“Decency.” COMICS! Sometimes They Do Not Bring Me Out In Hives!

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Posted by: John Kane on March 13, 2013

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Look, we all know that last time John read some comics released this century it all got a bit hairy. John would like to point out that this was not out of malice, low blood sugar, jealousy, his piles flaring up or sunspot activity. No, difficult as it may be to believe, John maintains it was the result of those comics not actually being all that good. Think of it as being a bit like John was showing you that sometimes he and Comics would argue but it didn’t mean they didn’t love each other any less and it certainly wasn’t your fault. John can see why Doctor Doom talks like this – it’s fun. Anyway, this… Due to the lack…  Read More…

“I’m Hip.” COMICS! Sometimes The Best Diet Is Revenge!

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Posted by: John Kane on December 20, 2012

Categories: Reviews

Yes! Just in time for Christmas! Howard Victor Chaykin, Ken Bruzenak and Jesus Arbuto team up to present a breezy paced filthy mouthed corpse strewn comedy of bullshit and revenge in a book of which I said, “It’s okay, you know. I liked it. I’m not mad about it but I’m glad I have it.” More incisive criticism, impotent invective against the new fangled medium of Television and a distinct lack of editing skills or even self awareness after the break!

“Why Is That Puppet’s Bosom EXPOSED?” COMICS! Sometimes Corben Endures!

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Posted by: John Kane on December 8, 2012

Categories: Reviews

Good morrow! It is I, the man who skipped a week without notice! I’m sure your rancour and anger have abated somewhat. If indeed they ever existed. Perhaps it was a feeling more akin to relief. As when the drowning man releases that last bubble of air and watches it rise unhurriedly to the surface through clouded but resigned and unpanicked eyes. No, my American friends, I have no idea what I’m talking about as – Christmas? Getting in the way of your free content it appears.  Anyway, this…

“…A Cascade Of Wasps Attacked the Furry Monster!” COMICS! Sometimes You Worry About The Men Who Made Them!

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Posted by: John Kane on November 25, 2012

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That’s right I read some comics. Some of them were old and some of them were new and one of them wasn’t really a comic at all. But only one of them made me think it was a miracle anyone was actually conceived in the ’50s. Yes, paging Dr. Subtext! Outbreak of ’50s gynophobia! But then to nostalgic old fools like me ’50s gynophobia is arguably the finest gynophobia of all! Anyway, this…

“Let ‘Em Loose, Bobo!” COMICS! Sometimes They May Arouse The Proles!

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Posted by: John Kane on August 4, 2012

Categories: Reviews

How goes the day! I guess after that Olympics Opening Ceremony I should just assure all our American friends, particularly your President, that the National Health Service doesn’t actually mean that you have a socialist nation 3,000 miles off the coast of America. And, no, if you let this stand all of Europe isn’t going to go next in a kind of domino effect. You guys are so ansty! Connor Willumson/Jason Latour (art/words) I read some comics and then did the words thing. You can do the reading bit if you like, if there’s nowt on the box.

“Or Is There ANOTHER Way?” COMICS! Sometimes The Carny Winds Up In The Fridge!

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Posted by: John Kane on June 15, 2012

Categories: Reviews

Sorry about that interruption in the weekly magic of me but I’m back now! What’s that? Art by Bernie Wrightson with words by Bruce Jones. Man, you people are brutal. Talking about a horror comic after the break…

“No! It’s ANGRY!” COMICS! Sometimes They Bow Before The King (Of R’n'R).

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Posted by: John Kane on June 1, 2012

Categories: Reviews

Good Day! Jolly Good Day! Over here we are shortly to be having a Jubilee shindig! You don’t get one so I gave you this instead. It’s all over the bally shop but some of it is about comics. You have been warned and so my hands are clean but look at the state of your fingernails!

“A Moi La Légion!” COMICS! Sometimes I Have Too Much Sun!

