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T.G.I.F.: February 23, 2007 |
Busiek wins.
Again.
I can't even find a specific image from this wonderful issue, so I simply give you the stunning cover. Want to see superheroes being super? This is the title you want to add after you cull that pull list, as per Mr. Church's suggestions.
From Superman #659 by Busiek, Nicieza, Vale, and Pacheco.
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T.G.I.F.: February 16, 2007 |
Excuse the lateness - this Friday was more Friday-ish than most. At least it's basically over. I imagine that were I a nattily attired evolutionary standout, the day would have gone much better.
From Nextwave #12 by Ellis and Immonen.
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T.G.I.F.: February 9, 2007 |
Secret.
Freakin'.
Codes.
And decoder rings websites!
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T.G.I.F.: February 2, 2007 |
Would you like to send your own postcard?
Do so at the Postcards website, and spread the T.G.I.F.-ness.
You could even do it on Monday, if you insist.
(Look at that freakin' lineup!)
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T.G.I.F.: January 26, 2007 |
You come here for happiness, and I give you an advertisement. Sometimes, that's just the way it is.
Posting's been even sparser than sparse this past week. I've been quite busy in rehearsals for This Mortal Coil at SB Dance. Here's some info from The Salt Lake City Weekly and The Salt Lake Tribune.
Anyways, we open tonight, and that's a good feeling.
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T.G.I.F.: January 19, 2007 |
I didn't post this in this week's 52 on 52, fearful of it's spoileriffic nature. As I debated if a few days had ameliorated the spoilerosity contained, I realized I simply can't ignore it as the single image this week that made me sit up and take notice.
From 52 #37 by Johns, Morrison, Rucka, Waid, Giffen and Pat Oliffe.
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T.G.I.F.: January 12, 2007 |
Slipped in among "All-American powerhouse", "Kryptonian survivor from a parallel universe", and "The third smartest man in the world" ... this made me laugh.
"Laugh" isn't something I usually associate with a Geoff Johns book.
From Justice Society Of America #2 by geoff Johns and Dale Eaglesham.
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T.G.I.F.: January 5, 2006 |
Just a boy and his dog.
From All-Star Superman #6 by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely.
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T.G.I.F.: December 29, 2006 |
Everyone and their brother will be handing you Hamburger-Spewing Elvis M.O.D.O.K.s.
I bring you a damn funny character moment.
Have a Happy New Year, and I'll see you in 2007!
From Astonishing X-men #19 by Joss Whedon and John Cassady.
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T.G.I.F.: December 22, 2006 |
Yes, I know it's not comics. This defines me as a Child Of The Eighties as much as Anatomy Lesson and Ronin: Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Bob Geldof.
Merry Christmas!
Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid.
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T.G.I.F.: December 15, 2006 |
Not much in this week's books that qualifies for the stringent requirements placed upon the T.G.I.F.: an image that made me smile.
Hence, an image from a book that's new to me: Absolute New Frontier. This was my first time reading it, and while my reaction was tempered by the outsized hype ... I still loved it. This image is just one of many that blew off the page, exploding a sense of time and place and boundless optimism. New Frontier has some storytelling deficiencies, but is an unparalleled period piece and a work of tone. A month of Fridays, and I couldn't get to all the images I loved in here.
From Absolute New Frontier By Darwyn Cooke.
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T.G.I.F.: December 8, 2006 |
Because nothing says "Christmas" like fascism.
From Marvel Holiday Special 2006.
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T.G.I.F.: November 30, 2006 |
It's almost become telegraphy (or contractual obligation): if you're doing an Eisner homage, you must include the book's title spelled out in architecture as Eisner did in his Spirit title sequences. I was surprised through the first few pages of Batman/Spirit as it didn't appear, and then ....
From Batman/Spirit by Jeph Loeb and Darwyn Cooke.
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T.G.I.F.: November 17, 2006 |
While the issue as a whole was weak, 52 also managed to produce the biggest grin in this week's books. Red Tornado's head bolted to a pile of junk while mindlessly chanting "52! 52!" just tickles my funnybone.
From 52 #28 by Johns, Morrison, Rucka, Waid and Drew Johnson.
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T.G.I.F.: November 10, 2006 |
Only the third post this week. I wish I could - like a seeming half of the WeboComicsBlogoNet - blame this, but I will instead blame this and this and this.
And this.
Nevertheless, a trip to Batman's sci-fi closet fills me with Friday joy.
From Batman #643 by Grant Morrison, Andy Kubert and Jesse Delperdang.
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T.G.I.F.: November 3, 2006 |
Though I have problems with Midnighter #1, by Garth Ennis and Chris Sprouse, I can't deny it also gave me my favorite panel of the week.
"Kicksplodo" barely describes the coolness of this panel, with Midnighter leaping to kick an artillery shell out of the air. It's a great moment, and Sprouse's page explodes with energy.
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T.G.I.F.: October 27, 2006 |
I promised myself I'd find a T.G.I.F. that wasn't from Nextwave. It's like shooting fish in a barrel, taking glee-packed images from that book.
I bypassed the Doom Patrol wink. I bypassed the Authority nod. I even controlled myself when Forbush-Man appeared.
But this? This I could not refuse. After all, turnabout is fair play.
From Nextwave #9, by Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen.
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T.G.I.F.: September 22, 2006 |
I'm the damn Batgirl.
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T.G.I.F.: September 15, 2006 |
Go ahead. Click on that image. Blow it up, and take it in. It'll brighten your day.
There was no doubt where my T.G.I.F. would come from this week. I knew it instantly. Part of the First Second Fall 2006 line, Joann Sfar's Klezmer is a work of irrepressible joy, leaping off the page. It is so deep and true, capturing the Jewish Diaspora experience of "laughing wild amidst severest woe", of making life and music and laughter even under extreme persecution and hardship. In this careful story about musicians in Eastern Europe in the early 20th century, Sfar captures a time and a place and a people. It feels instantly classic, belonging alongside Isaac Bashevis Singer on the bookshelf.
"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture - it's a really stupid thing to want to do," said Elvis Costello once. He may be right, but perhaps sequential art has a leg up. It's not easy to have musical numbers in a comic, but Sfar's explosions of color and action when the music starts throughout the novel almost create synesthesia where you can hear the colors. He also tells stories through these musical set pieces, such as the confrontation between The Baron Of My Backside and the townsfolk musicians who killed his friends. It's absolutely glorious, and the book as a whole is so complex and beautiful that it's easily one of the best graphic novels I've read. Not "this month" or "this year" or "this decade" ...
The cover promises this is only "Book One", and I'll be eagerly awaiting the rest of this wonderful story.
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T.G.I.F.: September 8, 2006 |
Sanity Roll!
