AT THE COMIC SHOP: All-Time Faves
It’s the return of our biweekly feature in which the people who work in the comic shops answer a burning query! This week:
What’s your all-time favorite comics story or arc?
MIGHTY Q&A: Fred Hembeck
It’s always good to start the week with a laugh, so here’s a Mighty Q&A with legendary comics parodist Fred Hembeck! Enjoi:
HEY KIDS, COMICS! by Rob Kelly and Chris Ryall
Rob Kelly is a kindred spirit. He’s a writer and illustrator but he’s also a big, big comics fan with several blogs of his own. Last month, he published “Hey Kids, Comics!: True-Life Tales From The Spinner Rack,” a collection of essays from comics legends, TV and film writers, authors, and others telling their “comic book secret origins” and how comics were influential in their lives. (I’m telling you now, I better be in the sequel, Rob.) Anyway, Rob’s serializing the book here at 13th Dimension, starting today. Look for a new installment every other Friday! We kick things off with IDW’s Chris Ryall:
Life Model Decoy, by DEAN HASPIEL and SEAN FRANCISCO YAU-SMITH
Dean Haspiel‘s a busy dude right now, what with his big project The Fox (with Mark Waid) due out in stores in two weeks. But he took time out to talk about superhero comics’ quest to be more realistic with an old buddy of his, Sean Francisco Yau-Smith. Dino wrote it up for us and it’s a funky read, so enjoy!
THE GOTHAM TRIBUNE: The Real Boy Wonder
Aw, hell, I’m just gonna throw this one out there: Burt Ward’s Robin the Boy Wonder is, upon great reflection and judgment, with all factors weighed, with pros and cons carefully calibrated, the Platonic ideal of the character.
How I Fumbled the Ball, by MARK WAID
This is a column that we hope gives you a real sense of what we’re aiming to do at 13th Dimension. At our site, you’ll find pieces written by the creators themselves that aim to both enlighten and provoke. Today, we bring you a missive from industry superstar Mark Waid — and it’s a surprising mea culpa. Read on because it’s fascinating stuff. — Dan