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Quick Review of Captain Swing and the Electrical Pirates of Cindery Island 1

February 26th, 2010 by Derek | 2 Comments | Filed in Commentary

I hadn’t even heard of this book before my comic book dealer pulled it for me on a hunch. I’m glad he did. I liked the artwork and the writing, however the full page text pieces were a little irritating, but necessary. I get a strong “Doktor Sleepless in Victorian times” vibe from the book, but it clearly isn’t that.

Also, it appears as though we have one of the most rare things in comic books: A Warren Ellis creation who is also a nice and honorable guy. He probably won’t end the series that way, but for right now, that’s how it seems.

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What I Got 2/24/2010

February 24th, 2010 by Derek | 4 Comments | Filed in Commentary

This is what I got this week from Detroit Comics:

Stumptown 1 (Oni Press): I have already read the second issue and liked it. I’m glad Brian was able to find the first issue for me.

Captain Swing and the Electrical Pirates of Cindery Island 1 of 4 (Avatar Press): I haven’t heard anything about this book, but Brian pulled it for me because he thought I might like it. We’ll see if I add the rest of the issues to my pull list.

DeadWorld: Frozen Over 4 of 4 (Desperado Publishing): I have had this on my pull list for so long that I forgot it was there until Brian showed me. I completely forgot what was going on in this book. It will be a long time before I get another DeadWorld/Mike Raicht/Federico Dallocchio/Desperado Publishing single issue. I might pick up a trade, but this long time between issues has really soured me on the franchise/creators/publisher.

Image United 0 of 6 (Image Comics): I have really been enjoying this series. I have said it in the past, it is like a puppy: big, goofy, stupid and fun.

Irredeemable 11 (BOOM! Studios): I still think this is one of the best books out there right now and I can’t wait to read this issue.

Fantastic Four 576 (Marvel Entertainment Comics): I am thoroughly enjoying the Hickman/Eaglesham/Mounts run on this title. It’s not that I didn’t like the previous creative teams, I just never read them.

Buck Rogers 9 (Dynamite Entertainment): I always smile when I see another issue has come out.

Madame Xanadu 20 (Vertigo): Joelle Jones is handling the art chores on this issue (and the last). There is nothing wrong with her artwork, but I started getting this title because of the Amy Reeder Hadley pencils and I get frustrated when she isn’t on the book.

Fall of The Hulks: Red Hulk 2 (Marvel Entertainment Comics): Yeah, I know, but Jeff Parker had me at “Hello”.

28 Days Later 7 (BOOM! Studios): I don’t know why more people aren’t getting and talking about this book. It is as enjoyable as the first movie and better than the second.

Choker 1 of 6 (Image Comics): I loves me some Templesmith. I don’t remember ever reading a Ben McCool story, but he would have to be absolutely horrible for me to not like this title and I don’t ever remember hearing that he is absolutely horrible.

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Just Wondering Something…

April 4th, 2009 by Derek | 2 Comments | Filed in Commentary

Why is there no podcast devoted to The Incredible Hulk? The guy has been able to sustain hundreds of comic book issues, several dozen miniseries and trades, a couple of television shows and two major studio films, but no one has thought to do a podcast talking about him? The closest thing that I know about was the  series of World War Hulk shows that I hosted with Tim Terrell a few years ago. Since then, nothing.

If it is a case of not knowing (or wanting to know) how to deal with RSS Feeds, uploading, maintaining a forum, website administration or all the rest of the rigmarole, then I would be more than happy to host the show on The ReaderFeed until the host got their feet wet enough to go off on their own.

The ReaderFeed shows have been gaining a bit of notoriety. Matt Kramer’s The Shade’s Journal got him a mention in the latest Starman Omnibus and Welcome To Heavenside’s Damian Smith was recently featured on Avatar Press’s website. I’m sure that a lot of that has to do with the fact that they are the only podcasts devoted to those subjects.

If somebody else doesn’t jump on this, then I might have to go out and start buying up some Incredible Hulk books and do it myself. Or maybe I should just start with some miniseries from the past then take it from there.

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Comic Book Noise 139: Black Summer 7

September 28th, 2008 by Derek | 1 Comment | Filed in Comic Book Noise

I am joined by Damian Smith and Brian Matus from the Kryptographik podcast for the last episode in our look at Avatar Press’s Black Summer by Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp.

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Comic Book Noise 134: Black Summer 6

September 8th, 2008 by Derek | No Comments | Filed in Comic Book Noise

I am joined by Damian Smith and Brian Matus from Kryptographik as we discuss issue 6 of the Avatar Press miniseries Black Summer, created by Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp. We also talk about Dilbert, Sarah Palin, mandatory voting and I play a random song by Nine Inch Nails for no good reason.

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Related Links:
Avatar’s Black Summer Flickr channel
Avatar Press
Kryptographik
Damian Smith (TwitterFriendfeed)
Brian Matus (Twitter- Friendfeed)
Nine Inch Nails
Derek’s FriendFeed

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Comic Book Noise 133: Black Summer 4 and 5

September 1st, 2008 by Derek | 3 Comments | Filed in Comic Book Noise

I am joined by Damian Smith and Brian Matus from Kryptographik as we discuss issues 4 and 5 of the Avatar Press miniseries Black Summer, created by Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp. We also talk about name pronunciation, coloring, jabbering while fighting, the Resident Evil movies, adaptation worthiness, child violence, ad placement, the physics of superspeed in relation to stationary objects, classes taken in high school, overseas perception of The US Constitution and the Illuminati.

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Related Links:
Avatar’s Black Summer Flickr channel
Avatar Press
Armageddon Chronicles
Kryptographik
Damian Smith (TwitterFriendfeed)
Brian Matus (Twitter- Friendfeed)

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Comic Book Noise 132: Black Summer 2 and 3

August 25th, 2008 by Derek | No Comments | Filed in Comic Book Noise

I am once again joined by Damian and Brian from Kryptographik in taking a look at Black Summer issues 2 and 3, created by Warren Ellis and Juan Jose Ryp, published by Avatar Press. We also talk about collecting multiple covers, separating cinematic storytelling from movie pitch comics, realistic body types in comics and why big breasted women aren’t necessarily unbelievable.

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Related Links:
Armageddon Chronicles
Awesomed By Comics hosted by Evie and AARON
Kryptographik
Damian Smith (TwitterFriendfeed)
Brian Matus (Twitter- Friendfeed)
Comic Timing
Raging Bullets
CinemaFromage

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No Hero 0 Auxiliary Cover

No Hero Sketchbook Cover

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Comic Book Noise 130: Black Summer 0 And 1 With Brian And Damian

August 11th, 2008 by Derek | No Comments | Filed in Comic Book Noise

Did anybody else read this miniseries from Avatar Press? I did and I talk about it on the latest episode of Comic Book Noise with Brian Matus and Damian Smith from the Kryptographik podcast. At least we tried to talk about the series. After 90 minutes we only covered the first two issues. But in the meantime, we touched upon politics, the legalization of narcotics and the correlation with raising children, the mechanics of language, global economies, religious imagery in scenes of mayhem and of course puppies and children.

Actually the part about puppies and children was left on the cutting room floor but the rest is there.

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Related Links:
Kryptographik
Welcome To Heavenside
Avatar Press
Warren Ellis
Juan Jose Ryp on Flickr

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