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Posted by: John Kane on May 27, 2012

Categories: Reviews

Greetings! It has been sunny in England for more than three consecutive days. This means that the entire nation is required by Law to sit outside until their skins glow like pink suns and crack like dry riverbeds in Texan heat. So I have been doing that. This means I didn’t read many comics and when I wrote about them the fact that my brain had been lightly boiled in its own juices didn’t seem to have a beneficial effect on my thought processes or judgement. But, hey, I made my deadline! I made it, Ma! I’m a hack!

“Let Him Be A Child A Little Longer.” COMICS! Sometimes They Are Diverse!

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Posted by: John Kane on May 6, 2012

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Hey, the postman finally turned up. I guess the hostiles must have been restless out there in the Badlands or something. Anyway, he may not have rung twice but he did drop off a box of comics. Here’s me going on about some of them after the break:

“It Has A HEART And A MIND!” Comics! Sometimes They Are Dissolute.

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Posted by: John Kane on March 30, 2012

Categories: Reviews

Come Sir, or Madam, set yourself beside this hearth and join me in a snifter as we peruse a periodical of low-repute and learn of a very naughty home, a most naughty home indeed!

“I’m A MAN, And I’ll LOVE You As A Man Loves A …” Comics! Sometimes There’s A Film Out As Well! (John Carter!)

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Posted by: John Kane on March 8, 2012

Categories: Reviews

So, yeah, there’s a John Carter film out on Friday. Not that I ever get to the pictures anymore but, hey, you might! In the meantime you could read this about some comics featuring the same character. It’s a thought isn’t it. Probably one more than went into the writing of this. Hey, can CGI do this?: No, no it can not. You lose CGI!

Wait, What? Ep. 66: Winter Oner-Land

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Posted by: Jeff Lester on December 13, 2011

Categories: Podcasts

The image above ties into the podcast in only the most tangential of ways (we discuss Frank Springer for the merest of moments) but I had to include this image, in no small part because I’ve been enjoying Graeme’s Comics Advent Calendar over at Blog@ Newsarama so much. (And because…the Hatemonger for the Holidays?  May be even more topical now than when it was published…) So, anyhoo.  We had one of those podcasts where we only spoke for around ninety minutes and there wasn’t much of a place to cut it very neatly.  (I wasn’t crazy about doing an hour ten for part one, and thirty minutes for part two.) So this is a “oner” episode for you, with Mr….  Read More…

“Now, Tanned, Rested, Ready And Fully Equipped With Brazilians…” Comics! Sometimes They Are Kind of New(ish)!

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Posted by: John Kane on December 9, 2011

Categories: Reviews

A couple of posts down from this rubbish there is a quite extraordinary thing occurring. People are discussing Digital comics and no one has been killed! It’s a Christmas miracle, by Jove! Why not go have a looksee, this rot isn’t going anywhere.

“I am one of those losers that doesn’t have a car.” Comics! Read ‘em with your eyes!

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Posted by: John Kane on August 12, 2011

Categories: Reviews

While I was waiting for The Boy With The Roast Beef Face to come back off holiday and restore order before the whole country turned into an indoor firework I read some comics.

Wait, What? Ep. 48.2: Men of Brickbats

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Posted by: Jeff Lester on July 22, 2011

Categories: Podcasts

Yes, a bit later but still better than never, and maybe a good way to beat the San Diego blues? That’s certainly one way to describe our conclusion to Wait, What? Episode 48. Another way to describe it might be to mention that it’s almost 70 minutes long, and in it Graeme McMillan and I talking Batman, Inc. #7, Dark Horse Presents #1 and #2, Witch Doctor #1, The Creeper Omnibus, the founders of continuity and their later careers, Marvel’s Iron Age miniseries, and Firestorm: The Nuclear Man, along with all the usual digressions and what-have-yous you might expect from us. The episode should’ve hit iTunes by now, but you are also welcome to listen to it here, if that’s…  Read More…

Backwards Lap: Capsule Reviews from Jeff

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Posted by: Jeff Lester on June 6, 2011

Categories: Reviews

Yes, dammit.  I am currently committed to this capsule review thing, if only because it forces Hibbs and Graeme to also write reviews and my WASPy upbringing inherently enjoys guilting people into stuff. After the jump: comics from last week, last year, and a very cool fan letter.