Category Archives: comics

Who Watches the Watchmen? DC Entertainment, that’s who

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Orren

   It’s all over the Interwebs now, but I wanted to weigh in. For those who haven’t heard yet, DC Comics announced “Before Watchmen” a series of prequel mini-series using the characters and world of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s … Continue reading →

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New Rocketeer Adventures anthology series on the way!

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Orren

As a listener of Comics Corner podcasts, you know that both of us really enjoy the character of The Rocketeer, first created by Dave Stevens in the 80s. For those few of you who aren’t familiar with The Rocketeer, I … Continue reading →

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Some comic recommendations

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Orren

As those of you who’ve been following our weekly podcasts over at Comics Corner Podcast know, there hasn’t been a Comics Corner podcast in a while (we’ll have a holiday one soon!) I just wanted to list a few things … Continue reading →

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Bye Joe

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Orren

A real talent has left the building. Joe Simon, one of the original comic giants from the Golden Age, has past away. He was 98 years old. You can get his bio from the link above or many other tributes … Continue reading →

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Narrow minded business practices, comic retailers, and Dark Horse

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Orren

It’s obvious to me that the way to expand the audience for comics is by expanding into digital comics. The casual reader is unlikely to visit a specialty shop, as I’ve written in other posts . However, if the comic … Continue reading →

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Halloween’s Coming: 22 sci-fi and comic characters as vampires

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Orren

It’s already October, and you know what that means: the countdown to Halloween begins! Sci-fi site Blastr has a fun article titled What Leia and 22 other sci-fi characters would look like as vamps, which collects images of characters from … Continue reading →

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More New 52 sales data

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Orren

In a previous post on Comics Corner Podcast, I’d talked about how the earlier distributor-level sales for Justice League #1 were quite high. DC has released even more sales-related information today, hoping to keep the “new 52″ buzz going even … Continue reading →

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And speaking of digital comics—meet IDW’s digital iBooks

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Orren

You’ve heard me rambling about digital comics here for a while. One of the reasons I love them is their accessibility. However, even though the Comics app by Comixology has at times risen to the #2 paid iPad app thanks … Continue reading →

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The objectification of men…

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Orren

For those who follow my comics-related ramblings (and especially if you listen to our Comics Corner Podcast) you know that I take the objectification of women in comics very seriously. I thought this Comic Book Resources column by Sonia Harris … Continue reading →

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Today is the day that it all changes

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Orren

Why, I’m talking about the DCU, of course! Today is the day to run out and buy Justice League #1. Or to get a “now shipping” notice from your favorite online comics dealer. Or to go to ComiXology on your … Continue reading →

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