Celebrate!
It's Kirby's birthday!
Jack Kirby! You know, the guy who co-created Captain America, the Fantastic Four, X-Men, the Hulk!
Celebrate!
Celebrate!
Times like these I wonder why I got into this fandom.
This is what I get for reading this. You have been warned people!
It used to be that you could take a comic book and read it. And your hero/ine(s) would go on a harrowing adventure, see all kinds of crazy people in a wacky environment, punch a few bad guys in the face and then come out with a quip at the end.
Those days are gone. People write for the trades now, so you'll barely be lucky to get a story done in four issues. These days comic books aren't worth the paper they're printed on, and you need to buy a trade if you wanna get any kind of story.
So, basically, why buy singles these days? It's a really tough question for me, and it only gets tougher and tougher. I'm limiting myself to a single comic book each week, but even that just doesn't feel right. I can't tell if I'm picking up singles out of habit these days, or if I actually do enjoy it.
Who am I kidding? Comic books weren't made for me -- my generation doesn't even like the stuff! It's anime, and manga, and for a very good, very sensible reason: they actually get their money's worth. Three, or even four dollars for 22 pages that barely go anywhere? No wonder people are paying 10 dollars for 200+ pages of story! I go to conventions, and most of the people are middle-aged men with heaps of disposable income trying to recapture their youth. Why did I get into comic books in the first place?
So that is my rant for today. I didn't feel like making a throwaway sight gag/bad joke, so please sit on that for the weekend.
Thank you.
It used to be that you could take a comic book and read it. And your hero/ine(s) would go on a harrowing adventure, see all kinds of crazy people in a wacky environment, punch a few bad guys in the face and then come out with a quip at the end.
Those days are gone. People write for the trades now, so you'll barely be lucky to get a story done in four issues. These days comic books aren't worth the paper they're printed on, and you need to buy a trade if you wanna get any kind of story.
So, basically, why buy singles these days? It's a really tough question for me, and it only gets tougher and tougher. I'm limiting myself to a single comic book each week, but even that just doesn't feel right. I can't tell if I'm picking up singles out of habit these days, or if I actually do enjoy it.
So that is my rant for today. I didn't feel like making a throwaway sight gag/bad joke, so please sit on that for the weekend.
Thank you.
The roof! The roof! The roof is on fire!
Uh, seriously guys. We gotta get out of here. From Amazing Spider-Man #601.
Power Girl #4: The adventures of Busty Airborne Lass!
I know I said I'd drop the book, but the 8-page preview was so charming that I couldn't help myself. Check it out yourself!
Busty Airborne Lass #4
Surprisingly, they manage to fit quite a lot into here. Power Girl goes on a night out with Terra, deals with a throwaway villain, worries about her corporation, and goes looking for real estate. I'm pretty impressed with the pacing here, but that's about it.
Beyond the adorable first seven pages, nothing else about the story is really remarkable. It's like they're just going through the motions, trying to flesh out Karen Starr as a character without really trying to do anything interesting. LIke the last issues before it, this comic is really about the art.
It's so expressive! I love Amanda Conner's cartoon-ish style. It's like you can tell what the characters are thinking, just by looking at their faces! Even the cats!
So this was a short week for me. I intend to make all weeks this short if not shorter, because I am totally on a budget.
Busty Airborne Lass #4
by Palmiotti/Gray and Amanda Conner
Surprisingly, they manage to fit quite a lot into here. Power Girl goes on a night out with Terra, deals with a throwaway villain, worries about her corporation, and goes looking for real estate. I'm pretty impressed with the pacing here, but that's about it.
Beyond the adorable first seven pages, nothing else about the story is really remarkable. It's like they're just going through the motions, trying to flesh out Karen Starr as a character without really trying to do anything interesting. LIke the last issues before it, this comic is really about the art.
It's so expressive! I love Amanda Conner's cartoon-ish style. It's like you can tell what the characters are thinking, just by looking at their faces! Even the cats!
So this was a short week for me. I intend to make all weeks this short if not shorter, because I am totally on a budget.
QUESTION:
What happens when you BOSH Spider-Man in the noggin?
ANSWER:
ANSWER:
Clearly, little white stars emanate from his head. Ouch. From Peter Parker, Spider-Man, by the brilliant team of Paul Jenkins and Mark Buckingham.
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