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?
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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.
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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.
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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!
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by Roger Ash
“What the heck is magic time, Roger?”
Good question! For the purpose of this column, “Magic Time” refers when comics were magic to you. I’ve found that with many of my friends this is the time shortly after you discovered comics and they had the biggest impression on you. It’s the time when you couldn’t wait for new comic day at your local comic shop, or if you’re old like me, when you’d haunt the spinner rack at the local convenience store looking for new issues of your favorite comics. Or when you were sure every UPS truck that drove down the street had your latest shipment from Westfield. (Yes, I know Westfield doesn’t ship by UPS now, but they did back when I was a customer.)
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The latest delayed items.
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by Josh Crawley
This is how much I care; I have a column ready to go for you to read on our blog even when I’m on vacation!
Before I get into the goods this month, I noticed something interesting this month. Page 260 of Previews has an ad for GG Studio. While I like the look of the art, their website – www.ggstudiodesign.com – doesn’t appear as easy to navigate as I’d like, which seems like an ill omen (as a very short-lived publisher) to me. I welcome being proven wrong, though.
Ame-Comi Heroine Series: Jade PVC Figure
I wish the goofy flared-open legs were the end of a skirt, and not leggings; oh well.
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Jeff Parker is the popular writer of such books as Thunderbolts, Fall of the Hulks: Alpha, and Underground. This month, he begins a Agents of Atlas series for Marvel, Atlas. Westfield’s Roger Ash recently contacted Parker to learn more about this book.
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The latest delayed items.
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by Beau Smith
It’s been going on for as long as there have been movies and television. Sometimes it goes on when you and your friends are hanging out. Other times, when you’re online on a message board, emailing, texting or in some sort of chat room. It even happens when you’re alone. The topic I’m hinting at is casting. Truth be told, we’ve all got a little casting director in us. We all think we’re right and sometimes we are.
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