Diving into this issue got me a little misty-eyed for 52, and based on that sentiment alone I was predisposed to liking this new mini. In addition to Tony Bedard being a writer I automatically approach with high expectations, The Great Ten #1 came off my reading stack from last week with several distinct advantages. … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #41: ‘The Great Ten’ #1
• Top Shelf’s Leigh Walton has an amazing Tintin sketchbook visible via Flickr that features favorite comickers of mine like Jeffrey Brown, Kate Beaton, and Bryan Lee O’Malley. (via Robot6) • The latest Dostoyevskian-length podcast from the folks at War Rocket Ajax features a segment interviewing some colleagues of mine from Toyfare Magazine, including Justin … Read moreLink Sausage: 11/09/2009
I read the first Snake Oil volume a long time ago and have been admittedly lax tracking down its follow-ups, which now go up to issue #4. As Chuck Forsman, the series’ creator states inside, this was the final part of his thesis at The Center for Cartoon Studies. Understanding his work from that perspective, … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #40: ‘Snake Oil’ #2
Why I didn’t see this premise turning into a full-on post-apocalyptic Furry drama up until this issue totally escapes me, but as of the last page of Sweet Tooth #3, I’m seeing this book with new eyes. The Lost Boy kids were completely absent from this issue, which is almost entirely focused on Sweet Tooth … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #39: ‘Sweet Tooth’ #3
• Alex Kropinak and Sean T. Collins, two of my colleagues from back the olden days, continue to do amazing work with their Marvel What The–?! episodes. Here’s their tribute to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video featuring Stan Lee. • David Tennant’s scored an hour-long pilot for a new TV show on NBC called Rex is … Read moreLink Sausage: 11/03/2009