Tag Archives: New 52

DC Tackles Occupy Wall Street

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Thomas Mets

DC announced two new series based on economic issues which drove the 2012 election. The Movement by Gail Simone (Batgirl, The Secret Six) and Freddie Williams (The DC Comics Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics) focuses on a citizen’s army pushing against … Continue reading →

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JMS’s One More Day

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Thomas Mets

In a poll at the Comic Book Resources Spider-Man forum, a majority preferred J. Michael Straczynski’s plans for One More Day over the story that was published. I hope that most of them did it as a protest vote, because JMS’s … Continue reading →

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Explaining the differences between Action Comics and Superman

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Thomas Mets

DC Comics Executives refused to confirm or deny that the company was planning to launch a Man of Steel monthly title by Scott Snyder and Jim Lee to coincide with the upcoming movie. This would be the third solo Superman … Continue reading →

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Great Writing Advice from Gail Simone

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Thomas Mets

On her tumblr, Gail Simone has some good advice for wannabe writers. It’s written for people who want to write comic books, but it can also apply to aspiring novelists, screenwriters, playwrights and authors of any medium. I thought I would … Continue reading →

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Alan Scott and Gay Marriage

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Thomas Mets

The new Earth 2 version of Green Lantern was revealed to be gay. As is the case with many DC superheroes, the history of the character is a bit convoluted. Alan Scott was the first Green Lantern, introduced in 1940. The … Continue reading →

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Comics and Inaccessibility

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Tim Marchman, best known as a sports writer for the mostly defunct New York Sun, trashed the modern comics industry in what was supposed to be a Wall Street Journal review of the book Leaping Tall Buildings: The Origins of … Continue reading →

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Marvel VS DC Part 5: The Serial

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Once again, continuing my analysis of the differences between Marvel and DC… There are essentially two ways to handle episodic serials, and the two companies are both associated with different approaches. DC usually went with the Sherlock Holmes formula, in … Continue reading →

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Ranking the New 52: The Top 5

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Thomas Mets

My ranking of the first wave of DC’s New 52 titles is finished. Here are the top five. 5. Batwoman JH Williams likes doing horizontal spreads, but he paces those as if it’s an ordinary page. As a result, this … Continue reading →

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Ranking the New 52: 10-6

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Almost done with my ranking of the first wave of DC’s New 52. 10. Action Comics This was the title I was looking forward to the most. Superman’s early days have been explored in quite a few recent comics, but … Continue reading →

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Ranking the New 52: 17-11

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Thomas Mets

My ranking of DC’s New 52 titles continues. 17. Batwing For the most part, I like Ben Oliver’s art. He reminds me of Adi Granov. The main problem is the lack of background, which is an issue in a series … Continue reading →

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