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Throwback Thursday
Lately, I’ve noticed the oldest posts on the ‘Read Later’ section at Feedly. These were often things I meant to read at some point, and never got around to, or that I figured I’d right about and didn’t. And they’re old … Continue reading
Wizard’s Best Comic Book Creators Circa 2000
I’ve posted a few things from Wizard #105, where they went with a lot of rankings (characters, comic book stories, etc.) They also had a top ten creators (technically, a top 13 since it included three pairings.) I wouldn’t call … Continue reading
Posted in Comics Industry, List
Tagged Alan Moore, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Wizard, Wizard #105
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Warren Ellis on Comics Writing and Reading
A while back, Warren Ellis gave some good advice on comics writing and reading in his newsletter Oribtal Operations. You learn to write from reading books, and living your life, and investigating the inside of your own head. Next, you … Continue reading
Carl Barks’ Favorite Duck Story
Years ago,was given as a birthday present, The A-List: The National Society of Film Critics’ 100 Essential Films, a collection of essays on 100 great films. It doubled as intelligent writing on various aspects of film, as well as a collection … Continue reading
Posted in Comics Industry, Criticism, List
Tagged comic book artists, Great comic book runs
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A Lesson Plan on Maus
I made this for a class (er, one I was in a student in, rather than one I taught.) Preliminary Information Lesson Two of Twelve Date: Tuesday Month/ Day 2015 Grade: Eight Number of Students: 30 Course/ Subject: English … Continue reading
Tangled Webs: Four Types of Spider-Man Artists
My latest article for the Crawlspace was a piece on the four types of Spider-Man artists: Dynamic, Street-Level, Ditkoesque, and Weird DYNAMIC I’d almost say this is the standard superhero art format. The people whose adventures are depicted are generally … Continue reading
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The Most Important Spider-Man Comic Book of the Last 20 Years
For the Spider-Man Crawlspace, I wrote about my selection for the most important Spider-Man comic book fo the last 20 Years. It would also be my selection for the most important American comic book: Ultimate Spider-Man #1. Because early issues … Continue reading
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Tagged Bendis, Ultimate Marvel, Ultimate Spider-Man
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Spider-Man Sales Part 2
I’m interrupting a section written in 2012 with an update about more recent Spider-Man comics. If sales were good during the Big Time era, they’ve been incredible after Amazing Spider-Man #700. This leads to two questions: Do the consistent sales … Continue reading