Comments Off | Posted: June 8th, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized
This is what I look like.
I will most likely be sighted around my Graphic Language collaborators Ed Cunard and Chris Tamarri.. If you see the ever-lovely Kitty beating the hell out of someone, that is most likely me as well.
I forgot to bring Rage Engine One to the coffee shop today, so no reviews of this week’s books yet. I did totally dig Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big In Japan and plan on coming up with some jibber jabber about that in a spotlight.
OK, work beckons.
Comments Off | Posted: June 6th, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized
- I interviewed Brian Wood for Graphic Language. It’s my first piece of “comics journalism” and I’m actually pretty chuffed with how it turned out. Irons are in the fire for other ones, so worry not.
- George Washington saved children, but not the British children. (NSFW lyrics, YouTube link, ganked from Metafilter and Chris Sims reminded me to actually watch it instead of doing my job.)
- We have a winner for the Nitroglycerin haiku contest! The mysterious person who used the name Grencia Mars cranked out a sextet of titanically terrific metered verse:
Nitroglycerin:
Great web comic of comics!
Now where’s my five bucks?
Zombies surround me
Ross Richie giggles with glee
Boom! shall eat my brain
He ripped out her heart
She destroyed his world for kicks
Hero Squared: good fun!
Giff and DeMatteis
The Bwah-ha-ha sells so well
Now only at Boom!
“Rape and death will sell!”
Cried he: “I’ll kill ‘Bwah-ha-ha’!”
But did he? Oh. No.
Note: uh, that one’s not about Boom!
OK to reprint
Putrescent haikus for Boom!
Or feed to the dog
- While I’m speaking of Nitroglycerin, I should mention that the latest strip is now available at the bottom of the BOOM! Studios site.
- I hate to pre-announce this stuff, but Birdie and I have some brilliant comics science we’re going to be dropping in the future. People who see me at SDCC need to make sure they ask me for a dose.
Comments Off | Posted: June 6th, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Thanks to Sexy Aaron, Internet Wizard1 I’ve got what is my favorite thing ever, at least for the next hour or so. You need to see it, too. Click here. Quicktime required.
1He insisted that I call him this instead of by his given name, which is not Sexy Aaron, Internet Wizard.
Comments Off | Posted: June 6th, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized
From The Onion:
“I applaud DC Comics for taking the bold step of introducing a voluptuous, beautiful, girl-kissing superheroine. I only hope DC’s legion of chronic masturbators will accept her.”
Comments Off | Posted: June 6th, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized
This sketch of Krypto by
Mitch Breitweiser, before
he got all “famous.”
Comments Off | Posted: June 5th, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized
June 7? New comics day.
Listed below? Awesome picks
and a few pans.
First, though, I have something to say to the man visibly shaking with sorrow and looking at emails on his laptop: no. Let’s not do that here. Especially don’t do the bit where it’s obvious that you’re reading emails from the person that’s made you cry. Do that somewhere else. Like your house. Or Starbucks. It’s right across the street, man.
Dark Horse
MAR060038 DE TALES VOL 1 TP $14.95
Awesome Brazilian Twins Fabio Moon and Gabriel B� do their thing. I buy it because they do that thing well. Dig it.
DC Comics
MAR060383 DMZ VOL 1 ON THE GROUND TP (MR) $9.99
This excellent series has surpassed my expectations and has continually kept me engaged. Lovely art by Burchelli and Wood’s scripting is tight and without any excess.
APR060273 MANIFEST ETERNITY #1 $2.99
I’m disappointed and frustrated at the production choices that mean Dustin Nyugen’s pencils are often buried under mountains of Photoshop effects, but surprisingly, Scott Lobdell (never my favorite writer)comes off looking really quite good here. There�s some elements that remind me of Iain M. Banks�s work and there�s enough big ideas present that I may well pick this up in trade.
