Category Archives: with pictures

Not so graphic, and certainly not novel.

When I first discovered the joys of RSS and blogging and that, one of my first must-check sites was Boing Boing, the self-proclaimed “directory of wonderful things”. It seemed to be a good starting point from which to discover some of the more interesting bits and pieces available on the web. However over the years, as my …

May 23, 2007 – 1:54 pm | By tismey | Posted in Webslinging, with pictures | Comments (6)

On The Pull (List)

A couple of weeks ago I had the sad news that Comics 24-7, the excellent online comic shop that has been supplying my habit for the last couple of years, is closing down. It sounds like the people involved are leaving for new horizons and unmissable opportunities rather than being beaten out of business by …

November 20, 2006 – 8:44 pm | By tismey | Posted in Webslinging, with pictures | Comments Off

Joss Whedon to take over writing Runaways

I thought I’d blogged a bit about Runaways, the excellent teen-superheroes book written by Brian K Vaughan, but apparently not. I got the hardcover of Volume 1 for my birthday from my esteemed work colleagues, and it’s excellent. I’ve held off buying it in single-issue format, mainly because the hardcover is so frickin’ beautiful and …

September 12, 2006 – 1:24 pm | By tismey | Posted in with pictures | Comments Off

Wolverine: Origins – Born In Blood

The first story arc of Daniel Way and Steve Dillon’s Wolverine: Origins comes to a close, and I still have absolutely no idea if I like it or not. I’m completely conflicted about almost every aspect of it. This second ongoing for Marvel’s most ubiquitous character has spun out of last year’s House Of M …

September 11, 2006 – 3:19 pm | By tismey | Posted in with pictures | Comments (1)