InvestComics: Hot Picks 11-18-09
Well Superboy Prime is back, maybe punching his way back into the DC Universe? DC fans will welcome him with open arms amidst the mass confusion that followed the ‘first punch’. Adventure Comics #4 will be the return issue, will you return? If you’re feeling adventurous these days and you DO return you could always [...]
Comics & Cinema: A Wish List
Welcome to another edition of Comics & Cinema. This week we’re going to focus on my wish list. Maybe you’ll agree with some of my wishes, maybe you won’t, but let’s all have fun with the fantasy of maybe one day seeing *your* wish comic hero/villain on the silver screen. To break it down into [...]
Covering Variants – Andy Kubert & Tom Raney
The 2 artist featured this week started their careers in 2 different decades. Tom Raney started his in the early 90’s while Andy Kubert began his in the early 80’s. I could tell you all about who Andy’s dad is or his brother, but don’t we all already know that stuff? Here’s an interesting important [...]
Covering Variants: Uncovering the Babes
There seems to be a bit of a theme with a couple of the Variant cover artist this week. Women. Frank Cho is first up. Frank Cho has a reputation of his well endowed women. While this isn’t a bad thing, it’s a great way for us as fans to recognize his work almost [...]
Covering Variants: Finch, Cassady, Van Sciver & More
Welcome back to Covering Variants. This week one of my favorite artist has a variant coming out. Vengeance of Moon Knight #1 will be sporting the Variant cover that fans will be fighting over come new Variant cover comic day on Wednesday. The artist I’m talking about is David Finch.inch has been around since [...]
Covering Variants: Spotlighting Jones & Sienkiewicz
Hello Variant collectors. This week we will focus on a couple of Variant covers from a couple of great artist. Legend Bill Sienkiewicz will be the first one up, and then we look at JG Jones. Both artist have extremely different styles in drawing a cover (as well as inside), but then again, [...]
the Lottery Party: Pirates Of Dark Water 2.0
September 1, 2009 by Richard Caldwell
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I have now personally verified eleven persons who performed a variety of creative functions for Darren Davis and BlueWater, apparently all working for free. Eleven people who wrote and drew and inked stories, mini-series, etc, and who were not paid so much as a single cent. Reasons most often implored are apparently either poor sales [...]
Covering Variants: Vampires, America & a Dynamic Edition
his week comic book fans get treated to a couple of very nice Alex Ross Variants. In last week’s column I mentioned a fellow by the name of Michael Turner. I said that he is in fact one of the most extraordinary Variant artist of our generation. Alex Ross would be a top 5 for [...]
the Lottery Party: Pirates Of Dark Water
August 30, 2009 by Richard Caldwell
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No, it has not been two weeks.
I am breaking my self-imposed bi-weekly schedule for this here column, because I feel obligated to speak out on certain troubling matters that have come to my attention. And I do this fully aware that this might well garner the labeling of libel or slander. Up front, the information [...]
Why You Should Never…. Do Everything Yourself
It’s ok to be a versatile person and knowing a little bit of everything is never a bad thing. But when it comes to productivity, we tend to think that we can do everything ourselves. Thinking this way can actually have a destructive effect. Below are a few factors that make [...]
the Lottery Party: Zounds!
August 26, 2009 by Richard Caldwell
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In recent weeks, I have been excessively harsh in my ongoing critique of business models and practices of this funny book industry us cool kids obsess over, I admit. I have taken shots at lackadaisical retailers, the gross monopoly of our current distribution system, the hypocrisy of the larger publishers and the incompetence of oh [...]
Covering Variants: An Introduction
Variant: Noun; One of two or more individuals exhibiting usually slight differences: as a: one that exhibits variation from a type or norm b: one of two or more different spellings or pronunciations of the same word.
Before I give you the boring stats of ‘me’ let me start by thanking Gary Rodrique and the Comic [...]
