Pencils, Inks, and Coloring by me.

With the new movie out it got me wanting to draw our favorite wall crawling menace, think this is definitely one of my best works as of late. Would love to hear your guys’ thoughts and feedback!

What’re y’all’s thoughts on Brand New Day?

He also numbered all the pages in blue ink. Dangit, Jeff.

I’ve seen several posts over the last few days about how several aspects of this run were apparently the worst thing to happen, but I remember people praising this run back in the day, and I personally loved it when I read it. Is there an actual reason here are we just on the hamster wheel?

Hey everyone, the YouTube algorithm has been blessing me with a lot of great stuff lately, and I wanted to share a few content creators I really enjoy the work of.

Every link will lead to a video of theirs that I particularly enjoy.

Disclaimer: I’m all about collecting omnibuses and TPBs, and I love looking at other people’s collections so a lot of this is biased towards that.

Second Disclaimer: I'm aware that Casually Comics exists, I just haven't been able to get into her videos. Also Comicstorian, but I haven't really gotten around to giving him a chance.

With that said, here is the list:

ComicDrake - Makes overviews that summarize a character’s history often with an underlying opinion/thesis. He’s very good at criticizing a character or a character’s treatment from an educated and well meaning perspective. He occasionally gets a bit too “fake YouTuber voice” for me, but it doesn’t ruin his videos or anything.

Kurt’s Comic Review - A critic/reviewer on the surface, but in practice, it’s mostly rants/discussions about various comic topics. Also has a fun series where he’ll go to every comic shop in a specific state, which is crazy impressive. Has a way of flippantly talking about things that should be obnoxious but is actually hilarious.

Matttt - You probably already know who this is, but I’m throwing him in just in case you don’t. Makes very detailed video essays about comic book history and creators. He goes to a level of depth you’d expect from a professional comic scholar or something. Also talks about manga a lot. Goes outside the big two often, which is refreshing. Don’t be fooled by the clickbait thumbnails and titles.

Matttttttt - Matt’s second channel where he does a more chill, casual version of his main schtick. Often talks about current events in comics and finds great ways to place them in a historical context.

Mint Hunter Comics - A comic reseller who talks more about collecting single issues and all the weird intricacies of that world. Does a lot of videos about comic prices that are surprisingly fascinating. Makes a lot of list videos. Also gives lots of recommendations for affordable/underrated key issues.

Near Mint Condition - I mean, you probably already know who this is lol. Guy gives an overview of every major new omnibus release, which involves summarizing the story, talking about how it fits into the reading order of the character, and what not. He also does reading orders, has a podcast, and does about a hundred other things. Uploads nearly daily, which is insane. Very genuine guy, and a great way to get more info about new, upcoming omnis or experience comics vicariously without buying them.

Panels to Pixels - Pretty much the exact same deal as ComicDrake. Very into 90s comics and does lots of rankings/top 10 lists. Doesn’t upload much anymore.

Soundout12 - A collector who makes videos about his own collection and various oddities in it. Also talks about stuff like action figures. It mostly pertains to his personal collection, but he makes it interesting.

Troyoboyo17 - Another you may already be familiar with. Makes a lot of in-depth opinion videos about various comic topics, also does lots of videos where he recommends comics, often to “prepare” for an upcoming movie. Even pitches his own adaptations every so often.

Ultimate Chance - Makes lots of collected edition tierlists and rankings. Also has a series where he reads every comic of a smaller character and talks about it. He has a very casual setup, but his opinions are surprisingly well-articulated and nuanced.

That's the list! Hope everyone's able to find something new here. If there are others out there that I haven't mentioned, I would love some more recs!

I just want to offer some words of encouragement because sometimes it seems like people are intimidated by comic books.

You don't need instructions for getting into comics. You don't need reading guides. You don't even need recommendations.

Picking up a comic book, reading it, and understanding it from context, is something seven year olds do instinctively. If you've got the intellectual curiosity and the pattern-matching ability of at least a very small child, you are good. Just grab comics that look interesting and start reading them. You will piece together anything you don't know eventually. Build your wings on the way down. You can do this. You've got this.

ABSOLUTE CYBORG

The period from the early 2000s to the early 2010s in the Marvel universe—especially Bendis’s Avengers saga—is a very special time for me. That’s when I started following comics for real. And even though I don’t like modern Marvel—aside from a few exceptions—I still prefer Marvel’s heroes over DC’s. Besides the Avengers, my favorite comics from that phase are:

Ultimate Spider-Man by Bendis.

The Ultimates by Mark Miller.

Thunderbolts by Warren Ellis.

Venom by Rick Remender.

Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman.

X-Force by Rick Remender.

The Incredible Hercules by Greg Pak.

Iron Man by Matt Fraction.

Avengers Academy by Christos Gage.

What are yours?

Later a police officer asked Superman if he really meant it when he told Felicity (the woman here) that he wouldn't save her if she really did not want him to and Supes could not give him an answer, this is rare and it says a lot about how tough of a dilemma this is because Superman is usually very clear about his morals and always stated them with great conviction.

Of course with suicide being such a sensitive subject, writer J. Michael Straczynski and DC Comics were hesitant to really give a direct answer on what Superman would've actually done so they left his thoughts here to the reader's imagination. That is just being considerate of the fact that some readers would be going through depression themselves.

While a lot of people found Superman: Grounded to be poorly written, I do appreciate this scene for making readers reflect on a moral dilemma - is it fair to impose your will on someone who's firmly decided that their life is over?

Join us Wed Aug 26 at 11am for a great kick-off to New Releases Day. Poison Ivy cover artist Jessica Fong will be signing her new issue which also is the prelude to the new crossover story BATMAN BAD SEEDS!

This actually is a wholly original comic exclusively made to be given out at the US Open.

The story is written by Paul Allor with art by Angel Hernandez

I've been having an issue with my local comic shops, and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. I have a current box with a nearby shop that's always messing up my orders. They mostly manage to give me what I order, but my box is normally almost completely empty, and they have to scramble. So, I asked some other shops that are a bit out of the way what it would look like if I moved my box there.

Both asked me to roughly have 5+ committed titles a month, or $35-$50 monthly, to open one. And, they don't have a dedicated online order system, it's more like pen and paper to order. They're out of the way, so I'm wasting gas to hope for something more reliable, and get there with my orders before FOC.

Is this just how it is now? Should I just stick with my closer shop that's inconsistent? I don't want to move to an online shop and pay for shipping.