Comic Book Club w/Keith DeCandido and David A Mack
Keith DeCandido and David A. Mack (Farscape) hit the stage for the 4/20/10 show!
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Comic Book Club w/Grace Randolph and Jeff Rotter
Grace Randolph (Her-Oes) and Jeff Rotter hit the stage for the 4/13/10 show!
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Comic Book Club w/The Timony Brothers
Bobby and Peter Timony (Night Owls) hit the stage for the 3/23/10 show!
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I Am Avenger #1
Hey, check it out! I’m writing a short story for I Am An Avenger #1 from Marvel, along with a bunch of other awesome dudes:
COVER BY: LEINIL FRANCIS YU
WRITER: JIM MCCANN, DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI, ALEX ZALBEN
PENCILS: CHRISTOPHER SAMNEE, Jason Latour, Tom Fowler
INKS: ALAN DAVIS, DAVID JASON LATOUR, CHRISTOPHER SAMNEE
COLORED BY: ALAN DAVIS|RICO P. RENZI|MATTHEW WILSON
THE STORY:
What is it that makes one an Avenger? That’s what this series starring characters from all across the Avengers’ history will attempt to answer! Featuring tales of Iron Man, Captain America, the Thing, Iron Fist, Justice, Firestar, Squirrel Girl, Nova and the Young Avengers and more! Rated A …$3.99
IN STORES: September 1, 2010
Thor and the Warriors Four #3 Reviews!
- First, another rad breakdown of how GuriHiru made the art for the issue.
- The Weekly Crisis sez about issue #3, “Can we just go ahead and declare this the best comic ever?”
- Comic Book Resources gives the issue four out of five stars, and says, “This issue had me laughing out loud more times than I can remember any other comic doing in quite a while!”
- Hero Sandwich gives the issue a thumbs up!
- Odin’s Beard, which has the best ratings system ever, gives the book 4/5, and says, “Zalben really knows how to write a book that’s truly an all ages story… This is honestly one of the best comics I’ve read in quite some time!”
- Girls Read Comics Too gives the issue 5 out of 5, and says, “I’m totally in love with this series, and will be horribly sad when it ends next month.”
- ComicAttack gives both issue #2 and issue #3 a 4/5, and says, “Another great couple of issues from Zalben as well, and he’s really doing a superb job at telling an interesting tale with a great all-ages vibe!”
Comic Book Club with Eric Shanower
Eric Shanower (Marvel’s Wonderful Wizard of Oz) guests for the June 1, 2010 show!
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El Pollo Loco
Directed/Shot/Edited this one:
Thor and the Warriors Four #2 Reviews!
Instead of doing one million posts, I’m going to lump all the reviews here. You guys are nice, by the way:
- But first, once again, Gurihiru did a wonderful recap of their artistic process on issue #2. Definitely check it out, at this link.
- Fresh Ink gave this a spectacular review, and even got a joke I thought was pretty well hidden – BUT CLEARLY NOT HIDDEN ENOUGH! Really, though, this was a nice one:
- School Library Journal, which is like, totally legit and whatnot, said that, “The Power Pack mini-series’ have been praised for being a true all ages title that can appeal to kids and adults alike, and this new series seems to be keeping that streak going.”
- Comixtreme gives Thor and the Warriors Four #2 a 4.5 out of 5, and says, “This is a truly great comic book.”
- Hero Sandwich gave the issue a Thumbs Up, “Very funny, very awesome, and much like Mjolnir, very much worthy of being picked up.”
- Four Panel Folly is nice enough to like this issue despite the fact they feel they owed it to me to pick it up. YOU OWE ME NOTHING. (Seriously, though, thank you): “There are certain notes a story has to hit for me to really love it. Zalben hits all those notes.”
- By Odin’s Beard said, “I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking to get a kid interested in comics,” and gave it a four out of five.
- The Q Review gives it a 9 out of 10, and says, “Reading this issue was akin to watching a Miyazaki movie: friendly and exciting enough to hook a younger audience, but attractive and intelligent enough to also appeal to their parents or older siblings.”
Thor Reviews 2 Da Maxx
- Comic Attack nicely says that, “If you are in search of a comic book with fantastic art, a great story, and an uber-cool vibe, then this is the book for you. Awesome book, and I can’t wait for issue number two to hit the stands in May!”
- …And Alert Nerd says, “Zalben doesn’t get the same level of kudos that Paul Tobin, Colleen Coover and Jeff Parker have for creating a great all-ages Marvel universe, but that’s due to change.” Which is totally awesome and flattering, but I think the Alert Nerd thinks I’m also Marc Sumerak and Fred Van Lente? Maybe? Anyway, you rock Alert Nerd – and I only hope I’m half the man Sumerak and Van Lente are.
- There’s also this podcast which talks about Thor and the Warriors Four #1, but I don’t know what they said, because it’s mostly an Iron Man commentary, and it’s a little hard to listen to w/o also watching Iron Man. For the record, awesome idea, and it makes me want to watch Iron Man again NOT JUST SO I CAN HEAR WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT MY COMIC, OKAY???
Slightly Even More Reviews
- Fanboys of the Universe sez: “Fun art, smart and witty dialogue and a surprisingly strong emotional punch!”
- And Hero Sandwich gave the book a thumbs up! I give them a thumbs up right back.
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