Monthly Archives: May 2011

Dark Horse Gets Sneaky (on Tuesdays)

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Brian Gardes

Dark Horse Comics has hidden a promotional code on a comic book profile page within the Dark Horse Digital store. This code will be available for anyone who finds it and can be used during the checkout process to get … Continue reading →

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Buffy 36 for free!

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Brian Gardes

The final collection of Buffy Season 8 is coming tomorrow! Want to get a head start? Read the entire issue 36 for free right here!

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Indie Comic Review: Level Up

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Brian Gardes

  Gene Luen Yang’s The Eternal Smile was a real surprise for me last year. The three different artistis styles, coupled with the three different (yet complimentary) stories made me think and smile in ways that I had not imagined … Continue reading →

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Cryptozoic Entertainment launches digital comics app to benefit CBLDF

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Brian Gardes

First Cryptozoic Entertainment created the CBLDF Liberty Trading Cards, with proceeds going to the Fund. Now Cryptozoic enters the world of digital publishing. Cryptozoic has launched a comic reader with quality content for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch, with … Continue reading →

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Miser Monday: Demonology 101

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Brian Gardes

Every Monday we highlight a comic that you can read on line (for free!). I love Faith Erin Hicks.  Her art and storytelling are a real joy.  She walks the line between cute and creepy so well, that I am … Continue reading →

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Free Crossed Webcomic

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Brian Gardes

This weekend, Avatar Press released an ashcan comic at Phoenix Comic-con for their new series, Crossed: Wish You Were Here. The difference between this series and the other Crossed comics is that Wish You Were Here is a weekly webcomic. … Continue reading →

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Indie Comic Review: The Goldfish and Bob

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Brian Gardes

  The Goldfish and Bob is, on the surface, a cute story about a Ziggy-like character who has a Dilbert-like job and a silent fish.  Sounds pretty derivative.  Except it isn’t. Goldfish and Bob is actually a metatextual comic that … Continue reading →

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Indie Comic Review: Anya’s Ghost

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Brian Gardes

  Being new to graphic novels, I had (and still sometimes have) the tendency to associate the genre with superheros, the supernatural, the sometimes crass, and tons of geek humor that I will only “get” once my husband has explained … Continue reading →

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Indie Comic Review: Liar’s Kiss

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Brian Gardes

Fair warning, I am going to spoil this. I’ll give you a heads up about it before it happens, but I really need to talk about a particular development in Eric Skillman and Jhomar Soriano’s new book, Liar’s Kiss ($14.99 … Continue reading →

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New Project from Joelle Jones

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Brian Gardes

Joelle Jones posted on her blog three images from an upcoming project with writer Erik Henriksen. Aside from the western attire (and Jones‘ love of horses), the only clues we have is that the piece was tagged as “Manifest Destiny” … Continue reading →

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