was already in a rush. Oh well, here I go again, as fast as I can… I’ve made a pledge to post at least one thing to Monitor…
Reactions to the whole DC “New #1s” thing
Here are some reactions by comic pros and fans to DC’s announcement that their entire line of comic books would be starting over with new #1 issues. I’ll have a few thoughts of my own as well at the end. Lore Sjoberg tweeted what is probably the most concise summary of how comic book reboots…
Starving (Comic Book) Artists
The Comics Issue: If Cartoons Are So Big, Why Don’t They Pay?
Now that’s a tagline!
“Heroes Are Made In America” THAT’s what needs to be on the posters! Isn’t it strange how during all the pre-production press, director Joe Johnston is out there talking about how it’s not going to be flag-waving and jingoistic (what, is the guy allergic to selling tickets?), but once it’s time to promote it in…