Augie De Blieck Jr.
I started reading comics at the ripe old age of 13, well after most of my peers got hooked by that "G.I. Joe" commercial. But I haven't stopped reading since. I gave up counting how many comics sit in longboxes throughout the house years ago. Someday soon, I hope to count my comics by the megabyte.
My entrée into the world of writing about comics was in the letters columns of the 1990s, most prominently in "Savage Dragon" and DC's "Star Trek" series. I entered the on-line world -- well, back in 1986 on Q-Link, but I wasn't reading or talking about comics yet at that point, so nevermind. I started up on USENET and CompuServe in the mid-1990s, and eventually tried writing my own review column (creatively titled "Augie's Reviews"), which eventually became Pipeline in 1998. Pipeline has run every week since, without a break, and even ran twice a week for a couple of years, and alongside the first comic book podcast for nearly six years. I was the original editor of CBR's "The Commentary Track" feature, and now edit the CBR Reviews section.
I'm a computer programmer by trade, and a photographic enthusiast in addition to my sequential narrative habit. My wife enjoys Tom Beland's "True Story, Swear to God," while my daughter enjoys the works of Sandra Boynton, Dr. Seuss, and a tattered copy of "Little Lulu."
FIRST COMIC: "Amazing Spider-Man" #318
FAVORITE CHARACTER: Savage Dragon, Ultimate Spider-Man, Oracle, Jubilee, Asterix, Largo Winch
Articles By Augie De Blieck Jr.
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Pipeline - 4/22
Thu, April 22nd, 1999 | Category: Comic Books
Comic Books as we know them
Pipeline - 4/18
Sun, April 18th, 1999 | Category: Comic Books
Comments on the shutdown of a Superboy fan site; Quick reviews including Tom Strong #1, Leave It To Chance #12, Vext #4, Transmet #22, Authority #2, Inhumans #7
Pipeline - 4/04
Sun, April 4th, 1999 | Category: Comic Books
Case of confusing credits, and a look at Previews
Pipeline - 3/22
Mon, March 22nd, 1999 | Category: Comic Books
Pipeline takes a look at the state of comics these days: how they're credited, how they're sold, etc.
Pipeline - 3/17
Wed, March 17th, 1999 | Category: Comic Books
In a rare Pipeline 'scoop', Erik Larsen announces he's leaving Aquaman. Augie doesn't keep his trap shut about it.
Pipeline - 3/14
Sun, March 14th, 1999 | Category: Comic Books
Lots of reviews, including 'Rising Stars', 'Batman: No Man's Land', 'Wolverine', and 'Gen13'.
Pipeline - 3/07
Sun, March 7th, 1999 | Category: Comic Books
Pipeline Idiot of the Week: J. Scott Campbell
Pipeline - 2/28
Sun, February 28th, 1999 | Category: Comic Books
Pipeline Idiot of the Week: Rob Liefeld. Plus, a look at the Week of Death.
Pipeline - 2/21
Sun, February 21st, 1999 | Category: Comic Books
Augie looks at the 'Savage Dragon: Team-Ups' book. Plus, some corrections to a bunch of recent columns.
Pipeline - 2/14
Sun, February 14th, 1999 | Category: Comic Books
A couple of flashback reviews this week: An Erik Larsen issue of 'Adventures of Superman' and Keith Giffen's 'The Heckler' #3.
Pipeline - 2/07
Sun, February 7th, 1999 | Category: Comic Books
Whither Marvel and CBG? Plus, reviews aplenty, including 'Vext', 'Planetary', and 'Batman: Gotham Adventures'.
Pipeline - 1/31
Sun, January 31st, 1999 | Category: Comic Books
Pipeline Idiot of the Week: Martin Wagner. Plus, reviews of 'The March Hare', 'X-Men', and 'League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'.
Pipeline - 1/24
Sun, January 24th, 1999 | Category: Comic Books
'Divine Right' goes sideways! Reviews of 'Captain America', 'Superboy', and 'Gen13' round out the column.
Pipeline - 1/17
Sun, January 17th, 1999 | Category: Comic Books
'Batman: Mad Love' gets animated. 'Aria' debuts. And some storytelling lessons from recent comics.
Pipeline - 1/10
Sun, January 10th, 1999 | Category: Comic Books
A quick year-end recap, and a whole bunch of reviews too numerous to list here.
Pipeline - 1/03
Sun, January 3rd, 1999 | Category: Comic Books
Reviews of The Kingdom 5th week event, the latest offerings from the increasingly-prolific Erik Larsen, and movie reviews.
Pipeline - 12/20
Sun, December 20th, 1998 | Category: Comic Books
Augie offers his eulogy for the departing Gladstone Comics.
Pipeline - 12/14
Mon, December 14th, 1998 | Category: Comic Books
Lots of impending comics cancellations, a new search engine, and why Iron Man is Marvel's James Bond.
Pipeline - 12/06
Sun, December 6th, 1998 | Category: Comic Books
Augie reviews the JLA of Christmases Past, Present, and Future.
Pipeline - 12/02
Wed, December 2nd, 1998 | Category: Comic Books
DC's hardcover CRISIS edition was misprinted, and Augie has a lot to say about that.
