Last Month's Comics Last Month's Comics: 'Uncanny X-Men' Ends (Until the Next Issue), 'Spaceman' Lifts Off Welcome to Last Month’s Comics, in which I discuss, uh, last month’s comics. I get my comics in bi-monthly shipments from Discount Comic Book Service, and as such, I can be a little behind. So here we are. This column is later than usual, as I was
Last Month's Comics Last Month's Comics: DC Reboots and 'Spider-Island' Breaks Out Welcome to Last Month’s Comics, in which I will discuss, uh, last month’s comics. The past couple episodes, we’ve pimped Direct Comic Book Service, which I’ve recently started using as a way to return to regular comics reading. The only downside is that I only get
Four-Color Flashback Four-Color Flashback: Chris Claremont & John Byrne's 'Uncanny X-Men' #136-143 Welcome to the final week in our analysis of Chris Claremont and John Byrne’s run on Uncanny X-Men. The first four weeks can be found here, here, here, and here. Fearless readers, we have come to the end of Claremont/Byrne’s classic run on Uncanny X-Men.
Four-Color Flashback Four-Color Flashback: Chris Claremont & John Byrne's 'Uncanny X-Men' #129-135 Welcome to week 4 of 5 in our analysis of Chris Claremont and John Byrne’s run on Uncanny X-Men. Weeks 1, 2, and 3 can be found here, here, and here. Well. This is not quite the reaction I was expecting. They’d fought Magneto, endured the Savage
Four-Color Flashback Four-Color Flashback: Chris Claremont & John Byrne's 'Uncanny X-Men' #122-128 Welcome to week 3 of 5 in our analysis of Chris Claremont and John Byrne’s run on Uncanny X-Men. Weeks 1 and 2 can be found here and here. From #122, “Cry for the Children!,” to #128, “The Action of the Tiger!,” almost every X-Man experiences considerable
Four-Color Flashback Four-Color Flashback: Chris Claremont & John Byrne's 'Uncanny X-Men' #115-121 As last week’s introductory column wound to a close, I pondered two thoughts: Could John Byrne’s art be any more fantastic? Would Chris Claremont be able to refine his writing as time went on? Though we’re still fairly early on in their run, I’ve now been
Four-Color Flashback Four-Color Flashback: Chris Claremont & John Byrne's 'Uncanny X-Men' #108-114 Welcome to our new column, “Four-Color Flashback,” in which we will occasionally discuss classic or interesting comic book runs. First up is the legendary 35-issue span encompassing Chris Claremont’s work with John Byrne on Uncanny X-Men. So legendary, in fact, that I’m amazed I’ve
Comic Book News Comics 201: More Recommendations In our latest episode, Paul and I mentioned a number of comics recommendations for beginners in a variety of genres. However, we also mentioned that we had to pare down our lists significantly so that the topic would even approach being manageable. Here, as promised, are our other selections. SUPERHEROES