Posted by: pspteacher on: September 1, 2009
WOW! Follow the link for more….. I’ll try and make sense of it first and get back to you! clipped from www.newsarama.com BREAKING – DISNEY TO ACQUIRE MARVEL Robert A. Iger, president and CEO, The Walt Disney Company today announced that Disney will acquire Marvel Entertainment Inc. Read More »
Posted by: pspteacher on: July 23, 2009
Apparnetly with True Blood, Twlight and more out there Vampire are cool again. And this series is very popular in prose and here in its comic book form. clipped from www.newsarama.com ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER: GUILTY PLEASURES – THE COMPLETE COLLECTION HC Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON & JESSICA RUFFNER Penciled by BRETT BOOTH & [...]
Posted by: pspteacher on: June 13, 2009
Follow the link clipped from www.newsarama.com Courtesy of IDW, we’ve got a look inside next week’s Presidential Power: Barack Obama #1 by Jeff Mariotte and Tom Morgan. The solicitation for the issue reads:Jeff Mariotte (w) Tom Morgan (a) J. Scott Campbell (c) The Barack Obama story continues over two issues as we recount the historical [...]
Posted by: pspteacher on: March 7, 2009
Validation indeed!Follow the link for the full list and more information. clipped from blog.newsarama.com 1. Starman Omnibus, Vol. 2 by James Robinson and Tony Harris. (DC Comics, $49.99.) Jack Knight, the son of the 1940’s Starman, meets his disco era namesake and his father’s colleague, the golden age Sandman. 2. Eerie Archives, Vol. 1 by [...]
Posted by: pspteacher on: February 27, 2009
Marvel likes to “waste” a page in it’s issues with enlarged credits and a summary of previous issues. Here Marvel has taken the step of showing the characters, a typical conceit, but in a family tree fashion. A incorrect family tree However, as a relationship chart it is servicable…. just don’t try and learn family [...]
Posted by: pspteacher on: February 20, 2009
Two Free Digital Comics are available to view by following the link below. Marvel’s Digital Comics are an online subscription based model with occassional free issues being made available. clipped from www.marvel.com Debuting Friday, February 13: “Spidey Meets the President” Special Edition Our wondrous webslinger makes a crucial decision when he confronts two Barack Obamas(?!) [...]
Posted by: pspteacher on: February 18, 2009
Follow the link for more information clipped from www.newsarama.com Comics have long been home to adaptations of classic literary works all the way back to the fondly remembered Classics Illustrated series of books, and the trend is back on an upswing in recent years. California-based IDW Publishing is one of the publishers getting in on [...]
Posted by: pspteacher on: February 6, 2009
Yes the linked site does more than my own in that regard. However, my site is really a collection of previews, hints, links and tips for teachers and parents interested in comics. I do have the occassional review and recommendation. I also try to give age recommendations for each title. I think this siteand mine [...]
Posted by: pspteacher on: February 6, 2009
clipped from www.brokenfrontier.com The “Female Force: HILLARY CLINTON” comic book unveils new cover image. Several new covers were considered but the final selection of Vinnie Tartamella painted artwork will be the featured cover for the upcoming release. “After seeing Vinnie’s work on the “Female Force: MICHELLE OBAMA” cover, I was interested to see what he [...]
Posted by: pspteacher on: February 2, 2009
Follow the link for an interesting article about the legality and use of Obama’s image in comics clipped from io9.com The surprising announcement came at the end of an interesting article on comics site Newsarama.com, which was investigating the legality of President Obama’s likeness being used in so many comic books recently. After establishing that [...]
