Collected Comics Library Podcast #170

Posted at: May 09, 2008 12:37 AM | Posted by: Jeff

Collected Comics Library Podcast #170 - The one hundred seventieth podcast! My crazy week; FCBD in Chicago; Shipping Updates; New Releases of the Week; And now that you have your free comics, what do you do now? Running time: 37m 58s Collected Comics Library, hosted by Chris Marshall, THE Trade Paperback Podcast. The only podcast solely dedicated to news, information and reviews on all sorts of comic book collected editions.

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Iron Man graphic novels

Posted at: May 06, 2008 08:53 PM | Posted by: Jeff

Something of a busy time this past weekend, with my son's first band concert (5th grade trombone (me = proud parent)) running a little long Sunday afternoon, but we still managed to squeeze in a showing of Iron Man before calling it an evening.

A good time was had by all. Even my wife - who typically watches these types of films under mild duress - enjoyed it. Imagine that.

Sure, the plot is predictable, and the music score leaves something to be desired, but the overall effort was well casted, polished, and solid throughout. Downey owns the role of Tony Stark, imo. Highly recommended.

But after the film, what's a movie goer to do for more Iron Man entertainment?

Graphic novels, my friend. After all - comics is where it all began.

A few links for ya. Marvel has compiled a list of recommended Iron Man reading. Not a bad list, actually. Chris Marshall of the Collected Comics Library dedicated the better part of a recent podcast episode to Iron Man collections, which is perfect for the curious reader with a long commute. It's complimented by the GNA's own Iron Man universe listing, where I've indexed nearly 50 Iron Man graphic novels, both available and soon-to-be-released.

BookScan's Top 20 Graphic Novels of April

Posted at: May 06, 2008 08:27 PM | Posted by: Jeff

Manga dominates yet again, holding 18 of 20 spots. Check out ICv2 for the complete breakdown.

Liefield and the apocalypse

Posted at: May 06, 2008 08:22 PM | Posted by: Jeff

ICv2 reports - site excerpt follows: Twelve Gates Productions, which describes itself as "a cutting-edge Christian Entertainment Company," is preparing to launch a series of graphic novels under the general title Armageddon Now that will present a bold, searing vision of the Biblical Apocalypse. The founding partners of Twelve Gates include businessman Mike Gadd, comic artist Rob Liefeld, and Phil Hotsenpiller, a teaching pastor at the Yorba Linda Friends Mega Church. Liefeld is drawing all of the Apocalypse Now graphic novels which Hotsenpiller is writing.

Visit ICv2 for the full story.

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