http://paneldiscussion.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Panel Discussion: Comic Book Reviews en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:54:34 GMT 2010-01-08T20:54:34Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973570&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace I started the year with a second attempt at the 50-books goal. I tried it and failed pretty badly in '08 (I think I read around 25 that year). I also started with an actual list of 50 books that I was . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:18:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973570&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2010-01-03T06:18:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977877011&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Strangers In Paradise Pocket Book 1 By Terry Moore This is the first collected volume of Terry Moore's love/crime story about two women living in Houston who become involved in mafia intrigue . . . Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:46:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977877011&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-10-30T03:46:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977829890&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz by Eric Shanower (Author), Skottie Young (Author, Illustrator), L. Frank Baum (Author).  The premiere American fantasy adventure gets the Merry Marvel treatment! . . . Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:15:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977829890&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Jessica B. 2009-09-29T00:15:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977754583&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Tears of a Lamb: Volume 1 by Banri Hidaka This high school drama begins with a girl's strangely urgent plea to see the apartment where the new boy at the school is living. Kanzaki is, not . . . Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:58:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977754583&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-07-29T04:58:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977706542&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Castle in the Sky, Vol. 1 by Hayao Miyazaki The first volume in a four-part series adapting Miyazaki's classic animated film. Set in a steampunk world of airships and industrial revolution towns, . . . Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:30:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977706542&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-06-10T01:30:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977682871&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace There are very many superheroes in the comic book world and it could be said that none is more powerful than a Green Lantern. With all the animated superhero television shows and upcoming movies . . . Thu, 14 May 2009 23:58:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977682871&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace LeVar A. 2009-05-14T23:58:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977673835&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace My boyfriend, Wally, has now gotten his 2nd comic into the Zuda competition. That's 2 for 2! This is one he has done all of the work on himself, the writing, the lettering, the drawing, the coloring, . . . Mon, 04 May 2009 23:27:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977673835&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Jessica B. 2009-05-04T23:27:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977673148&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Did everyone have a great Free Comic Book Day ?  Did everyone score their free comics of Star Wars , Wolverine , The Simpsons , and the most valuable of all, Blackest Night , which . . . Mon, 04 May 2009 08:43:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977673148&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Jared G. 2009-05-04T08:43:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977662584&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace The New Yorker Book of Technology Cartoons Edited by Robert Mankoff The New Yorker is known for many things, but being on the cutting edge of new technology is not one of them. Still, this . . . Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:56:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977662584&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-04-22T02:56:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977659048&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Hey Guys & Gals, Thought you guys should take a look at this article regarding a new law in the UK . I've signed a petition to protect comic art from it. It goes: "We the undersigned . . . Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:20:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977659048&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Lynn F. 2009-04-17T23:20:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977561931&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child Vol. 3 By Keiko Tobe Yen Press One of the big differences between Japanese manga and American comic books and graphic novels has always been the wide . . . Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:26:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977561931&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-01-13T15:26:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977534955&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace It’s time to tell you what you need to buy for Hanukkah .  We’ll start with a review of Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb’s better-than-porn graphic novel, Batman: Hush . It took me a while to . . . Sun, 14 Dec 2008 10:12:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977534955&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Jared G. 2008-12-14T10:12:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977500113&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace What is it? A 32 page black and white softcover book with a color cover. It contains character stats for use with TSR's Marvel Super Heroes RPG. For the most part it has two characters per page, . . . Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:53:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977500113&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace JustiN T. 2008-11-07T03:53:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977500282&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Ground Breaking New Project Scribner, Simon & Schuster Digital, Marvel Entertainment and CBS Mobile have collaborated in a unique partnership to bring an episodic graphic adaptation . . . Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:57:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977500282&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace mary bryant 2008-11-07T11:57:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977472597&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace DARK TOWER: TREACHERY # 3 The Story: The evil wizard Marten Broadcloak secretly visits Gabrielle, the disgraced wife of Steven Deschain, ruler of Gilead. He subtly manipulates her into agreeing . . . Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:34:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977472597&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace mary bryant 2008-10-09T14:34:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977471304&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace So, if you're interested in comics enough to join this group who is your favorite character?   One of mine is the Incredible Hulk.  I've always liked his perpetual outisder status.  . . . Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:59:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977471304&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace JustiN T. 2008-10-08T06:59:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977471444&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home The story picks up following  the events of The Gunslinger Born and the consequences of  the showdown between Roland's tet and the Big Coffin hunters . . . Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:42:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977471444&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace mary bryant 2008-10-08T12:42:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977470635&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born Synopsis: This first series works in conjunction with the events of Wizard & Glass and the showdown between Roland's tet and the Big Coffin hunters.  . . . Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:20:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977470635&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace mary bryant 2008-10-07T18:20:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977461438&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace I’ve been meaning to write a short review for a while now about Joss Whedon and John Cassaday’s Astonishing X-Men .  We do do reviews here , you know. Volumes 1-4 of Astonishing X-Men . . . Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:54:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977461438&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Jared G. 2008-09-28T08:54:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977453977&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Don't ask me why, but I make lists. It doesn't really matter of what. My latest one is characters in superhero comic books with a costumed identity that involves the word Doctor. Doctors . . . Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:38:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977453977&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace JustiN T. 2008-09-20T05:38:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977465309&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Don't ask me why, but I make lists. It doesn't really matter of what. My latest one is characters in superhero comic books with a costumed identity that involves the word  Captain.  . . . Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:44:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977465309&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace JustiN T. 2008-10-02T04:44:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977465346&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace I went to the comic book store that I know still has a cheap comics bin, back issues from all eras unlikely to find a home unless sold for seventy-five cents each.  Among my finds were issues 31 . . . Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:34:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977465346&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace JustiN T. 2008-10-02T05:34:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977416604&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace If Warner Brothers doesn't want to advertise their upcoming Wonder Woman movie , then I'll just have to do it for them . The following is from a series of commercials Cartoon Network used to . . . Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:27:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977416604&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Jared G. 2008-08-08T08:27:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977411871&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace A terminally ill teen becomes psychically linked to an alternate universe version of himself, who is healthy. They share their experiences through dreams. Neither realizes that they are connected to . . . Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:05:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977411871&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Christopher K. Leavitt 2008-08-02T11:05:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977360738&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Dramacon Vol. 3 by Svetlana Chmakova  published by Tokyopop The third volume of Dramacon brings us back to the Yattacon anime convention. Christie is back for her third year, . . . Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:36:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977360738&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2008-06-03T23:36:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977295144&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Kidnapped by Gnomes  ( www.kidnappedbygnomes.com ) By Kathy Peterson Webcomic artist Kathy Peterson was a couple of tables down from us at the recent Small Press & Alternative Comics . . . Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:37:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977295144&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2008-03-28T00:37:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977270328&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace On sunday some friends of ours were celebrating the release of their new full-length comic book, Sky Pirates of Valendor . The venue was the My Mummy Productions Comics, Toys, Nonsport . . . Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:29:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977270328&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2008-02-28T04:29:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977268288&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Almost all of the comics in this batch are relatively recent, many from just within the last couple of weeks, including the popular new Hulk series from Marvel and Joss Whedon's latest . . . Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:01:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977268288&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2008-02-27T02:01:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977261756&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace I am pursuing two reading challenges in 2008. I've set up a group where you can follow the efforts of myself and other to read 50 books in one year . I also have a goal of reading and reviewing . . . Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:47:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977261756&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2008-02-21T19:47:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977219855&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace One of my resolutions for 2008 is to read more. Specifically, I am participating in a "Read 50 Books in a Year" challenge. You can find out more about that in my article here , or you can join . . . Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:16:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977219855&grpId=3659174697245999&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2008-01-11T03:16:50Z