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Wed, November 18th, 2009
Where the graphic novel is now, and where it needs to go; why terrorist trials are more American than apple pie; an ode to Gray Morrow; plus eBay, movie non-news, what really spiked gas prices, another Comics Cover Challenge, and more.
Wed, November 11th, 2009
In this week's PERMANENT DAMAGE, are super heroes alive and well, or have they become a dying breed, breathing their last breath? Plus: little household disasters and the latest installment of the Comics Cover Challenge.
Wed, November 4th, 2009
This week: Comics are the new Disco!; why the forgotten was is forgotten and what parts they want to keep that way; plus library shows, the Hooded Utilitarian, Kellogg's and other notes, and the Comics Cover Challenge
Wed, October 28th, 2009
The strange life and mock death of The Comics Journal; who wants Internet Freedom, and what kind; letters on APE, motion comics, Ireland, Apple and more; plus eBay news, book wars, DVD wars, the end of the world, and lots of other notes!
Wed, October 21st, 2009
This week: the view from APE - making alternative comics viable in today's comic book market, and other thoughts; a nightmare in Capital City; the FTC's new review guidelines for blogs; plus notes and the Comics Cover Challenge
Wed, October 14th, 2009
What comics art lacks most today, and what it needs the most; this week's Congressional sneak attack, why, and what you can do about it; fun with the Bible, in comics and other places; plus APE, San Diego cosplay, and more
Wed, October 7th, 2009
This week: underground comics, putting the realism into comics art, and other strolls through the distant past; more missives from the mailbag; plus APE, the Red Squads ride again, other notes, the Comics Cover Challenge, and more.
Wed, September 30th, 2009
This week: searching for good comics art, and what that even means; the new wrinkle in health care reform, and why it'll make you sick; assessing the fall TV season; plus APE, Ellroy and gobs of other notes, and the Comics Cover Challenge
Wed, September 23rd, 2009
This week: the revenge of Jack Kirby, and why bad business practices of the '60s could make Marvel and Dsiney's lives interesting; mail; plus Massachusetts break-ins, lots of other notes and a new Comics Cover Challenge
Wed, September 16th, 2009
This week: Here comes the new DC, same as the old DC?; Original graphic novels - threat or menace?; lunatic fringes on the tea party doilies; plus APE, Bertolt Brecht, who's rich now, other notes and the Comics Cover Challenge.
Wed, September 9th, 2009
Getting ideas for dummies: the ultimate guide; comics companies that shouldn't exist and why; what makes the right wing so entertaining; plus comparative storytelling, "smart" food, tons of other notes, and the Comics Cover Challenge
Wed, September 2nd, 2009
Disney buys Marvel and why it doesn't matter, maybe; more John Severin love; plus APE, dead bees, hot roads, Steven's bout with international finance, hot roads and tons of other notes, plus the Comics Cover Challenge!
Wed, August 26th, 2009
This week: Steven has the last word on Howard Chaykin; the EC-Atlas link of the '50s; plus family matters, the comics-methadrine connection, political conspiracy theories, the return of Comics Cover Challenge and more notes
Wed, August 19th, 2009
In praise of Howard Chaykin Pt. 1; health care reform and the death panels we already have; plus the ANDRE addendum, Slate looks into why movies don't sell comics, what's a week without the Comics Cover Challenge and more?
Wed, August 12th, 2009
A new approach to genre and comics, courtesy of literary fiction; what can be done to create a comics market for the new era and why no one's going to do it; blast from the past with Bernie Krigstein; the return of Hawkeye and more.
Wed, August 5th, 2009
More lessons of San Diego and how fans (no, not you, the other fans) are killing comics, plus Russ Heath, writing advice, great Firefox news and lots of other notes from Steven Grant this week.
Wed, July 29th, 2009
This week: the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con post-mortem - winners, losers and threats we must deal with. Plus mail, thoughts on the Eisners, parties, wrestling, the evil Easter eggs in Obama's health plan and plenty more.
