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Will the Real Captain Marvel Please Stand Up?

Feb 01 2012

“The character was originally created in 1940 for the long-defunct publisher Fawcett Comics, who ceased publication of their Captain Marvel in the early 50s under legal pressure from DC Comics, who claimed the character infringed on Superman. In 1967, while … Keep reading

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How to Get Better

Dec 09 2011

“I’ve said it time and time again. You can’t get worse at something you do every day.” – Brad Guigar

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Comic Recommendations

Dec 01 2011

A friend of mine got a gift certificate to a comic shop recently, and asked me for some graphic novel recommendations. He’s not a huge comics fan, so I pulled together a list for him focussing on some of the … Keep reading

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Wally Wood’s Design Motto

Jul 14 2011

“Never draw anything you can copy, never copy anything you can trace, never trace anything you can cut out and paste up.” – Wally Wood, Editor, Marvel Comics

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Talk Like Warren Ellis

Aug 27 2009

A few weeks ago, I called my friend Miles and asked him to help me out with the programming on a project I dreamed up. Here’s how I put it to him: Scott: “I want you to help me with … Keep reading

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Where No Man Has Gone Before

May 06 2009

Have I mentioned that I am extremely excited about the new Star Trek movie? Because I am. Extremely. (The illustration is by the lovely and talented Kate Beaton, and you should definitely go look at everything she has done because … Keep reading

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Watchmen: One Paragraph Review

Mar 15 2009

Watchmen is great on two levels. If you’ve never read the comic (like Annie), it stands completely on its own as an excellent action movie with a fantastic plot. However, if you’ve read the comic, it’s more like a love … Keep reading

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Batman Can't Get It Up

Dec 02 2008

”In my movie, Superman doesn’t care about humanity, Batman can’t get it up, and the bad guy wants world peace.” – Zack Snyder, discussing his adaptation of Watchmen

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Batman: Gotham Knight: One Paragraph Review

Sep 15 2008

How about a one-word review? Disappointing. The summary says “Batman takes on Deadshot, Killer Croc and other deadly foes in six anime-inspired short films.” The key words there are anime-inspired. This movie desperately wanted to be The Animatrix, but it … Keep reading

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Good Advice

Sep 14 2008

“If you’re good at something, never do it for free.” – The Joker, in The Dark Knight

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The Dark Knight: One Paragraph Review

Jul 21 2008

Wow. I expected this to be like most sequels: good, but not quite living up to the original. I was completely blown away. It’s pretty long (two and a half hours) but it actually uses that time well, and the … Keep reading

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I Am A Big Nerd

Jun 05 2008

At a staff meeting, our CEO said “I want to be the best in the world at what I do,” and my first thought was “like Wolverine.”

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Iron Man: One Paragraph Review

May 04 2008

Jon Favreau directing Iron Man and starring Robert Downey Jr. was all I needed to hear to get excited about this movie. When the trailer came out, it just raised my hopes even higher. His portrayal of Tony Stark as … Keep reading

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Jumper: One Paragraph Review

Mar 09 2008

Since Zoe was born, Annie and I don’t get out to see movies together as often as we’d like, so when we do manage to swing it, we feel the need to pick something that demands the big screen. Last … Keep reading

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Best. Crossover. Ever.

Oct 08 2007

In 1963, Marvel Comics published what became the first issue in a three-part crossover event that covered three different books and three sets of authors and illustrators over the course of 24 years! It’s remarkable because each successive part of … Keep reading

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Web Design for Sara Ryan

Oct 03 2007

In January, I got an email from Sara Ryan, asking if I would be interested in designing a website for her: Hi Scott — I found your site while searching for Portland web developers who use WordPress, and I really … Keep reading

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Tattoo Dream

Sep 12 2007

Last night I had a dream that I was sitting in bed reading comics when I found a full-page illustration that I really liked. At the time, I had the impression that it was a Hellboy comic. I decided that … Keep reading

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300: One Sentence Review

May 15 2007

Totally Good.

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Bill’s Superman Speech from Kill Bill

Jun 16 2006

As you know, I’m quite keen on comic books. Especially the ones about superheroes. I find the whole mythology surrounding superheroes fascinating. Take my favorite superhero, Superman. Not a great comic book. Not particularly well-drawn. But the mythology… The mythology … Keep reading

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Space Ninja History

Oct 24 2005

I first got online in the early 90s. While some of my friends were goofing around on BBS‘s, I was using my dad’s Compuserve account to post icons I had designed for Windows 3.1. Later on, in 1995, I had … Keep reading

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Disclaimer For Potential Employers

Oct 15 2001

Hahahahaha… Oh man. I found this while looking to see if Miles had updated Isometric. The link was labeled Disclaimer For Potential Employers. Great stuff, Miles. I think all of our sites should carry disclaimers which insult the reader!

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Best. Fanmail. Ever.

Oct 14 2001

“I know of no other strip that quotes Milton and Ruby in successive panels.” – random reader of Isometric Hee, hee. Best. Fan mail. ever. Must gloat! Also, I had one of those Horrible Revelations I live for: Isometric only … Keep reading

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Hammerspace Parody

Oct 06 2001

YOSH Parody of Hammerspace is up at Isometric.sixsided.org CUBE LOVES YOU

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Isometric Parody

Oct 05 2001

HA HA! FIRST BLOOD IS MINE. Go to hammerspace and check out my parody of isometric.

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The Challenge

Oct 02 2001

Scott, maybe I phrased my last “come-on” a bit too weakly. I CHALLENGE you to a comics DUEL, you pixel-doubling, cut-n-pasting, final-fantasy-character abusing, limp-wristed Deus Ex junkie! Let’s GO! I will upload my vicious, below-the-belt satire of Hammerspace within the … Keep reading

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