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TONY'S ONLINE TIPS
for Friday, May 9, 2008
It's big and it's terrible!
Friend of the column Godzilla is here to announce that there's no actual column here today. I guess third time isn't the charm, after all.
The good news is...those pressing assignments that have come between me and TOT should be off my desk in time for me to write a full-length column for Monday. The better news...your visit here today hasn't been entirely in vain. Here's another fine selection of our Godzilla-pleasing feature...
KAIJU IN THE COMICS!
We start with John Deering's Strange Brew from March 9 of this year...
...and another Deering delight from April 6:
With its emphasis on the hilariously monstrous, Scott Nickel's Eek! is one of my favorite comic strips. King Kong dropped by on the first of April:
This For Better or For Worse rerun got another showing on April 2 of this year:
We conclude our special Kaiju in the Comics week with a showdown between truly unstoppable monsters. It's Leigh Rubin's Rubes from April 8:
Thanks for spending a part of your day with me. Have a happy and safe weekend.
I'll be back on Monday with more stuff.
Tony Isabella
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| TODAY'S! | "It's big and it's terrible!" and Kaiju in the Comics features Strange Brew, Eek!, For Better or For Worse, and Rubes. |
| 05/08/2008 | "It's big and it's terrible!" and Kaiju in the Comics features The Flying McCoys, Clear Blue Water, Working Daze, and Bob the Squirrel. |
| 05/07/2008 | "It's big and it's terrible!" and Kaiju in the Comics features Lio, The Quigmans, Strange Brew, and Mother Goose and Grimm. |
| 05/06/2008 | I review Best of the West #65 and World War Hulk Aftersmash: Damage Control #1. Kaiju in the Comics features Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!. |
| 05/05/2008 | I review Cloverfield and Mad Scientist #16. Kaiju in the Comics features Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!. Huge Mutant Ant Colony with The T Files. |
| 05/02/2008 | I feature "The Burning Man" and Comics in the Comics features Mother Goose and Grimm, Herman, Bizarro, The Flying McCoys, and Reality Check. |
| 05/01/2008 | Spam is 30 years old today. The Tony Polls results for questions regarding New York Comic Con and how you rated the current Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic series, recently-concluded Legion of Super-Heroes animated series, "Brand New Day" storyline, Secret Invasion event and Spectacular Spider-Man animated series. Also a Max Allan Collins addendum, carification on Michael Fleisher, and Comics in the Comics featuring Bizarro, Non Sequitur, Reality Check, and Strange Brew. |
| 04/30/2008 | I review Shambler: An Insider's Novel of the Comic Book World, Love and Cape #7, Sabrina the Teenage Witch #91-92, Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow, and Tales From Riverdale Digest #26. Comics in the Comics features Funky Winkerbean, Speed Bump, Reality Check, The Flying McCoys and Bizarro. |
| 04/29/2008 | I review Wonder Woman #14-17, Young Avengers Presents #1, and newuniversal: Everything Went White. Comics in the Comics features Bizarro, Mother Goose and Grimm, and Strange Brew. |
| 04/28/2008 | The Tony Polls results for questions regarding the Superman copyright ruling. A correction for my Bones: Buried Deep review and A Killing in Comics revisited. Comics in the Comics features Triple Take, Rhymes with Orange, Mother Goose and Grimm, and Housebroken. Magazine Watch features The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics and Tony's Mailbox prints letters about the Superman copyright ruling, Star Trek: Year Four from artist Gordon Purcell, and the Shadow's political leanings. |
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THE "TONY" SCALE
ZERO: Burn your money before buying any comic receiving this rating. It doesn't *necessarily* mean there's absolutely nothing of value here - though it *could* - but whatever value it might possess shrinks into insignificance before its overall awfulness.
ONE: Buy something else. Maybe I found something which wasn't completely dreadful in the item, but not enough for me to recommend it when there are better comics available. I only want what's best for you, my children.
TWO: Basic judgment call. I found some value, but not enough to recommend it. My review should give you enough info to decide if you want to take a chance on it. Are you feeling lucky today, punk? Well, are you?
THREE: This denotes something I find perfectly respectable. There are better books out there, but I wouldn't regret buying this item. Based on my review, you should be able to determine if it's of interest to you. Let the Force guide you.
FOUR: I recommend anything earning this rating. Unless you don't like the genre, subject matter, or past work of the creators, I believe you'll enjoy this item. Isn't it uncanny how I can look right into your soul that way?
FIVE: Anything getting this rating is among the best comicdom has to offer. You should buy/read this, even if the genre/subject matter doesn't appeal to you. It's for your own good. Me, I live for comics and books this good...but not in a pathetic "Comic-Book Guy" sort of way.
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