ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com/media/feedlogo.gif ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/'The Influencing Machine' Shows the Medium Isn't the (Entire) Message [Review]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/24/influencing-machine-review-brooke-gladstone-josh-neufeld/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/24/influencing-machine-review-brooke-gladstone-josh-neufeld/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/24/influencing-machine-review-brooke-gladstone-josh-neufeld/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


In last month's The Goon #39, writer/artist Eric Powell follows up a devastating satirical takedown of modern superhero comics --specifically DC's New 52 line -- with an essay titled "Where's Our Harry Potter?" Powell passionately argues that ... Read more

 

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]]>brooke gladstoneBrookeGladstoneJosh NeufeldJoshNeufeldthe influencing machineTheInfluencingMachineMatt D. Wilson2012-05-24T10:00:00 00:00Archie's 'New Crusaders' App Brings the Red Circle Heroes to Digital Comicshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/archies-new-crusaders-app-brings-the-red-circle-heroes-to-dig/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/archies-new-crusaders-app-brings-the-red-circle-heroes-to-dig/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/archies-new-crusaders-app-brings-the-red-circle-heroes-to-dig/#commentsFiled under: , ,


We've talked a lot here on ComicsAlliance about the progressive approach to storytelling that Archie Comics has been geared towards over the past few years, but the way that they've embraced digital comics has been every bit as forward-thinking. ... Read more

 

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]]>Archie ComicsArchieComicsBen BatesBenBatesDigital ComicsDigitalComicsIan FlynnIanFlynnMighty CrusadersMightyCrusadersNew CrusadersNewCrusadersRed CircleRedCircleChris Sims2012-05-22T12:00:00 00:00'Brandon Generator' Is a Noble Experiment in Crowdsourced Storytellinghttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/brandon-generator-edgar-wright-tommy-lee-edwards-crowd-source-comic-animation/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/brandon-generator-edgar-wright-tommy-lee-edwards-crowd-source-comic-animation/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/brandon-generator-edgar-wright-tommy-lee-edwards-crowd-source-comic-animation/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,


It's kind of hard to categorize The Random Adventures of Brandon Generator, the new online project from filmmaker Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World), comic book artist Tommy Lee Edwards (Turf, Marvel 1985) and ... Read more

 

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]]>brandon generatorBrandonGeneratoredgar wrightEdgarWrightinternet explorer 9InternetExplorer9Microsoftmotion comicsMotionComicstommy lee edwardsTommyLeeEdwardsMatt D. Wilson2012-05-22T11:00:00 00:00'Cow Boy' By Nate Cosby And Chris Eliopoulos: More Than Cute [Review]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/17/cow-boy-nate-cosby-chris-eliopoulous-archaia-graphic-novel-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/17/cow-boy-nate-cosby-chris-eliopoulous-archaia-graphic-novel-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/17/cow-boy-nate-cosby-chris-eliopoulous-archaia-graphic-novel-review/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Just take a glance at Cow Boy, Archaia's new hardcover graphic novel from writer Nate Cosby and artist Chris Eliopoulos, and you might quickly write it off as "cute." And, to be fair, an all ages story about a 10-year-old boy with what may or may ... Read more

 

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]]>ArchaiaChris EliopoulousChrisEliopoulousCow BoyCowBoyNate CosbyNateCosbyMatt D. Wilson2012-05-17T17:00:00 00:00'The Manhattan Projects' Is Pure Mad Science In Comic Book Formhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/16/the-manhattan-projects-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/16/the-manhattan-projects-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/16/the-manhattan-projects-review/#commentsFiled under: ,


A while back, I had a conversation with Jonathan Hickman where he talked about how he liked Grant Morrison's comics because the ideas in them were so good that they made him laugh while he was reading them. Ideas like that, the ones that go ... Read more

 

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]]>Jonathan HickmanJonathanHickmanManhattan ProjectsManhattanProjectsNick PitarraNickPitarraChris Sims2012-05-16T12:00:00 00:00Meet the Hero of 'TRON: Uprising' in 31-Minute 'Beck's Beginning' [Video + Review]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/15/tron-uprising-becks-beginning-prelude-video-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/15/tron-uprising-becks-beginning-prelude-video-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/15/tron-uprising-becks-beginning-prelude-video-review/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Disney XD is now streaming a full, 31-minute installment of TRON: Uprising in advance of the CG animated series' June 7 debut, enticing fans to return to the Steven Lisberger-created digital realm known as The Grid, as seen in the films TRON and ... Read more

 

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]]>Adam HorowitzAdamHorowitzDisney XDDisneyXdEdward KitsisEdwardKitsisTronTron LegacyTron UprisingTronLegacyTronUprisingErik Amaya2012-05-15T16:30:00 00:00'Science Tales' Battles Hoaxes and Pseudoscience with Knowledgehttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/09/science-tales-comics-lies-hoaxes-scams/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/09/science-tales-comics-lies-hoaxes-scams/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/09/science-tales-comics-lies-hoaxes-scams/#commentsFiled under: ,


