July 8, 2011 Johanna Comic News 12 comments

What Went Wrong With Friends of Lulu? A Postmortem Interview

Once I was told that Friends of Lulu was dead, I was curious to know more about what happened. Kynn Bartlett, one of the interim Board of Directors members who attempted to resuscitate the group after the then-president’s abrupt public departure, agreed to answer my questions. I want to get this published, not to dance on the group’s grave or wallow in a very sad turn of events, but to capture publicly what happened for historical and educational purpose. Q: […]

July 8, 2011 KC Books About Comics 3 comments

Joe Simon: My Life in Comics

Review by KC Carlson Normally, guys Joe Simon’s age should be retired. Kicking back. Taking life easy. Here’s a couple of things you should know about Joe. He’s 97 years old. He and his long-time partner Jack Kirby created a lot of comic book characters — including Captain America. He was Timely Comics’ (now Marvel Comics) first editor. He trained Stan Lee. (Let that one sink in a little.) He and Kirby created the romance genre and were instrumental in […]

July 7, 2011 Johanna TV News One comment

Warner Announces Best of Green Lantern DVD to Promote New Animated Series

In their continuing attempts to ignore the failure of the Green Lantern movie — it’s out of my local big suburban theater as of tomorrow, just three weeks after release, even though Warner may be still considering a sequel because of their investment in the property, especially for merchandising — the company has announced a Best of Green Lantern DVD collecting five previously shown episodes focusing on the character. “In Brightest Day”, from Superman: The Animated Series “In Blackest Night”, […]

July 4, 2011 Johanna First Second 3 comments

Bake Sale

How cute is it that a cupcake runs a bakery?!? With Bake Sale, Sara Varon has created a modern fable, telling a tale of urban life in a world populated with walking, talking food items. Cupcake’s an accomplished baker who wins awards and satisfies his neighborhood customers. He and friend Eggplant also play in a band together. When Cupcake finds out that Eggplant’s Aunt Aubergine (hee!) knows famous pastry chef Turkish Delight, the two friends plan a trip overseas to […]

July 4, 2011 Johanna IDW / Top Shelf 9 comments

Love and Capes: Wake Up Where You Are

The third Love and Capes collection reprints the five-issue Ever After miniseries and the 2010 Free Comic Book Day issue (aka #13), but that’s not the important thing. What’s important is that, in Wake Up Where You Are, Abby and Mark are now married. This book covers them starting their life together — after a world-spanning Hawaiian honeymoon. You see, Mark is the Crusader, a superhero, and Abby knows his secret — and enjoys some of the perks, like having […]

July 4, 2011 Johanna IDW / Top Shelf Leave a comment

Chester 5000 XYV

This is the kind of book that makes me ecstatic to read comics. Just the fact that it — a wordless porn comic about a Victorian woman and her robot lover — exists is a wonder. That Chester 5000 XYV turns out to be quite accomplished in its art is even more pleasant. (Note: this is an adults-only book with explicit illustrations.) Although story isn’t the point, the premise is simple enough: a scientist’s wife is indefatigable in bed. Since […]

Matt Salinger as Our Hero with Kim Gillingham as Sharon

July 2, 2011 Johanna Comic Book Films One comment

Captain America (1990 DVD) Trailer

As I previously mentioned, the 1990 Captain America is coming to DVD on July 19. In case you’ve never seen (or don’t recall) this valiant attempt at bringing a Marvel superhero to … well, it ended up going direct to video with poor reviews, here’s the trailer. But now, it just might be goofy enough to enjoy.

July 1, 2011 Johanna Comic News One comment

Dark Horse Retailer Digital Exclusives Debut — Can You Get One?

Dark Horse’s Digital Retailer Exclusive Program, a plan to use comic shops to distribute codes for free online comics, launches today with the release of B.P.R.D.: Casualties. (Who’s got the pool on how soon it shows up on sharing networks?) That launch link has the list of participating retailers. From my perspective, I can think of six local stores in Richmond, Virginia — and none are listed. (I’m not surprised. When I first wrote about this plan, I sent email […]

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