The Secret of the Wednesday’s Haul

Wherein the author reviews a few comics, occasionally puts out a podcast and now and again muses on other stuff

The Secret of the Wednesday’s Haul header image 4

links for 2008-08-12 [delicious.com]

August 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Episode 490 Talkback: Previews - The Comic Forums
"All those spin-off books? Branding. Make that switch in terminology and all will be well. It certainly makes it easier to skip certain issues for both events." Peter Rios is wise.
(tags: comics)

The Hooded Utilitarian: Critics vs. Creators
"I'm just making fun of you — which, I think we can [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: del.icio.us

1991 seems so long ago– a review of Zot! 1987-1991

August 12th, 2008 · No Comments

For years, I’ve felt that the biggest weakness of Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics and followups was that almost none of McCloud’s actual comic work was easily available.  Don’t get me wrong; Understanding Comics is a great book and actually is a great comic.  McCloud does not get nearly enough credit for the way he dissects [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Review · comics