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Friday Jun 10, 2005
Of Bitter Souls Aaron Duran
Aaron Duran
Supernatural / horror books have always been a hard sell for me. Not because I am not a fan of the genre, quite the opposite really. The main hurdle is the medium itself, comics are rarely able to generate the genuine fear and tension that your mind can create while...
Sunday Aug 14, 2005
Red Sonja #1 Derek M. Koch
Derek M. Koch
It is a good time to be a Robert E. Howard fan. Month-after-month, Dark Horse Comics presents Conan, written by Kurt Busiek, mostly based on the original Howard stories. Taking the original Conan tales (there are less than 20!), Busiek's book presents the story of Conan the Cimmerian chronologically (originally,...
Wednesday Nov 16, 2005
A Never-Ending Blue Flu. Aaron Duran
Aaron Duran
Not only am I losing the only funny sitcom on network television (Arrested Development)...But now, I am going to lose one of the BEST written comics. Ever... Gotham Central will shut its doors with issue 40, although the powers that be claim a "similar" book will rise from its ashes...
Friday Jan 6, 2006
Fallen Angel #1 Aaron Duran
Aaron Duran
Can't believe I am going to say this, but DC canceling Fallen Angel may have been the best thing to ever happen to... Fallen Angel. Created by one of your friendly neighborhood Geeks favorite authors, Peter David, Fallen Angel was one of those books I simply knew was doomed at...
Monday Jan 22, 2007
Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Space Between #1 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
Greetings programs! I wanted to welcome the newest writer to Geek in the City, Russ...aka... KaraokeFanboy. One of the founders of K.O. Comix, KaraokeFanboy can now share his unique love for comics and all things Geek with you, the ever loyal (if hyper-critical) GitC reader! Be sure to check out...
Friday Jan 26, 2007
Utopiates #1 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
Utopiates #1, Bloodfire Studios by Josh Finney and Kat Rocha starring: Matthew Scull, Steven Freeman, Mistress Cyn Yesterday I strolled into my local comic book/gaming shop, interested in a new release that I could offer to both Geek in the City and my daily blog A Comic A Day as...
Friday Feb 2, 2007
Pieces for Mom: A Tale of the Undead KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
Pieces for Mom: A Tale of the Undead January 2007, Image Comics writer: Steve Niles artist: Andrew Ritchie letterer: Jason Hanley How far would you go for your mother? Would you murder a man to protect her? Would you drag your victim's carcass home to your mother for dinner? This...
Tuesday Feb 13, 2007
Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears #1 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears #1 April 2007, Marvel Comics writer: Garth Ennis artist: Clayton Crain letterer: VC's Joe Caramagna assistant editor: Daniel Ketchum editors: Warren Simons & Axel Alonso All images © 2007 - Marvel Comics In my fifteen years of comic book collecting, I've never purchased an issue...
Friday Feb 16, 2007
Midnight Sun #3 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
February 2007, SLG Publishing by Ben Towle This week is an eventful one for comics. Ghost Rider blazes into theaters, Grant Morrison returns to Batman, Spider-man is "back in black" (an obvious ploy to prepare general audiences for the upcoming Venom vehicle Spider-man 3), and as usual, Civil War and...
Friday Feb 23, 2007
The Brave and the Bold #1 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
(Editors Note - I am insanely jealous that he got to read this book before me... Curse you KaraokeFanboy!) April 2007, DC Comics - writer: Mark Waid, inker: George Perez, inker: Bob Wiacek, colorist: Tom Smith, letterer: Rob Leigh, editor: Joey Cavalieri In the aftermath of DC Comics' latest Crisis,...
Friday Mar 2, 2007
Ninja High School in Color #6 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
(Good ‘ol KaraokeFanboy takes a trip down memory lane, which is kinda’ like memory bliss, but without the slow beat track… [About 1% get that joke]… Anyway, when you’re done taking in this weeks installment, pop on over to A Comic A Day. Any man who gives that much thought...
Thursday Mar 22, 2007
TMNT Raphael Movie Prequel #1 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
March 2007, Mirage Publishing writer: Murphy - artist: Fernando Pinto - letterer: Erik Swanson - cover artist: Santiago Bou I couldn't resist it. As soon as I saw it, my inner child tugged at my pant leg, begging me to buy it for him, and I couldn't resist. I even...