In Psychiatric Tales, Darryl Cunningham sought to demystify mental illness in eleven short tales. Combining scientific fact with anecdotes from his work as on a psychiatric ward, Cunningham explained schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder and ... Read more

 

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]]>darryl cunninghamDarrylCunninghammyriad editionsMyriadEditionspseudosciencesciencescience talesScienceTalesLauren Davis2012-05-09T14:00:00 00:00Why 'Mega Man' Is the Smartest Super-Hero Comic On the Standshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/09/mega-man-best-comic/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/09/mega-man-best-comic/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/09/mega-man-best-comic/#commentsFiled under: ,


As strange as it might sound, one of the best super-hero comics on the stands today isn't put out by Marvel, DC, or any of the other usual suspects. In fact, it doesn't even star a character that originated in comics. It's a video game tie-in ... Read more

 

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]]>ArchieIan FlynnIanFlynnJonathan HillJonathanHillMega ManMegaManThe Morality of Creating Artificial IntelligenceTheMoralityOfCreatingArtificialIntelligenceChris Sims2012-05-09T12:30:00 00:00'Rascal Raccoon's Raging Revenge!' Asks: What if Wile E. Coyote Killed the Roadrunner?http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/24/rascal-raccoons-raging-revenge-comic/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/24/rascal-raccoons-raging-revenge-comic/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/24/rascal-raccoons-raging-revenge-comic/#commentsFiled under: ,


Pity the poor Coyote. For more than six decades, he has been trapped inside our television screens, condemned to the Sisyphean task of attempting to murder the Roadrunner. But what if Wile E. Coyote finally finished off the Roadrunner for good? ... Read more

 

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]]>brendan hayBrendanHayjustin wagnerJustinWagneroni pressOniPressrascal raccoons raging revengeRascalRaccoonsRagingRevengeLauren Davis2012-04-24T14:30:00 00:00ComicsAlliance Reviews 'Smallville: Season 11' #1http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/17/smallville-season-11-comic-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/17/smallville-season-11-comic-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/17/smallville-season-11-comic-review/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Last year, ComicsAlliance's Chris Sims and David Uzumeri watched and reviewed every episode of the tenth and final season of Smallville, the long-running show that chronicled Superman's origin from high school student to the world's greatest ... Read more

 

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]]>Bryan Q. MillerBryanQ.MillerCat StaggsCatStaggsPere PerezPerePerezSmallvilleSmallville ComicSmallvilleComicTom WellingTomWellingChris Sims2012-04-17T11:00:00 00:00'Avengers vs. X-Men: Infinite' Embraces the Future of Comicshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/04/avengers-vs-x-men-infinite-embraces-the-future-of-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/04/avengers-vs-x-men-infinite-embraces-the-future-of-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/04/avengers-vs-x-men-infinite-embraces-the-future-of-comics/#commentsFiled under: ,


Marvel's big Avengers vs. X-Men crossover is providing a lot of opportunities for readers to see new stuff, but to be honest, I'm way less interested in an epic throwdown between Gambit and Hawkeye than I am in seeing how Marvel's latest foray ... Read more

 

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]]>Avengers vs X-MenAvengersVsX-menInfinite ComicsInfiniteComicsMark WaidMarkWaidStuart ImmonenStuartImmonenChris Sims2012-04-04T15:00:00 00:00Cash Rules Everything Around Eddie Campbell in 'The Lovely, Horrible Stuff'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/02/lovely-horrible-stuff-eddie-campbell/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/02/lovely-horrible-stuff-eddie-campbell/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/02/lovely-horrible-stuff-eddie-campbell/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Money. Money, money, money, buzzing around in the news, whirling past your eyes and into your gas tank at light speed while the pump excitedly displays your negative winnings like a slot machine from the Bizarro Universe. Unless you're very rich, ... Read more

 

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]]>eddie campbellEddieCampbellthe lovely horrible stuffTheLovelyHorribleStufftop shelftop shelf productionsTopShelfTopShelfProductionsJohn Parker2012-04-02T15:30:00 00:00Ann Nocenti Does Sexy Villains Right In 'Green Arrow' #7http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/14/ann-nocenti-green-arrow/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/14/ann-nocenti-green-arrow/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/14/ann-nocenti-green-arrow/#commentsFiled under: ,


Here at ComicsAlliance, we've talked a lot about the presentation of women and sexuality in comics. David Brothers recently did a series of posts examining different books to see who did it right and who did it wrong, and along the way, he ... Read more

 

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]]>Ann NocentiAnnNocentiGreen ArrowGreenArrowHarvey TolibaoHarveyTolibaoChris Sims2012-03-14T13:00:00 00:00'Justice League: Doom' Animated Film Honors Dwayne McDuffie's Legacy [Review]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/05/justice-league-doom-is-a-great-end-to-dwayne-mcduffies-legac/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/05/justice-league-doom-is-a-great-end-to-dwayne-mcduffies-legac/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/03/05/justice-league-doom-is-a-great-end-to-dwayne-mcduffies-legac/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


