My Favorite Posts (That I Wrote): 1/30/12-2/5/12
Fringe’s “Forced Perspective” Feels, Well… Forced [Recap] - I hate not liking an episode of Fringe this late in the game. Luckily, this week’s episode was back to form (mostly).
Sherlock Holmes Scholar Alan Barnes On Why We Go Nutty For Deerstalker Capped Detectives [Interview] - I think, “Do you have Holmes in different area codes?” may be my favorite question I’ve ever asked anyone in an interview.
The 10 Best Inter-Company Comic Book Crossovers - Ever - The best part about doing a list like this is the, “Wait, you totally forgot BLANK!”
The 10 Best Comics of January, 2012 - I just like doing this every month because hopefully, whatever little selling power I/MTV Geek have, it helps a bit. I hope. At least, I pretend it does… I did totally sell a dude on Severed the other day, so win!
Star Wars TV Show Is Called ‘Underworld’… But Is It A Boba Fett Series? - Well, of course it is, Mr. Rhetorical Questions.
What Is ‘Before Watchmen’ About? We’ve Got a Few Ideas… - Nothing gave me more pleasure this week than posting this story, having someone soon after say on Twitter, “When are people going to start posting their ‘here’s what we think Before Watchmen is about’ articles?” and I was legitimately able to tweet back: “I did it thirty-five minutes ago.”
Game of Groundhogs - This isn’t something I wrote, but I made a pretty amazing photoshopped groundhog, so I hope you’re all proud of me.
Before Watchmen, There Were 8 Other Unlikely Prequels…That Were Actually Good - Finding out about some of these blew my mind a little - it’s always fun to research something when you only have half the info at your fingertips, and find some other cool niche stuff you’ve never heard of.
My Favorite Posts (That I Wrote): 1/23/12-1/29/12
First, and probably most importantly, I’m selling a bunch of graphic novels and trades on Amazon, so if you’re interested in that stuff, check ‘er out. This is not because I hate comics (as one Twitter friend worried), but because I just need more space in my apartment. So help me out there. Okay, on to the links:
Hellboy, The Massive, and Beasts of Burden Headline ‘Dark Horse Presents #8’ [Advance Review] - Here’s a look at the next issue of Dark Horse Presents, and seriously, the Beasts of Burden story is a classic - perhaps my favorite one Dorkin and Thompson have done so far.
‘The Walking Dead’ Goes Bad and ‘Bulletproof Coffin’ Goes Crazy [Image Comics Reviews] - …In which I get back on board the Walking Dead train.
It’s Easy To See Why ‘Daredevil By Mark Waid’ Is The Best Hardcover Around - I can’t say enough good things about this book. If you don’t pick it up, and complain about how “comics aren’t good anymore,” or “always written for the trade,” or any argument in the negative, really, you’re wrong. Pick it up.
Comic Book Club with Danny Fingeroth and Sam Ball - If you want to know info about the Howard The Duck comic book movie adaptation, this is the podcast for you.
Sex & Violence In Comics: How Much Is Too Much? An MTV Geek Roundtable Discussion - Even if the topic has been done to death, I’m really pleased I got to chat about this with Charles and Valerie, and they make some terrific points.
Meet The Sixteen Year Old Girl Whose Comic Out-Sold ‘Watchmen’ [Interview] - Without getting into too many details, snagging this interview may have been the closest I’ve come to being a journalist.
Fringe Explores Molecular Gastronomy With “Enemy of My Enemy” [Recap] - I always start out recapping Fringe with every intention to make it short and sweet. That never happens.