Introductions have become a staple in just about every collected edition published these days. They are designed to give the reader insight into what to expect, what to look for and why the following is important. It sets the stage as to what’s to come and to give you an overview of why the book [...]
Collected Comics Library Podcast #248 27,901Kb; 29m 29s http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ Every year more and more Graphic Novels are being published. One glance at any of the “Best Of” or “Holiday Shopping” lists for Comic Books of 2009 will prove that point. One book, in particular, that has popped up time and time again is Asterios Polyp [...]
Today is the day that many of us Golden Age comic book fans have been waiting for, because today is the day that Will Eisner’s The Spirit comes to a theater near you. For those of you who may think that The Spirit is just another superhero, think again. There is much more to him [...]
Collected Comics Library Podcast #200 30,715Kb; 32m 30s http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ Well here we are – 200 podcasts! I never thought it would be possible. My sincere thanks go out to everyone who has ever downloaded or even visited this blog going back to 1999. This episode is special in so many ways, not only is it [...]
Collected Comics Library Podcast #190 33,336Kb; 35m 17s http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ This October many Comic Book Podcasts are joining up and featuring the theme of Politics In Comics. The CCL is no exception and is happy to participate. But as a solo podcaster, it’s hard to debate myself, so I had to dig into the Library and [...]
In case you haven’t heard by now, All-Star Batman and Robin The Boy Wonder #10 has been recalled due to strong language that seemed to slip by the editors, interns, secretaries and janitors at DC Comics and actually make it to print last Wednesday. DC quickly put out a demand to all retailers to destroy [...]