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Daniel Clowes’“Eightball”— A Personal Reminiscence : Part Three
In our previous segment here, I referred to Daniel Clowes’ first creative “phase” on Eightball as the “Velvet Glove Phase” — so named for the principal story running from issues one through ten, Like A...
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Daniel Clowes’“Eightball”— A Personal Reminiscence : Part Four
Perhaps the weirdest thing about devouring the contents of The Complete Eightball Issue Numbers 1-18 in the way that I’ve chosen to do so — one issue at a time, cover-to-cover, in the order originally...
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Daniel Clowes’“Eightball”— A Personal Reminiscence : Part Five
So — how cringe-worthy would it be if I started this installment of our ongoing Eightball retrospective by saying something like “Hey, we want some Pussey — Dan Pussey, that is!”? I admit, I thought...
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Daniel Clowes’“Eightball”— A Personal Reminiscence, Part Six
Do you have a best friend? If pressed to name one, I’d have to say that it’s my wife, and hopefully you readers out there who are married feel the same about your spouse. But chances are that if...
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Daniel Clowes’“Eightball”— A Personal Reminiscence, Part Seven
The short-form — or, heck, “one-off,” if you prefer — works that ran in issues 11-18 of Daniel Clowes’ Eightball (remember, we’re calling this “phase two” of the series) are something of a mixed bag,...
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THE OTHER “MYSTERY INCORPORATED” – Alan Moore and “1963” Jam Session: Article...
“In comic book history, is Stan Lee a Hero or a Villain? Well, to borrow a concept that he himself made popular during the early sixties, he’s a Hero/Villain, just like Sub-Mariner or Hawkeye. He has...
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Daniel Clowes’“Eightball”— A Personal Reminiscence, Part Eight
And here you thought we were done — To be honest, there were times when it looked like you were probably right. Having made it through the entire contents of the recently-published The Complete...
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Steven Grant goes back to the 90’s!
Hey there Legions of the Unspoken, your old pal Dean Compton has returned, and I’ve brought someone much cooler with me! Steven Grant (Whisper, Punisher, The Rook, X, Challenges of the Unknown, Two...
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Slash Fiction: Jason vs. Leatherface
Greetings, Legions of the Unspoken! Ol’ Dean Compton is back, and I do apologize for having been away so long. Life has separated me from the 90’s comics I dearly love and treasure, and it has also...
View ArticleDaniel Clowes’“Eightball”— A Personal Reminiscence : Part Four
Perhaps the weirdest thing about devouring the contents of The Complete Eightball Issue Numbers 1-18 in the way that I’ve chosen to do so — one issue at a time, cover-to-cover, in the order originally...
View ArticleUltraverse: Ragnarok
Hello, Legions of the Unspoken! It’s been a bit since Ol’ Dean Compton has been able to celebrate the greatness of 90’s comics with y’all, but life has been getting in the way. Hopefully things are...
View ArticleOpposites Attract: Archer & Armstrong (Presented by SBTU)
Hello, Legions of the Unspoken! It’s me, Dean Compton, back again once more! I know it’s been some time since I dropped by here, and believe-you-me, I have missed this place and all of you! Life...
View Article“And So it was Written….”
Hi. My name’s Symbifan. I’ve spent quite some time gracing you Unspoken Decade fans with my musings over cherished tales from 1990’s Marvel and DC (and one cleverly written Archie Comics epic). But...
View Article“And So It Was Written….” part 2
I awaken. The small spark of life grows within my nerdy, fanboy heart as I gain my strength. Sarcasm levels are suddenly off the charts! I clench my fist and shatter my cryogenic sleep chamber! Wiping...
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Well, here we are again. You. Me. And….him. You know, in writing my third article about the man, John Prophet, I believe I’m beginning to feel a type of kinship with the character. Yes. That’s it. I...
View Article“And So It Was Written….” Part 4
Aaaand….I’m back! Yes. I have traveled back from the mystical far-off Land of Marvel and returned to the space-age World of Image. It was a long and costly journey, wrought with peril and danger! I...
View Article“And So It Was Written….” Part 5
The filthy, inhuman creature crawls from its dark, dank hole. Squinting its eyes, it tries to adjust to the sudden bright light, wasting little time as it knows that the light is fleeting. It quickly...
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Finally! We’ve reached the end of the road! It’s certainly been an adventure too, hasn’t it, Unspokenites? As we’ve joined John Prophet on his quest to stop an apocalyptic Earth from ever coming into...
View ArticleThe Armageddon Agenda (part 1)
What immediately comes to mind when you think of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Is it brightly colored masks? The word: “Cowabunga”? Pizza? Vanilla Ice? (Don’t lie. It’s Vanilla Ice, isn’t it?)...
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I just suffered a severe fall! I was returning from throwing out the garbage, on the way to check on my laundry, when it happened. Having just stepped out upon the wet concrete outside, my flipflops...
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