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Panel Of The Week – 5/11/11

May 15, 2011 in art, artists, batman!, blackbat, cass cain, comics, DC Comics | Permalink

I’d love to give this week’s panel of the week to the reappearance of Cass Cain in Batman Inc. #6, since I’m pretty excited (though also super nervous) about her return to the Bat books as “Blackbat”. But in truth, I don’t love the costume – the shredded cape is just ridiculous – even more ridiculous than regular capes – which we all know are ridiculous, but which at least look badass. It also doesn’t really “look” like Cass. i.e. if a caption didn’t tell me it was her, I’d have had no idea. See?

So I can’t really pick that as a “panel of the week” much as I would have liked to. HOWEVER, I can pick this creepy awesome bit from Batman Inc. #6:

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Cover of The Week – 5/11/11

May 15, 2011 in art, artists, comics | 1 comment

A tie this week, to two very different, very gorgeous covers. Nice work gents!

Dustin Nguyen’s stunning Batgirl #21

And Massimo Canivale’s moody Northlanders #40

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Panel Of The Week – 5/4/11

May 8, 2011 in art, artists, comics, marvel comics | Permalink

It’s Skottie Young week apparently! First cover of the week, and now a sweep of panel of the week, here are some of the gems from Young’s work on Ozma of Oz #6:

The bowed head of Hungry Tiger in panel one and his hilarious dialogue…so fun!

Look at that expression! The eyebrows! The hair!

I love this goddamn grouchy chicken.

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Cover Of The Week – 4/27/11

April 29, 2011 in art, artists, comics, vertigo | Permalink

The cover to The New York Five #4 by Ryan Kelly, even though it’s my least favorite of the four covers to be released (all were spectacular), is still an easy win this week.

If you guys haven’t been reading The New York Five, I urge you to seek it out, or pick it up in trade if it gets released. Some great stuff by Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly…no surprise there. It’s also a lot of content for a really low price. The issues run about 32 pages, but only $2.99. You can’t beat that!

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Panel Of The Week – 4/20/11

April 23, 2011 in art, artists, comics, marvel comics | 5 comments

Also from Generation Hope #6, some panels by Kieron Gillen and Salvador Espin. This was a hilarious bit in the book, which I think plays well here in just three panels, though there’s more in the book that makes it all even funnier. Nice work gents!

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Cover Of The Week – 4/20/11

April 22, 2011 in art, artists, comics, marvel comics | 1 comment

Not a strong covers week for my books, but I really liked this creepy Mike Del Mundo Generation Hope #6 cover. It’s even better once you read the interior story, which rocks. Woo!

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Panel Of The Week – 4/13/11

April 15, 2011 in art, artists, marvel comics, writers, writing, x-men | 3 comments

Every once in a while I enjoy some funny bit of writing so much that writing wins out over art and takes panel of the week (or in this case, page of the week). This is from Kieron Gillen’s Uncanny X-Men #535. The art, which is lovely as always, but not some crazy mindblowing something (talking heads rarely are) is Terry and Rachel Dodson.

I just love Dr. Nemesis* and his bitchy little better than everyone else attitude…which must just be a thing I like, because it’s one of the reasons I enjoy Emma Frost so much as well. In fact, it might just be the writer in me knowing how deliciously fun those characters are to write. Suffice to say that when Dr. Nemesis and Emma trade witty bitchy barbs I am in HEAVEN. Anyway, Gillen nails it here, as Dr. Nemesis talks to Magneto in a way almost nobody talks to Magneto. I love when comics are fun. LOOOOVE IT.

Bonus points for use of “Nazis”, “Science sticks”, “Foolish Space Tin”, and referring to Cyclops as “The one-eyed visir” all in one awesome page. HI-LARIOUS.

click to enbiggen!

PS – Ross, this is Dr. Nemesis! 😉

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Cover Of The Week – 4/13/11

April 15, 2011 in art, artists, comics, marvel comics | Permalink

Not a strong week for my comic covers, so it’s an easy win for this lovely cover from Esad Ribic for Uncanny X-Force #7, even though it’s not remotely his best work on Uncanny X-Force thus far…