Video Friday: Marvel’s Fantastic Four #579
Roger tells you why you should read Marvel’s Fantastic Four.
Marvel Softcover Sale!
We’ve just put a number of Marvel softcover collections on sale at the Westfield Web site.
Delayed items for the Week of March 19, 2010
The latest delayed items.
Why is “S” before “F”, and “B” after “F”?
We recently received a question about the DC listings in our MAR 10 catalog.
For Your Consideration: Thor: Warriors Three
by Robert Greenberger
Asgard is a gleaming city, home to the immortal Norse gods, and a largely unexplored realm. The focus is normally on Thor, his step-brother Loki, and their father the all-seeing Odin. Sure, they fight norns, trolls, Orcs, goblins, and the like and we see armies charging back and forth, but really, what do they do between wars?
Fifth Degree: Madame Xanadu Disenchanted
by Josh Crawley
Before I get to the review (and other random bits), I’d like to draw your attention to a couple of people in the industry that are raising funds for some great causes.
Referring to Marshall Dillon as a “fellow letterer” seems a little daunting, but I’ve paid taxes for working on comics, so I’m going to get over it really quick. My fellow letterer Dillon is going to walk 60 miles in three days for this year’s Susan G. Komen 3-Days for the Cure. So not only has he lettered more than me, he’s willing to suffer for a good cause, so he’s better than me, too. The link has plenty of information for various ways to help out.
While I may not always be happy with some of the systems the industry has in place, our store’s Diamond Comics Distributor representative, Sophia Briscoe, is wonderful. She’s raising money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. As before, check the link for more information!
And yes, I’ll be making my donations shortly. On to the goods!
KC’s Bookshelf: Avengers Forever
by KC Carlson
I’ve always been drawn to comics that ask – and answer – a question.
In the 1960s, I almost exclusively read comics edited by Julius Schwartz (Justice League of America, The Flash, Green Lantern) and Mort Wiesinger (the Superman Family comics), as they both deliberately designed their covers to ask questions – usually literally. Why do these initials (flaming L.L.s!) mean death for the Man of Steel? Why are bystanders walking over the seemingly dead body of the Flash on a busy city street? WHY?
Markley’s Fevered Brain: Who Was that Masked Man?
by Wayne Markley
One of the things that made Marvel Comics in the beginning, well in the Silver Age, was the strong sense of continuity the books had. You would see Spider-Man chasing a villain in the background of a Daredevil book and that scene would then appear in that month’s Spider-Man. It made all the comics feel like they were set in a real world where the impact of one action would affect everything around them. And it made you want to read the other titles that Marvel was publishing to try and get the big picture. Continuity became a comic book passion. Alas, over the years this had faded into the grim dark past of comic book history.
Web Gremlins Delay Automatic Subscription Orders
In the process of changing to a shiny new server, it seems there has been a computer revolt, causing some glitches that prevented the automatic subscriptions from going through.
DragonBall Z Kai to Broadcast on Nickelodeon
DragonBall Z Kai
by Miles “okpank” Perzewski
The “old-made-new” version of DragonBall Z from the mid-80s to mid-90s, which was recently re-cut and up-scaled to HD in Japan, is now going to be broadcast on Nickelodeon with the new English dub alongside the release of the DVD and Blu-Ray this May. This will be a great time for even more people, especially the younger generation, to enjoy DragonBall. The original series had some controversial footage, like Goku as a naked baby. With the show always interned for children, TOEI, the company in Japan behind the show, has edited some of those parts out. Now with it on Nickelodeon, we won’t know if the show will be edited even more or not. Either way, this is a joyous occasion for DragonBall!