October 2008
9 posts
Et tu, David?
David Tennant is leaving Doctor Who. After the upcoming four specials, Mr. Tennant will leave the Tardis.
Yes, I’m heartbroken. As one of the fans who did not have much memory of the olden days, this one smarts more than the departure of Mr. Big-ear after Series 1. To paraphrase from the 2007 Children in Need special, Tennant is…was… “my Doctor”.
I’ll be honest though —...
I'd buy Rudy for a dollar... If only I could
If you haven’t read Rudy’s post below this one, read it. He talks about the probably price hike of our comic issues from $2.99 to $3.99. I wanted to mention a few things that, I feel, are a bit more important than just commenting on Rudy’s post, so here’s my own tacked on to his.
Lying in the Gutters has a nice chart that compares the prices of comics from the 70s to today...
I'd buy that for a dollar...if only I could
So I was going to post on something completely different, but I decided to finally address a rumor that has been building for months. In fact I was afraid to mention it because I feared it would come true sooner if I did. The rumor I’m referring to is that Marvel is going to be raising the prices of their comics to $3.99 per issue. And we’re not talking just the Max titles, or special...
Windy City Comic Convention! A BLAST! EXCLAMATION...
I’d like to talk about something in this post that is somewhat taboo for me: going outside. I went outside yesterday, specifically to 3656 N. Halsted on the North side of Chicago, not too far away from that place (Wrigley Field) where that sports team (the Cubs) loses a lot of games. You’re probably thinking, “There’s only one reason Mason would leave his house, for a comic convention,” and...
Do I gain or lose punk points for reviewing a punk...
There’s a certain process web comics go through that is somewhat unique to the growth of, what some might call, “real” comics. First they get their comics on the evil interweb through what I can only assume is done through divine powers (I don’t even know how this blog works!). After establishing a presence they then have to suffer through the criticism of their fans in the form of hate email,...
Sexiest Men in Comics: Craig Thompson, you hottie!
Ladies, I think he might be single.
Presidential Comics?
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect with these two books. A comic… about politicians. Oh boy. But hey, Obama has put out two books just on himself and his ideas, who’s to say a 22 pager about him can’t fly? And McCain, hey, the man’s lived for 200 years, that’s 10 years per page!
So, with a little bit of reluctance, I went in and read these two books.
The...
A simple Man with Simple Plans
I usually like to consider myself a complex person with simple needs. So I asked myself what I want out of the companies that provide my entertainment. For the purposes of this exercise I’m sticking with the big two on this one. I decided to ask myself what are 5 things that I would like to see from Marvel and DC. But not from the comics. From their ventures outside of their comics....