Wed, July 22nd, 2009
This week: what's so funny 'bout peace, love & Wednesday Comics?; San Diego signing schedule; weird scenes inside the real world; plus what banks spent their money on, the Comics Cover Challenge and much more.
Wed, July 15th, 2009
It's Comic Con time, so hooray for San Diego! So what do we do about it now? Plus: thoughts on moving the con, the Permanent Damage midsummer television wrap-up, the crazy art of spying, and more.
Wed, July 8th, 2009
This week: why comics are fun and how to keep them that way, plus shocking recovered memories; the death of the review; reader mail; some notes on San Diego, the last week in news, TV, swine flu mania and more!
Wed, July 1st, 2009
The natural history of ideas in comics, why they're rarely found in the wild, and how to tell good ideas from bad; rare work from the great John Buscema; 1000 reviews takes on Shonen Jump, Dark Reign and others; plus: more!
Wed, June 24th, 2009
The trouble with spinoffs, a little less than 1000 reviews in 1000 days, and gobs of notes, including helping Steve Lieber, questions of superhero law, SDCC moneymaking strategies, the Supreme Court's shaky notion of justice and more.
Wed, June 17th, 2009
Comics, mass media and religion - why rendering unto Caesar is the best policy; a sudden detour to Disneyland; domestic terror - threat or menace? (and where the real threat lies); 1000 Reviews In 1000 Days; plus Welcome Joe and other notes.
Wed, June 10th, 2009
Great black supervillains? Why the odds on it, or any more great superhero comics characters, grow slimmer by the day. Plus 1000 reviews in 1000 days, more Odysseus and tons more.
Wed, June 3rd, 2009
This week: the "Captain Britain and MI13" autopsy, and why magic's just not magic for comic book readers anymore; more of our 1000 reviews in 1000 days; plus this week's Comics Cover Challenge and other notes
Wed, May 27th, 2009
This week's topics include: respecting comics, and other worthless endeavors; 1000 reviews in a thousand days; plus San Diego Con notes, death to New Comics Day, courtroom follies and other notes.
Wed, May 20th, 2009
This week: The comics freelancer's guide to creative slavery and self-determination, and the blurry lines separating the two; 1000 reviews in 1000 days; SMALLVILLE, what was served on Cro-Magnon plates, and more!
Wed, May 13th, 2009
A brief history of the page rate, and its continued implications for comics; laughing at Archie, the problems with crime comics, and what really happened on 9/11; 1000 reviews in 1000 days; plus the last word on webcomics and more!
Wed, May 6th, 2009
How to be a comics professional and other cautionary tales; 1000 Reviews In 1000 Days - Free Comic Book Day Edition; plus new releases, swine flu, Europe wants the Internet and the Comics Cover Challenge in this week's PERMANENT DAMAGE.
Thu, April 30th, 2009
It's a pro wrestling world, and comics are only published in it; 1000 reviews in 1000 days; plus the politics of superheroes, weird scenes in the Pirate Bay, the FBI comes home, a new Comics Cover Challenge and more.
Thu, April 23rd, 2009
This week: Crime comics and a love song for "100 Bullets"; 1000 reviews in 1000 days, abridged version; plus JG Ballard, the president of Texas and more in PERMANENT DAMAGE.
Wed, April 15th, 2009
This week the return to the valley of the shadow of long form online comics; 1000 reviews in 1000 days; TV chatter, Wonder Woman, political updates and more in this week's PERMANENT DAMAGE.
Wed, April 8th, 2009
The new way for aspiring talent to prep for San Diego; delving into webcomics; 1000 reviews in 1000 days; and tons of notes, including hands in the sky, Classics Illustrated, what I share with Orson Welles, the Comics Cover Challenge and more.
