I am a massive fan of Scorsese, always have been. I watched Taxi Driver as a young teen and was completely won over. Through repeat viewings over time and age I understood more and more of the film and it now ranks as number two on my all-time list. Scorsese was a master, no doubt [...]
Posted on February 27th, 2010 by ryan
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My writing regimen is a little scattered what with my return to work. I got a solid two hours yesterday morning, and yielded a very nice 1k of words out of it. Quota had been met for the day and I was happy. There was no need to stress or overthink the process or the [...]
Posted on January 28th, 2010 by ryan
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This week brings 3 more titles back into my life, which seems to be a bit of a good number each week. I wonder how I’d go round-tabling with nine comics in one week. I’d have to keep it short, but this week won’t be short because I’ve got three very interesting, very talkative titles [...]
Posted on January 24th, 2010 by ryan
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Comic buyers always debate which to buy; floppies or trades. There are pros and cons for both, which I’ll attempt to enumerate quickly right now.
Floppies – the monthly comics
-due to the publishing schedule this means you get to go to the comic store every week to pick up at least one title
-you get the story [...]
Posted on January 12th, 2010 by ryan
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2010 is going to be a big year for comics. No doubt it’s already been planned out so far that writers are already getting promotions based on speculated sales alone, but let’s take a moment to project just what 2010 should and could be like for the four colour medium, or at least how I [...]
Posted on January 4th, 2010 by ryan
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I have never felt so defined by a date change. Coming into 2010 really seems to mean something to me, whereas usually a new year just means a hangover and a continuation of my end of year holiday. Instead, i find myself looking at 2009 and all that I managed to accomplish in 12 months [...]
Posted on January 2nd, 2010 by ryan
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Sometimes a story works well when given in small doses. You get in, you get out, you enjoy the shit out of it and you fondly remember that time. Short stories can punch you in the gut far greater than some bloated novels will try. Snappy songs in two minutes can be better than some [...]
Posted on December 9th, 2009 by ryan
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I love words. They mean everything to me, I want to work with them professionally one day, I express myself through them, and I simply enjoy being around them. Writing them is bliss, and there are certain words that I love, simply put. I like what they mean, what they sound like, and usually most [...]
Posted on December 7th, 2009 by ryan
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I have this crazy way of thinking now, where I analyse any title I’m reading and I wonder what I would do if put in charge of it. I look at writers who crack the comic writing business and suddenly are put in front of a blank screen and asked to churn out a Merry [...]
Posted on November 26th, 2009 by ryan
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It’s been a crazy little journey for Milla Donovan, soon to be ex-wife of Matt Murdock. She was only created a few years ago, but she certainly worked her way into my heart and my idea of what Daredevil should be as a comic. Bendis and Maleev brought her in as a damsel that didn’t [...]
Posted on October 5th, 2009 by ryan
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