Friday Mar 30, 2007
Unique #1 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
March 2007, Platinum Studios Comics writer: Dean Motter - artist: Dennis Calero - letterer: Scott O. Brown editors: Paul Cibis & Jim McLauchlin Since childhood, we're told that we're unique. We're assured that we're one of a kind, that no one else on Earth is like us. You are a...
Saturday Apr 7, 2007
Painkiller Jane #0 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
April 2007, Dynamite Entertainment writer: Jimmy Palmiotti - artist: Lee Moder - colorist: Chris Garcia - letterer: Simon Bowland - creators: Jimmy Palmiotti & Joe Quesada Priced at an irresistible twenty-five cents, Painkiller Jane #0 (volume 2) was published just for me: the comic book reader that has heard of...
Saturday Apr 14, 2007
Mr. Stuffins #1 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
May 2007, BOOM! Studios writers: Andrew Cosby & Johanna Stokes - artist: Lee Carter - colorist: Pablo Quiligotti - letterers: Terri Delgado & Marshall Dillon Last weekend, during my Easter visit home, I scoured my mother's garage and storage shed to recover some of my old toys. Frankly, I felt...
Tuesday May 1, 2007
Star Trek: Klingons: Blood Will Tell #1 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
April 2007, IDW Publishing writers: Scott Tipton and David Tipton - artist: David Messina - art assistance: Elena Casagrande - colorist: Ilaria Traversi - letterer: Neil Uyetake - editors: Dan Taylor and Chris Ryall Warp drive. Transporters. Replicators. Despite all of the incredible technological strides Star Trek credits humanity's future,...
Saturday May 5, 2007
Spider-man 3 Movie Prequel KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
To help celebrate (and more importantly, promote) Free Comic Book Day, this fine site along with A Comic A Day will attempt to review many a free comic with an extra special Comic of the Week - FCBD Edition! - AD June 2007, Marvel Comics - writer: Todd Dezago -penciller:...
Sunday May 6, 2007
The Books Just Keep 'Ah Come'n KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
Who Wants to be a Superhero? Free Comic Book Day Preview, May 2007, Dark Horse Comics - writer: Stan Lee - artist: Will Conrad - colorist: Michael S. Bartolo - letterer: Zach Matheny Huff. Gasp. Pant. This is me, catching my breath, after a tour de funnybook shop to acquire...
Monday May 7, 2007
More Books! MUWAHAHA!!! KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
Pirates vs. Ninjas #1: FCBD Edition, April 2007, Antarctic Press writers: Fred Perry, Robby Bevard, Wes Hartman - artist: Craig Babiar - coloring: Wes Hartman & Robby Bevard - letterer: Wes Hartman Just imagine: you’re the editor-in-chief for an up-and-coming comic book company. Plenty of talented contributors are producing dynamic...
Tuesday May 8, 2007
Comic, Comic, Comics! KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
Viper Comics Presents volume 2, April 2007, Viper Comics by Josh Howard, Greg Gatlin, Nicc Balce, David Hopkins, Tom Kurzanski, Michael Young, Jason M. Burns, Paul Tucker, Otis Frampton, Sergio Quijada, and more! Unless your vehicle is equipped with one of those new-fangled CD or MP3 players, you know that...
Wednesday May 9, 2007
Part the Fifth of FCBD KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
The Astounding Wolf-Man #1, May 2007, Image Comics writer: Robert Kirkman - artist: Jason Howard - letterer: Rus Wooton Ever since the "Got Milk?" ad campaign began several years ago, I've wondered why it exists in the first place. I mean, has milk ever been in danger of going out...
Thursday May 10, 2007
Part 6 - FCBD KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
Comics 101: How-to & History Lessons from the Pros, May 2007, TwoMorrows Publishing contributors: Bret Blevins, Mike Manley, BobMcLeod, Danny Fingeroth, Roy Thomas, John Morrow, Michael Eury Today's Free Comic Book Day expose is rife with paradoxes. For example, the three (only three?) free comics I read today aren't really...
Friday May 11, 2007
More From FCBD - Part 7 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
Last Blood #1, May 2007, Blatant Comics writer: Bobby Cosby artist: Owen Gieni I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Six days and thirty-two comics books later, Free Comic Book Day has transformed from annual event to week-long marathon in my attempt to read every issue...
