Aquaman

A Sunday Monday Review

source: realtegan (Blogspot)

Here are reviews of the DCBS comic book shipment that arrived this week, of books originally released October 21st and 28th:Blackest Night: Superman #3 - Zombies. As my hubby pointed out, regular and Marvel Zombies go for the brain. DC Zombies go for the heart. Will Image or Dark Horse Zombie...

Published Mon, Nov 9

A Sunday Monday Review

source: Bloggity

Here are reviews of the DCBS comic book shipment that arrived this week, of books originally released October 21st and 28th:Blackest Night: Superman #3 - Zombies. As my hubby pointed out, regular and Marvel Zombies go for the brain. DC Zombies go for the heart. Will Image or Dark Horse Zombie...

Published Mon, Nov 9

Hallowe'en Notes for Next Year

source: Bloggity

I'm trying to remember what superheroes I got... Lots and lots of Spider-Man and Batman, a few Captain America, Superman, Hulk, and Wonder Woman. No Aquaman, no surprise. Lots of Japanese anime style heroes. Not many of the old standards. I swear I saw a Wicked Witch of the West, but I couldn't say t...

Published Thu, Nov 5

The Physics of Superheroes 2nd Edition - 2009

source: The Aquaman Shrine

Hitting bookstores today is the second edition of Professor James Kakalios' book The Physics of Superheroes! I gave James a couple of ideas, but my #1 choice was an excellent sequence from Justice League of America #200 (aka The Greatest Comic Book Ever Made) where Aquaman drags one of th...

Published Mon, Nov 2

Hallowe'en Notes for Next Year

source: realtegan (Blogspot)

I'm trying to remember what superheroes I got... Lots and lots of Spider-Man and Batman, a few Captain America, Superman, Hulk, and Wonder Woman. No Aquaman, no surprise. Lots of Japanese anime style heroes. Not many of the old standards. I swear I saw a Wicked Witch of the West, but I couldn't say t...

Published Sun, Nov 1

More Fun Comics #81 - July 1942

source: The Aquaman Shrine

These Golden Age Aquaman stories are way better than I ever would have expected, and I have to think part of the reason Aquaman lasted through the 1950s, even after almost every other comic book superhero disappeared, was because of Paul Norris giving the character such a solid start.

Published Sat, Oct 31

Salman Rushdie: Graphic Novelist?

source: Newsarama

Rushdie answered, “Yeah, and actually I got asked recently if I’d like to write a graphic novel. I was kind of keen on it. When I was a kid I was a real comic book nut. I could tell you a lot about superheroes.” And speaking of Ferguson and super-heroes, he just did an Aquaman bit with Tim Gunn. Serious...

Published Thu, Oct 29

A Sunday Review

source: Bloggity

Here are reviews of the DCBS comic book shipment that arrived this week, of books originally released September 23rd and 30th:Wednesday Comics #12 - Finally, the final issue! Ok, so... Batman: So normal. Kamandi: Good art, good story. Superman: So normal. Deadman: Pretty good. Green Lantern:...

Published Tue, Oct 13