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I jumped off the Angel book following the close of After the Fall as, to be honest, I thought it was convoluted and not particularly good – but damned if I don’t like this cover to the new Spike series…
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Continue Reading »An adaptation of Jock‘s cover for The Losers #12 to reflect the actor’s likenesses – and it’s adapted by Jock himself (you can see some process here)
I have to say (1) I love the poster, and (2) I’m looking forward to the movie.
Good stuff!
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Continue Reading »Google‘s front page is graced by Jim Lee’s artwork today – which means that it will be the most seen art of his career (well, probably).
And it’s DC-centric.
I bet Marvel’s kicking themselves.
Continue Reading »The recent announcement of the return of DV8 got me all nostalgic about the original series which, unfortunately, is on the other side of the Atlantic from me right now.
So instead I decided to run all the covers from the original DV8 #1 (plus I had nothing else lined up as a post).
There were, unsurprisingly, 8 variants – one for each of the seven deadly sins and the group shot by interior artist Humberto Ramos…
GROUP SHOT – Humberto Ramos. Very ’90s – the team coming out of the steam, the team’s handlers (Ivana Baiul and Sideshow Bob) lording it over them – but effective.
ENVY – Michael Lopez. Sublime was the team’s resident powerhouse – and she happened to be rich and privileged too (not to mention Deathblow’s daughter). So you should, you know, envy her.
LUST – Kevin Nowlan. Okay, this is just creepy. Threshold, son of Team 7′s Stephen Callahan, was basically controlled by Ivana using sex and drugs. Also, he had a thing for his sister. Ew.
SLOTH – Jim Lee. Frostbite, team leader, was a bit of a bum. So I suppose it fits.
GLUTTONY – Glenn Fabry. Powerhaus used the emotions of people around him to bulk up and gain superstrength. He didn’t eat to do it, but whatever. Like most Fabry covers, I appreciate the art but I find it vaguely creepy.
GREED - J Scott Campbell. Bliss (Threshold’s sister) could use her powers to make people feel extremes of pleasure or pain, and usually did both in her one night stands – with fatal results. One can only imagine that she could make a lot of money with this…
WRATH – Liberatore. Evo was ‘the monstrous one’ of the team, but he was also the most immature. The whole ‘wolfing out’ thing started happening later in the series, I think – I seem to remember him being pretty mild mannered at the start.
PRIDE – Adam Hughes. Copycat was the team’s resident telepath with the ability to take over others. Copycat also had multiple personalities and was batshit crazy. So kind of like Legion, only prettier. Which is something to be proud of, I guess.
Weirdly, kind-of-probability manipulator Freestyle didn’t get a cover. You’d have thought that they would have put her on the Greed cover and lumped Bliss and Threshold together doing all kind of very wrong Lust type things.
You know, I really want to go and reread the series now – the early Warren Ellis stuff was especially good, but it was enjoyable pretty much all the way through.
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I notice that the finale to Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch’s much-touted Fantastic Four run is finishing up with #569 – written by Mark Millar and Joe Ahearne with pencils by Stuart Immonen and a cover by Bryan Hitch.
I think that about says it all for this run, doesn’t it?
At least John Harkness didn’t finish it off…
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..or her Ed Benes-enhanced front, anyway.
Honestly, I like Ed Benes art for pinups – it has a pleasant, cheesecake aspect without going too overboard (I know that many will disagree) but recently I’ve always found his interiors too stiff, posed.
Not everyone needs to be thrusting their ass out for the panel’s POV.
That said, I love this cover. It’s a pretty simple construction, with the Black Lantern hands forcing your focus inward on the threatened Dove, and she looks suitable menaced and endangered.
There’s the obligatory ripped mask and tattered clothing – but, surprisingly, her outfit isn’t too tattered, and her dignity is intact.
That said, her appearance here does unfortunately mean that I’ll probably be picking up the Blackest Night: Titans book, as Hawk and Dove have long been favorites of mine – ever since Armageddon 2001 where, oddly enough, where Dove was killed by the future Hawk, Monarch.