Saturday May 12, 2007
Part 8a - Remember the Children! KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
Buzzboy/Roboy: The Buzz and the 'Bot #0, 2006, Sky-Dog Press by John Gallagher, Rich Faber, and John Green More so than any other medium, children have always played a critical role in comics. When the industry became mainstream in the early '40s, comic books translated a difficult era in America's...
Monday May 14, 2007
FCBD Part 8b - Still Remembering the Children! KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
Gumby Free Comic Book Day Special, May 2007, Wildcard Ink contributors: Shannon Wheeler, Rick Geary, Mike Hersh, Mark Bode, Steve Oliff, Bob Burden No matter where you grow up, no matter what your interests are, most American youth are united by a few unalienable inquiries in their childhood: Why can't...
Monday May 14, 2007
The Final FCBD Review! KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
(Couple of things before we get to this final installment. First, I want to apologize to the fine GitC Readers for the douple posting, out of town and didn't have access to a computer. Finally, I want to give a fantastically huge thanks to KaraokeFanboy. His work on the Free...
Monday May 21, 2007
A Book That Made Me Mad... Aaron Duran
Aaron Duran
While I do my best to pen a "spoiler free" review of the newest (and hopefully last) Pirates of the Caribbean film... I thought I would give you a re-print of my All Star Batman and Robin review as found on The Legion of Doom... Gonna' make you pop on...
Friday May 25, 2007
FCBD - Epilouge KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
You just can’t have a story without an epilogue… And thankfully, KaraokeFanboy and Virgin Comics were only too happy to oblige… And so, without further ado: The Free Comic Book Day – Epilogue: Virgin Comics Free Comic Book Day Issue #1, April 2007, Virgin Comics various contributors Sometimes you don't...
Monday Jun 4, 2007
Drawing from Life #1 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
March 2007, Image Comic - by Jim Valentino To paraphrase Dickens, they are the best of comics, and they are the worst of comics. I’m talking about autobiographical comics, which are, in my opinion, the most challenging genre in the graphic sequential storytelling medium. On one hand, an autobiographical comic...
Friday Jun 8, 2007
Black Summer #0 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
May 2007, Avatar Press - writer: Warren Ellis - artist: Juan Jose Ryp colorist: Mark Sweeney - letterer: Mark Seifert I've been keeping an eye on the twenty-four hour news cycle and listening to partisan talk radio for over a decade now. I'm as much a fan of Jon Stewart's...
Tuesday Jun 19, 2007
World War Hulk #1 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
August 2007, Marvel Comics By Greg Pak, John Romita, Jr., Klaus Janson, Christina Strain Letterer: Chris Eliopoulos - Assistant editor: Nathan Cosby - Editor: Mark Paniccia - EIC: Joe Quesada Forget his producers, sponsors, financial investors, and fans. Michael Bay owes a great deal of thanks to Old MacDonald. Let...
Friday Jun 22, 2007
The Highwaymen #1 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
August 2007, WildStorm Productions - writers: Marc Bernardin & Adam Freeman artist: Lee Garbett - colorist: Jonny Rench - letterer: Rob Leigh - assistant editor: Kristy Quinn - editor: Scott Peterson How many times have you seen a movie on its opening weekend and had no idea what it was...
Sunday Jul 22, 2007
World War Hulk #2 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
September 2007, Marvel Comics - Writer: Greg Pak - Artists: John Romita, Jr. & Klaus Janson - Colorist: Christina Strain - Letterer: Chris Eliopoulos The streets of New York shook on Wednesday when a ninety-year-old steam pipe burst through asphalt and propelled condensed water and chunks of concrete into the...
Saturday Aug 4, 2007
World War Hulk #3 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
October 2007, Marvel Comics - writer: Greg Pak - artists: John Romita, Jr. & Klaus Janson - colorist: Christina Strain - letterer: Chris Elipoulos With Comic Con news still clogging the fan feeds, I wouldn’t be surprised if World War Hulk #3 passes under the radar. Understandably, it is a...
Friday Aug 10, 2007
Batman 667 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
August 2007, DC Comics - writer: Grant Morrison - artist: J.H. Williams - colorist: Dave Stewart - letterer: Ken Lopez The devil made them do it. I can’t think of another explanation for why DC Comics would delay Superman #666, especially after Batman #666 was delayed a month (though its...
