The Comic Addiction - It's Not a Hobby, It's an Addiction!

By Paul Steven Brown

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the all seven issues of the Justice League: Cry for Justice mini-series published by DC Comics.

If ever there was a comic book series or mini-series that made for a solid case that the era of gritty realism in mainstream superhero comic books has ran its course, it’s Justice League: Cry for Justice. I do not, by any means, demand that there not be any darkness or edginess in superhero comics, but mainstream titles published by Marvel Comics, and in this case, DC Comics should be approached with a little more care. When a horrific event occurs that involves a character such as Superman or Spider-Man, if not played just right, can appear as a cheap attempt to shock and create buzz.

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Tuesday

29Dec2009

Nerdy Wordy Volume 3: Dan McDaid

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Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 1:12AM |

INTERVIEW WITH Dan McDaid of Jersey Gods.

by Isaac Dilbert

I was never a fan of Jack Kirby(oh here comes the hate email (Tax1463@aol.com send it here), but Jersey Gods a title from Image comics has recently gotten me to expand my view of other comics. With interesting story and amazing art, that of Mr Brunswick and Dan McDaid respectively, this edition of Nerdy Wordy, Mr McDaid takes time out from his gods to lend the good word.

DILBERT:Where are you originally from?

McDAID : I hail from Cornwall, in the SouthWest of England. It's a nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there. I'm kidding - you don't even want to visit. No, I'm kidding - it's lovely. But you wouldn't want to live there. What was the question again?

Looking Back: The Year in X - 2009

Paul Steven Brown |

Monday, December 28, 2009 at 5:48PM |

2009 continued a trend set by the previous year by having the X-Men titles deal with a series of line wide changes and crossovers. Mutation was certainly the theme in terms of the various titles of the franchise.

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Sunday

13Dec2009

Nerdy Wordy Volume 2: Alex Grecian

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Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 11:31PM |

INTERVIEW WITH Alex Grecian of Proof.

by Isaac Dilbert

When I was younger I always had a fascination with the supernatural and unexplained myths and monsters. Everything from big foot to UFOS always made me wonder. As silly as people thought, hey this world's way to $@#%ing big to not have weird shit all over. Alex Grecian is a writer who refreshingly keeps my hope for monsters, myths and the unexplained alive. Alex Grecian gets into Proof and where the hit series is heading, in this volume of Nerdy Wordy. Oh and PS I devoured the first 3 volumes of Proof recently, and HIGHLY recommend it.

DILBERT:Can you tell us a little about Proof?

GRECIAN :Proof is about a middle-aged cop, an orphan, who’s spent most of his adult life searching for his family. In this case, the orphan is Bigfoot. John “Proof” Prufrock was discovered by the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1805, was raised in secret by Thomas Jefferson, and was eventually put to work by the government in 1969, to track down other oddities in the animal kingdom.

The Secret Ingredient #6

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Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 1:18PM |

Welcome to another installment of “The Secret Ingredient of Chew” where we talk to the creative team behind the hit Image Comic series Chew. This month we talk about the first part of the second story arc International Flavor.

The Comic Addiction: So we jump into the second story arc with Tony getting a new, old partner. John Colby is back. Was this always part of the original plan?

JL: Always. I always thought it was funny that people assumed Tony and Colby hate each other, because there was a line in #1 where they said exactly that. Thing is, nobody who hated each other would ever talk like that, so it was misdirection. Chu and Colby are more like a somewhat dysfunctional couple that constantly bickers, but ultimately have each other’s back.