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Tales from the Pull List: Jonah Hex #59 and R.E.B.E.L.S. #20
September 3, 2010 – 1:38 pm | Comments

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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Indy Comic Book FAIL Lesson 25: The Customer Is Always Right!
September 2, 2010 – 9:22 am | Comments

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 …

King! Review
August 31, 2010 – 8:36 am | Comments

Kevin and Pete review King!, the latest release from Blacklist Studios, the creators of Robot 13.

Read Along: Sandman Part 6
August 27, 2010 – 8:03 am | Comments

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.

2010 Harvey Awards Preview
August 26, 2010 – 1:17 pm | Comments

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 …

Indy Comic Book FAIL Lesson 24: Fighting For Your Right To Party
August 26, 2010 – 8:12 am | Comments

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 …

Indy Comic Book FAIL Lesson 23: Do Not Pass Go
August 23, 2010 – 12:26 pm | Comments

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 …

Comic Book Video Games – Superman(1978)
August 23, 2010 – 7:11 am | Comments

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, …

I finally figured out how to explain “Crisis on Infinite Earths” to a non-comics reader.
August 22, 2010 – 10:01 am | Comments

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 …

Tales from the Pull List: EX MACHINA #50
August 20, 2010 – 9:18 am | Comments

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 …

Kevin’s Kvetches #1
August 19, 2010 – 11:22 am | Comments

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 …