Wed, April 1st, 2009
This week: Fallout from last year's San Diego & the biggest change the business has seen in years; reader letters; 1000 reviews in 1000 days, week 11; plus a very special Notes From Under The Floorboards and a fab Comics Cover Challenge.
Wed, March 25th, 2009
Why backup strips are a great idea, and why they're doomed; adventures in Con booking; 1000 reviews in 1000 days; the Battlestar Galactica post-mortem; plus the Comics Cover Challenge and the latest on voting machines, chimpanzees and more.
Thu, March 19th, 2009
Quality comics - threat or menace?!; what's new with San Diego this year; 1000 reviews in 1000 days; what to do in New York this Monday, what to do about the economy and other notes; plus this week's Comics Cover Challenge.
Thu, March 12th, 2009
What comic conventions are telling us about the new comics market, more of those 1000 reviews in 1000 days, a possible future for computerized comics and more in this week's PERMANENT DAMAGE.
Wed, March 4th, 2009
Reassessing "Watchmen," how Marvel's new submissions policy affects you, 1000 reviews in 1000 days, the Comics Cover Challenge, plus Avengers horror, Angel Of Death, useless exercises and many more notes in this week's PERMANENT DAMAGE.
Thu, February 26th, 2009
Against Interpretation - why symbolism is bad for comics and why we need it now; why do companies need editors anyway?; 1000 reviews in 1000 days; plus Marvel finances, radio and gadget news, lots of other notes and a new Comics Cover Challenge.
Wed, February 18th, 2009
Steven presents a blast from the past as he examines a past column about the "post-superhero," reviews a big swath of books in his attempt to offer 1000 reviews in 1000 days, comments on the latest news and much more.
Wed, February 11th, 2009
What's so mad about mad ideas, and what's their future in comics? Plus, 1000
reivews in 1000 days; and tons of notes, including Denny O'Neil: Professor, a
short report from the NYCC, a stimulus package proposal and secrets of the credit
crunch.
Wed, February 4th, 2009
This week: the final word on "Final Crisis," and the irrelevancy of mythology; 1000 reviews in 1000 days, days 8-14; and a handful of notes, as Comic Book Resources gears up for New York.
Wed, January 28th, 2009
The lawsuit over Stan Lee and why it's bad for us all; hats off to Russ Heath; 1000 reviews in 1000 days, week one; plus Patrick McGoohan, what to do about Diamond, the DVD of the week, political tidbits and tons of other notes.
Wed, January 21st, 2009
The end of comics, part 47: game called on account of Diamond; what the hell is superhero decadence, anyway, and why are people saying such terrible things about it; plus RIAA stories, the greatest identity theft in history and more!
Wed, January 14th, 2009
Looking backwards with The Superhero and the New Traditionalist; the view from
the Consumer Electronics Show; and gobs of notes, including Jules Feiffer
sighting, the Christian Science Monitor on comics, 24 returns and more.
Wed, January 7th, 2009
In this week's PERMANENT DAMAGE, Steven Grant examines the legacy of Robert E. Howard and the big questions facing comics today; plus the final fate of Al Franken and other notes.
Wed, December 31st, 2008
Lights out for the old year, with the 9 things comics should avoid in 2009; British fall TV round-up; Joe Kubert, MAN OF ROCK; plus comics fonts, throwing snowballs, the dirty secret of text messaging, real life superheroes and tons of other notes.
Fri, December 26th, 2008
Money makes the comics world go round and talent shouldn't be afraid of it. Plus, a 1950's Joe Kubert horror comic, thanks for 2008, more Chsitmas songs, the fall TV season, "The Dark Knight" and much more.
Wed, December 17th, 2008
This week: Wither 2008, Whither 2009: a brief look into the near-past and near-future of comics; more sounds of the season; another nightmare on Wall Street; plus the Comics Cover Challenge (redux edition) and other notes.
Wed, December 10th, 2008
Return to the valley of the year's 10 best; more Xmas songs to keep you going until January, male version; who's afraid of the big bad auto industry; What If?, NBC, reality TV, weird moments in modern science and more.
