Comicsfix, All You Can Read Comics, Teams With Dynamite

We’ve learned, in this brave new age of sharing, that content publishers want their material valued piece by piece. Their thinking seems to go, no matter how bad the movie, it should be worth at least $15 to buy a digital copy, given their costs and the value of their libraries. Sites like Netflix and Pandora, though, realize that customers don’t want to worry over every little transaction. They want rich libraries to browse through for one monthly fee (or […]

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Manga Dogs Volume 1

A light gag manga is just what I need during busy times, and Manga Dogs by Ema Toyama fits the bill, with a slight overlay of information on making comics for the Japanese industry. Kanna Tezuka is thrilled that her high school has established a manga degree program, since she’s already a published author. She writes and draws “Teach Me (Heart) Buddha”, a shojo manga. She’s excited that she can work on her story during school, although she hopes to […]

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Thrillbent Comic App Allows Import of Other Formats

Thrillbent, the digital comic site created by Mark Waid and John Rogers, has its own iPad app. Makes sense, since the iPad is nearly perfect for reading digital comics. The Thrillbent comic app does something very smart, that customers often ask for: it provides the ability to import your own comic files in PDF, CBR, or CBZ formats (which includes ComiXology backups) from Dropbox. Now, there are a few glitches/areas for possible improvement. Once you’ve imported your own comics, there […]

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The Good Guys

Let’s hear it for made-on-demand DVD sets, because it means I now have a copy of The Good Guys: The Complete First Season (which was the only season). This 2010 TV show was created by Matt Nix (who also created Burn Notice) and was a humorous take on cop shows set in Dallas, with the corresponding big personalities. The Good Guys ran 20 episodes over the summer, which was the perfect time for it. It starred Colin Hanks as the […]

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Teen Titans: Earth One

I’m not sure I’ve read any of the previous Earth One volumes. Started in 2009, the label reworks well-known names — Superman and Batman most prominently — for the bookstore market, featuring original stories published in hardcover. However, like most relaunches, the story in Teen Titans: Earth One makes most sense if you already know the brand. The odd mix of abilities demonstrated here — dirt control (Terra), shape-shifting (Chameleon), body invasion by organic metal (Cyborg), Native American mysticism (Raven) […]

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Girls With Slingshots Volume 8

It’s pretty impressive that the webcomic Girls With Slingshots is celebrating its tenth anniversary with its eighth book collection, reprinting 200 strips in color. The volume is only available from TopatoCo right now (or at next summer’s conventions, I’m sure). I explained the series premise when I reviewed the first four books four years ago. In short, it’s a slice-of-life gag strip with soap opera overtones. Even though I read the series daily, it’s a lot of fun sitting down […]

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The Wicked + the Divine Volume 1: The Faust Act

The first collection of new series The Wicked + the Divine is bargain-priced and mind-blowing, which makes it a wonderful deal. Kieron Gillen writes and Jamie McKelvie draws the story of reincarnated gods as pop stars. It’s a dynamite high concept, but one that becomes something a lot deeper. Laura meets Luci, short for Lucifer, at a concert, and her desire is so great it gets her backstage. The portrait of a dedicated fan, finding meaning in life through adoration […]

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The Adventure of the Plated Spoon and Other Tales of Sherlock Holmes

Unlike the other recent collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, The Adventure of the Plated Spoon and Other Tales of Sherlock Holmes relies mostly on reprints and curiosities, with just a few new tales. The book opens, after an introduction by editor Loren D. Estleman that emphasizes the continuing popularity of the title character, with a short, silly parody by J.M. Barrie (writer of Peter Pan and contemporary of Arthur Conan Doyle) that I first read in 1944’s The Misadventures of […]

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