Man, she’s lucky she came back before Black Hand got all ring happy….although isn’t Hank Hall dead at the moment, after Atom Smasher swapped him out for his mother on a doomed aircraft?
Hmm….
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Continue Reading »I loved DV8 back when it came out under Warren Ellis and Humberto Ramos – it was dark, funny, sadistic and a little bit ahead of its time – so this Brian Wood relaunch intrigues me. Thing is, I’m not really up to speed with the Wildstorm Universe at the moment.
Is it all still post-apocalyptic and stuff?
Actually, is anyone still reading Wildstorm comics?
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Continue Reading »If you’re headed to San Diego you could spend your $35 on a lot worse things than these great prints by High Moon‘s Steve Ellis!
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Continue Reading »Excellent news! According to MTV News, Joe Kelly’s #611 of Amazing Spider-Man book will be a Spidey-Deadpool-palooza!
(And Skottie Young’s cover is pretty sweet!)
Marvel’s really pushing Deadpool these days – wonder if that’ll ease up now a Ryan Reynolds-headed movie may not happen?
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Continue Reading »Last week I was in the store and I picked up Wednesday Comics #1.
I unfolded it.
I unfolded it again.
I glanced through very quickly, noted the price, then folded it back up and put it back on the shelf.
It’s not that I don’t support innovation. It’s that I don’t want to spend $4 plus tax on 16 pages of stories, no matter how big those pages are – especially as I’m going to have a hell of a time storing the newsprint.
The way I figure it, there’ll more than likely be a collection at some point and even if it costs the same as the individual issues, it’ll be easier to stick on a shelf or something than the originals.
Is anyone else getting the comic/paper? Do you feel it’s worth it?
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I approve this cover!
(Although honestly, I think I prefer BWS’ Magik cover from 1986).
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Continue Reading »Newsarama has a look at some of Marvel’s 70th Anniversary frame variants – most of which (previews, not variants) are below…
(That Runaways one is adorable and may be worth picking up even though I don’t get the book).
I wish they weren’t variants (unless they’re 50/50) – as they remind me, intentionally no doubt, of 1986′s 25th Anniversary frame covers…
…although that math clearly doesn’t work.
God, the fact that I was buying those off the shelf 23 years ago terrifies me!
Continue Reading »via jasonaaron.org
Jock has a great update on the status of The Losers movie and not-quite-details of a giveaway at SDCC for you lucky, lucky swines who are going.
Someone snag one for me, okay?
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How awesome is this Army of Darkness poster from Tom Whalen?
There’s plenty more over on his site, link above.
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Continue Reading »Look, I love the current Guardians of the Galaxy book. The characters (Groot!) are interesting, the humor’s funny, the art is great – but they’re not the originals.
(Except Major Victory, maybe).
But it looks like that’s about to change, with the original Guardians showing up. Between Victory and Starhawk’s presence it was inevitable, but it still makes me grin.
Looks like this line up includes Charlie-27, Nikki, Starhawk, Hollywood (the future Wonder Man) and Killraven (who may have joined the Guardians way after I quit reading the book back in the 80s).
What, Yondu and Martinex didn’t make the cut for the cover?
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Continue Reading »An excellent pair of covers which – until I put together this morning’s post – I hadn’t even realized were mirroring each other.
Nova. Still awesome even if it spends too much time on the Corps these days.
Love this page from next week’s Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #1 -featuring the lord of the Savage Land and his vicious sabretoothed companion the way that only Deadpool can see them!
Have to say, I find myself enjoying Deadpool a lot at the moment; I’m not convinced that he needs two ongoing titles, and I won’t be picking it up due to the $3.99 price point – but all the same, it’s nice to see Marvel pushing someone other than Wolverine for a change.
The following page has a Johnny Weismuller reference. Doesn’t get better than that!
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Continue Reading »- Ringing in the New Year with a theraflu watching Central Park fireworks from my kitchen #livingthehighlife http://t.co/p5XrdavM
- Wait. Did someone change twitter again while I was away? Serves me right.
- Happy New Year, Brits!
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