Wed, December 3rd, 2008
Steven Grant takes a look at 2008 in review and it ain't pretty, plus Christmas songs, two weeks in the life and the Comics Cover Challenge in this week's PERMANENT DAMAGE.
Wed, November 19th, 2008
Steven Grant comes to the rescue of a new writer uncertain of where to start his story, reviews the latest comics-related books, digs up another Kubert rarity and spreads holiday cheer in this week's PERMANENT DAMAGE.
Wed, November 5th, 2008
Comics in the library, local version; in praise of Dan O'Neill; art for story, and the Chaykin effect; plus new publications, TV & retail shakeouts, virtual collapses, the new new America and lots of other notes in this week's PERMANENT DAMAGE.
Wed, October 29th, 2008
Pricing comics out of the market, counterclaims on the most significant 20 comics in American comics history, the last hurrah of the election season, and lots of short notes in Steven Grant's PERMANENT DAMAGE.
Wed, October 22nd, 2008
- - The 20 Most Significant Comics
Steven Grant looks at the books that make up the 20 most significant comics in American comics history and states his case for each. Some of his choices just might surprise you.
Wed, October 15th, 2008
Contracts and creators - an important primer for freelancers; plus the weirdest spy series you never saw, Neil Gaiman, the Comics Cover Challenge and much more in this week's edition of Steven Grant's PERMANENT DAMAGE.
Wed, October 8th, 2008
Dedicated followers of fashion, and how they impact the comics business creatively and commercially; more graphic story reviews; what's so funny about peace, love and presidential debates; plus Australia's gift to artists and tons more.
Wed, October 1st, 2008
It's not what happened to Minx, it's what the business can learn from it; book reviews; the new American civil war; October birthdays, TV notes and more in this weeks edition of PERMANENT DAMAGE by Steven Grant.
Wed, September 24th, 2008
Changing comics - why we need to, why no one really wants to, why no one's going to; reviews; the new welfare state; All-Star Batman, bubble of fear, tech tidbits and lots of other notes in Steven Grant's PERMANENT DAMAGE.
Wed, September 17th, 2008
The last word on work-for-hire... again! Plus comics reviews, Republican logic, the Adam Strange that never was, the Apple life, reply to Spurgeon and tons of other notes in this week's PERMANENT DAMAGE by Steven Grant.
Thu, September 11th, 2008
Steven Grant takes you on a journey through the worlds of some classic
comics,
from names like Charles Biro, Jerry Grananetti, Joe Kubert and Ed Brubaker?
Yup, all that and more in this week's PERMANENT DAMAGE!
Thu, September 4th, 2008
The darkening of Superman and why if there's one character who's not built for dark, it's him; the nightmare that ate Minneapolis; webcomics; saving Superman's birthplace; Google comics and tons of other notes.
Wed, August 27th, 2008
How badly was Steve Ditko screwed?; whatever happened to Virgin Comics?; convention apathy and who's going to win in November; SPOOKS CODE 9, Olympics and DVD wrapups and gobs of other notes.
Wed, August 20th, 2008
Disrespectfully agreeing with Robert Kirkman, with the fate of creator-owned comics at stake; what's up with Amazing Spider-Man; Microsoft's new direction; and tons of other notes in this week's edition of PERMANENT DAMAGE.
Wed, August 13th, 2008
What we learned at San Diego this year about the future of comics; the best Big
Event series of the summer... so far; reimagining the Crimson Avenger; Odysseus,
the Spirit that should have been, movies and lots more this week.
Wed, August 6th, 2008
This week: memories of San Diego mix with why not caring is the proper career course for writers; the beginning of a new series with lost possibilities and the secret new origin of Blackhawk; a personal view of Heath Ledger; plus film news and lots more.
