KC COLUMN: HOW MUCH IS THAT HUCKLEBERRY HOUND IN THE WINDOW?
Archie's MadHouse #12
KC Carlson talks about the fun of collecting kids comics and how it’s different from collecting superhero comics.
KC Carlson talks about the fun of collecting kids comics and how it’s different from collecting superhero comics.
10 THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MAY ’12 COMICS
Worlds' Finest
KC Carlson discusses upcoming books including DC’s Worlds’ Finest #1, IDW’s Big John Buscema: Comics and Drawings, and Fantagraphics’ Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge.
C is for Commentary: Previews #282
The Guild: Fawkes
Westfield’s Josh Crawley looks at some of the cool items in the new Previews including Dark Horse’s The Guild: Fawkes, DC’s Ravagers #1, and Image’s Mind the Gap #1.
10 Things I Like About October ’10 Comics
by KC Carlson
One thing I’m not exactly crazy about overall with October comics is that the giant gift book season still isn’t over yet. I am now completely overwhelmed with expensive hardcovers, during a time when many comics customers (and netizens) are trying desperately to budget their comics purchases to around $20 dollars a week. I’m not a big fan of publishing plans which have all (or most) of the major releases planned for the holiday season, especially when every single one of the publishers does the same thing. There is always so much stuff available that I want (or can ask Santa for) around Christmas, that I basically forget about half (or more) of it, simply because I cannot afford it. This is why I’ll always believe that a yearlong schedule of great books and projects will always trump a publishing plan that has everything dumped into the fourth quarter. Publishers, why take a foolish risk that your big year-end project (or three) may be the one (or many) that gets forgotten in the crush?
Now, having said that… one of the most expensive books of the year (but…):
KC Column – Episode 17: The Monchhichis Affair
by KC Carlson
Welcome to my first column at the new Westfield blog. As you can see, we’re still a little busy getting everything presentable – we’re getting all the boxes unpacked and the curtains put up and trying to figure out where the sofa will go. (No… Try over by the Cosmic Treadmill! Hey! Watch out for the – KLANNNGG! – Negative Zone portal!)
Archie Andrews Is Getting Married!
This August, prepare yourself For the Archie story you never thought you’d see, as Archie is getting married!
The eternal love triangle is the cornerstone of Archie Comics for over 65 years — and the bane of Archie Andrews’ existence. In fact, over the years it has not only defined the Betty/Archie/Veronica relationship, but has even threatened to dismantle it a time or 20.