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Monthly Archives: December 2011
REVIEW: Comeback Kings #1
How’s this for a dizzying high concept? Bruce Lee never died, but in fact went into hiding, and formed a covert super-team filled with other not-really-dead celebrities, including Elvis Presley, Jim Morrison, Andy Kaufman and Tupac Shakur, and together they … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Kaufman, Bruce Lee, Comeback Kings, comics, creator-owned, Elvis Presley, Ethan Young, Gabe Guarente, Jim Morrison, Matt Sullivan, Tupak Shakur
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REVIEW: Armstrong
Upon reading Armstrong, the webcomic by cartoonist David Halvorson, the surprising parallel that sprang to mind for me was Rugrats. Like that fondly-remembered kid’s cartoon, Armstrong is a story about kids playing make-believe, in this case a bunch of 4th … Continue reading
REVIEW: Heart #2
With its second issue, Heart – the MMA comic from writer Blair Butler and artist Kevin Mellon – continues to simmer along nicely. The focus here is continuing to get deeper into the mindset of our main character, Oren “Rooster” … Continue reading
REVIEW: 14 Nights
When I first heard about the romance webcomic 14 Nights, the concept immediately stood out to me. It was pitched as “about a guy who is afraid of sex,” which just seemed like a really original angle to take that, … Continue reading
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Tagged 14 Nights, comics, Kristina Stipetic, romance, sex, webcomic
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REVIEW: Rapid City #11
This is a bit confusing. When people send me their creator-owned comics for review, typically it’s an issue #1. After all, where better to start than at the beginning? So I was intrigued when writer Josh Dahl sent me Rapid … Continue reading
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Tagged A. Kaviraj, comics, creator-owned, dialogue, Josh Dahl, Kinetic, Rapid City, superhero
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REVIEW: Clockwork, Volume 1
Clockwork is a tricky anthology to sell. There is no succinct elevator pitch you can give to let potential readers know what to expect from the book. The 12 stories contained within are not linked by any common genre, or … Continue reading
My Top Ten Comics of 2011
It’s been another great year for comics, and if there’s been a dominant theme of the year, it would be change. Most notably, we had the big change of DC relaunching its universe in September. In terms of my comic … Continue reading →