ask anyone that knows me or has seen my desk at work and they’ll agree that i love toys – particularly action figures. one series especially stands out for me and that’s the spawn series of figures from mcfarlane toys. i remember getting the original spawn figure from series 1, back when mcfarlane was actually [...]
first, let me start this off with links. it looks like i’ve had comics on the brain for a little while…that’s true. what i’m trying to do is play catch up in the world of marvel and dc, but it’s tough since both companies have gigantic storylines in progress. with marvel it’s currently “civil war” [...]
there have been times that i become disenchanted with my favorite comic series, the x-men. this usually happens because things start happening that have (a) happened before, (b) pertain to characters i’m not particulary fond of, or (c) are just plain boring. the problem i mainly have is that new writers come in and want [...]
well, i’ve been a comic-reading fool lately, both old and familiar reads to brand-new stuff. for one thing i reread dc’s kingdom come a few days ago. i had forgotten how good it was. anyway, currently on my reading list is vol. 2 of madman by mike allred, alan moore’s captain britain trade, and various [...]
ok, here are some more comics to look out for. these are non-marvel….probably mainly dc/vertigo/wildstorm, but there may be some image in here, too. Batman: Year One Hundred new mini-series by paul pope, writer/penciller for 100%, one of the coolest books i’d read in a long time. it’s 2039 in gotham city and the grandson [...]
