THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
From Nova to Ms.Marvel to Moon Girl to Miles Morales and more, the young heroes of the Marvel Universe are stepping up and taking charge. KC Carlson says that’s a very good thing.
Markley’s Fevered Brain: Eeek, A Spider
Westfield’s Wayne Markley recommends some Spider-Man collections including The Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Cosmic Adventures, Spider-Man: The Complete Clone Saga Epic, and Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man.
Superstars Mark Waid, James Robinson & Gabriele Dell’otto Join Forces for Marvel’s SPIDER-MAN: FAMILY BUSINESS OGN
Marvel announces Spider-Man: Family Business, an original graphic novel by Mark Waid, James Robinson, and Gabriele Dell’otto.
Beauology 101: Didn’t We Used To Bust Up Nazis Together?
Beau Smith looks at shared histories of comic characters including Captain America & Namor and The Human Torch & Spider-Man.
10 THINGS ABOUT AUGUST ’12 COMICS
KC Carlson looks at cool books in the new Previews including Marvel’s Hawkeye #1, DC’s Phantom Lady #1, and Fantagraphics’ Weird Horrors & Daring Adventures: The Joe Kubert Archives Vol. 1.
Video Recommendation – Spider-Man PSAs SC
Roger talks about one of the more bizarre (but cool!) collections from Marvel. The Spider-Man PSAs (public service announcements) have Spider-man teaming up with Storm, Fantastic Four, Power Pack and many others in order to teach how to deal with bullies, how to fight plaque, and much more!
Cigar Man Friday – Classic Comics Covers
Befuddled as we were by the presence of Cigar Man in that unlikely Tiger Woods golf photo, we were more than amused at all the various places he seemed to find his way into and saw much potential for a new hero in the hallowed halls of Comicdom. That (somewhat misplaced) enthusiasm, paired with a modicum of PhotoShop skills usually put to better use (hey, it’s late on a Friday), gave rise to the following “new” comic covers. Enjoy!
Beauology 101: So Hip It Hurts
Beau Smith takes a look at the pluses and minuses of making comics relevant, from Steve Ditko’s Spider-Man in the 60s to borderline exploitation books like the Luke Cage: Hero for Hire in the 80s to Strange Tales #130 where the Human Torch and The Thing from The Fantastic Four “Meet The Beatles.”