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Popdose at Kirkus Reviews: “One Model Nation”
For more than 75 years, Kirkus Reviews has served as the industry bible for bookstore buyers, librarians, and ordinary readers alike. Now Popdose has joined the Kirkus Book Bloggers Network, taking to the virtual
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Suburban Metal Dad: Moving To A New House. An Introduction.
We're jumping into the world of webcomics with Suburban Metal Dad. Meet D.X. Ferris, the man behind SMD and find out what makes Dad tick
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Extra Medium #3: I Didn’t Like Captain America. Please Don’t Shoot Me
Comics don’t stay in comics. For better or worse, most comics are produced in the hopes they will lead to films, cartoons, action figures, video games, backpacks, beach towels and bubble baths. Extra Medium
Read More »Popdose at Kirkus Reviews: Joe Simon, “My Life In Comics”
For more than 75 years, Kirkus Reviews has served as the industry bible for bookstore buyers, librarians, and ordinary readers alike. Now Popdose has joined the Kirkus Book Bloggers Network. Every week, a rotating
Read More »Comic Book News: Picking Apart Diamond’s Digital Comics Initiative
A quick, close look at the new digital comics initiative from Diamond Comics Distributors.
Read More »Book Review: Nevin Martell, “Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip”
While I wasn’t a big comic book reader growing up (GI Joe, Archie, etc), I did discover and enjoy my share of newspaper comics. My grandfather was a retired newspaper editor, and when I
Read More »How Bad Can It Be?: “Ripley’s Believe It or Not: Seeing Is Believing”
Believe it or not, this week's column finds Jack Feerick giving something an unabashedly positive review!
Read More »How Bad Can It Be?: “Turok, Son of Stone”
I’m a big believer in simplicity where simplicity is called for. As cosmopolitan adult audiences, we’re supposed to sneer at simple stories in favor of works more conceptually-intricate and morally-engaged works. We are all
Read More »Basement Songs: Pink Floyd, “On the Turning Away”
Through the eyes of my son, I’ve been reliving a part of my youth in the form of colorful costumed super heroes from cartoons and the pages of comic books. Because Jacob’s sister, Sophie,
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