Why do we read comics?

As I was reading DC: The New Frontier Volume 2 earlier, I began thinking about something a friend asked me.  Why do I read comics?
The more and more I consider the question, the more I have to view comics as an escape and a fantasy.  Of course they are fantastic, nobody can fly in real [...]

This weeks ship list

This week I’ve got a few things I’m particularly looking forward to:

Amazing Spider-Man #554
Captain America #36
Countdown to Final Crisis #6 (which I’ll read after I get through the preceeding 45 issues.)
Foolkiller #4
Robin #172
Thor #7 (Marko Djurdjevic is drawing!)
War is Hell: First Flight of the Phantom Eagle (I love you Garth Ennis, in a purely [...]

2.27.08 pull review cont’d

Gravel #1: What a better book for a beer and comics review?! By the end of the first page, William Gravel is already asking for a pint of IPA (thats right Lauren, eat it), not to mention, his gift for his mother is four bottles of stout and a box of chocolates! [...]

Comics Pull for 2.27.2008

On Wednesday I shall make my triumphant return to Comix Corner in Rochester Hills, following a quick stop at Qdoba, to purchase this weeks comics. On the list this week are:
Captain America #35
Daredevil #105
Thor #6
Marvel Zombies 2 #5
Batman #674
All-star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder #9
The Lone Ranger and Tonto #1
Gravel #1
and Zorro [...]