Madman and the Atomics Apparel: “What’s the Skinny?”

Last week Mike Allred announced that strangecandyink.com is crafting and selling Madman shirts featuring Frank Einstein’s iconic exclamation bolt symbol, and that more are on the way in the form of It-Girl, Mr. Gum and the Atomics shirts.  I make it a point to try and not overdue it with super-hero apparel, but this is [...]

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Valkyrie Profile: The Accussed One (DS)

While I’m always excited to hear any Valkyrie Profile-related news, I’m that much more fired up after finding out that the game will be a Stragety RPG — as game-play trailers confirm.  Check that out, and the recent VP trailer, in the video section on the right side-bar.
Also, feel free to check out the Official [...]

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Barks/Rosa Collection Vol. 3

This week sees the release of the third volume in the Barks/Rosa Collection. Chances are you already own “The Golden Helmet” if you’ve been collecting Duck stories for any length of time, but this collection is well worth owning not only for the classic Barks tale, but also for the Don Rosa follow-up that’s complete [...]

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Tintin and Me

A number of years ago I wondered into my local bookstore and happened upon a large collection of handsome hardcover volumes by Little, Brown Young Readers collecting Hergé’s Tintin.  I flipped through a volume on the shelf and was immediately struck by the high production values, the clear  presentation of the story on the pages, [...]

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Next Week: Usagi Yojimbo #114

Preview courtesy of the Usagi Yojimbo Dojo and Dark Horse Comics:
“People tend to ignore the homeless and destitute, but not Usagi–especially when he discovers the same beggar in every town to which he travels! Curious, Usagi begins a search to uncover the mendicant’s identity. Little does he know, the Neko Ninja Clan is after the [...]

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Jake Parker Art Digest

Had the good fortune of coming home from work this evening to find that my copy of the Jake Parker Art Digest, and Flight Vol. 2 (featuring his popular ‘Robot and the Sparrow’ story) were waiting for me.  In addition to the sketches, I couldn’t resist owning the 10-page Lucy Nova, S.E. story, as well [...]

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How ‘Bout Them Cowboys!?

I wouldn’t be a good Cowboys fan if I didn’t take the opportunity to congratulate them (…and give the Eagles a little credit) on a fantastic win and for drawing the largest crowd for a cable television program – ever on ESPN’s Monday Night Football showdown.  As the Associated Press reported:
Mix in the backdrop of [...]

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Whatever Happened to the Curt Swans?

I’m in the process of moving, and while packing up my collection I came across a couple of books that I wanted to keep with me for the next couple of weeks before leaving.  The first was the Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? prestige collection and the other was DC’s Greatest Imaginary Stories [...]

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DC Heroes: Honorable Mentions

I just wrapped up my Top-Ten DC Heroes list with the Superman entry below, and for anyone just tuning in here’s a quick recap of the outcome:
10. Aquaman
9. Nightwing
8. Black Canary
7. Adam Strange (& Alanna)
6. Mister Miracle (& Barda)
5. Green Lantern
4. Hawkman (& Hawkgirl)
3. Flash (Barry Allen)
2. Batman
1. Superman
But as anyone who has attempted to [...]

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DC Top-Ten #1: Superman

1. Superman
“The Man of Steel”
“Faster than a speeding bullet.  More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird. It’s a plane.
It’s…Superman!”
Created circa 1932 by a couple of very imaginative storytellers named Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and published in 1938 in the [...]

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