Mystery Hoard

Comics, Culture, and Class

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Hallowe'en Haiku

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Back in the day they made fun comics. Nostalgia for ghosts and monsters. (top to bottom: John Stanley's Melvin Monster , Curt Swan's...
Saturday, October 21, 2006

Class, Dismissed

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More about the idea of class in mainstream superhero comics, this time from The Absorbascon, a blog that seems to have a thing for the 1980...
Friday, October 20, 2006

(not quite a) Graphic Novel Review: Nog a Dod

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Nog a Dod: Prehistoric Canadian Psychedoolia Edited by Marc Bell Conundrum Press 288 pages ISBN 1-894994-16-7 $25 review by BK Munn ...
Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Sabrina Mania

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Jay Stephens sings the praises of Sabrina the Teenage Witch and her creators George Gladir and the late great Dan DeCarlo over at his Monste...
Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Sacked!

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It's a Sad Sack world, we're all just living in it.
Thursday, October 05, 2006

Graphic Novel Review: Mendacity

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Mendacity: One Woman's Ordeal Art by Sophie Cossette Written by Tamara Faith Berger Kiss Machine $4.00 What if Little Annie Fannie was a...
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Thursday, September 28, 2006

Graphic Novel Review: Rabbit and Bear Paws

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Rabbit and Bear Paws: The Sugar Bush Written by Christopher Meyer and Chad Solomon Art by Chad Solomon Little Spirit Bear Productions ISB...
Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Deppey Adopts Gizmo News

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Over at Journalista , Dirk Deppey shares some thoughts on the finally-available Sony Reader. "Oh, and look, Tokyopop’s already signed o...
Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Class Conflicts in Superhero Comic Books

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Steven at The Roar of Comics makes some interesting points about class in superhero comics, with particular attention to Superman/Clark Ken...
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Saturday, September 23, 2006

Transogram Kandy Kitchen

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Just found this ad from an old Gold Key or Dell Porky Pig comic. The loose page was just fluttering around the deserted Aberfoyle Antiques...
Wednesday, September 20, 2006

In Praise of DJ Charless

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You find Guelph references in the oddest places . Who doesn't love DJ Charless ?
Monday, September 04, 2006

Labor Day Cartoons, Comic Books, & Superheroes

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(I thought this would be a good time to repost  The Working Class Heroes Project from last year:) "The super-hero comics of th...
Saturday, September 02, 2006

Jerry Siegel's Second Act

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Jay Stephens talks about Jerry Siegel's Terror Twins --two beatnik (or are they mod?) supervillains from Gold Key's The Owl-- at his...
Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Philips READUS E-Reader Scroll Prototype - Gizmodo

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Courtesy of Gizmodo , the Philips READUS E-Reader Scroll Prototype, a hand-held device with a screen that rolls out like a piece of paper, f...

Webcomics Economics

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Webcomics creator T. Campbell digests the sad news that most people don't make any money creating webcomics ("especially if they h...
Tuesday, August 15, 2006

PayPal, ECommerce, and Comics

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It took me awhile to get on the Paypal bandwagon. I've been using ebay in various capacities since 1997 but it wasn't until a few ye...
Friday, August 04, 2006

The Music of Jack Kirby

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I've not really thought about what Jack Kirby's comics would sound like when set to music, and aside from the theme songs and music ...
Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Sony ebook pushed back

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The much-hyped Sony Reader portable ebook has had its release date delayed once again, eliciting groans from tech reporters and gadget lover...
Sunday, July 30, 2006

Superman vs Wayne Boring

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Wayne Boring is one of the most iconic artists to ever work on the classic Superman comics. Starting as a member of the Shuster studio, he ...
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Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Comics Sales: 1946

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This one is very interesting. A trade ad from National Comics from 1946, disputing Time Magazine and Wall St Journal articles about declinin...
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