Ty Cobb (1886-1961) was an awfully great baseball player and a greatly awful person. There are many stories of his nastiness. Despite the records he set and his accomplishments on the field he's just as well known for his [...]
Review: Men of War Vol. 1: Uneasy Company trade paperback (DC Comics)
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Năm, 30 tháng 8, 2012
War comics are a genre that has fallen out of favor, replaced if anything by political or espionage comics. DC Comics's first New 52 war series, therefore -- collected in Men of War: Uneasy Company -- is something of a risk, [...]
Review: The Wretch: Devil's Lullaby and From Crade to Grave trade paperbacks (Slave Labor Graphics)
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Tư, 29 tháng 8, 2012
[Guest review by Doug Glassman.]My look into Phil Hester’s obscure but brilliant The Wretch continues as we go back in time to the collected second and third volumes. Essentially, the title’s issues were put out in reverse, [...]
Number 1218: Capp slapped by the Spirit
Người đăng: Unknown
Here are a couple of questions for knowledgeable Pappy readers. Some years ago I read an interview with Will Eisner where he told a story of being contacted by Al Capp. The Li’l Abner creator told Eisner he wanted to trade [...]
Trade Perspectives: You have to love the characters ...
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Ba, 28 tháng 8, 2012
I admit I've been keeping an eye on Rob Liefeld's Twitter feed since the creator publicly walked off his DC Comics titles last week. In part, like everyone, I'm simply fascinated by the mayhem. But even in a situation that's [...]
Review: Batwing Vol. 1: The Lost Kingdom trade paperback (DC Comics)
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Hai, 27 tháng 8, 2012
It's the trade-waiter's dilemma that this glowing review of Judd Winick's second DC Comics New 52 series, Batwing: The Lost Kingdom, comes just after the news that Winick has quietly announced his departure from Batwing [...]
Number 1217: Happy 100th birthday, Tarzan
Người đăng: Unknown
According to Alistair Boddy-Evans of About.com, it was 100 years ago today, August 27, 1912, that Tarzan of the Apes made his first appearance when the October, 1912 issue of All-Story Magazine went on sale. It was an immediate [...]
Number 1216: Bad blondes 2 — more blondes, more bad
Người đăng: Unknown on Chủ Nhật, 26 tháng 8, 2012
Women usually fell into one of three categories in crime comic books: victims, gun molls, or ruthless criminals. These three stories, featuring blondes, fall into the criminal category. Kathryn Kelly, wife of George “Machine [...]
