comic theory
Silence is Arsenic
Yesterday, someone commented on my webcomic. This guy, a fellow Smack-Jeeves comic artist, wrote, "Heh heh." Those words meant a lot to me. When you're publishing funny comics, you'…
watchmen
Moore Should Watch the Watchmen
Continuing from the previous blog post, I believe that Alan Moore should see Watchmen . As a comic book adaptation and a comic book adaptation, it succeeds on two fronts: 1) It is faithfully adapted,…
watchmen
Alan Moore: A Retrospective
If you ever get the chance to read Alan Moore's interviews over the years on this webpage , then you will see the evolution of an artistic intellectual into a bitter cynic about American comics a…
television
The Source Material- Teen Titans and its Adaptations
I'm a big Teen Titans fan, although I became a bigger one when I made two trips to the library and picked up two different comics. One was a collection of several Teen Titan issues from the 1980s…
comic code of authority
The Tails Side- Know the Right Audience
Last post was about how comics (and TV shows, and stories in general) shouldn't be scared of frightening children. This brings up the question, though, of where you draw the line. After all, you …
disney
Kids like to Be Scared!
I'm not joking with the title: we need to remind parents that every good story involves some sort of danger for the protagonist(s); and when kids see action, you need to put the protagonists in d…
television
More thoughts on The Batman
Since we've done two posts in a row about Batman, I decided to write one more, this time concerning the canceled TV show. The Batman was a queer duck to come out of Time Warner after Batman Beyo…
comic theory
When to Call it Quits
There was once a fairytale about a boy who beat gold coins out of a donkey. His evil step-brothers bought it from him. When they took out the rug-beater, though, the donkey fell down dead, having had…
batman:batb
A Few Thoughts On "Batman: The Brave and the Bold"
Now, contrary to what the title may suggest, this is NOT a full blown review of the current Batman series on Cartoon Network! I will say this about the show though: I don't find it NEARLY as off…
wordgirl
The Ones that Got Away
A few posts ago I talked about the good animated shows out there. Now I have to come to the not-so-ones. Fortunately I have only seen a few, but my God, they had so much potential! Here are the list …
watchmen
Who Watches the Ombudsmen?
Kevin has pretty much summed up what I was about to say, but here's the thing about the Watchmen parody: it's not that funny unless you have read this graphic novel. And when you're an un…
scott kurtz
Kurtz To Syndicates: Grow Up
Okay, so he didn't EXACTLY say that! In fact, despite what my headline might suggest, there has been no mention of the newspaper syndicates that Scott Kurtz ("PVP") so obviously hates,…
The Trick Is Not Minding
So I was writing a couple of reviews for The Comic Book Guy.com when I came upon a stumbling block: I had written one of these reviews before. The problem with reviewing anything is that when you ge…
television
The animated cartoon
Jaya here! Hi, everyone! I should be posting more, and I will blame no one but myself for my lack of communication with the comic book world. First, how has the animated cartoon evolved, both in tele…
squidi
Squidi Is On Hiatus...Again
I'm not exactly sure how many times we have to go through with this, but once again Sean Howard (otherwise known as Squidi) has put his comic "A Modest Destiny" on hiatus once again. I…
the simpsons
Some Things Should Never Have Been Attempted
Though I am generally a big fan of The Simpsons I admit that I have been bogged down by the mediocrity of the show in recent years. The movie seemed to rejuvenate the writers of the show, but there …
jim davis
Is Garfield Funnier Without...Well, Garfield?
This is what I've been questioning for the last year or so now. I know you all must be tired of reading the Garfield posts. Trust me; I never intended to write anything about the comic. It was…
I'm Back In Black
It feels good to be writing comic reviews again. More importantly, I'm having fun reading all the comics I bought but never read (helps keep you from going crazy while your unemployed). Right I…
The Comic Book Guy.com 1.0
Just to let you know my new site is up. It's not complete, but it will be in three weeks. New material will pop up every week now though. Click on the image to visit:
Working My Way Back To You
I've started uploading the redesign of The Comic Book Guy.com. It's going to be a slow process, but I intend to get through at least one letter a week.
megatokyo
MegaTokyo Brings Funny (Shocking huh?)
I've been rightly critical of Megatokyo for the past several years. Ever since Fred Gallagher turned it into a glorified sim dating comic I haven't had much taste for it. The big problem is…
penny arcade
It's Funny Cuz It's True
Yeah, haven't been updating the blog. Sorry, but it's Oscar time, so my movie sites have been taking up some time. I wanted to take some time and bring up this comic, because I think you…
Editorial
ANNCast Pays Tribute to Zac Bertschy in Final Episode (My Feelings Are Still Mixed)
When Zac Bertschy died fans of Anime News Network's famous ANNCast podcast had…
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