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The New 52 – Week Four

Posted on October 3, 2011 by fakedtales

Here’s the final week of DC Comics reviews. Some good comics, and unfortunately nothing truly awful this time. They take the fun out of everything.

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Marvel and the New 52

Posted on September 28, 2011 by fakedtales

What?

For people keeping track, DC Comics have released 52 new issue ones, pretty much restarting their continuity, heavily amending what’s left over. So far it all seems a little teenage in tone and scope, which is a shame, but they’re not the only company who do this sort of thing.

Marvel Comics are DC’s main competitor as far as superhero comics. Both have very different flavours. DC is more mythological and grandiose while Marvel skews to more personal stories & conflicts. Both can change these rules about, but the flavour remains the same.

They do most things differently, and yet they share many traits. Here is a look at how Marvel handle these kinds of reboots and resets, without having to overtly change everything they do.

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The New 52 – Week Three

Posted on September 27, 2011 by fakedtales

The next batch of DC Comics reviews in which I look at: Batman, Birds of Prey, Blue Beetle, Catwoman, Green Lantern Corps, Legion of Super-Heroes, Red Hood and the Outlaws, Supergirl and Wonder Woman.

Two great comics, one amazingly terrible one and a lot of middle.

One week left of this. Enjoy!

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Experimental Prescription

Posted on September 22, 2011 by fakedtales

Another week, another Chuck Wendig contest. This time it’s only 100 words, but needed three of the words: bishop, blister, enzyme, ivy or lollipop.

Here’s my contribution.

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The New 52 – Week Two

Posted on September 21, 2011 by fakedtales

Just in time for the third week of releases from DC Comics, here’s the reviews of last weeks titles.

Posted in Comics | Tagged Batman and Robin, Batwoman, DC Comics, Demon Knights, Frankenstein, Green Lantern, Legion Lost, Mister Terrific, Red Lanterns, Suicide Squad, Superboy, The New 52 | Leave a comment

The New 52 – Week One, Part Two

Posted on September 15, 2011 by fakedtales

The other half of my reviews of the New 52 from DC Comics. I’ll be trying to cut down the waffling in the future, contentious issues aside.

Here are reviews for: Batwing, Detective Comics, Justice League International, O.M.A.C., Stormwatch and Swamp Thing.

Impulse buys are the win! I’ve had some surprise favourites. I’m still going from memory as I read the comics, then lend them out pretty much right away.

The New 52 – Week One, Part One

Posted on September 14, 2011 by fakedtales

In which I review Action Comics, Animal Man and Batgirl, trying to not get off topic too many times, using only my memory of what the first week’s titles were like as I lent them out already.

Tomorrow will be the rest of the first week, and that might tide me over until I’m done with this week’s comics.

So without further a do, here’s the review.

The New 52 – Part Three

Posted on September 13, 2011 by fakedtales

Here is my third article on DC’s “New 52”. This time I’m looking at the first comic of the new regime: Justice League.

In this review I try to leave my baggage at the door, imagine what it might be like experiencing this comic with no prior knowledge, look at the basic storytelling of the piece and share a little anecdote finalising my stance on why it’s no great deal having a new continuity.

The New 52 – Part Two

Posted on September 12, 2011 by fakedtales

Here’s part two of my analysis of DC’s Event Comics before I go into the New 52 and what that’s all about.

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Looking for artist (must like sharks)

Posted on September 11, 2011 by fakedtales

Since I was thirteen, I’ve wanted to write comics. I have a bunch of scripts of varying genres, but recently I’ve come up with a webcomic.

This comic, Explosion High is one of the most fun, weirder superhero projects I’ve come up with. I’ve not worked with a comic artist since I was a teenager, but want to get a collaborator for this title. I can’t draw to save my life and rather than eternally script projects for my own entertainment, I want artists.

Other people are welcome to check out the content here and get an idea of what I’m working on, but primarily I need an artist. I don’t know if I’ll have a ton of applications or one, as long as I remove the sharks. Which is a deal-breaker.

I’m going to post links here on a few different sites to try and summon potential artists and if you know anyone who wants to draw a cruel/comedic superhero comic, then send them this way.

1) The Pitch – This is the lowdown on Explosion High

2) The Artist’s Guide – Such as it is, here are a couple of pointers about what little artistic ideas I have.

3) Sample Pages -Three pages of script to show the feeling of the title and for people to audition with.

If you’re interested, please e-mail me, comment on here and preferably show off some of your work.

Thanks,

Charlie Etheridge-Nunn

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