Weekly Wanderlust – April 5, 2013

Weekly Wanderlust typically features reviews of comics released in the current week, but this one is a selection of comics from recent past weeks. Comeback #5 (of 5) Image Comics Ed Brisson (a) Michael Walsh Ed Brisson’s time-travelling miniseries comes to a close. The best thing I can say about Comeback is that it …

Weekly Wanderlust – Shipped January 16, 2013

Billy the Kid's Old Timey Oddities and the Orm of Loch Ness Dark Horse Comics Eric Powell w/ Tracy Marsh (a) Kyle Hotz FC 32 pgs $3.50 The creator of The Goon, one of my favorite ongoing series, and artist Kyle Hotz decided to team Billy the Kid of western legend with sideshow freaks …

Weekly Wanderlust – Shipped January 9, 2013

I celebrated my first year as a comic shop owner and the anniversary has gotten me nostalgic. I think back to when I was just a customer at ComicReaders on Grant Road and that leads me to fond memories of writing for ComicReaders.com. I interviewed comic creators and wrote reviews, blurbs of which would sometimes …

Murder Book / Back to Brooklyn

I developed an interest in crime comics leading up to the creation and release of Acts of Violence: An Anthology of Crime Comics in which my comic “The Three Princes” appears. I researched the genre-- from its heyday in the 40s and early 50s, to its decline (and the parallel decline of horror comics) in …

Super Hero Squad: Infinity Sword Quest

Super Hero Squad: Infinity Sword Quest Marvel Comics Various (a) Various FC, 176 pgs, $16.99 USD I believe many of the superhero comics published by Marvel and DC are inappropriate for young children. Violence, mature storylines, complex plots, and the occasional sexually suggestive moment make mainstream superhero comics more suitable for teens and adults. …