Independent Opinions, News, and Reviews of Graphic Novels, Manga, and Comic Books
Mark Kalesniko spends the 400 pages of Freeway telling us that getting your dream job, if your dream is to work in animation for a huge franchise-building corporation, may be soul-crushing. This is not news to anyone out of their 20s. We’ve all heard about the monkey’s paw, “be careful what you wish for”, and we all know that companies that exist solely to merchandise toys aren’t in it for the art. Alex is a dog-faced artist stuck in a […]
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In case you haven’t yet checked out the new animated film Green Lantern: Emerald Knights — only one week before the live-action Green Lantern is out! — here are some clips to give you an idea of its appeal. That, for me, can be wrapped up in two words: Nathan Fillion, who voices Hal Jordan. Here he is explaining the origin of the Green Lantern t-shirt he wore for recording. And here’s the fan trailer they reference, intercutting GL with […]
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When I started reading The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, I liked it, and I was thrilled to find a horror manga I enjoyed. So after I read the latest book, volume 11 (one of my best manga of last year), I wanted to make sure I pre-ordered a copy of volume 12. In February, I placed an order with Amazon. At that time, volume 12 was due out later that month. It didn’t arrive — instead, a new date of […]
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The troubled comic organization Friends of Lulu, founded in 1994 to promote women in comics as both readers and professionals, is no longer a non-profit organization. The IRS has automatically revoked the group’s federal tax-exempt status as of May 15, 2010, “for failing to file an annual information return or notice with the IRS for three consecutive years.” (FoL is on the New York state list, since that was the last filed contact address.) This became known as a likely […]
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Now that I’m caught up on writing about the DC relaunch news itself, let’s take a look at the titles announced so far. They’ve been trickling out in themed posts: The Big Guns: Justice League #1 by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee I’m not excited by the creators, but I will check it out as the flagship; it should be a good indicator of the tone of the line. Wonder Woman #1 by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang Definitely. Anything […]
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I know, you’ve already read about this everywhere on the internet, but I wanted to 1) mark it here for posterity and 2) share my thoughts. DC Wins Publicity The news first broke last Tuesday, May 31, in USA Today, followed by a DC blog post. There were two major parts to the announcement: 1. Starting in September, the entire line of DC universe superhero comics will restart with new #1s, featuring revamped versions of the classic characters. The first […]
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As indicated by the cover caption “From the creators of Captain America”, the pitch of Fighting American is clear. It’s a patriotic hero with a familiar feel from the original creators — but if you’re just looking for a tie-in to one of the summer blockbusters, you’re underestimating the inspired insanity of Jack Kirby. First, the basics. This paperback includes all the Fighting American comics — the first seven issues, published by Prize from 1954-1955; the attempted first-issue relaunch from […]
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Can’t wait to find out what happens in the upcoming Green Lantern movie? Want to know more about how the many special effects were created? Then this is the book for you. This glossy art book is a handsome companion to the film, with lots of behind-the-scenes photos, sketches and concept art, storyboards, location information, and even some movie stills. Planned shot sketches are shown next to the actual image from filming. After a short explanation of the character’s comic […]
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