Comic Reviews
Sci-fi summer school
To organize your thoughts, to give yourself new ideas, and to think about things a different way, I often try to give myself some thematic perameteres to work in. Often those themes don’t stick because […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Boom! Studios
Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: Of Puppycats and X-men
NOTE: In addition to the books I’m taking a look at this week, I also picked up the second issue of Boom’s Lumberjanes. It’a great book, but real life hasn’t given me much time to […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Image X Einsers 3: Pretty Deadly
Pretty Deadly Kelly Sue Deconnick/Emma Rios/Jordie Bellaire/Clayton Cowles Image, $9.99 I’m the type of guy who traditionally does not enjoy westerns. I don’t hate them per say, but I don’t go out of my […]
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Eisners X Image Part 2: Saga
Saga Volumes 1-3 Brian K Vaughn, Fiona Staples Image $9.99-$14.99 Saga is a book I’ve mentioned on this blog roughly a million times. You’d think I’d get tired of talking about it by now, but […]
Boom! Studios
Troy’s toys, but with Comics: Strong Debuts, Conquering Queens
Another strong week for comics, with 2 great debuts. I’m excited to talk to y’all about these books, so let’s get to it! Cyclops #1 Greg Rucka/Russell Dauterman/Chris Sotomayer Marvel $3.99 So, a lot of […]
Boom! Studios
Toys Toys, but with Comics: #Ladies
Getting straight to the reviews this time around. Hope you enjoyed FCBD, I’m still salty there was ZERO Carol Danvers in that Guardians book. >:( All New X-Men Brian Michael Bendis/Stuart Immonen/Wade Von Grawbadger/Marte Gracia […]
Comic Reviews
I’ll never be successful because I’m not crazy
Jodorowsky’s Dune finally came to Seattle this weekend, and I was painfully inspired by this doc. You basically get an animated Moebius film, in between beautiful H.G. Giger art, and topped with an amazing soundtrack […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Eisners X Image part 1: Sex Criminals
The Eisners are kinda like the Academy Awards of comics, but the key difference is that I kind of care about them (Suck it Oscar!) . Image, a company whose output I’ve been loving for […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Free Comic Book Day is One Week Away
Free Comic Book Day 2014 will soon be upon us, next Sturday 5/3 to be precise, and Forbidden Planet NYC (832 Broadway bet. 12th & 13th St. 212-473-1576) will be celebrating in style. NOT ONLY will […]
Comic Reviews
Bunglers and Bummers
I’m not embarrassed to say I fell asleep with my computer open and lights on last night. Or that when I woke up this morning to finish writing, I fell asleep again sitting at my […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Troy’s Toys, but with Comics: Mall Rabbit edition
Happy Day Before Left Over Easter Candy Goes on sale, FPNYC Faithful! May you not be struck with the diabetes until you deem your own life meaningless. Jesus Christ, that was a dark intro. Anywho, […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Vita’s Last Tuesday Transmission.
On this weeks installment of the Tuesday Transmission we go over a bulk of the new releases, interview Burgess of the Druid Underground Film Festival, and say farewell to the wonderful Vita Ayala. We will […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
REVIEW: The Last of Us: American Dreams
The Last of Us: American Dreams Faith Erin Hicks/Neil Druckman/Rachel Rosenberg Dark Horse #16.99 Instead of eating up the words count here, I tossed a wall of text up on my tumblr regarding PAX East […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
FPNYC Special Offer on Sex Criminals TP Volume 1
The first SEX CRIMINALS TP (collecting issues #1-5) releases this week. Pick up your copy from Forbidden Planet NYC tomorrow (4/16, in-store only) and receive a voucher for a FREE copy of issue #6 when […]
Comic Reviews
Poetry in Motion
Here’s a poem about the Portland – Seattle bus trip I’m on right now: Bolt Bus, you smell like booze I think someone mistook you for a cruise. You let us travel with free wi-fi, […]
Boom! Studios
Troy’s Toys, but with Comics Late coz of PAX East edition
This review is a little late because I just got back from Boston. Well not just, more like got home, slept for forever, played with my cat and had coffee first, then got to writing. […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
REVIEW: ALL HAIL THE RAT QUEENS
So it seems to be confession time once again (It’s only Clobberin Time when Ben Grimm or CM Punk says so). This time, I must come clean and admit that I’m not a big fan […]
Comic Reviews
Captain America 2 is the Political Commentary War Movie of Our Generation
If any West Coast readers accidentally read this, maybe they’ll accidentally go to a new show that’s popping up in Portland this weekend. It’s called Linework NW, and it’s a free to the public, one-day […]
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Tuesday Transmission strikes back!
Another Tuesday Transmission for you kids! This time Vita Vs Matt Vs Deadpool Vs Carnage!