February 2012
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Tales of the Texas Giant
The following tall tales regarding war hero, Republic president and state governor Sam Houston were gathered on a recent sociological excursion to Houston, Texas. Many experts in Texas folklore were interviewed to obtain this list of legends that have been passed down from generation to generation of storytellers.
Sam and the Cherry Cobbler
One day, Sam Houston entered a pie eatin’...
December 2011
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Unparalleled Adventures Issue 1: Release Preview! →
Here’s the cover for issue 1! It will contain special features, including a backup story starring the Golden Age hero The Red Bee!
30 Characters Challenge - The Whole Shebang →
Come see all the characters I did for the 30 Characters Challenge. There are 30 of them, and it was challenging to do them all. The surprising thing is that there were more characters I wanted to do, but couldn’t because I want it to be a surprise when they are revealed.
October 2011
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Unparalleled Adventures Page #21
The last page of Unparalleled Adventures’ first issue is up! It features the debut of 4 new superheroes! One of them is inspired by a famous pro wrestler/actor! Good luck guessing which one it is.
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Funny Books - Week 4
Uncle KrakaDOOM is back with this week’s funny books reviews.
Action Comics #2
I liked this comic. I like the changes Morrison has changed Superman’s past, having him somewhat unaware of his Kryptonian heritage. I can’t wait to find out how much he knows and how much he learns.
What I didn’t like so much about this issue was Lex Luthor. He seemed a little too sadistic,...
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Funny Books - Week 3
We return once again to my weekly review of the comics I read this week.
Amazing Spider-Man #670—Spider Island Part 4
This was … a bit of a let down. Up until now I’ve loved Dan Slott’s entire run, and Spider Island wasn’t any different. I thought the last couple issues were great.
Part of the problem is that I’d never heard of the villain behind everything....
September 2011
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Unparalleled Adventures Issue 1: Page 20
New page of Unparalleled Adventures! Bam! Action! Words! Check it out.
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Funny Books - Week 2
For week 2, I’ll try to be a little more concise in my review so it doesn’t take 3 hours to write. The comics I read weren’t as good all around as last week, but some of them were really good.
Batman #1
In a single sentence, my favorite of the New 52 so far, and I’m willing to bet it will stay that way. It wasn’t as engrossing as Scott Snyder’s work on...
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Conan the Decapitator →
My submission for last week’s Comic Art Alliance theme.
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Funny Books - Week 1
I’m going to start blogging about the comics I read every week, because God knows there isn’t enough of that online already. I’m going to try and stay positive and hit the high points of each comic I read, but if I feel there’s something bad that I feel was glaring, I’ll mention it.
The Amazing Spider Man #669 — Spider Island Part 3
First, let’s start with the...
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What's the Deal With Snake Handling?
Most of you have probably heard about snake handling, especially from sources like The X-Files, news shows or some “documentary” on The History Channel about crazy religious sects.
What’s the stereotypical view of snake handlers? They’re a bunch of crazy hillbillies that can survive snake bites and drinking strychnine.
But that’s only half the truth. There are...
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Comic Art Alliance: Iron Kid →
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Syndrom from the Incredibles →
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Issue 1: “The Obligatory Origin Story” Page 19 →
August 2011
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80s Cartoons Art - Mendoza →
Mendoza from The Mysterious Cities of Gold.
Mad about Mad Men? Or just plain mad? →
My Comic Art Alliance post for the Mad Men theme.
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Spaaaaaace Ghoooooost! →
Space Ghost for thecomicartalliance.blogspot.com.
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Unparalleled Adventures Issue 1: Page 18 →
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Hipster Heroines
I originally published these on my website, but since I rebooted it, I’m republishing here. There were inspired by Chris Sims’ article on Comics Alliance.
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Unparalleled Adventures Issue 1: Page 17 →
New villains, sucka! Meet The H.U.R.T. Squad!
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Unparalleled Adventures Issue 1: Page 16 →
The Unparalleled Paragon puts his opponent in his place: the floor!
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July 2011
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Why Do Superheroes Hate the Ground?
I’ve noticed an increasing trend in recent years. Superheroes—especially those in movies—hate the ground. They are always dropping to the ground on one knee and punching it.
Iron Man Vol. 3 #75 by Adi Granov (2004)
The earliest example I could find was the above cover by Adi Granov in 2004. Could this be where the trend started? It’s definitely an dynamic image by a great artist.
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Unparalleled Adventures Issue 1: Page 15 →
Page 15 is up! The shaky villain’s motivation is revealed!
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Sweet Politics
After a man assaulted media mogul Rupert Murdoch with a pie, sociologists are saying that this will set off a new wave of pie-throwing being used a political statement. That’s right, a new wave of pie-throwing. That means there have been previous waves of pie-throwing.
Despite being a comedy staple of the vaudeville era, the ancient art of pie-throwing made it’s way into social...
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