Glen Weldon

Which Comics Should I Get? Your Free Comic Book Day Cheat Sheet

Glen Weldon — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:59:00 +0000

This Saturday, May 4^th, is Free Comic Book Day, the comics industry's annual attempt to sail out past the shallow, overfished shoals where Nerds Like Me lazily and inexpertly spawn, to instead cast their line into the colder, deeper waters where Normals Like You swim free, blissfully unconcerned about the myriad nettlesome continuity issues surrounding Supergirl's underpants.

Yes, Free Comic Book Day is about you, O person who hasn't set foot in a comics shop in years, or ever.

Man Of Tomorrow: Superman, Orson Scott Card And Me

Glen Weldon — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:33:00 +0000

Let's make this perfectly clear at the outset: I don't work for NPR, and what I'm about to say doesn't represent NPR. I'm but a lowly freelancer they're dumb enough to publish a bunch, and what I say now I say as me, which is to say:

1. An inveterate Superman nerd, and

2. A gay dude.

DC Comics has hired Orson Scott Card to write the first two issues of a new digital-first Superman comic.

Man Of Tomorrow: Superman, Orson Scott Card And Me

Glen Weldon — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:45:00 +0000

Glen Weldon is a freelance writer and regular contributor to Monkey See.

1. An inveterate Superman nerd, and

2. A gay dude.

DC Comics has hired Orson Scott Card to write the first two issues of a new digital-first Superman comic.

They Call Me ... Bruce? When Characters Outlive Their Names

Glen Weldon — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:39:00 +0000

Look, don't get me wrong. There's nothing wrong with the name "Bruce."

There are plenty of Bruces about, and good and strong and admirable Bruces they are, contributing to society in myriad ways.

You got your Springsteen, of course. Your Campbell. Your Vilanch. Your Dern. Your ... um, Boxleitner. Your Jenner and your ... Baumgartner, was it? Baumgartner.

Bruce: A perfectly fine name. Just not as common in the U.S. as it once was, is my point.

Like any name, it cycles in and out of fashion over the decades. Consider: Of the notable Bruces I picked at random, above?

2012 In Review: 4 Great Graphic Novels We Haven't Told You About Yet

Glen Weldon — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:03:00 +0000

Ok, same drill as last Friday's post about my favorite ongoing comics series of 2012: We've highlighted a lot of great graphic novels over the past year, many of which belong on "Best of 2012" lists.

Graphic Novels That Flew Under The Radar In 2012

Glen Weldon — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:31:00 +0000

In 2012, several high-profile comics creators added landmark works to their already impressive legacies. With Building Stories, Chris Ware offered 14 volumes of comics, each with its own meticulous, anagrammatic take on despair, and stuffed them into a box.