Last week everyone’s stack of comics was a little bit thicker. Comic shops were giving out Marvel’s latest Saga book – a free comic that offers everything you need to know to enjoy an upcoming product. I thought it was going to get me in the mood for the upcoming movie, but instead, the book [...]
In just a few moments I’m going to put up the first installment of what will be a new feature on the blog, “What X can teach us about Y.” The goal of this feature is to examine storytelling techniques and ideas, as well as characters and occasionally the business practices that drive commercial art. [...]
Six weeks ago tomorrow I came down with bronchitis (which was diagnosed as such last week). And now I’m actually feeling better. At least, I think I’m feeling better. It has honestly been so long, that I have forgotten what it would feel like to breathe normally.
While I’m busy not seeing movies that are adapted from an Alan Moore comic book, I’m also trying to see things that will be adapted into an Alan Moore comic book. His next book will be the start of the third League of Extraordinary Gentlemen volume and heavily involve “The Threepenny Opera.” So now I’m [...]
This weekend I saw a great film based on a work by a brilliant comics creator and lovingly brought to life by a talented filmmaker and devoted crew. The movie was everything it should have been, visually stunning, creepy in all the right places and it kept me guessing as it led me around. Of [...]
We had a great time at the show. Great crowds and people each day with a lot of energy. There are plenty of other write ups and commentaries on the show, so I won’t go into everything. But the highlights for me would have to be not just the people who took the time to [...]
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