Archive for the 'Marvel Comics' Category

Last Comic in the Pile, August 2nd

July 31, 2006, 8:33 pm

Another smaller week, so good chances for lower ranked comics to make a move.

Update: Okay, here’s the final rankings for the week. It was a tough week: all the comics were pretty good, I thought.

 
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Agents Of Atlas #1
Getting this one on a whim, really, so I’m not expecting much.

52: Week Thirteen
I thought it [...]

Last Comic in the Pile, July 19th, Final

July 20, 2006, 9:15 pm

This week was really difficult to rank. Some comics improved a lot, others were good, but not great. So here’s the real rankings, from worst to best:

52: Week Eleven: Eh. Even Batwoman can’t really save this. Some nice Renee/Question stuff, but I think I’m out with the next issue. Funny seeing the Question wearing a [...]

Joe Quesada’s NYC Loft

July 17, 2006, 12:06 pm

I was watching HGTV the other night, specifically, the "I Want That! Kitchens" show: it shows off new kitchen gadgets and designs (sue me, I like those shows). On last week’s episode, they were showing off a New York City loft’s kitchen. I thought the loft-owner looked familiar. Sure enough, it was Joe Quesada (after [...]

Why Would I Pay $3 For This?

July 9, 2006, 1:22 pm

Last week, I picked up the Franking Richards: Super Summer Spectacular, since the buzz around seemed generally good. So I plopped down my three bucks. I think it was probably worth about a third of that.

I’m not sure who the audience is for this comic. If you are me, then you’ve probably already read Calvin [...]

Last Comic in the Pile, June 28th Edition, Final

June 29, 2006, 8:54 pm

Okay, it’s Thursday. Let’s see how it went. You can remind yourself of my initial picks for the week. First, though, a slight rant.

Comic store owners, if you always alphabetize your comics, you should stick to that plan. Placing, for example, the latest issue of X-Factor in the ‘C’ section, just because it’s a stupid [...]