When getting into comics, or even just collecting in general, there is a slight debate on physical copies. Do you go with the single issues or the collected trades? This is more for people who read rather than collecting. Collectors will go for the singles, especially variants as they have more value. Readers on the…
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Transforming Comics – The Digital Age
Traditionally people think of comics as being pamphlet style books, featuring heroes and villains. However, since the 80’s, comics have been spread over the net to a much wider range of stories and audiences. Today I want to talk about some of the digital aspects of comics.
Lord of Chaos: Robert Jordan – Book Review
Far more politics than fantasy adventure, this book is incredibly important, but slow.
The Bandit of Hell’s Bend: Edgar Rice Burroughs – Book Review
The Bandit of Hell’s Bend was the first of the four Burroughs Westerns that he published between 1926 and 1940, and is easily the most traditional; the hero is a taciturn but straight-shooting cowpoke, the female protagonist is the strong frontier woman, and the pages are littered with stagecoach robberies, gunfights and attacks by savage…
Transforming Comics – Criss-Crossovers 2015 Edition.
Since the 80’s crossovers have become a staple of the comic world. Whether it is self contained through a series of related titles, or done through a big event with multiple tie-ins, they are big draws for readers. Some change the game forever, others bring about quick changes, but the result is the same in…