A Comicbook Orange » Season 1

Episode 1.10 – Batman, Casanova & Black Metal

Casey McKinnon — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:39:37 +0000

Jetsetting with Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert on DC’s Batman! Superspying with Matt Fraction, Gabriel Bá, and Fabio Moon’s Casanova published by Image Comics! And rocking out with Rick Spears’ and Chuck BB’s Oni published Black Metal! Links: http://www.dccomics.com/comics/?cm=7426 http://www.imagecomics.com/schedule.php?week=#4085 http://www.onipress.com/display.php?type=bk&id=287

Episode 1.9 – Frank Miller Time

Casey McKinnon — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:32:44 +0000

Love or hate his latest comics, there is no denying that Frank Miller is a comic book legend. We take a look back at some of his earlier works you may have missed out on. Additional images courtesy of Darwin Bell (1, 2), Jimp79 and jamuraa http://tinyurl.com/37fqro

Episode 1.8 – Blue Beetle, Mighty Avengers & 24 Seven

Casey McKinnon — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:26:42 +0000

Will John Rogers and Rafael Albuquerque on DC’s Blue Beetle leave you blue? Does Brian Michael Bendis’ mighty mouth and Frank Cho’s mighty … uh … mammaries make for Marvel’s Mighty Avengers? And if we were all robots like in Image Comic’s 24 Seven, would we dream of electric sheep? Find out in this edition of A Comicbook Orange. Additional images courtesy of Josh Paul, and sound by Matt_G ( joshpaul.com & http://tinyurl.com/2a92t6 )

Episode 1.7 – The Spirit, Coward, MGS: Sons of Liberty

Casey McKinnon — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:25:06 +0000

This week we watch as Darwyn Cooke and J. Bone resurrect DC’s The Spirit, Alex Garner and Ashley Wood continue to sneak IDW’s Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty onto shelves, and Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips take a hit from Icon’s Coward. Additional sounds courtesy of ERH and Halleck.

Episode 1.6 – Transformers, Nova, & DMZ

Casey McKinnon — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:00:22 +0000

This week we roll out with IDW’s line of Transformers comics, rocket back home with Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Sean Chen of Marvel’s Nova, and embed ourselves into Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli’s DMZ from Vertigo. Additional images courtesy of DanieVDM and Rob React, and sounds by pauliep83, grandpablaine2 and ljudman.

Episode 1.5 – All Star Superman, O.C.T. & 303

Casey McKinnon — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 17:47:52 +0000

This week we celebrate the July 4th holiday with DC’s All Star Superman, from Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely; investigate the occult with Image and 12 Gauge’s O.C.T., from David Atchison, Rosario Dawson and Tony Shasteen; and, march into battle with Avatar’s 303, from Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows. Additional images provided by: mewtate and ten safe frogs

Episode 1.4 – Amazons Attack & Ultimate Fantastic Four

Casey McKinnon — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:34:58 +0000

Should you hide when Will Pfeifer and Pete Woods make DC’s AMAZONS ATTACK!? How fantastic is Mike Carey’s and Pasqual Ferry’s turn on Marvel’s Ultimate Fantastic Four? And what is the greater horror; the stories in Papercutz’ new Tales of the Crypt series … or the series itself? Additional images provided by Gregg O’Connell, jodywebsternw8, deep_schismic, Robin Taylor, Paddy Patterson, Ben Yanis

Episode 1.3 – Daily Elf, Super Farmboys & Sports Racers

Casey McKinnon — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:00:31 +0000

This week we ask what’s on the top shelf of Top Shelf’s latest releases. We check out James Kochalka’s daily life as an American Elf, let Jeff Lemire tell us some fantastic Tales From The Farm, and wave a checkered flag at Nicolas Mahler’s Lone Racer! Additional images provided by PhillipC, annia316; and video footage by MSchumacher1.

Episode 1.2 – Pirates, Fear Agent, Marvel Zombies

Casey McKinnon — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:00:45 +0000

This week we review: Pirates of Coney Island, written by Rick Spears, illustrated by Vasilis Lolos, and published by Image Comics; Fear Agent, written by Rick Remender, illustrated by Tony Moore, and published by Dark Horse Comics; and Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness, written by John Layman, illustrated by Fabiano Neves, and published by Marvel Comics and Dynamite Entertainment.

Episode 1.1 – Buffy, Last Sane Cowbow & Ant-Man

Casey McKinnon — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:00:12 +0000

Today we review: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 #4, written by Joss Whedon, illustrated by Georges Jeanty, and published by Dark Horse Comics; Last Sane Cowboy and Other Stories, created by Daniel Merlin Goodbrey, and published by AiT/Planet Lar; and Irredeemable Ant-Man #8, written by Robert Kirkman, illustrated by Cory Walker, and published by Marvel Comics.