Comics: The Meaning

com-ics (kom'iks)n. plural in form, used with a singular verb. 1. Juxtaposed pictorial and other images in deliberate sequence, intended to convey information and/or to produce an aesthetic response in the viewer.

"If Comics' spectacularly varied past is any indication, comics' future will be virtually impossible to predict using the standards of the present.... Those of you who make comics for a living - or would like to someday, probably know that keeping up with all the advances in today's comics is a full-time job. However much we may try to understand the world of comics around us, a part of that world will always lie in shadow - a mystery.... As it is, it should be kept in mind at all times that this world is only one of many possible worlds!
Our attempts to define comics are an on-going process which won't end anytime soon. A new generation will no doubt reject whatever this one finally decides to accept and try once more to reinvent comics. And so they should. Here's to the great debate."

Excerpts and paraphrased from the amazing Scott McCloud's "Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art."

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

THE BZZZT - PICKS OF THE WEEK & OTHER KEY TITLES RELEASED 01.29.2014

01.29.2014 - Our picks of the week, 1st issues, new series, one shots and jumping on points for both comics and graphic novels.  It's shaping up to be another epic year in comics!  Cheers everyone!


SERENITY
LEAVES ON THE WIND #1 OF 6
DARK HORSE COMICS
(W) Zack Whedon (A) Georges Jeanty, Karl Story
(CA) Laura Martin, Daniel Dos Santos
Malcolm Reynolds's crew shook the 'verse to its core when they laid bare the crimes against humanity undertaken by their sinister government-the Alliance. Always outlaws, Mal, a very pregnant Zoe, new pilot River Tam, and the other surviving crew members are in greater danger than ever. Meanwhile, everyone is asking the same question . . .
 
 
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #11
*CONTINUED FROM ALL NEW X-MEN #22*
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Sara Pichelli
 "The Trial of Jean Grey"
The Guardians of the Galaxy get a reminder of Earth when they cross paths with the All-New X-Men during the TRIAL OF JEAN GREY! When an alien race discovers that the original Jean Grey is back on Earth, they decide to hold her accountable for the acts of the Dark Phoenix, and it's up to the Guardians to help the X-Men save her. You won't want to miss the first encounter between two of the biggest franchises in the Marvel U!
 
 
BATMAN AND SON TP NEW ED
DC COMICS
(W) Grant Morrison (A) Andy Kubert & Various (CA) Andy Kubert
 These tales from BATMAN #655-658, 663-669 and 672-675 introduce Damian Wayne! Plus, Batman and a group of global heroes face a killer on a mysterious island, and Batman relives an adventure in the life of young Bruce Wayne: the hunt for his parents' killer.
"If you want to delve into Grant Morrison's run on Batman, this is where you start.  Finally the BLACK GLOVE storyline is collected again.  This was the beginning of a truly classic run on Batman that left many readers hanging on to the edge of their seat issue by issue.  Absolutely flawless."
 
 
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