COMICS READING FOR MARCH: “The Epics”

* NOW WITH STAR RATINGS (ala Wrestling Observer Newsletter PPV reports) *

HOW I RATE THE COMICS VIA THE ALAN MOORE SCALE

***** Watchmen, Marvelman, V For Vendetta

**** From Hell, Supreme, Swamp Thing, Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow?

*** League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Axel Pressbutton, Tom Strong

** Promethea

* WildC.A.T.S.

DUD (or lower) anything he’s written for Avatar or any of the non-comics drivel he shits out on a regular basis

1.-12. Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars TPB (Marvel, 2005) *

- first published as Secret Wars #1-12 (1984-85)

Writer: Jim Shooter/Artists: Mike Zeck & Bob Layton & a ton of inkers

13.-25. Squadron Supreme (Marvel, 1997) ***¼

- first published as Squadron Supreme #1-12 & Captain America #314 (1985-86)

Writer: Mark Gruenwald/Artists: Bob Hall, Paul Ryan & others

26.-37. Crisis On Infinite Earths (DC, 2000) **

- originally published as Crisis On Infinite Earths (1985)

Writer: Marv Wolfman/Artists: George Perez, Dick Giordano, Mike DeCarlo & Jerry Ordway

38.-41. Kingdom Come (DC, 1997) ****

- originally published as Kingdom Come #1-4 (1996)

Writer: Mark Waid/Artist: Alex Ross

42.-55. Earth X (Marvel, 2002) **

- first published as Earth X #0, #1-12, #X (1999-2000)

Writers: Alex Ross & Jim Krueger/Artists: John Paul Leon & Bill Reinhold

PLEASE also check out the excellent podcasts The Comic Book Attic (comicbookattic.libsyn.com) and Comic Book Noise (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/).

And for all your back-issue needs, head to Lone Star Comics at http://www.mycomicshop.com/.

If you have any comments to make on this podcast, please email me at Dann.Lennard@gmail.com.

And check out my blogs, starting at jackkingkirby.blogspot.com.

Running time: 38min

http://kirbyyourenthusiasm.libsyn.com/kirby-your-enthusiasm-episode-9-the-epics-

COMICS READING FOR FEBRUARY: “The British Invasion”

'1985' by Millar

http://kirbyyourenthusiasm.libsyn.com/kirby-your-enthusiasm-episode-8-the-british-invasion-

* NOW WITH STAR RATINGS (ala Wrestling Observer Newsletter PPV reports) *

HOW I RATE THE COMICS VIA THE ALAN MOORE SCALE
***** Watchmen, Marvelman, V For Vendetta
**** From Hell, Supreme, Swamp Thing, Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow?
*** Legion Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Axel Pressbutton, Tom Strong
** Promethea
* WildC.A.T.S.
DUD (or lower) anything he’s written for Avatar or any of the non-comics drivel he shits out on a regular basis

