Monday, March 26, 2012

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art Review



Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, this innovative comic book provides a detailed look at the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning.


Friday, March 23, 2012

The Walking Dead, Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life (v. 6)

The Walking Dead, Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life (v. 6) Review



Trapped in a town surrounded by madmen, Rick must find a way out or die trying. Meanwhile, back at the prison, the rest of the survivors come to grips with the fact Rick may be dead, and a major turning point in the series is reached. Reprint Edition


Thursday, March 22, 2012

I Got Sex at Comic-Con - A Fanboy Comic Book Geek's Move from Nerd Loser to Player of Love (Comic-Con Sex)

I Got Sex at Comic-Con - A Fanboy Comic Book Geek's Move from Nerd Loser to Player of Love (Comic-Con Sex) Review



Geeks and chicks go together like Clark Kent and Kryptonite.

I'm a geek. And until this past Comic-Con, I was a typical, loser, fanboy, geeky, super-virgin.

This is my story. It works on many levels, but it works. It will work for you too. Because this is my story of how I went from zero to hero and I wrote it like a textbook for you.
  • You will stop watching the jerks get the skirts!
  • You will learn to light the fires that She desires!
  • You will not stumble, but instead you'll tumble into situations where the ladies want you and yes, even in the midst of jocks and jerks all around you!
I tell my pitiful story first of how awkward I was at the ripe age of 18 not having ever had a real date. I go into the horrid details because too many men were in reality just weak boys like me. Boys who only fantasize about being men so we dive into fictional lands instead of into real girls' heads and beds.

Once I show you that I am your mirror image...

After I go into gory detail how painful the thought of asking a female out on a date was...

I describe that fateful night at Carlos's Pizza where my best friend George introduced me to being a real man. An Alpha Man. And George was far worse off than I was. Before.

My question as I gobbled my pizza was this: "George, man, why don't I ever see you? I know we don't have classes together now but we never had to work so hard to get together!"

George replied: "I've been dating way too much to hang out with you and I'm sorry. I need to stop going out with so many skirts so we can spend more time together."

My world was shaken to its core with that answer. As the night progressed, I learned everything I thought I knew about women was a lie. And everything I knew about George would not be the same again.

George told me why he had no time to spend with me. Geeky, loser, George.

George was getting laid.

I was staring at my friend George... but looking at a god.

You Will Be a Player - Fast

This is my textbook for you.

George taught me how to get women. He really taught me - and he's a lousy teacher.

I mastered it and took it farther than George ever did. I'm a better teacher for you too.

Admit it. You are as lonely as I was -- surrounded by lots of graphic novels on your bed. You spend Friday nights at role-playing fantasy games with buddies. Not only have you never gotten to third base with a girl you maybe haven't even kissed one if your mother and aunts don't count... and they don't.

I'm going to make you a stud. Yes, this is not a joke and not a fib.

If you have no idea how to talk to women, I am going to show you:
  • How to approach them
  • Where to stand
  • What to say
  • How to say it
You won't have to think. As a matter of fact, thinking is your primary problem with females. I'm going to program you like JavaScript code.

You won't stutter and you won't falter because you will know exactly step 1, step 2, and so on. It doesn't matter what she says in response, you stick to the program and you get the girl.

This Only Works on the Hotties

And the best part? You know the girls you settled for, the 4's and 5's that were still too good for you to ask out? All this material doesn't work on them. I'm proof. This training you are about to embark on works only on the 9's, 9.5's and mostly on the 10's. Women light-years from possible.

I'm not exaggerating. I'm not lying. I feel your pain buddy.

I'm sick and tired of seeing the jerks get the women. It's time the Nice Guys learned what buttons to push on a babe's attraction dashboard.

You're going to wish I'd written this long before now. But you will be forever grateful.

If I had this book, I could have gotten laid much sooner than I did.

But this is the story of me, what George taught me, me teaching you, and then it culminates into my time a few months ago at Comic-Con when in under 8 months I went from fanboy loser to winner with the most astounding girl I ever laid eyes on.

It can happen to you too.


Wednesday, March 7, 2012

How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling

How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling Review



How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling is an instructional book based on the cinematic, high contrast noir style of acclaimed comic book and graphic novel illustrator, Shawn Martinbrough.



Martinbrough’s work has been published by DC Comics, Vertigo and Marvel Comics, illustrating stories ranging from Batman to the X-Men. This is his first book, released through Watson-Guptill Publications and The Nielsen Company.



In How to Draw Noir Comics, Martinbrough shows how the expert use of the color black is critical for drawing noir comics. He demonstrates how to set a mood, design characters and locations, stage action and enhance drama, and discusses important topics like page layout, panel design, and cover design.



How to Draw Noir Comics includes The Truce, an original graphic novel written and illustrated by Martinbrough which incorporates the many lessons addressed throughout the book, and has an introduction by critically-acclaimed novelist Greg Rucka, author of the graphic novel Whiteout, currently in production as a major motion picture.


Tuesday, March 6, 2012

DC Comics Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle

DC Comics Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle Review



For more than 70 years, DC Comics has been entertaining children and adults alike. Here, for the first time, is the chronological account of the adventures of both the characters and the company that created them.



The DC Chronicle Year by Year traces DC's fascinating story: the company's beginnings as National Allied Publications in the 1934, and its subsequent change to Detective Comics, Inc. in 1937. The book details all the major DC publishing landmarks and more, displayed clearly, month by month.



Highlighting the debuts of Superman and Batman, the geniuses that invented them, and the real-life events-like the Vietnam War, the atom bomb, the Space Race-that shaped the atmosphere of the times, DC Chronicle Year by Year follows the characters' foray into the real world through TV series and blockbuster movies.



Features original cover art by well-known DC artist Ryan Sook and a foreword by Paul Levitz, who was president of DC Comics from 2002 - 2009.



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Saturday, March 3, 2012

Comic Book History of Comics

Comic Book History of Comics Review



For the first time ever, the inspiring, infuriating, and utterly insane story of comics, graphic novels, and manga is presented in comic book form! The award-winning Action Philosophers team of Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey turn their irreverent-but-accurate eye to the stories of Jack Kirby, R. Crumb, Harvey Kurtzman, Alan Moore, Stan Lee, Will Eisner, Fredric Wertham, Roy Lichtenstein, Art Spiegelman, Herge, Osamu Tezuka - and more! Collects Comic Book Comics #1-6.