An Orca Q&A With Robin Riggs
I need to do more interviews like this. While the writer and artist are important elements of comic book storytelling, the other roles are of equal importance (considering the failure…
Exiles is Crisp, Refreshing, Event if it is an X Book
Oh good, just what we need, another X book. With the recent cancellations at Marvel I had held out some hope of Marvel permanently slimming down their line of mutant…
“…Characters have a way to deciding which direction you take…”
Readers of a recent Stream of Babbling column will realize I’m late to jump on the Fade From Blue bandwagon. I’m loving this series, as evidenced by that column (plus…
Improving the “Quality of Live” in CGI
Maybe you’ve seen his work in Astonish Comics’ THE LAB, or more recently his project (written by Greg Rucka) SPIDER-MAN: QUALITY OF LIFE. Either way, you’re not about to forget…
JSA 48 (DC)
Comics For Sale May 21, 2003 (or in the near term) Arkham Asylum: Living Hell 1 [of 6] (DC) Slott/Sook Imagine a look into Gotham’s least favorite residence inspired by…
Free Comic Book Day
First off, let’s just remind folks that this Saturday, May 3, is Free Comic Book Day. There are plenty of great comics coming out that day, and I’ll try to…
Atlanta Comicon Report
Given the hectic nature of life (and the fact that I was busy at the con this weekend), this week’s Stream of Babbling is solely a rundown of the Atlanta…
An oversight on my part
Two columns back, I did a piece on The Comics Journal. And I stand by my general take on the product (solid content, but just not my cup of tea…
A new way to look at things
A few weeks back we ran my ORCA Q&A with Durwin S. Talon about his book, Panel Discussions (TwoMorrows Publishing). At that point, I had not had a chance to…
The Ultimates 8 (Marvel)
I would like to thank my local store, Book Nook, for providing me with access to some advance copies to review. Oddly enough I do not have any comics to…