LOOKIT ALL THE NEW STUFF!!!
Thor #1
There are a bunch of new comics out there and KC Carlson has some recommendations for you!
New from DC
Batman #50
The latest and greatest from DC Comics are now available for pre-order at WestfieldComics.com. Don’t miss out on Batman #50, Superman #1, Justice League Dark #1, Catwoman #1, and more!
Markley’s Fevered Brain: Lost and Found
Action Comics #958
Wayne Markley continues his look at DC Rebirth titles including Aquaman #1, Flash #1, Wonder Woman #1, and more! Be warned, there are some minor spoilers.
Markley’s Fevered Brain: Rebirth!!!
Flash: Rebirth #1
DC’s Rebirth is up and running and Wayne Markley takes a look at the first titles including Action Comics #957, Batamn: Rebirth #1, Flash: Rebirth #1 and more! Be warned, there are some slight spoilers here, so if you don’t want to know anything the titles, come back after you’ve read them.
Markley’s Fevered Brain: Random Thoughts and Reviews
by Wayne Markley
For a change of pace, I am going to look at a number of ongoing monthly books that I enjoy instead of my traditional look at collections or trades. I am going to just point out some random titles with short commentary about each title without going into depth, but I will try and point out if there are collections available of the storylines I am writing about. I have found in the modern era of comic storytelling, a book may turn from rubbish to great on a dime with a new creator or a new direction. When this is the case, I will try and guide you towards the “better” material vs. the bad material. Away we go!
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.
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.
Too Much Cool Stuff – Not Enough $$$ – April ’10
by KC Carlson
Trinity Anniversary
DC somehow finagled their publishing schedule so that their Big 3 characters all have Anniversary Issues the same month – so look for Superman #700, Batman #700, and Wonder Woman #600. All of these are 56-page comics with several creators pitching in, and all three promise major changes in creative direction as well. Both Superman and Wonder Woman feature the first work on the characters by recently new-to-DC superstar writer J. Michael Straczynski.