1. Grandville Mon Amour by Bryan Talbot (Dark Horse, 2011) ****½
2.-7. 1985 (Marvel, 2008) ***¾
Writer: Mark Millar/Artist: Tommy Lee Edwards
8.-49. New X-Men Ultimate Collection #1 (****¼), New X-Men: New Worlds (****), New X-Men: Riot At Xavier’s (**** ½ ), New X-Men: Assault On Weapon Plus (***), New X-Men: Planet X (***¼), New X-Men: Here Comes Tomorrow (*)
- originally published as New X-Men #114-154 & 2001 Annual (Marvel, 2001-04)
Writer: Grant Morrison/Artists: Frank Quitely, Ethan Van Sciver, Leinil Francis Yu, Igor Kordey, Phil Jiminez, Marc Silvestri, etc
50. Marineman #2 by Ian Churchill (Image, 2011) **¼
51.-57. Planetary Vol. 1: All Over The World And Other Stories (originally published in Planetary #1-6 & Planetary Preview (Wildstorm, 1998-99) ***¾
Writer: Warren Ellis/Art: John Cassaday
58. Captain Swing And The Electrical Pirates Of Cindery Island #2 (Avatar, 2010) ***½
Writer: Warren Ellis/Artist: Raulo Caceres
59. Batman Incorporated #2 (DC, 2011) ****
Writer: Grant Morrison/Artists: Yanick Paquette & Michel Lacombe
60.-75. Batman And Robin #1-16 (DC, 2009-11) ****
Writer: Grant Morrison/Artists: Frank Quitely, Cameron Stewart, Frazer Irving, etc
76.-79. Flex Mentallo #1-4 (DC, 1996) **½
Writer: Grant Morrison/Artist: Frank Quitely
80.-84. Adam Strange #2-8 (DC, 2004-05) **¾
Writer: Andy Diggle/Artist: Pascal Ferry
85.-88. Bloodstone #1-4 (Marvel, 2001-02) **½
Writers: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning/Artists: Michael Lopez & Scott Hanna
89. Animal Man #2 (DC, 1988) ***
Writer: Grant Morrison/Artists: Chas Truog & Doug Hazlewood
90. Power Comics #1 (Eclipse, 1988) *
Writers: Don Avenall & Norman Worker/Artists: Dave Gibbons & Brian Bolland
91.-94. Nemesis #1-4 (Icon, 2010) ***½
Writer: Mark Millar/Artist: Steve McNiven
95.-98. Superior (Icon, 2010-11) ***½
Writer: Mark Millar/Artist: Leinil Yu
99. Zombo: Can I Eat You, Please? (Rebellion, 2010) ***
Writer: Al Ewing/Artist: Henry Flint
100.-104. Knight And Squire #1-5 (DC, 2010-11) ****
Writer: Paul Cornell/Artist: Jimmy Broxton
105.-112. Thor: The Mighty Avenger #1-8 (2010-11) ****
Writer: Roger Langridge/Artist: Chris Samnee
113.-155. The Boys #21-#51, The Boys: Highland Laddie #1-6, The Boys: Herogasm #1-6 (Dynamite, 2008-11) ****
Writer: Garth Ennis/Artists: Russ Braun, Darick Robertson, John McCrea, Keith Burns,

PLEASE also check out the excellent podcasts The Comic Book Attic (comicbookattic.libsyn.com) and Comic Book Noise (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/).
And for all your back-issue needs, head to Lone Star Comics at http://www.mycomicshop.com/.
If you have any comments to make on this podcast, please email me at Dann.Lennard@gmail.com.
And check out my blogs, starting at jackkingkirby.blogspot.com.

Kirby Your Enthusiasm, episode 7

http://kirbyyourenthusiasm.libsyn.com/kirby-your-enthusiasm-episode-7

IN WHICH I talk about some comics I bought directly from online printer Indy Planet (http://www.indyplanet.com/store/). It wasn’t all smooth sailing though.

So feel free to buy the comics direct from the creators’ own websites:
Anthem #5 (Heroic Publishing, 2009) **¼
http://www.heroicpub.com/
Deep Fried #4 (Death Ray Graphics, 2010) ***¼
http://www.whatisdeepfried.com/
All-Protoplasman Color Cavalcade (Big Bang Comics, 2009) ***
http://www.bigbangcomics.com/
Underground Pop #1 (Underground Pop Productions, 2006) **¼
http://apfurtado.blogspot.com/
Sergeant Zero #1 (Pulp Tone, 2010) **
http://sgtzero.wordpress.com/
Los Luchadores Mysteriosos #1 (Ronin Studios, 2010) ***
http://losluchadoresmysteriosos.blogspot.com/
Spying With Lana: Flashbang: Declassified (Sean Harrington, 2009) ***¾
http://spyingwithlana.com/
Egg #1 (Eric Skillman, 200?) ****
http://www.ericskillman.com/
Mr Jigsaw #1 (Redbud Studio, 2009) ***
http://homepage.mac.com/robmdavis/RedbudStudio/index.html
Native Drums #1 (17 Machine Studios, 2008) ***
http://www.17machinestudios.com/
The Squeeg #1 (The Squeeg Superhero, 2009) **
http://www.thesqueeg.com/

I ALSO briefly – and I do mean BRIEFLY – discuss some great comics I read last month including Martin Eden’s Spandex #1 & #2 (http://spandexcomic.wordpress.com/).

And my goal to read EVERY comic featuring B’wana Beast was completed (he didn’t appear in many titles from his beginning in Showcase presents B’wana Beast! #66-67 (DC, 1967) till his death in Animal Man #50).