APR060196 SUPERMAN DOOMSDAY OMNIBUS TP $19.99
APR060197 SUPERMAN OUR WORLDS AT WAR COMPLETE EDITION $24.99
APR060185 SUPERMAN RETURNS KRYPTON TO EARTH $3.99
And the movie’s publishing hype begins. Some smart choices for DC to make here and certainly a giant middle finger to Dark Horse, who seemed determined to make sure that it was always hard to get at least one or two of the Hellboy or Sin City trades during the respective movies’ run.
I may have actually ordered the Superman Returns: Krypton To Earth tie-in comic. I am a sad man who will be buried with his piles of pulp.
APR060244 WONDER WOMAN #1 $2.99
APR060245 WONDER WOMAN VARIANT COVER #1 $2.99
After Young Avengers impressed me with its first collection, I’m now sort of tempted by this new take on Themyscira�s most famous daughter.
Marvel
APR062025 FANTASTIC FOUR FIRST FAMILY #4 (OF 6) $2.99
Sort of a placeholder, this issue. With no immediate threats, the team begins to settle into their new life – some faster than others. Ben’s angst is played very well and it seems like Casey’s pretty sure where it’s all going with the subplot of Reed Versus That Mean Scientist Whose Name I Forget.
APR062021 FURY PEACEMAKER #5 (OF 6) $3.50
I wished I smoked so I could puff on a fine cigar and savor this enjoyably minimal take on Nick Fury during his less-obnoxious formative years.
APR062073 X-MEN THE END MEN AND X-MEN #6 (OF 6) $2.99
No, really. The End. Instead of reading all three of these six-issue series at $2.99 per installment, I’ve been enjoying my lovely Morrison New X-Men hardcovers instead and not fellating Marvel’s downward-spiralling mutant franchise.
Other Companies
APR063285 BACKSTREET BOYS BACKSTREET PROJECT #1 COLLECTORS ED $3.95
Formerly a concert-only thing in paper format, this most embarrassing fragment of the Stan Lee Media Implosion is the sort of curiosity I would buy for a quarter. The title indicates there may be glory holes involved.
Such a nice, light week for me. This means I can spend more on sweet mother booze to place in my flask at MoCCA!
Disclaimer: No, I will not be drunk on the floor at MoCCA.
What sort of cretin do you take me for?
…
Oh, right.
Comments Off | Posted: June 5th, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized
…in that Nitroglycerin contest either tonight or tomorrow. I just have to get my ducks aligned.
Also:
This it the best name for a Wolverine Fan Site ever: Wrath Of The Runt.
Even more also:
My macro lens is crazy delicious.
Comments Off | Posted: June 4th, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized
I’m selling some primo stuff on eBay, folks:
Comics Interview #48! Alan Moore talks about Watchmen, the Batman movie, and more!
The Amazing World of DC Comics #6! Joe Orlando, Swamp Thing, Kaluta, Levitz, and Wrightson!
New Gods #2! Orion beats up a bunch of people!
New Gods #3! Orion beats up some more people and the Black Racer shows up!
Fantastic Four Masterworks Volume 2! The Thing vs Hulk! Impossible Man! A day with the FF!
Avengers Masterworks Volume 1! Cap returns! Zemo! Thor beats up things!
Superman: For Tomorrow Volumes 1 and 2 in hardcover! Well…at least they’re pretty! And cheap!
The first Supreme Power hardcover collection! J Michael Straczynski takes on Squadron Supreme! I yawned, but you might dig it.
A complete set of Sachs And Violins! George Perez draws boobies and stuff!
That Judd Winick Green Lantern trade where the gay kid gets beaten to death because goddammit, that’s an important thing that needs examination in a comic about a dude with a magic wishing ring!
An aside: Young Aaron asked me if Winick was going to make sure Mary Marvel got to cry out “AIDS” in the new series and I actually spent a few minutes working it out:
The beauty of Aphrodite!
The peaceful spirit of Irene!
The strength of Demeter!
The patience of Selene!
The last Judd Winick Green Lantern trade! That’s all I have to say about that!
The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told! Out of print and completely awesome!
And finally, the best item of the lot:
The Complete One-Volume Bone Collection which is out of print and fetching stupid amounts of money!
