Normally, At the Mercy of The Crowd is a feature where I review a single new release comic. Between personal preferences, suggestions and votes, it came down to three titles last week: Marvel’s X-Men First Class: Cyclops One-Shot, DC’s Jimmy Olsen One-Shot and Image’s Butcher Baker: The Righteous Maker #1. Three very different comics that all looked like they’d be good reads. I wanted to check them all out, so I decided to bend the rules. I bought’em all, read’em all and here’s what I thought… Continue Reading “X-Men First Class: Cyclops One-Shot, Jimmy Olsen One-Shot and Butcher Baker #1 [At The Mercy Of The Crowd]”
Author: Jim Gibbons
“Call Me Ishmael.”
In B.P.R.D.: Garden of Souls, the Bureau’s fishman Abe Sapien, sails a boat—a short plot device that lends itself to one of the single greatest atmospheric comic book pages of all-time. Continue Reading ““Call Me Ishmael.””
Hulk #31 [At the Mercy of The Crowd]
I love the Hulk!
Growing up, I was about a foot taller and around 50 to 100 pounds heavier than most of my classmates until I reached high school. Throughout elementary school and the first half of middle school, I was almost constantly speaking out of turn in class, gushing forth with a steady stream of jokes (some funny, some not) as part of my pre-teen and teenage verbal diarrhea. I also had a bit of a temper and was overly physical, earning technical fouls in fifth grade basketball leagues and earning the nickname “Physicality” from my younger brother—which sounds like a rad wrestling name but was his insult for me whenever he wanted me to leave him alone. Continue Reading “Hulk #31 [At the Mercy of The Crowd]”
Xombi #1 [At the Mercy of The Crowd]
This week, I headed into the shop looking for Image’s Skullkickers at the recommendation of Josh Wigler. When it was nowhere to be found, friend and co-worker Tim Wiesch handed me DC’s Xombi #1. This was a fortuitous occurrence. Continue Reading “Xombi #1 [At the Mercy of The Crowd]”
Man Up with King Conan: The Scarlet Citadel
Being a huge Conan fan, there are few things more exhilarating in comics than when this… Continue Reading “Man Up with King Conan: The Scarlet Citadel”
Movember 2010 Follow-Up
Many of you may remember that I was actively involved in last year’s Movember campaign. Along with my trusty troop of ‘stache soldiers, Team Mammoth-Stache, it’s a fact that our mo’ mastery and vocal fund-raising efforts were things of hirsute beauty. Need more proof? Well, how about this gracious letter from Movember Co-Founder and CEO, Adam Garone! Continue Reading “Movember 2010 Follow-Up”
New Job!
Good news, peoples of the internets! Today I began a brand new job that will help me achieve a goal I set for myself when I graduated college back in 2007. My goal was to one day make comic books. I’ve written about comics for a living, promoted comics for a living and, as of today, my new gig as an Assistant Editor at Dark Horse Comics means I am now getting paid to make comics. Continue Reading “New Job!”
Great Comic Quotes: U.S. Agent #4
U.S. Agent does not eff around… Continue Reading “Great Comic Quotes: U.S. Agent #4”
Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris #1 [At the Mercy of The Crowd]
Welcome to the first installment of “At the Mercy of The Crowd,” a new ongoing feature here at EnemyOfPeanuts.com. For a full explanation of this feature, head here, but the simple explanation is… Each week I’ll buy a new comic based on suggestions solicited online and write up a reaction or review of it.
Based on the recommendation of friend and co-worker Lucas Beechinor, I picked up Dynamite’s Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris #1 this week for the premiere edition of “At the Mercy of The Crowd.” Continue Reading “Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris #1 [At the Mercy of The Crowd]”
At the mercy of the crowd: Buying new comics based on popular recommendations
Taking a cue from Jason Keruoac’s “52 Pick-Up,” I’ve decided to buy one new release pamphlet-style comic book each week based on a popular vote via online channels like my Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook. This week’s pick is Dynamite’s “Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris” as suggested by Lucas Beechinor (@gothamnights). Continue Reading “At the mercy of the crowd: Buying new comics based on popular recommendations”