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Comics Review: “iZombie: Dead to the World”

Scott Cederlund April 6, 2011 0

What kind of pretty girl gets a job digging graves?  The answer is simple; the kind of girl who needs to know where fresh bodies are buried.  Zombies are hugely popular right now.  In

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Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, No. 40

Johnny Bacardi October 27, 2010 0

You are interested in the unknown… the mysterious. The unexplainable. That is why you are here. My friend, can your heart stand the shocking CoCSJ, in which I opine on comics and graphic novel releases

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Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, No. 23

Johnny Bacardi June 30, 2010 0

Here we go again with Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I attempt to spotlight several recent works of sequential graphic storytelling that I find noteworthy, and think you might too- many

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Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, No. 9: “American Vampire,” “Hercules: Fall of an Avenger,” and More

Johnny Bacardi March 23, 2010 3

Number nine…number nine… Yes, here we go with yet another Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I attempt to point out some various publications of a comic-bookish nature that I think might

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Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, No. 6: “Jack Staff,” “Hellblazer,” and More

Johnny Bacardi March 2, 2010 0

Continuing to take the opportunity to point out various releases of the graphic narrative-type variety that I deem noteworthy for this or that reason, some of which may even be on sale at a

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Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, No. 4: “Footnotes in Gaza,” “Daytripper,” and More

Johnny Bacardi February 16, 2010 4

In his latest column, Johnny Bacardi takes a look at the latest from Joe Sacco, as well as DC/Vertigo's Daytripper...and more!

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Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, No. 3: “Invincible Iron Man,” “Valentine,” and More

Johnny Bacardi February 9, 2010 4

In which I continue to take a look at select bound-and-published sequential narratives of recent vintage, some of which may still be on sale in a comics shop, book store or online merchant near

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Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, No. 1: “The Unwritten,” “Joe the Barbarian,” and More

Johnny Bacardi January 23, 2010 10

In which I take a look at a few comics of recent vintage, some of which may even still be on sale in a comics shop or book store (or name your online venue

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Revival House: Ten More Great Title Sequences

Jeff Johnson December 10, 2009 5

I was originally going to follow last week’s column with something else entirely, but I got so much great feedback that I thought I’d follow up with ten more cool title sequences — which

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The Bigger Picture: Gettin’ Hitched

Arend Anton April 17, 2009 11

I’ve been watching a lot of Alfred Hitchcock’s work lately. When searching for a new project, I tend to immerse myself in that which I wish to imitate. I have quite a task ahead

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