Wed, July 30th, 2008
Stephen takes a long look at "The Dark Knight," shares some pages form his "Two Guns" comic, plus some classic "Wyatt Earp" pages, memories of San Diego, the best game show ever and much more in this week's edition of PERMANENT DAMAGE.
Wed, July 16th, 2008
The pre-San Diego special edition as Steven defines what really separates DC and Marvel and reveals what William Faulkner has to say about it, plus San Diego schedules, pilot previews and other alliterative amusements.
Wed, July 9th, 2008
The problems with superhero comics and the final solution to those problems, and why the hardcore fans really want it after all, plus the Odyssey, Journey To The Center Of The 3D SFX, possible good news for San Diego and other flights of fancy.
Wed, July 2nd, 2008
This week: the Declaration of Independents; what's new in superhero comics, and the dark, unexpected secret between two major rival series; and lots of notes, including "What If?" tales, "Wanted," the unproven RIAA, a new Comics Cover Challenge and more.
Wed, June 25th, 2008
This week: the strange and premature Internet death of Dan Didio and other fan pipe dreams; more adventures in the Old West; an end to mentors; and gobs of cultural and comics notes in Steven Grant's PERMANENT DAMAGE.
Wed, June 18th, 2008
This week: in memory of underground comics, with who should be remembered and how; an apology; what really happened at the Little Big Horn, anyway? ; nations against freedom, and none of them are the USA for a change; and tons of brief notes.
Wed, June 11th, 2008
This week: the top warning signs for freelancers of companies on their way out; more cowboys; more reviews; and a slew of cultural and political notes from the onslaught of San Diego to the dumbest idea France has had in a long time.
Wed, June 4th, 2008
This week: a look at what's good and bad about alt comics and where they should be heading; mystery artists from the 1950s; and Bo Diddley, artificial scarcity, primordial disease and a slew of other notes in this week's PERMANENT DAMAGE.
Thu, May 29th, 2008
This week: San Diego's on the horizon again - and Steven tells you why you can't go, and why going this year is a good idea. Plus the difference between Alan Moore and Grant Morrison, an "Iron Man" movie review and much more in PERMANENT DAMAGE.
Wed, May 21st, 2008
This week: Crisis on infinite crossovers, a barrage of fan mail, and lots of notes
from the death of Rory Root to the new return of Napster in Steven Grant's
PERMANENT DAMAGE.
UPDATED
Wed, May 14th, 2008
Reminiscing about a screw-up project and what can and can't be done about them; Williamson/Frazetta comics plus ads of the 1950s; why the candidate pickings are slim; plus Gene Colan, "Speed Racer" and other notes. UPDATED
Wed, May 7th, 2008
This week: How audacious should comics be, anyway? Plus reviews, inside the
new Clinton energy plan, the Grant graphic novel report, Internet comics radio,
red meat and tons more in Steven Grant's PERMANENT DAMAGE.
Wed, April 30th, 2008
A potpourri, including the problem with late comics, the real status of creators in the new indie comics, assessing "Countdown," suffering through remakes, plus comics reviews, "Southland Tales," on the road with John McCain and other culture notes.
Wed, April 23rd, 2008
This week: independent comics and where the business is going; more vintage
Wally Wood comics; your salvation from Squaresville, Daddy-O!; plus the heat
death of the Internet and gobs of other notes in Steven Grant's PERMANENT
DAMAGE.
Wed, April 16th, 2008
This week: demolishing the icon; the end of Fu Manchu; what's so funny 'bout
peace, love & the graphic novel; even the Bedouins hate their phone company;
and gobs and gobs of short notes in Steven Grant's PERMANENT DAMAGE.
Wed, April 9th, 2008
This week: the graphic novel vs the serialized comic, round 2 - why one is one step forward and the other is two steps back. Plus mail, what's new in war, where to find Ed Brubaker this week, movie reviews and more.