Running time: 13min 20sec

Kirby Your Enthusiasm, episode 6

IN WHICH I discuss my favourite (and not-so-favourite) comics read in 2010.
Running time: approx. 42 minutes

http://kirbyyourenthusiasm.libsyn.com/kirby-your-enthusiasm-episode-6

My comics reading for January, 2011

* NOW WITH STAR RATINGS (ala Wrestling Observer Newsletter PPV reports) *

HOW I RATE THE COMICS VIA THE ALAN MOORE SCALE
***** Watchmen, Marvelman, V For Vendetta
**** From Hell, Supreme, Swamp Thing, Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow?
*** Legion Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Axel Pressbutton, Tom Strong
** Promethea
* WildC.A.T.S.
DUD (or lower) anything he’s written for Avatar or any of the non-comics drivel he shits out on a regular basis

1. Roachmill #1 (Blackthorne, 1986) **¼
2. Arsenic Lullaby: Pulp Edition Omega (Arsenic Lullaby Publishing, 2009) ***¼
3.-7. Anthem #1-5 (Heroic Publishing, 2006-09) **¼
8. Deep Fried #4 (Death Ray Graphics, 2010) ***¼
9. All-Protoplasman Color Cavalcade (Big Bang Comics, 2009) ***
10. Underground Pop #1 (Underground Pop Productions, 2006) **¼
11. Sergeant Zero #1 (Pulp Tone, 2010) **
12. Los Luchadores Mysteriosos #1 (Ronin Studios, 2010) ***
13. Spying With Lana: Flashbang: Declassified (Sean Harrington, 2009) ***¾
14. Egg #1 (Eric Skillman, 200?) ****
15. Mr Jigsaw #1 (Redbud Studio, 2009) ***
16. Native Drums #1 (17 Machine Studios, 2008) ***
17. The Squeeg #1 (The Squeeg Superhero, 2009) **
18.-19. Spandex #1-2 (Martin Eden, 2010) ***½
20.-21. Route Des Maisons Rouges (GG Studio, 2011) **½
Great good-girl art but the story isn’t grabbing at me this stage. Love the Euro-animated/Heavy Metal-style bisexual prostitutes, though.
22. RPM #2 (12-Gauge, 2011) **½
Sorry, Mick Foley, you’ve lost me.
23.-29. Justice League Unlimited TPB: Heroes (DC, 2009) – originally published in JLU #23-29 ***
30.-37. Animal Man #1, #3-4, #13, #47-50 (DC, 1988-92) **** for Grant Morrison’s stuff/*** for Tom Veitch’s stuff
38.-39. DC Challenge! #2-3 (DC, 1985-86) *
40.-41. Showcase presents B’wana Beast! #66-67 (DC, 1967) *
42. Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory Of The DC Universe #3 (DC, 1985) ***
My ongoing campaign to read EVERY comic featuring B’wana Beast comes to an end (he didn’t appear in many titles before his death in Animal Man #50).
43.-44. Avengers Academy #6-7 (Marvel, 2011) ***½
45. The Avengers #6 (Marvel, 2010) **
46. From The Vault: The Pulp Files (Moonstone, 2010) **½
47. The Northern Guard #1 (Moonstone, 2011) **¾
48. Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas (Marvel, 2008) **¾
49.-52. Secret Avengers #6-9 (Marvel, 2010-11) ****
53.-55. Avengers Prime #3-5 (Marvel, 2010-11) **¼
56.-57. Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes #2-3 (Marvel, 2011) ***¼
58.-59. The New Avengers #5-6 (Marvel, 2010-11) **¾
60.-61. T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #2-3 (DC, 2011) ****
62. Honey West #1 (Moonstone, 2010) ***½
63. Transformers: Legacy Of Unicron (Titan Books, 2003) – originally published in Transformers #133-134, #137-138, #146-153 (Marvel Comics UK, 1987-88) *¾
I only bought this confusing, badly drawn shite to see Death’s Head. Everyone involved in this dross went on to much, much, MUCH better things.

AS ALWAYS, I recommend you check out the excellent podcast The Comic Book Attic at http://comicbookattic.libsyn.com/

And for all your back-issue needs, head to Lone Star Comics at https://www.mycomicshop.com/

If you have any comments to make on this podcast, please email me at Dann.Lennard@gmail.com

Comics-related mags reviewed in this podcast

http://kirbyyourenthusiasm.libsyn.com/kirby-your-enthusiasm-episode-5

Marshall Law: a timely tribute

CERTAINLY, he's one of my all-time fave comic-book anti-heroes.

http://comicattack.net/2010/12/ucc16/