Yet another installment of my 2011 comics reading journal . . .
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Archive for the ‘Comixx’ Category
The Comics I Read Last Week: Feb 3-8. Including Palookaville, The Other Side, and some Daredevils from 1988
faked by Professor Fury Wednesday, February 9th, 2011Last Week in Comics: January 27-February 2
faked by Professor Fury Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011Ahoy friends! This installment of my rambling roundup of the week’s reading is a little more scattered than usual, both because I have a sick girl here at home and because I read a whole bunch of comics this week. Not only was it a heavy week for all the mainstream Marvel/DC titles I buy, but I also attended Wizard World New Orleans and binged on the discount boxes, filling my bag with beat-up 70s and 80s comics and recent titles that I was curious about but didn’t want to shell out $4.00 for when they were new. I have actually never been to a comic book convention before, so have nothing to compare this one to, but I had a great time: it was very generous of pal Victor Gischler to let me hang out with him and crash in his room, and we ended up having drinks with James “Spike” Marsters, so, you know, it seemed like a pretty good con experience. OK, onward:
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I Read These Comics Last Week: January 20-26
faked by Professor Fury Wednesday, January 26th, 2011Another week of hastily sketched thoughts on funnybooks new and old . . .
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I Read These Comics This Week: January 13-19
faked by Professor Fury Wednesday, January 19th, 2011First things first: Did you know you can follow me on Twitter now? You can! Follow bwcostello for all your, you know, whatever it is you get from Twitter. Now, on to the comics!
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At least it’s not the Patriots
faked by Professor Fury Tuesday, January 18th, 2011In which Gilbert Hernandez helps me understand my scorn for New England (the football team).
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Brubaker and Phillips, Steve Canyon, and an obligatory Chaykin reference
faked by Professor Fury Monday, July 19th, 2010Six Great Things about American Flagg! Year Two
faked by Professor Fury Wednesday, July 14th, 2010Watchmen, Print Culture, and the Mainstream
faked by Professor Fury Tuesday, July 13th, 2010ODE TO RACHEL SUMMERS, DAUGHTER OF JEAN & SCOTT
faked by gorjus Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010I shoulda dropped right out
when the teacher told me
you cannot write poetry about the X-Men.