Wed, April 2nd, 2008
What the Siegel Estate victory on Superman means to us, plus why writers (and other creators) don't have the same rules as other working stiffs, more Wally Wood, strange apparitions in Superhero Movie and much more!
Wed, March 26th, 2008
This week: where comics retailers are today (or were last weekend) and what new problems face them in the coming decade, plus Wally Wood and much more.
Wed, March 19th, 2008
This week: Alter Ego and the birth of modern comics, and how we're still paying for it today. Plus Alex Toth comics, a fistful of reviews, mad secrets of the Comics Cover Challenge and more.
Wed, March 12th, 2008
This week: navigating the new world of comics and the importance of experience; letters, clubs and Yubiwaza; Steve Ditko does crime; tales from the campaign front; and lots of notes from under the floorboards, including the rock group all Watchmen fans should hear
Wed, March 5th, 2008
This week: the care and feeding of captions (AKA "Captions - Threat Or Menace?"), plus funky Irish western comics, the myth of fingerprints, film reviews, lights out for HBO and much more.
Wed, February 27th, 2008
This week: a brief history of comics' eternal struggle between form and content, and what it means for our future, plus February's best books on review, who's afraid of the New York Times, when music pirates go bad and much much more.
Wed, February 20th, 2008
This week Steven's sick as a dog (physically, we mean) and fills in the void with a host of great comics ripped from the public domain.
Wed, February 13th, 2008
This week: Now ain't the time for your tears - the life, times and lonesome death of Steve Gerber.
Wed, February 6th, 2008
This week Steven puts some thought into thought balloons and explains why they're useless and why they don't need to be, answers mail, wonders where the Super in Super Week is, and lots more.
Wed, January 30th, 2008
This week Steven catches up on reviews, examines what makes a good first issue (or, rather, what doesn't make one), looks at old newspaper strips, anticipates his $600 windfall, smells an internecine Democratic war bubbling over, and much more
Wed, January 23rd, 2008
Looking at the crises of 2008, real and imagined; what the comics shop war against convention comics sales is really about; more '50s Kubert; letters; lies, damn lies and political campaigns; and more
Wed, January 16th, 2008
This week: the origins of "grim'n'gritty" meet myths of the Silver Age, plus Boom!'s Internet invasion and its ramifications, Primary overload, why Wonder Woman isn't a feminist icon, film and TV reviews, Comics Cover Challenge and tons more.
Wed, January 9th, 2008
A stroll through the Consumer Electronics Show; make-or-break year for Marvel and DC?; analyzing Iowa as the Democrat-backed gestapo emerges; plus DVD notes, JUNO redux, the perfect New Year's resolution and lots more
Thu, January 3rd, 2008
This week: Words of wisdom from Bernie Krigstein; thoughts on '50s science fiction, '80s action heroes, future superhighways, EC creators, fanzines, and many recent publications; more on comics as education bribes, the Human Fly and Quicksilver & the Scarlet Witch; plus reflections on Ron Paul, speculations on the Internet in 2008 and more
Thu, December 27th, 2007
Steven wraps up 2007 with holiday greetings, an inside look at creating Marvel Comics in the old days (classic Avengers fans will want to read this), letters on the nature of resonance, the limits of fanfic, wrestling videos, why Marvel Comics' online comics system isn't as good as pirate scans, and more.
Wed, December 19th, 2007
Complexity, complication and the big challenge for comics in the new Golden Age; artists' Xmas cards; Mike Diana, comics companies in digital crisis, free legal music, killing higher education, Marvel wishlist, Huckabee's follies, movies, TV, and more.
Wed, December 12th, 2007
The law and comics: Marvel & DC vs the Internet, and manga vs Congress. Plus the fun of political catfighting, a holiday invite for artists and gobs more. - Updated!
Wed, December 5th, 2007
This week: a holiday potpourri with more chats about comics inking and selling independent comics, this year's recommended seasonal listening list, Steven's early Xmas present, more Crimebuster, Comics Cover Challenge and much more.
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