Category Archives: Comics

Reasons for Living This Week (Nerd Edition)

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Your Humble Narrator

1.  The Walking Dead #73 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard.  Also picked up the Volume 9 trade paperback I missed during a brief flirtation with austerity. 2.  Criminal, Vol. 5: The Sinners by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Honorable … Continue reading →

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My Desert Island Comics, 2010

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Your Humble Narrator

So far this year, if I had to pick the handful of titles I’d want with me after the Minnow sinks and I devour the other castaways they would be: Scalped by Jason Aaron and R.M. Guera. Walking Dead by … Continue reading →

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Good Reads from Last Week

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Your Humble Narrator

I read a bunch more stuff but this is what stood out as the best: DAYTRIPPER #6 of 10 by Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon.  This limited series has one recurring gag: Every issue the lead character, a Brazilian obituary … Continue reading →

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Recommended Reading, Part ???

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Your Humble Narrator

Some interesting stuff came out last week.  Here’s some of it: ASTRO CITY: THE DARK AGE BOOK FOUR #4 of 4 by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson.  Originally conceived as a sequel to the Busiek/Alex Ross hit MARVELS, this hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Recommended Reading

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Your Humble Narrator

Very good week for comics last week.  Here are the best: 1. Scalped #37 by Jason Aaron and Davide Furno.  Part two of the Shunka story, “A Fine Action of an Honorable and Catholic Spaniard.”  Older teens and up. 2. … Continue reading →

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2009 Comics in the Rearview

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Your Humble Narrator

Right.  Technically this list is not confined to those little paper things with two staples holding them together on the spine. Instead it encompasses monthly and even weekly periodicals as well as a huge number of quality hard and soft … Continue reading →

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The Contest for “Most Damaged Fanboy on the Planet”….

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Your Humble Narrator

… is officially over.

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Wish I Had an Extra $20,000 Lying Around

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Your Humble Narrator

This is terrific.  “The Gathering” by artist Glen Tamowski, a devout Christian FYI.

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