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  • Chirpin’ Tuesday Reviews 8/4/2010

    Chirpin’ Tuesday Reviews 8/4/2010

    Welcome to Chirpin’ Tuesday Reviews! Here you can find out what we at ComicAttack.net thought of this past week’s new books in 140 characters or less! Make sure to come back each week to see what we have to say about the latest comics! The...

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  • Web Comic of the Month: Wayward Sons: Legends

    Web Comic of the Month: Wayward Sons: Legends

    For our August Web Comic of the Month, we’re looking at Wayward Sons: Legends, by Benny R. Powell, Weilin Yang, Youjun Yang, and Kun Song. This is a full color comic, updated Monday through Friday, every week. Structured like a traditional comic book, Wayward Sons:...

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  • Chirpin’ (Wednesday) Reviews 6/30/2010

    Chirpin’ (Wednesday) Reviews 6/30/2010

    Welcome to Chirpin’ Tues-er…Wednesday Reviews! Here you can find out what we at ComicAttack.net thought of this past week’s new books in 140 characters or less! Make sure to come back each week to see what we have to say about the latest comics! Action...

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  • This Comic Is History: Pride of Baghdad

    This Comic Is History: Pride of Baghdad

    Welcome to another installment of This Comic Is History. For this month’s feature, we have Pride of Baghdad, written by Brian K. Vaughan, and drawn by Niko Henrichon. Published in 2006 by DC’s Vertigo imprint, this graphic novel takes place in Baghdad, during the 2003...

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  • Those Who Came Before: Jim Starlin

    Those Who Came Before: Jim Starlin

    Our featured creator in this month’s Those Who Came Before column is one of the greats in comics, Jim Starlin. His name is synonymous with the term space opera. It’s pretty cool that a guy named Starlin ends up making his mark writing stories that...

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  • Chirpin’ Tuesday Reviews 6/9/2010

    Chirpin’ Tuesday Reviews 6/9/2010

    Welcome to Chirpin’ Tuesday Reviews! Here you can find out what we here at ComicAttack.net thought of this past week’s new books in 140 characters or less! Make sure to come back each week to see what we have to say about the latest comics!...

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  • Chirpin’ Tuesday Reviews 6/3/2010

    Chirpin’ Tuesday Reviews 6/3/2010

    Welcome to Chirpin’ Tuesday Reviews! Here you can find out what we here at ComicAttack.net thought of this past week’s new books in 140 characters or less! Make sure to come back each week to see what we have to say about the latest comics!...

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  • Web Comic of the Month: Mint Condition

    Web Comic of the Month: Mint Condition

    For this month’s Web Comic of the Month, we’re featuring Mint Condition, by John Harmon. It’s an awesome black and white web comic that John updates Mondays and Thursdays. Mint Condition is funny, with a blend of ongoing story arcs, one-shot strips, and very nice...

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  • Sequential History: The Golden Age

    Sequential History: The Golden Age

    The Golden Age of comics, roughly from 1938 to the late forties, was an amazing time to be involved in this unique art form. The modern comic book was born, and with it came the boom in sales that spurred the creation of many of...

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  • Those Who Came Before: Neal Adams

    Those Who Came Before: Neal Adams

    This time around we’re featuring Neal Adams, one of the great illustrators of our time. Adams has many impressive accomplishments on his resumé. From fantastic runs on Green Lantern/Green Arrow, Batman, X-Men, and Deadman, to crusading for creator’s rights, to exploring the mysteries of our...

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  • This Comic Is History: The Kents

    This Comic Is History: The Kents

    For this installment of This Comic Is History, we’re traveling back in time to 19th century Kansas. The Kents, written by John Ostrander, is a twelve issue mini-series published in 1997, focusing on, as you might have guessed, the ancestors of Superman’s adoptive father, Jonathan...

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  • Those Who Came Before: Mort Weisinger

    Those Who Came Before: Mort Weisinger

    Welcome to another edition of Those Who Came Before, where we look back at the creative people that helped forge this medium which we love. This time we’re looking at Mort Weisinger, an artist from the Golden Age who had his hand in the creation...

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  • Web Comic of the Month: Across the Multiverse

    Web Comic of the Month: Across the Multiverse

    This month we’re looking at a comic that doesn’t have super heroes and costumes, but does have its share of heroes nonetheless. In fact, its even got time traveling. Yes, time travel! Across the Multiverse by Mike Hall, updated weekly, is our web comic for...

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  • Action Comics #1… $1,500,000

    Action Comics #1… $1,500,000

    No, this isn’t a joke, it’s happened again. A copy of Action Comics #1 has just sold at auction for 1.5 million dollars. That’s $1,500,000! This not only beats the previous best for this issue of $1,000,000, it also brought in more than the $1,075,000...

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  • Sequential History: The Platinum Age (1897 – 1938)

    Sequential History: The Platinum Age (1897 – 1938)

    Welcome to another edition of Sequential History, where we’ll be taking a look at some of the events and people that helped shape the comic book as we know it. Last time around we talked about the very beginnings of the medium in Sequential History:...

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  • Those Who Came Before: Martin Nodell

    Those Who Came Before: Martin Nodell

    The focus of this month’s Those Who Came Before is a man whose career reached beyond comics. His work has been seen by many people, whether they read comics or not. Martin Nodell is the man to thank for many creations, including one of our...

