Newsarama’s certainly been on the front lines for years in terms of getting the scoop on comic news, but to be honest, the site was really stale for a really long time. Not that there were really any other great sites to compare it to. It was basic, straight-forward and pretty much a glorified message [...]
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We DO Need Another HERO
July 25, 2007 – 10:31 am
Sorry, Tina Turner fans. (All 2 of you out there). But Mad Max jokes aside, if you haven’t heard of HERO, you should. If you’ve ever enjoyed reading comics, whether a casual fan or an insanely rabid die-hard collector, you can give something back to the creators who helped start it all.
“Because everyone deserves a [...]
Far from a Lethargic site
July 23, 2007 – 3:46 pm
Umm… Yeah, that pretty much sums up Greg Hyland’s Lethargic Lad character. And if you’ve never read his superhero parody series, well, you suck. It’s damn funny. If you like things like The Tick, you’ll dig it.
I used to read the series back when it was in print, and while I’m not really a fan [...]
Chores + D&D = Geekdom to a new level
July 20, 2007 – 2:20 pm
ChoreWars.com launched this week. I’m honestly pretty much at a loss for words, except to say I can picture a ton of college roommates getting good use of it. I love the drawing though. Tough to beat a dwarf with a mop.
Thanks to Brian for the heads up. (And no, like I told you earlier, [...]
Marvel’s Digital Comics are worth a look
July 19, 2007 – 10:06 am
The Marvel website used to be pretty pathetic. For the most part it was a glorified ad for subscriptions, mixed in with tons of corporate press releases. But they’ve certainly kicked things up a few dozen notches, offering a slew of interactive features, downloads and information. Most impressive of all to me is their Digital [...]
