August 7, 2008 – 8:23 am
I have to admit, I had somewhat low expectations for this book. It had been recommended to me with rave reviews, but it seemed, based on the description, to be a dry read. I had expected a story about how two kids came up with a comic book and ran with it, but what I got was a page turner that took me from Prague to New York, to Antarctica, and places in between. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay didn’t only chronicle the lives of two Jewish cousins and how they achieved success in the comic book industry (although success for whom is certainly a question raised) but also the motivation behind their enterprise.
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August 6, 2008 – 11:08 pm
Congratulations to the winner of the first week of comic book giveaways here at Fandomania, Brendoman! I did the drawing earlier today, and he’ll be receiving a package with twenty comics shortly. Now on to week 2! I still have a sizeable stack of these comics to get rid of, so here’s the deal:
Reply to this post and tell me the most geektastic thing you’ve done this summer, and you’ll be entered in a drawing to win a random stack of 20 of these comics. Be sure to use your real e-mail address when you reply, or I won’t be able to contact you if you win.
Keep in mind that these are not minty-mint collector grade comics. They’re the actual copies we read here when we write up reviews, so they ain’t perfect. They’re great for reading, though, so why not give it a shot and get these things off my hands?
The contest will run until next Wednesday, August 13, at 12:00am Eastern time. At that time I’ll draw a winner, and then I’ll start up another one of these later in the day. You can expect comic giveaways like this each week until I get rid of this mountain of issues.
August 5, 2008 – 6:00 am
Grant Gould is a name that has become more and more known among comic and trading card fans over the past few years. He’s a personal friend of mine and also is the artist who designed the mascot for my toy blog, Mechazilla. You can check out his official website and art portfolio at GrantGould.com. It’s been a busy year for Grant, and freshly back from the San Diego Comic Con, he was able to take some time to talk with me about what he’s been up to and what new and awesome things he has in the works.
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July 30, 2008 – 5:30 am
We get a bunch of review copies of comic books every week, and after going through the noteworthy ones and writing up the reviews, the comics just sit in a stack here in Fandomania Central. While moving furniture and wishing I were at Comic Con this past weekend, I decided the big stack o comics needs to go. So here’s the deal…
Reply to this post with your favorite thing you heard about, saw, or learned from this year’s San Diego Comic Con, and you’ll be entered in a drawing to win a stack of 20 of these comics. Be sure to use your real e-mail address when you reply, or I won’t be able to contact you if you win.
Keep in mind that these are not minty-mint collector grade comics. They’re the actual copies we read here when we write up reviews, so they ain’t perfect. They’re great for reading, though, so why not give it a shot and get these things off my hands?
The contest will run until next Wednesday (August 6) at 12:00am Eastern time. At that time I’ll announce the winner, and then I’ll start up another one of these later in the day. You can expect comic giveaways like this each week until I get rid of this mountain of issues.
Good luck!
July 29, 2008 – 6:00 am
The previously announced Wheel of Time comic book adaptation, in production at Dabel Brothers and based on the bestselling epic fantasy novels by the late Robert Jordan, now has a creative team. Chuck Dixon will be writing the series with Mike S. Miller on art duties. Dixon is a longtime comics favorite, having helmed many Batman series throughout the 1990’s and creating the Birds of Prey team and comic book at DC. Miller is no stranger to adapting fantasy novels to comics, as he was the artist on George R. R. Martin’s Hedge Knight series, a spinoff story from the Song of Ice and Fire fantasy novel series.
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July 28, 2008 – 6:00 am
It was a huge week for Marvel’s Secret Invasion storyline with no less than six tie-in comics released at the same time! Contributing to the crossover were New Avengers #43, Thunderbolts #122, Avengers: The Initiative #15, Secret Invasion: Skrulls!, She-Hulk #31, and New Warriors #14. With all those issues, the story had to have some huge developments, right? Well, not really. Here’s a look at what happened, how and to whom this past week in Secret Invasion.
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July 21, 2008 – 1:16 pm
The whole Skrull invasion saga kicked off back in New Avengers when Echo killed Elektra, who turned out to be a Skrull. The newest week’s worth of Secret Invasion releases finally shows us how and when Elektra was replaced, and we also get some more side-plot developments via Mighty Avengers #16, X-Factor #33, and Incredible Hercules #119. Here’s a look at what happened in the saga this past week.
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July 17, 2008 – 2:39 pm
Daredevil’s back next week with the next issue in the “Cruel & Unusual” storyline, co-written by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka. Issue #109 is a standout issue with a big gut-wrenching moment, so beware of spoilers as you read my preview, after the jump.
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July 7, 2008 – 6:00 am
The second issue of Brian Michael Bendis’ new mega-crossover that promises to shake the Marvel Ultimate universe releases on Wednesday. Here’s my advance review, with spoilers.
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July 7, 2008 – 6:00 am
The third issue in Veritgo’s new House of Mystery series released last week, and here’s my review, which as usual is not spoiler-free.
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