Category Archives: Opinion

Nicholson is the Better Joker

Yes, I said it! I finally saw the Dark Knight. Don’t get me wrong–it was awesome! But after reading so many rave reviews, I really thought it was going to de-throne Burton’s Batman, and it didn’t do that for me. First, though, let’s start off with some things the movie does well. Christian Bale makes [...]

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Stretching a Comic Budget

Thought I would share my recent finds from Half Price Books. This place never lets me down. Check it: 9 old-school Dragonlance books 4 David Finch issues of Moon Knight Fathom back issue X-cutioner’s Song Parts 1 and 11 (unopened) Danger Girl Back in Black #3 Hellblazer Annual #1 2 funky tiki-style Batman books JLA [...]

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Abandon All Hope

If you’ve ever seen the submission guidelines for the major comic publishers (and this even includes independent labels like image), they read like the sign at the beginning of a pirate ride at an amusement park–”abandon all hope ye who enter here!” Guidelines are rigid and limited to doing things exactly as they’ve always been [...]

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