For me, DC's direct-to-video animated movies have been pretty hit or miss. As much as I've liked parts of stuff like Crisis on Two Earths and All Star Superman, it's often felt like they've had a little difficulty translating great stories to ... Read more

 

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]]>Dwayne McDuffieDwayneMcduffieJustice League DoomJusticeLeagueDoomMark WaidMarkWaidTower of BabelTowerOfBabelChris Sims2012-03-05T13:00:00 00:00'The Playboy': Chester Brown's Unflinching Autobiography of Sexual Awakening [Sex]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/29/the-playboy-chester-brownsex-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/29/the-playboy-chester-brownsex-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/29/the-playboy-chester-brownsex-comics/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Sexy is an interesting word. When we say something is sexy, we're implying that it's nice to look at, that it inspires pleasure. It only implies those positive aspects of sex, the joy and luridness. But when you actually think about sex, there are a ... Read more

 

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]]>Chester BrownChesterBrownDrawnAndQuarterlyJohn Parker2012-02-29T16:00:00 00:00'Bloodstrike' Looks Back at the '90s... And Makes Them Look Good [Review]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/22/bloodstrike-comic-review-seeley/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/22/bloodstrike-comic-review-seeley/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/22/bloodstrike-comic-review-seeley/#commentsFiled under: , ,


I've never read an issue of the original Extreme Studios title Bloodstrike, but I feel like I learned everything I need to know about it by looking at the front of the first issue from 1993. I've seen this thing a hundred times in back issue bins, ... Read more

 

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]]>BloodstrikeExtreme StudiosExtremeStudiosFranchesco GastonFranchescoGastonRub The BloodRubTheBloodTim SeeleyTimSeeleyChris Sims2012-02-22T13:00:00 00:00Everything You Ever Wanted to Learn About Sex from Webcomics (But Were Afraid to Ask)http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/20/webcomics-sex/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/20/webcomics-sex/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/20/webcomics-sex/#commentsFiled under: , ,


At first glance, Danielle Corsetto's webcomic Girls with Slingshots seems like an unlikely place to find a little sex ed. Although it's always been a bit more on the adult side, with its tequila-induced hallucinatory houseplants and ... Read more

 

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]]>brad guigarBradGuigarbrunochristine smithChristineSmithchristopher baldwinChristopherBaldwincourting disasterCourtingDisasterdanielle corsettoDanielleCorsettoeves appleEvesApplegirls with slingshotsGirlsWithSlingshotsgisele lagaceGiseleLagacemenage a threeMenageAThreesexsexy comics 2012SexyComics2012webcomicsLauren Davis2012-02-20T12:00:00 00:00Fantastic Four Goes Back to Basics With 'Season One' Graphic Novel [Review]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/07/fantastic-four-season-one-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/07/fantastic-four-season-one-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/07/fantastic-four-season-one-review/#commentsFiled under: , ,


"Space tourism." That's the neat way writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa establishes new context for his take on the origin of the Fantastic Four. The FF spaceflight is one of those richly crazy Silver Age ideas that need to be pitched just right to get ... Read more

 

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]]>David MarquezDavidMarquezfantastic fourFantastic Four Season OneFantasticFourFantasticFourSeasonOneRoberto Aguirre-SacasaRobertoAguirre-sacasaAndrew Wheeler2012-02-07T16:30:00 00:00'Gotham City Impostors' Beta Delivers Fast, Fun and Batty FPS Actionhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/06/gotham-city-impostors-beta-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/06/gotham-city-impostors-beta-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/06/gotham-city-impostors-beta-review/#commentsFiled under: , ,


At first glance, Gotham City Impostors may seem like yet another doomed licensed video game set in the Batman universe. After all, the game is essentially multiplayer-only and revolves around conflict between two Batman and Joker cosplaying groups ... Read more

 

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]]>batmanbetadcGotham City ImpostorsGothamCityImpostorsAndy Yen2012-02-06T12:30:00 00:00'Winter Soldier' #1 Deploys Marvel's Super Spies In Super Style [Spoiler-Free Review]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/31/winter-soldier-1-review-brubaker-guice-breitweiser/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/31/winter-soldier-1-review-brubaker-guice-breitweiser/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/01/31/winter-soldier-1-review-brubaker-guice-breitweiser/#commentsFiled under: , ,


In 2004, writer Ed Brubaker began a run on Marvel's Captain America (that continues to this day) with a 13-issue epic reintroducing the long-dead Bucky Barnes, former partner of Captain America, as the Winter Soldier, a brainwashed Soviet agent ... Read more

 

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]]>Bettie BreitweiserBettieBreitweiserbucky barnesBuckyBarnesbutch guiceButchGuicecaptain americaCaptainAmericaed brubakerEdBrubakerwinter soldierWinterSoldierDavid Uzumeri2012-01-31T10:30:00 00:00