“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
Tag Archives: comics
How to Get Better
“I’ve said it time and time again. You can’t get worse at something you do every day.” – Brad Guigar
Comic Recommendations
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
Wally Wood’s Design Motto
“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
Talk Like Warren Ellis
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
Where No Man Has Gone Before
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
Watchmen: One Paragraph Review
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
Batman Can't Get It Up
”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
Batman: Gotham Knight: One Paragraph Review
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
Good Advice
“If you’re good at something, never do it for free.” – The Joker, in The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight: One Paragraph Review
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
I Am A Big Nerd
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.”
Iron Man: One Paragraph Review
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
Jumper: One Paragraph Review
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
Best. Crossover. Ever.
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
Web Design for Sara Ryan
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
Tattoo Dream
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
300: One Sentence Review
Totally Good.
Bill’s Superman Speech from Kill Bill
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
Space Ninja History
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
Disclaimer For Potential Employers
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!
Best. Fanmail. Ever.
“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
Hammerspace Parody
YOSH Parody of Hammerspace is up at Isometric.sixsided.org CUBE LOVES YOU
Isometric Parody
HA HA! FIRST BLOOD IS MINE. Go to hammerspace and check out my parody of isometric.
The Challenge
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