The Birth of Me in Comics
The Comic Book Database, a great resource site, has a cool new feature where you can search comic books by cover date. So, naturally I had to search for comics dated for my birth month and year:...
View ArticleSo you want to read Spider-Man comics
We’re in the thick of the holiday season. Shopping is probably inevitable for a lot of us. If you or someone you know thinks Spider-Man is pretty cool but is clueless as to what to read first, I’ve put...
View ArticleHappy Valentine’s Day
I’m busy pitching woo with the one I love, so to tide you over here are a bunch of comics or semi-comics pictures celebrating love and the Holiday That Hallmark Built. Enjoy! Lois Lane debuts with...
View ArticleLearn to read comics with fan-made Power Records videos
As I’ve mentioned in the past, not everyone takes to the language of sequential art instantly. Some need to ease into it. One possible solution probably isn’t really a solution at all, but it makes for...
View ArticleSomeone make this: Searchable database of comic strips in major newspapers...
I was hoping to find something like this but for the Boston Globe instead of The Oregonian (scan from Jonathan Shipley's Writer's Desk blog) I was trying to figure out what comic strips were running in...
View ArticleFree Comic Book Day 2011 is this Saturday
Do you want FREE comics? You’re in luck! This Saturday, May 7, is Free Comic Book Day! After enjoying the new Marvel Studios movie Thor opening this Friday, head out to your local participating comic...
View ArticleComic-Con Wrap-Up: Digital
Foxtrot by Bill Amend notes the limitations of the iPad (originally published 3/21/2010) Digital comics are gaining momentum as more people enjoy the convenience of downloading comics onto their tablet...
View ArticleMarvel Comics and the Elusive Minority Demographic
Miles Morales is Spider-Man (art by Sara Pichelli) While DC Comics is working through a gender controversy, Marvel Comics has taken a step forward in representing racial minorities in their super-hero...
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