Category Archives: Comics Industry

Throwback Thursday

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Thomas Mets

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 →

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Wizard’s Best Comic Book Creators Circa 2000

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Thomas Mets

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 →

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Revisiting A List of My Favorite Comic Book Stories

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Thomas Mets

When I was younger, I was obsessed with ranking stuff I liked, primarily comic book stories and movies. At a certain point, I read so much stuff that there wasn’t much of a point. Too much would get left out. … Continue reading →

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Warren Ellis on Comics Writing and Reading

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Thomas Mets

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 →

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Thoughts On Favorite Comic Book Writers

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Thomas Mets

  I spent way too much time thinking about something others might rattle off very quickly: who my favorite comic book writers are, and what it would take to displace them. This was based on a comment on a message … Continue reading →

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Carl Barks’ Favorite Duck Story

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Thomas Mets

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 →

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A Lesson Plan on Maus

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Thomas Mets

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 →

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Tangled Webs: Four Types of Spider-Man Artists

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Thomas Mets

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

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Thomas Mets

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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Spider-Man Sales Part 2

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Thomas Mets

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 →

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