Meeting #1: Introduction
Hello everybody, and welcome to Comic Book Club. The first rule of Comic Book Club is… you do not talk about Comic Book Club. The second rule of Comic Book Club is… you do not talk about Comic Book...
View ArticleMeeting #2: Why Do We Watch The Watchmen?
Hello everybody, and welcome to the second meeting of Comic Book Club! I just want to start with a note of thanks. I was blown away by the response to my introduction two weeks back, I
View ArticleMeeting #3: Frank Miller – Genius or Hack?
Oh, how two weeks fly by! Welcome back to Comic Book Club. In this meeting, the subject of our discussion is one that is sure to spark debate and division: the ever-controversial Frank Miller. I
View ArticleMeeting #4: The Power of #1 in Ongoing Comics
Hey Club! Two weeks have passed, and that means it’s time once more for us to gather up in a cosy circle and have a chat about comic books. And I’ll start this week’s chat with a quick question. Who...
View ArticleMeeting #5: The Birth of Vertigo
Last month, the landmark series 100 Bullets came to a close with its 100th and final issue. Controversial, innovative and, of course, very much "for mature readers", 100 Bullets was a series that...
View ArticleMeeting #6: Marvel’s Dark Reign
Nice to see you all again, I hope you’ve been busy reading these past two weeks! After the intensive look at DC’s Vertigo imprint last time, in this meeting the focus will be on Marvel. As anyone...
View ArticleMeeting #7: Open Forum 1
Greetings clubbers! My opening post for this meeting will be shorter than usual, as more than ever, the focus is on all of you for this meeting. This is Open Forum, and you are the guys setting the...
View ArticleMeeting #8: Timeless Tales
Hello again, clubbers! Thanks to those of you who contributed to the open forum with your recommended reading for comic newcomers, I found your opinions on the matter to be very interesting, and well...
View ArticleMeeting #9: The Road to Blackest Night
The Blackest Night is upon us. After two years of hype (or more, arguably, as we’ll discuss soon), this week sees the arrival of Green Lantern #43, the official prologue to next week’s Blackest Night...
View ArticleMeeting #10: Visualizing The Everyday
Greetings once more, clubbers! The column is a little early this time round, as I am leaving for San Diego on Monday. Comic-Con here I come! Anyway, I
View ArticleMeeting #12: Comics and Horror
Hey folks! Funny how things work out. Just as I get round to my focus on horror in comics, I find fellow Project Fanboy columnist Steve Forbes is immersed in discussion of this very topic. He’s...
View ArticleMeeting #13: Open Forum 2
Greetings and salutations! Another two weeks have flown by, and so it means it’s time for another meeting of Comic Book Club. And here we are at the second Open Forum. I think that Open Forum is an...
View ArticleMeeting #14: Superheroes and Social Commentary
Hey clubbers! Thanks for your response in last meeting’s Open Forum, it was good to read what some of you thought about your favorite superheroes back in the Silver Age. And as we now move forward with...
View ArticleMeeting #15: Is Spider-Man F**ked?
Hiya clubbers! I just want to start by thanking you all for the great response to the last meeting. It was nice seeing more people getting involved in the debate, and commenting on the Alan Moore...
View ArticleMeeting #17: Grim-N-Gritty Superheroes
Welcome back, clubbers! It’s been a tumultuous two weeks for Project Fanboy since we last met. Steven Forbes has departed from the boards, and so the jewel in Project Fanboy’s column crown, Bolts &...
View ArticleMeeting #18: New Superheroes
Hello clubbers, and welcome to the 18th meeting of Comic Book Club! We
View ArticleMeeting #19: Alan Moore, the Eternal Optimist
Hey folks, and welcome to another edition of Comic Book Club! Last week we wrapped up our five-meeting series discussing the validity of the superhero genre in comic books, and for those who read all...
View ArticleMeeting #20: The 2000s – A Decade in Comics
Hey clubbers! I can’t believe it, but we are now starting the 20th meeting of Comic Book Club. Oh, how time flies! This also coincides with another landmark, as this is being posted on 14th December...
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