Tuesday Aug 28, 2007
When the Real World Intrudes . . .A Year Called Comics KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
This summer did not go as planned. I had hoped to write one part of my year-end analysis every week through July and August, with a new direction for A Comic A Day beginning on Labor Day, but the San Diego Comic Con wiped me out completely. Blogging the Comic...
Friday Sep 7, 2007
Action Comics #855 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
Late October 2007, DC Comics - writers: Geoff Johns & Richard Donner - artist: Eric Powell - colorist: Dave Stewart - letterer: Rob Leigh - associate editor: Nachie Castro - editor: Matt Idelson 2007 not am year of Bizarro! Of course, in Bizarro speak, this truly is the year of...
Wednesday Sep 26, 2007
Star Trek: The Manga: Kakan ni Shinkou KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
September 2007, TokyoPop, Inc. - contributors: Wil Wheaton, Ej Su, Christine Boylan, Bettina Kurkoski, Mike Wellman, Nam Kim, Diane Duane, Don Hudson, Paul Benjamin, and Steven Cummings When I read on Wil Wheaton’s blog that he would be appearing at Meltdown Comics on Sunset Blvd. last week, I decided I’d...
Sunday Oct 7, 2007
World War Hulk #4 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
November 2007, Marvel Comics - writer: Greg Pak - artists: John Romita, Jr. & Klaus Janson - colorist: Christina Strain - letterer: Chris Elipoulos I probably won’t be able to write this again, so I’m going to embrace the opportunity: You can blame Wil Wheaton for the tardiness of this,...
Thursday Oct 11, 2007
Omega the Unknown #1 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
December 2007, Marvel Comics - writer: Jonathan Lethem with Karl Rusnak - artist: Farel Dalrymple - colorist: Paul Hornschemeier When I was in the fourth grade, a kid joined our class midway through the school year. Mrs. Mickle sat him next to me, and I innocently, playfully asked him where...
Thursday Nov 8, 2007
Action Comics #858 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
Late December 2007, DC Comics - Writer: Geoff Johns - Penciller: Gark Frank - Inker: Jon Sibal - Colorist: Dave McCaig - Letterer: Rob Leigh The few issues of Superman I’ve reviewed over the past year (which is more than I’ve read in my whole fifteen years of collecting comics,...
Sunday Nov 18, 2007
Batman and the Outsiders #1 Aaron Duran
Aaron Duran
December 2007 – DC Comics – Chuck Dixon: Writer - Julian Lopez: Penciler – Bit: Inker A few times ever week, I pop on over to the Legion of Doom and read what the Doomers are saying about comics. Sometimes I agree and sometimes I don't. However, their discussions always...
Thursday Nov 22, 2007
WWH Part 5 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
The war is over. When someone says that, it’s usually cause to celebrate. Nobody LIKES war, after all. (Yes, a President Bush joke looms somewhere in there, but I think his premature “Mission Accomplished” banner suggests a passion to WIN war, even at the cost of perpetuating it beyond its...
Monday Nov 26, 2007
Action Comics #859 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
Greetings Programs. This Comic of the Week review from KaraokeFanboy is a few days late and that is 100% my fault. The holidays and Rename42nd.org took a big chunk out of my schedule. However, his review is simply too good to skip. After reading it, please pop on over to...
Wednesday Feb 6, 2008
Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters #1 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
January 2008, Dynamite Entertainment writer: Keith Champagne - artist: Tom Nguyen - colorist: Moose Baumann - letterer: Zach Matheny - creators: Don Chin & Parsonavich I don't believe I'm writing this review. Last March, I so anticipated the return of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to the big screen that...
Thursday Mar 27, 2008
Screamland #1 KaraokeFanboy
KaraokeFanboy
I take full blame for the lack of Comic of the Week postings. Things have been crazy in Geek in the City land. Well, you’ve demanded the return of everyone’s favorite KaraokeFanboy. You demand, I respond. Enjoy this fantastic review that touches close to your friendly neighborhood Geek’s heart… Universal...
Thursday Mar 27, 2008
Retcon - Thy Name is Skrull Aaron Duran
Aaron Duran
Okay, I am the first to blast Bendis when he opens his yap and makes claims about "breaking the internet" and things of that nature. The guy just knows how to push my buttons. However, in my opinion, when Bendis is "on", he is friggen "on"! (See Powers and Ultimate...
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