Posts Tagged ‘Neil Gaiman’
WTF Is: Zero Hour
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: March 30, 2010
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We all know how much the publishing houses love their events. Hell, at last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, there wasn’t a single DC, Marvel, or Image panel that didn’t ramble on and on about how great Blackest Night, Siege, or Image United were gonna be. But in 20 years, will people really give a shit [...]
Brother Power, the Geek #2: Joe Simon’s Red-Headed Stepchild
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: February 24, 2010
So, in 1968, hippies didn’t really read comics. Maybe they were too busy with the whole Vietnam War thing going on, maybe “truth, justice, and the American way” just wasn’t really their bag. Either way, DC Comics had a fool-proof plan to get their hard-earned busking dollars: hire Joe Simon, legendary co-creator of Captain America [...]
Gateway Drugs: History Buffs
Posted by: Maggie_C on: September 15, 2009
Anyone remember Asterix? Yeah, me too! (Hey! I get it! FRENCH CLASS!! See what we did there?) We’ve all got at least one friend who’s a total history nerd, right? Well, welcome to High Five!’s definitive guide to getting your history-buff buddy into comics! First up, Marvel 1602*, which transplants several familiar Marvel heroes back [...]
Gateway Drugs: The Hyper-Literate
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: September 9, 2009
“Hey, Rob, what are you reading?” “Oh, I just picked up all the trades for Animal Man. Seems like a pretty good book.” “Wait… That’s a comic book… Forget it, I’ll be over here jerking off to James Joyce.” There are so many uppity people who I’ve tried to get to read comics who turn [...]
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