Newuniversal is set to return with a new artist, Steve Kurth. The pencils on Warren Ellis's post above look great. Kurth has some big shoes to fill but it looks like he's up to the task. I'm going to take this opportunity to highlight three of my favorite pages from Salvador Larroca's run on the book:
We'll close out Christmas week with a few seasonally-themed awesome covers.
Uncanny X-Men #143
Merry Christmas from Noetic Concordance!
This is more gaming-related than comics-related but Erick did write the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles RPG. Erick Wujcik, one of my favorite game designers and one of my favorite people, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
I got to play in a game he ran at Dragon*Con a few years ago and that single session gave me tons of things I have since used in my own gaming. I've played more sessions of his Amber Diceless RPG than I can remember and I'm spending lots of time on a MUSH which wouldn't exist without him.
Kevin Siembieda has put together a website where people can leave comments about Erick, his games and his life.
Moon Knight is a badass. This is an undeniable fact. The Moon Knight comic, more accurately the Marc Spector: Moon Knight comic, also had some awesome covers. My favorite Moon Knight covers are the ones from issues 26 - 30, the storyline called "Scarlet Redemption". The story about a crossbow-wielding ex nun by the name of Stained-Glass Scarlet was pretty cool but the covers by Bill Sienkiewicz are pure awesome. Check 'em out.
Blackhawk is an action comic from the 1950s which featured flying aces from a bunch of different countries and the wacky adventures they got into. Howard Chaykin created a limited series based on this original in the '80s but those covers aren't as funny. So, I bring you Blackhawk!
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An insane level of non-connectivity (mine and others) has caused updates to Noetic Concordance to stall, lately. I am posting this from a secure, undisclosed location to let you know we are still thinking about comics and will be resuming normal snarky, dumbass activities as soon as possible.
Keep the faith.
Fight the power.
Squeeze the Charmin.
And now, please enjoy this creepy-ass picture of the Red Skull's restless shade rising from his grave to take your soul to Hell. Happy Holidays.
Awesome Cover Friday is on the way. Until then, enjoy these Super-hero Christmas Lists from Shortpacked.
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is throwing Holiday Parties! Admission is free to members and you can sign up or renew at the door.
You also have to be able to get to New York City, Los Angeles, CA, Berkeley, CA, or Vienna, VA on the right dates.
Do. Not. Fuck. With. Desolation. Jones.
Don't fuck with Bahlactus, either. SRSLY.
Happy Repeal Day!
Noetic Concordance salutes the anniversary of the repeal of the 18th ammendment with these vaguely prohibition and booze-related covers. Work with me, here.
First, we have Robert Stack as Eliot Ness. No one will be seated during the thrilling phone-conversation scene!
Here's a little crossover action for your Friday Night enjoyment:
Ooh! That's gonna leave a mark!
I have it on good authority that Bahlactus has a pocket fulla kryptonite and he's not afraid to use it.
The Extremist (not to be confused with the excellent webcomic Death to the Extremist) was a four-issue series by Peter Milligan and Ted McKeever. It was dark and cool and erotic and creepy. The story bounced around in time a little but it was nicely self-contained. Check out the covers below. They need no further commentary and each cover plays off the previous one.
Greetings, blog readers! It is I, King Clownape! I have returned to bring you images which will blow your minds! None of my minds were blown, of course, because I have three. That's why I'm king. Three brains.
Observe (if you dare!) the madness that is Jughead's Time Police. Did you know that your precious timestream is safe only because of the efforts of one Forsythe Pendleton Jones III? His tireless fight against those who would use time travel for their own nefarious purposes should be in the history books. But you know what? It's not! Because if it was in the books it never would have happened! Wrap your single brains around that one! Here, check out the covers. And peel me a banana.
The Periodic Table Of Comic-Book Elements
Wikipedia article on Batman's costume is pretty good but the real gem, as usual, is the discussion page. Here's a relevant quote regarding the kryptonite ring:And since he's the Goddamn Batman, he only carries it when the plotline dictates.
Greg Burgas from Comics Should Be Good has some nice and accurate things to say about Transmetropolitan.
And now the big news: Fifth-place Eurovision contestants to star in comic book!. They're Bulgarian! They're singers! And they fight crime!
Finally, Manga Dr. Strange!
Since people have been wandering around blabbing about what they're thankful for lately I thought I'd get in on the act. Here are some comic book things I am thankful for and the awesome covers to go with them.
The Authority #12
Actual content will reappear Real Soon Now but things are slowing down this month because I've seriously overbooked myself. I'm writing a novel for NaNoWriMo (fifth year in a row), I've just started playing on this awesome, new MUSH, and I'm running a tabletop Amber Diceless game. So, the reviews I want to do will have to wait. Things will clear up after the end of the month but until I get caught up on my word count the posts here will be down to two or three a week.
Until then, check this out:
Max Allan Collins and Terry Beatty did a cool comic called Ms. Tree which hopped around from publisher to publisher. The premise was similar to what would have happened if Mike Hammer had married his badass secretary and then been killed during the honeymoon.
Why am I telling you this? Because I'm a member of Hard Case Crime's book club and I just got my copy of Deadly Beloved which is the first Ms. Tree novel. It hits the retail stores in December so keep an eye out for it. Beatty even did the cover:
Also, here's one of the covers from the comic back when it was with Renegade Press. Click to embiggen:
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the States so King Clownape and I went out and foraged for some covers to help celebrate our national day of gluttony and togetherness.
Stack your plates high, folks!
