Comics Should Be Good! (Free subscription) | yesterday
Here are the next five storylines on the countdown, as voted on by you, the readers!! (NOTE: Again, to keep us on time, I'll post the results now and edit in the details in a little bit) 90. "Weapon X" by Barry Windsor-Smith (Marvel Comics Presents #72-84) - 106 points (1 first place vote) 88 (tie). "March of [...]
Comics Should Be Good! (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
The countdown begins....NOW! First off, over 850 votes cast! That's amazing, people!! That's well over a hundred votes from the last time we did this (with the Top 100 Comic Book Runs)!! Thanks so much for the turnout! The more people who vote, the better the results are!! Okay, as usual, the votes are more bundled [...]
RCRD LBL (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
(Photo: Joel Barhamand) The first single off A Place To Bury Stranger ’s sophomore album follows the record’s maxim: to make the “craziest, most f*cked-up recording ever.” This slept-on Cereal Spiller rework of "In Your Heart" somewhat mitigates the original’s nightmarish reverb and gut-wrenching frequencies, favoring a slicker, snythier ode to 1980. Exploding...
The Daily Swarm - Headlines (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Limewire : …It may very well be a sign of the impending apocalypse, but a proposed collaboration between comic singer “Weird Al” Yankovic and members of Boston alt-darlings Pixies might just be too amazing to fathom.Pixies frontman Black Francis will be hosting the event, and will also perform over the course of the evening, appearing solo, with wife Violet Clark, and of course,...
Metroblogging Los Angeles (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
December 8th at the Echoplex. Only $20. Can you beat that friggin’ lineup? I’d say its impossible, but on December 9th at the adjacent Echo, you’ll have Black Francis with Bob Oedenkirk, Tim & Eric, Dave Lovering, Brian Posehn, and more. Again, for only $20… or $35 for both nights. Now that I have your attention, let [...]
Eye on Comics (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The Troublemakers original graphic novel Writer/Artist: Gilbert Hernandez Cover artist: Rick Altergott Editor: Gary Groth Publisher: Fantagraphics Books Price: $16.95 US While I’m not as well versed in the works of Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, notably their various Love and Rockets comics over the years, I do occasionally take note of their efforts. I usually prefer the storytelling of Jaime...
The Daily Galaxy: Great Discoveries Channel (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Taking Earth's Temperature Say researchers want to monitor the temperature of a shrinking glacier. That used to mean pulling satellite data (which gives very rough measurements) or taking readings by hand (which can cause frostbite). Now they simply roll out...
Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
The New Statesman interviews author John Irving. How do you start a novel? With the last sentence. Every novel of mine began with a last sentence, and not even the punctuation in those 12 last sentences changed. The first couple...
Mike Sterling's Progressive Ruin (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Here's some equal time for Gilbert, after featuring Jaime's cover yesterday : here is one of my favorite things Gilbert has ever done, from Love and Rockets #49 Nov. 1995): These three panels always make me laugh...especially that second one. Whenever I think of the Hernandez Bros. working on a new issue of Love and Rockets , I'm sure it is exactly like this, and I won't hear any different. In other...
Premium Hollywood (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
One item I skipped over recently that I don’t want to ignore forever was the New Yorker profile of Nikki Finke, complete with an illustration of her from “Love and Rockets” cartoonist Jaime Hernandez. Finke’s response was a nasty — even by her standards — [...]
Mike Sterling's Progressive Ruin (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
I mean, just look at it: It's purt'near perfect . Not a line wasted. So much expressiveness expressed so simply and beautifully. And to think this is how Jaime draws all the time . I was processing some Love and Rockets issues at the shop the other day, and I just had to pause and admire this cover. It really is an attention-grabber, even among the typically-excellent covers both Jaime and Gilbert...
The Savage Critic(s) (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Under the cut: "Ten Thousand Things to Do" and this year's issue of "Love and Rockets."TEN THOUSAND THINGS TO DO #5: This is Jesse Reklaw's enormously charming diary comic--he's apparently just finished the sixth and final issue, but this was the latest one that was at SPX. I suspect I'll be pulling it out decades from now to show people what bohemian life was like in the Portland...
When Fangirls Attack (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Wonder Woman Amazons Attack- The Red-Headed Stepsister (Artemis of Bana-Mighdall) Wonder Woman Day and Art Exhibit Begins Tomorrow Night! The winning formula for getting Wonder Woman to the big screen Wonder Woman needs your help! Spiderman Stuff "Could ya see yourself with a Spider workin' harder than 9 to 5?" NuSpidey & NuBlack Cat: No rape, no racism... Amazing Spiderman #605 Review...
Journalista (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
“Look, I like Asterios Polyp but enough already.” - Geoff Grogan Above the Fold [Top Story] Life in interesting times Hataraki Man creator Moyoko Anno is returning to work after a health-related 18-month hiatus. Kurt Westergaard, one of the artists behind [...]
The Inkwell Bookstore Blog (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Love and Rockets writer/artist Jaime Hernandez has partnered with surf clothier Stussy for their Fall '09 collection. According to Stussy, the series of shirts designed by Jaime "showcase Hernandez’s love for Rock n’ Roll and old Horror films." For purchasing information and a brief video interview with J.H. , click here . Via: The Comics Reporter
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