Independent Opinions, News, and Reviews of Graphic Novels, Manga, and Comic Books
More current columns are found here December 2015: KC interviews Beau Smith about his character Wynonna Earp and the TV show they’re making based on her The story of how KC took a 2,800-mile road trip to interview for his job as Legion of Super-Heroes editor for DC Comics All-New X-Men Volume 3 and why KC didn’t hire Chris Bachalo November 2015: KC celebrates Thanksgiving by reflecting on how he became a comic book collector How new and different is […]
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I heard a lot of people recommend the digital-first nostalgia-fest Batman ’66 while it was running, but I haven’t heard anyone talk about the similar Wonder Woman ’77. Which is a shame because it also tells new stories using likenesses from the fondly remembered TV show version while reminding us how rich the portrayals were. (I can say this authoritatively because I recently binged on season 2 of the TV show starring Lynda Carter. That’s the one where they move […]
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Although coming out from Humanoids and published in a European-style hardcover, Olympus features two creative names familiar to superhero fans. Butch Guice draws and Geoff Johns co-writes, with Kris Grimminger, this fantasy-themed action thriller, reprinted from an earlier paperback. Typical of Guice’s style, the people are pretty and many of the panels look like snapshots. His work doesn’t flow; there’s no sense of action or movement, but the staging is attractive, often framed around shots of the female characters that […]
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Warner Bros. Consumer Products, in conjunction with DC Entertainment, announced that they have relaunched three websites aimed at kids 4-11. They want ScoobyDoo.com, LooneyTunes.com, and DCKids.com to “offer exciting content to kids any time they want in the format they have grown to expect in today’s digital environment”. They’re “entertainment destinations” with “a dynamic immersive experience, featuring original new content.” In real-world talk, all three sites have similar layouts featuring cartoons, online-readable comics, games, character pages, wallpaper images, and downloadable […]
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I was given a chance to check out the release of Young Justice on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive. I hadn’t gotten into the show the first few times I tried it, but I wanted to give it another shot, for two reasons. I knew it got better later, and sometimes, knowing exactly how a series played out — in this case, that there was no finale, just cancellation, after only two seasons — can set expectations more appropriately. There […]
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Today, May 3, is Free Comic Book Day! KC and I will be helping out at the East Side location of Westfield Comics. I hope you’ll come by and say hi! There are 57 titles available this year, so there should be something for everyone. (Note that Free Comic Book Day isn’t free for retailers, so please don’t be greedy, and if your store is having a special sale or event, check to see if there’s something you want to […]
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We had a couple of friends over for an Avengers DVD preview party, with pizza and the movie we already knew we’d enjoy. That’s the best way to watch this film, I think — with fellow fans. I saw it in the theatre the same way, and the shared reactions make it all the more fun. (This was also the first blockbuster I watched on my new 55″ TV, and boy, that was fun, too.) Plus, given that it’s a […]
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Review by KC Carlson Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes is the first in a new series of books collecting the comic book stories of Carl Barks, “The Good Duck Artist”. Barks is thought by many to be not only one of the greatest writer/artists to work on the Disney Ducks, but also one of the greatest comic book storytellers of all time. The book series itself, called The Carl Barks Library (although this designation does not prominently […]
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