Douglas looks forward to 2010

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Posted by: Douglas Wolk on December 31, 2009

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I’m putting together a list of interesting-looking comics-related books that are coming out in 2010–what I’ve got so far is under the cut. Note that this is only book-format projects (so e.g. no “Joe the Barbarian,” which reminds me: whatever happened to “Warcop” anyway?), and only things whose release dates have been announced either by the publishers or Amazon. Everything, as usual, is subject to change. I welcome additional suggestions for this list from anyone who doesn’t work for the creators or publishers of the things you’re suggesting. January: Eddie Campbell: Alec: The Years Have Pants (Top Shelf) Jan. 12: Dash Shaw: The Unclothed Man In the 35th Century A.D. (Fantagraphics) Jan. 29: George Herriman: Krazy & Ignatz in “Tiger…  Read More…

So, Why Do Nerdy Things Work? Abhay Concludes a 5-Part Series on BLUE BEETLE.

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Posted by: Abhay Khosla on December 29, 2009

Categories: Reviews

Why elves? Why mecha? Why Trekkers? Why Browncoats? Why mystery men? Why rocket men? Why invisible men? Why pulp? Why vampires, why werewolves, why creatures from the Black Lagoon? Why space opera, why slipstream, why sci-fi? Why splatterpunk, why steampunk, why cyberpunk, why mundane SF? Why Max Headroom? Why Mad Max? Why Sam & Max? Why Samwise Gamgee? Why cons? Why cosplay? Why LARP, why TMBG, why TARDIS? Why Felicia Day? Why Freddie, why Jason, why Eli Roth? Why kaiju, why Aeris, why 42? Why IDW, why BOOM!, why Oni? Why Marvel? Why DC? Uchhhhh, why me… Why do nerdy things work? I’ve got questions and no answers; you’ve apparently got free time. You’re reading the Savage Critics blog, and…  Read More…

Arriving 12/30/2009

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Posted by: Brian Hibbs on December 28, 2009

Categories: Shipping Lists

BLACKEST NIGHT #6 That is all. -B

Arriving 12/23/2009

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Posted by: Brian Hibbs on December 21, 2009

Categories: Shipping Lists

Here it is: your last batch of comics shipping for 2009! 2000 AD PACK NOV 2009 A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #109 (A)ABSOLUTION #5 (OF 6) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #616 GNTLTANGEL ANNUAL #1ANGELUS #1 (OF 6)ARCHIE #604ARKHAM REBORN #3 (OF 3)AVENGERS INITIATIVE #31 SIEGEBART SIMPSON COMICS #51BEASTS OF BURDEN #4 (OF 4)BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #200BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #11BLACK TERROR #6BLACK WIDOW AND MARVEL GIRLS #2 (OF 4)BLACKEST NIGHT JSA #1 (OF 3)BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER WILLOW ONE SHOT (OSW) JO CHEN CVRCAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN WHO WILL WIELD THE SHIELDCHEW #7 COMPLETE DRACULA #5 (OF 5)CRIMINAL SINNERS #3 CROSSED #8 (OF 9) DARK AVENGERS ARES #3 (OF 3)DARK TOWER BATTLE OF JERICHO HILL #2 (OF 5)DETECTIVE COMICS…  Read More…

Tilting v3 #20 is up!

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Posted by: Brian Hibbs on December 18, 2009

Categories: Retailing/Industry

You can find it over on Comic Book Resources. Give it a read, let us know what you think, either in their (finally! Properly linked!) message board, or here in comments. -B

Arriving 12/16/2009

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Posted by: Brian Hibbs on December 14, 2009

