Roger’s Comic Ramblings: It’s a Team Sport
New Teen Titans by Wolfman & Perez
Westfield’s Roger Ash talks about some of his favorite creative teams.
Westfield’s Roger Ash talks about some of his favorite creative teams.
KC COLUMN: Mutant Archeology (or “I’m HOW FAR behind?!?”)
New X-Men by Grant Morrison
KC Carlson has decided he wants to get caught up with Marvel’s Mutants. Where to begin?
KC COLUMN: VALENTINE’S DAY
Lois & Clark from Adventures of Superman #525. Art by Stuart Immonen & Jose Marzan Jr.
In honor of Valentine’s Day, KC Carlson looks at some classic comic book romances.
KC COLUMN: Never-Ending Story: The Final Chapter
by KC Carlson
PREVIOUSLY ON NEVER-ENDING STORY: (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4) The 1980s were a particularly fertile period for creativity in superhero comic books. A lot of outside factors — changes in distribution, new formats, creators wanting new outlets to express their creativity leading to new comics publishers, and an overriding feeling that comics as a medium was growing by quantum leaps — lead to this. 1986 was a particularly good year for comics, including Watchmen, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Maus, and many other memorable projects. It felt like a new Golden Age — but there was darkness brewing.
KC Column: The Never-Ending Story Part 1
by KC Carlson
Though we may be inundated by it in current superhero comic books, long-form serialized storytelling is nothing new.
The idea of telling a long-form storyline as a series of chapters originally dates back to somewhere between the mid-8th and the mid-13th century. The work in question? One Thousand and One Nights, more colloquially known in English as the Arabian Nights. They are actually a series of independent stories gathered together with a framing device, but as originally told, each story was shared over a period of nights, including some kind of “cliffhanger” ending, which would be resolved the following night. Some of the more famous of the stories include “Aladdin’s Wonderful Lamp”, “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves”, and “The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor”, all of which are probably much better known to several generations of American children as the basis for three very memorable (and historically important) Popeye the Sailor cartoons.
Beauology 101: “Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.” ~George Bernard Shaw
by Beau Smith
This week I’m going deep into an area that I usually don’t delve into. One that makes me a little nutty when I read or hear others talking about it in heated discussions. This topic falls into the “Who is stronger, The Hulk or Superman” area. What some folks call “Fanboy Talk”.
It’s not a bad thing as long as you remember that these are fictional characters and not real folk, although some of us have been reading about these characters so long that they feel like “real” people.
Marvel Collections sale
Guardians of the Galaxy
So, you’ve got your tax refund and are wondering what to spend it on? Why, this is just what you’re looking for! The Westfield Comics site has a selection of Marvel collections, both softcovers and hardcovers, available for 50% off cover price! Don’t miss your chance to get these collections featuring such favorite heroes as Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Incredible Hulk, Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy, and many, many others at this great price. Sale prices are good for a limited time. Just click here to start shopping!
But wait! You want more? You got it! Marvel also has some choice collections available for 40% off cover price. Click here to go to them!
Fifth Degree: Marvel Previews #81
by Josh Crawley
Not to brag, but I have so many awesome friends! Chadi got me a sketch card from Jordan Gunderson of Witchblade-bearer Sara Pezzini (a nice companion piece to the 11 by 14 he did for me a couple years ago). Our customers (Brian, Katie & Eric, Emily, and many more) brought so much food to my co-workers on Free Comic Book Day that I still got to eat some today.
Oh, and my amazing friends Andy & Kristy: it was a beautiful wedding and I had so much fun with friends new & old; thank you. I love you two!
Now that that’s been said, it’s time for me to get back to work! This week: Marvel Previews #81!
10 Things I Like About July ’10 Comics (and a couple I’m not so crazy about)
by KC Carlson
1. CLASSIC CREATORS RETURN TO CLASSIC CHARACTERS: Neal Adams writes and illustrates Batman: Odyssey, a new six-part miniseries from DC Comics. For those of us reading comics in the late 1960s and 70s, Adams was THE Batman artist, so his return to write and draw a brand-new Batman tale (featuring a bunch of classic friends and foes) is pretty big news.
Marvel 50% off sale
Right now at WestfieldComics.com, you can find select Marvel softcovers for 50% off cover price. That’s right, your Marvel favorites such as Daredevil, Fantastic Four, Punisher, Spider-Man, the X-Men, and more can be yours at a great price! What are you waiting for? Prices like these won’t last forever!