Sorry to our international readers, but these are all for the US. I still love you guys, ok? I just don’t want the hassle at this time.
All funds collected will be donated to the Helping Kevin Get Drunk At MoCCA Foundation.
Comments Off | Posted: June 4th, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Comments Off | Posted: June 3rd, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Click to read “The Lunar Goliaths”A Harvey Comic that features Jack Kirby, Al Williamson, and Reed Crandall? Sounds too bizarre to be true, but
Blast Off #1 features those luminaries of comics art. I know literally
nothing else about this comic other than the fact that the stories are dopey and affable in the way that 50s and 60s science fiction comics tended to be.
Previous Complete Scans:
The Fighting American in Operation Wolf!
Space Cabby’s new ride!
Three Feet Of Dynamic Detective!
Comments Off | Posted: June 2nd, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized
My second molar (the 12-year one) on the top left side of my mouth has decided that yes, it’s a fine idea to become abcessed. It’s less than totally awesome and in an hour or so, I’ll be at the (and I am not making this up) Dental Arts office, waiting for the toothinator to just tie the damned thing to a doorknob and slam away. The Deadwood style of Dentristry appeals to me, OK? Just get it over with and get on with your life, preferably while pounding back whiskey and eating canned peaches.
Look, comics-related stuff – the BBC wants to know Whatever Happened To The Superheroes of Old?
Comments Off | Posted: June 1st, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized
The new Ninja Tune release from Daedelus doesn’t just feature glitchy electronic samba with a distinct sense of humor – there’s some really sweet Winsor McKay art that Laura Darling has approporiated and transformed into eye-catching design that makes this record look like nothing else in the “music made by people who like computers an awful lot” section of your local record store.
Here it is for your perusal…
Comments Off | Posted: June 1st, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Nice to see that Internet Jesus has just now caught up to the “Recommend Stuff On Your Blog” trend.
I kid. It’s heartening to see that we share similar tastes, as this means I will soon have the BeaucoupKevin.com Holy Slut Army in place.
Comments Off | Posted: June 1st, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized
9-panel, 3 x 3 grid for this page.
Panel 1
Madame Lai looking wistful as she recalls that night.
MADAME LAI:
I HAVE TO SAY THAT IT WAS WORTH THOSE WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL AFTERWARD, THOUGH. I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT MYSELF WHEN ONE ARTIFICIAL LIMB AFTER ANOTHER WAS REJECTED BY MY BODY.
Panel 2:
Similar shot as panel 1. Madame Lai continues her remembrance.
MADAME LAI:
YOUR FRIEND CAME BY EVERY DAY TO SEE ME. HE MAY CLAIM IT WAS JUST TO ENSURE I DID NOT ESCAPE….
Panel 3:
Close up on Der Faust. He’s blushing.
MADAME LAI (O/C):
BUT I’VE NEVER KNOWN A GUARD TO BRING FLOWERS.
Panel 4:
Madame Lai, again. A smile on her face, maybe the hint of tears welling up.
MADAME LAI:
HE SPOKE FOR ME AT THE TRIAL. I’VE NEVER HAD ANYONE STAND UP FOR ME LIKE THAT…
Panel 5
Flashback to Der Faust on the witness stand. Soft borders or whatever was used to denote the earlier flashback.
DER FAUST:
I PROMISE THAT I WILL MAKE SURE MADAME LAI IS A NICE LADY AND WILL USE HER POWERS AND ABILITIES TO HELP WOMEN EVERYWHERE!
Panel 6
Still in the flashback. The judge is slamming the gavel down.
JUDGE:
ONE YEAR PROBATION, TIME SERVED! WHO WANTS TO HIT THE INDIAN BUFFET?
Panel 7
Back to present. Rich looking amazed.
RICH:
…
Panel 8
Stat panel 7
RICH:
…
Panel 9:
Stat Panel 7
RICH:
THIS TOWN’S CONCEPT OF JUSTICE IS SERIOUSLY OUT OF WHACK
