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Read the full story »JONAH HEX #59
Writer: Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti
Artist: Jordi Bernet
“Ah’ll be back in a bit… And if there ain’t a clean glass when ah git back, there won’t be a saloon neither.” – Jonah Hex
Sometimes I really fear that this book will suffer the same fate as Howard The Duck and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. It’s a fun read and its regular done-in-one-issue storytelling makes it one of the most accessible books around, but it has the anchor of a godawful film adaptation that might stop people from giving it a try. Read the full story »
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Growing up, there were two kinds of cartoons regularly on TV- Saturday Morning cartoons, and Syndicated weekday cartoons. The Saturday morning cartoons were usually built around either a line of toys or featured well know …
Kevin and Pete review King!, the latest release from Blacklist Studios, the creators of Robot 13.
Read Along with Greg and Kevin as they continue their in depth analysis of the entire Sandman series. In this episode read along as they start the fifth volume, A Game Of You.
This weekend at the 2010 Baltimore Comic-Con, they will be giving out the Harvey Awards. For those who haven’t seen it already, here is our preview of them from Episode 79 – With A Twist …
Every genre of music has it’s clichéd messages- things that, for whatever reason, are staple themes of that type of music. While it’s an oversimplification to say that ALL Classic Rock is about “rebellion,” all …
While Comics don’t get as much respect as more “legitimate” forms of Art such as writing Novels or making Movies, on the most basic level of Creation I believe everything is the same. If you …
The year 2009 saw the release of the phenomenal video game adaptation of the iconic comic book character Batman in Batman: Arkham Asylum. A beautifully rendered game, it blended elements of atmosphere, stellar game play control, …
While I was reading the Scott Pilgrim graphic novels, I was struck by a number of short, painful scenes where Scott is basically just explaining 80’s X-Men comics to his girlfriend, Ramona.
It reminded me of …
EX MACHINA #50
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Artist: Tony Harris
*If you don’t want SPOILERS, why the hell are you reading this review of a final issue? Seriously.*
Even though this series’ ending had been telegraphed since the first …
We here at the podcast love to complain about comics… no wait, that’s not fair. Parts of the comics industry demand to be disapprovingly questioned, discussed, and ultimately mocked. It’s their fault, not ours.
So, in …
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