WHAT I’M READING: Ed Catto
Ed Catto‘s in the house with the latest WHAT I’M READING. Ed, a jack of all comics trades, has a predictably unpredictable list!
REPORT CARD, Part 3: Marvel Now! — Grading the Late Additions
The new wave of Marvel Now! is coming soon, so teacher-by-day/blogger-by-night Marc Buxton is breaking out the grades for the company’s first go-around:
Lamenting Superman’s Move Away From His Roots, by SAMUEL SATTIN
A lot of people are going to be giving the newly released “Man of Steel” home video as a gift this year. On the eve of Hanukkah, “League of Somebodies” writer Samuel Sattin finds that to be a disquieting notion. Here’s Sattin on Kal-El’s move away from his Jewish roots:
BREAKING IN: by Zach Brunner
Zach’s back! Brunner that is. Zach’s a working artist trying to make it in the Big Time and every so often, he stops by to chronicle his journey.
This Was Gonna Happen: Waid and Samnee ‘Back’ on Daredevil #1
It was a matter of (a very short) time …
HOT PICKS Gift Guide #8: Thanos!!!
Court death with this piece of plastic cosmic omnipotence …
MARVEL NOW! Report Card, Part 2: More Titles! More Grades!
The next big Marvel Now! push is in the offing and Marc Buxton is looking at how all the original books fared, perhaps giving a glimpse on what to expect next. In Part 1, he graded the vanguard of the first wave. Today, he looks at some of the ongoing titles that were rebranded Marvel Now! books. Tomorrow, the final set of titles. Marc’s a teacher/tutor by day, so here’s the Report Card …
GOTHAM TRIBUNE: Kevin Smith on Disowning Adam West
First, there was The Fatman on Batman at the ol’ Gotham Tribune. Then, there was The Fat Man Returns. Now, the trilogy is complete with … The Fat Man Strikes Again!
SUPER-STAR HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Seth Kushner’s ‘Hanukkah 1978’
Our friend, Seth Kushner, stops by with his own contribution to the 13th Dimension Super-Star Holiday Special:
HOT FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Collections and Graphic Novel Gift Picks
I recently spoke to Greg Bennett about gift ideas for the coming holiday season. He’s one of the owners of big Planet Comics, with locations in Bethesda, MD, Washington,DC, College Park, MD and Vienna, VA. He’s been a retailer since 1986 and has been on the steering committee of SPX (Small Press Expo) since its early days in 1996. When I asked Greg about this holiday season and comics retailing in general, he said, “..better than last year, and last year was the best year since the advent of internet shopping. Local shopping seems to have become a thing down here. Not complaining!”