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  • Detective Comics #27 sells for $1,075,000!

    Detective Comics #27 sells for $1,075,000!

    No folks, this isn’t a joke, it’s happened again. We now have a second comic book that has sold for over a million dollars. A copy of Detective Comics #27 with a CGC grade of 8.0 has just sold for $1,075,000! That’s $75,000 more than...

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  • This Comic Is History: The Muramasa Blade

    This Comic Is History: The Muramasa Blade

    For this edition of This Comic Is History, we’re going to be looking at an object, the Muramasa Blade. This is a sword with special properties that is said to be able to slice through just about anything in the Marvel Universe. However, this weapon...

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  • Action Comics #1 sells for $1,000,000

    Action Comics #1 sells for $1,000,000

    This past Monday a copy of Action Comics #1 sold at auction for $1,000,000. That’s ONE MILLION DOLLARS!. ComicConnect.com auctioned this rare book, which will be on display at its New York City location for the media to view until its new owner claims it....

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  • Those Who Came Before: Dave Sim

    Those Who Came Before: Dave Sim

    This month we’re going to look at a creator who has been a big influence on many in the comic field, Dave Sim. Sim is best known for his popular creation, Cerebus the Aardvark. It is this aardvark’s book, and Sim’s handling of it, that...

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  • Web Comic of the Month: Theater Hopper

    Web Comic of the Month: Theater Hopper

    For this month’s Web Comic of the Month we’ve got a strip that features both normal humans, and superheroes–Theater Hopper. Brought to us by Tom Brazelton, this is a movie-themed comic that’s been going strong for many years. Updated every Monday, Wednesday, & Friday, Theater...

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  • Sequential History: The Birth of Sequential Art (Pre-History to the Platinum Age)

    Sequential History: The Birth of Sequential Art (Pre-History to the Platinum Age)

    What is sequential art? Who were the first people to use this art form to tell stories? How did it evolve into what we can pick up today at our local comic shop? Over the course of the next few Sequential History columns, I’ll endeavor...

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  • Those Who Came Before: Walter Simonson

    Those Who Came Before: Walter Simonson

    This month we take a look at a man who has shaken things up in the world of comics a time or two. He has gotten away with giving Mjolnir to an alien warrior with a face that resembles that of a horse, and even...

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  • Web Comic of the Month: Daniel Larson’s Stick-Man

    Web Comic of the Month: Daniel Larson’s Stick-Man

    This month we’re looking at Daniel Larson’s Stick-Man. I came across this web comic by accident, but I was struck by the Stick-Man character. He was just so cool looking to me, I had to read the comic. Turns out Daniel can put together more...

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  • This Comic Is History: Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion

    This Comic Is History: Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion

    In our last This Comic Is History we looked at a book from off the beaten path, Maus. This time around, we’re going more mainstream with, Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion, written by Billy Tucci. This was a 6 issue mini-series published by DC Comics...

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  • Those Who Came Before: Joe Simon

    Those Who Came Before: Joe Simon

    Going back to the Golden Age for this month’s Those Who Came Before, we’re taking a look at Joe Simon. Simon created and contributed to many characters during the 1940s, 50s and 60s, including one of the very best the comic world has known. If...

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  • Web Comic of the Month: City Limits

    Web Comic of the Month: City Limits

    Welcome to the Web Comic of the Month! On the 3rd of each month I’ll bring you a web comic that deserves to be recognized. Well, at least in exchange for the $5 bribe that I’ve extorted from its creators. This month you have the...

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  • Sequential History: The Birth & Influence of Superman

    Sequential History: The Birth & Influence of Superman

    In this month’s Sequential History, we’re going to look back at the beginning. The beginning, some believe, of the comic book as we know it. Back to the first “superhero” of his kind to gain real popularity, Superman. The refugee from Krypton was cooked up...

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  • Those Who Came Before: George Pèrez

    Those Who Came Before: George Pèrez

    The focus of this month’s Those Who Came Before is one of my favorite artists, George Pèrez, pronounced “Pair-Ez” in case you were wondering. A writer, penciler, inker, cover artist – Pèrez has done it all. I was first introduced to George’s art while reading...

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  • Web Comic of the Month: The Retriever

    Web Comic of the Month: The Retriever

    Welcome to the first Web Comic of the Month! On the 3rd of every month I’ll feature a different comic from the internet. There are many different varieties of comics to be found online, offered in several styles. Some are presented as a comic strip...

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  • This Comic Is History: Maus

    This Comic Is History: Maus

    Welcome to This Comic Is History, a bi-monthly column dealing with comics that were either influenced by, or themselves influenced the course of history. This column will alternate with Sequential History. This time we’re heading back to 1930s & 1940s Europe, when antisemitism was raging...

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  • Those Who Came Before: Bill Finger

    Those Who Came Before: Bill Finger

    In last month’s installment of Those Who Came Before, I focused on Bob Kane, officially credited creator of Batman. Sticking with the Batman theme for another month, I’ll be focusing on Bill Finger. If you’re a Batman fan, and you’ve never heard that name, you’ve...

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