October 27, 2009
From The Source, the cover for Ambush Bug: Year None #7, by Keith Giffen. Let the laughter commence.

From The Source, the cover for Ambush Bug: Year None #7, by Keith Giffen. Let the laughter commence.

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October 25, 2009
Marvel comics for January 2010: my cuteness-o-meter went off the charts with this cover, but I don’t care. Skottie Young produces an adorable cover for X-Babies #4 and I don’t care who knows it.

Marvel comics for January 2010: my cuteness-o-meter went off the charts with this cover, but I don’t care. Skottie Young produces an adorable cover for X-Babies #4 and I don’t care who knows it.

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October 24, 2009
Marvel comics for January 2010: I don’t like Arthur Suydam covers; the whole zombie thing is very dull. However, this image, for Deadpool: Merc With A Mouth #7, pays homage to Trainspotting, so all is forgiven.

Marvel comics for January 2010: I don’t like Arthur Suydam covers; the whole zombie thing is very dull. However, this image, for Deadpool: Merc With A Mouth #7, pays homage to Trainspotting, so all is forgiven.

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October 23, 2009
Marvel comics for January 2010: the solicitations say that the cover is by Greg Land, but they’re wrong. This is a fantastic Terry Dodson cover to Uncanny X-Men #520, with Fantomex, Wolverine and Psylocke getting ready to throw down. It’s a shame Dodson isn’t providing interior art as well.

Marvel comics for January 2010: the solicitations say that the cover is by Greg Land, but they’re wrong. This is a fantastic Terry Dodson cover to Uncanny X-Men #520, with Fantomex, Wolverine and Psylocke getting ready to throw down. It’s a shame Dodson isn’t providing interior art as well.

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October 22, 2009
Marvel comics for January 2010: Mike Avon Oeming provides an atmospheric and moody cover for Powers #3. The hero in the rain might be a cliche but he brings it off well.

Marvel comics for January 2010: Mike Avon Oeming provides an atmospheric and moody cover for Powers #3. The hero in the rain might be a cliche but he brings it off well.

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October 21, 2009
Marvel comics for January 2010: I really like the Tomm Coker covers for Strange, but this one makes me think of a Vertigo cover masquerading as a Marvel cover. In a good way.

Marvel comics for January 2010: I really like the Tomm Coker covers for Strange, but this one makes me think of a Vertigo cover masquerading as a Marvel cover. In a good way.

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October 20, 2009
Marvel comics for January 2010: this is a very sharp cover by Humberto Ramos for a new mini-series, Avengers vs Agents of Atlas #1. It looks like Marvel are doing more to help Jeff Parker spread the word on the Agents of Atlas.

Marvel comics for January 2010: this is a very sharp cover by Humberto Ramos for a new mini-series, Avengers vs Agents of Atlas #1. It looks like Marvel are doing more to help Jeff Parker spread the word on the Agents of Atlas.

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October 19, 2009
Time for advance Marvel solicitations (as they split them up between Newsarama and CBR; why?) again, and time for me to enjoy Adi Granov’s covers again. Today is the cover for Black Widow: Deadly Origin #3. Even Daredevil looks shiny.

Time for advance Marvel solicitations (as they split them up between Newsarama and CBR; why?) again, and time for me to enjoy Adi Granov’s covers again. Today is the cover for Black Widow: Deadly Origin #3. Even Daredevil looks shiny.

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October 18, 2009
Comic Book Collection: I wish I could find a hi-res jpeg of this cover (Marvel only have one of those angled hardcover shots for the reprint), because Power Pack by Louise Simonson and June Brigman was a genuine and charming delight in the Marvel universe. It helped that I am the eldest of four brothers, so I could relate to the Powers family, and it also spoke to my teenage desire to be a superhero. The story of four siblings becoming superheroes due to aliens, but also based firmly in the Marvel universe (there were guest stars galore) and treated like a normal comic book (rather than having to aim squarely for the kids in the current incarnation), was great, until Simonson stopped writing and then it went very bad; they had to bring back Simonson and Brigman again to do a one-off special to rectify all the nonsense. This isn’t a guilty secret; there’s nothing wrong with enjoying this wonderful series. This is a scan of issue #1, drawn by Brigman (from Comics Should Be Good).

Comic Book Collection: I wish I could find a hi-res jpeg of this cover (Marvel only have one of those angled hardcover shots for the reprint), because Power Pack by Louise Simonson and June Brigman was a genuine and charming delight in the Marvel universe. It helped that I am the eldest of four brothers, so I could relate to the Powers family, and it also spoke to my teenage desire to be a superhero. The story of four siblings becoming superheroes due to aliens, but also based firmly in the Marvel universe (there were guest stars galore) and treated like a normal comic book (rather than having to aim squarely for the kids in the current incarnation), was great, until Simonson stopped writing and then it went very bad; they had to bring back Simonson and Brigman again to do a one-off special to rectify all the nonsense. This isn’t a guilty secret; there’s nothing wrong with enjoying this wonderful series. This is a scan of issue #1, drawn by Brigman (from Comics Should Be Good).

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October 17, 2009
Comic Book Collection: appropriate now that the final issue has just arrived in stores, Planetary is one of my (many) favourite Warren Ellis comic book series. A great idea, great writing, great art and even great colouring made this an almost perfect comic book; the only problem was the timeliness. The 27-issue story (plus several specials) first started in 1999. That’s a long time. The image is the Planetary poster, drawn as ever by the marvellous John Cassaday.

Comic Book Collection: appropriate now that the final issue has just arrived in stores, Planetary is one of my (many) favourite Warren Ellis comic book series. A great idea, great writing, great art and even great colouring made this an almost perfect comic book; the only problem was the timeliness. The 27-issue story (plus several specials) first started in 1999. That’s a long time. The image is the Planetary poster, drawn as ever by the marvellous John Cassaday.

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