Categories: Shipping Lists

The next to last shipping week of the year… and it’s still not all that large. I guess this means that next week will be sheer brutality… AIR #16 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #615 GNTLTAMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS ANTI VENOM #3 (OF 3)ANGEL #27ANGEL #28ANGEL HOLE IN THE WORLD #1ASTONISHING X-MEN #33AUTHORITY THE LOST YEAR #4 (OF 12)AZRAEL #3BATMAN #694BATMAN 80 PAGE GIANT #1BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #39BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #7BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #12BETTY & VERONICA #245BEYOND THE WALL #2BLACK PANTHER 2 #11BRAVE AND THE BOLD #30CABLE #21CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN #5 (OF 6)CHIMICHANGA #1COMPLETE ALICE IN WONDERLAND #1 (OF 4)DAREDEVIL #503DARK AVENGERS #12DARK WOLVERINE #81DARKNESS PITT #3 (OF 3) KEOWN CVR ADEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH #6DOCTOR VOODOO AVENGER OF SUPERNATURAL…  Read More…

No Use Brooding In Space: The Long Awaited Claremont’s X-Men 4

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Posted by: Graeme McMillan on December 9, 2009

Categories: Reviews

Some would say that this post is, what, two months overdue? And they’d be right, but I’d rather think of it as “Well, I’m doing two years at a time, so really, I’m 22 months early. …Okay, the next one will be here before February, I promise. The couple of years of Uncanny X-Men between #149 and #172 see the book go through some strange comic version of adolescence, or perhaps a mutant metamorphosis – If you compare the first of those issues with the last, it’s as if more than just the artist had changed: After a year or so of space epics that took the series away from the glossy soap operatic formula it’d perfected during the Byrne/Austin…  Read More…

A quick thought on the "Earth-One" OGNs

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Posted by: Brian Hibbs on December 7, 2009

Categories: Retailing/Industry

Heidi has a good write up on DC’s newest initiative — basically, it sounds like DC’s version of the “Ultimate” line, but they’re skipping out on the serialization, and going straight to OGNs. There’s not a ton of details in terms of exact format, pagination, or release schedule, so let’s make some assumptions. Let’s assume they’re going to try for two releases of each character a year. Let’s also assume that they’ll be handled somewhat like THE JOKER HC from Azarello and Bermejo from late last year — roughly 128 pages, in HC, for $24.95. A monthly comic, of 22 pages each, would yield approximately 264 pages at the end of a year — in this assumed OGN format, we’re…  Read More…

Arriving 12/9/2009

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Posted by: Brian Hibbs on

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A really painfully small shipment this close to the holidays. Between this, and no New Comics the week after Christmas, I’m afraid of severe ball-breakers the next two weeks. It would be nice if our publishing partners could come up with at least slightly sensible schedules… ACTION COMICS #884ADVENTURE COMICS #5 (BLACKEST NIGHT)AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #614 GNTLTANCHOR #3ANYWHERE #1 (OF 6) AOD ASH SAVES OBAMA #4 (OF 4)ARCHIE & FRIENDS #138ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #20BATGIRL #5BLACK WIDOW DEADLY ORIGIN #2 (OF 4)BOOSTER GOLD #27 (BLACKEST NIGHT)BPRD WAR ON FROGS #4 (OF 4)CARS RADIATOR SPRINGS #4 CITIZEN REX #6 (OF 6)COMPLETE DRACULA #4 (OF 5)DARK X-MEN #2 (OF 5)DAYTRIPPER #1 (OF 10) DC HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2009 #1DEADPOOL #18DEATHLOK #2 (OF 7)DMZ #48 DOOM PATROL…  Read More…

Abhay Wrote a Quick Description of Dark Reign: The List — X-Men #1, For No Reason

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Posted by: Abhay Khosla on December 4, 2009

Categories: Reviews

This one is not a review, really, so much as just a description of a Marvel comic book that was released in September 2009 called DARK REIGN: THE LIST — X-MEN #1. Spoiler warning! Here is my first attempt to explain the context of this comic: Marvel’s comics have been contributing to an ongoing “Event” storyline entitled DARK REIGN. Within that larger event, THE LIST was a smaller sub-event, marketed as follows: Marvel would combine its top writing and art talent (and also, some other people) on a series of one-shots that would feature pivotal moments in the ongoing DARK REIGN storyline. Specifically, it would feature the Green Goblin, the lead antagonist of the DARK REIGN event, attacking various key…  Read More…