February 2009

The Joys Of The Internet, In Two Easy Steps

There’s something genuinely awesome about seeing this comment about yourself on Twitter -
G. Macmillan is one of t/more knowledgeable, insightful writers about comics out there
- being answered by this one:
he’s a bullshit retard when it comes to movies, I guess.
The highs! The lows!

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The Black Diamond: Introduction

(Last year, I wrote an introduction for the collection of Larry Young’s The Black Diamond. To this day, I’m not entirely sure why he asked me, but I was - am - flattered that he did, and knew exactly what I wanted to write for it. So sure was I, in fact, that I kept [...]

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Help Wanted. Inquire Within Marvel Universe

(I haven’t done this for awhile; here’s one of the essays that I wrote for Comix Experience’s Onomatoepeia newsletter, from pretty much a year ago.)
There must be many benefits from living in the Marvel Universe, if you stop to think about it. Just imagine what it’d be like in such a world of wonder where [...]

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Because Dave Campbell Demanded It!

The Bendis Board’s “Armored Dildo” - Yes, that’s the name he chose for himself, ladies and gentlemen - identifies Alan Moore’s problem:
Alan Moore’s persecution complex is really excessive now. He’s like the petulant kid who’s discovered people will pay attention to him if he scream his lungs out.
You can’t do right by him. Actually, you [...]

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Fanboy Rampage (Slight Return)

Gotta love communication.
Mark Millar talking about future uses of his “Old Man Logan” universe, Comic Book Resources February 7th 2009:
I always like to leave something behind, whether it was the Marvel Zombies in ‘Ultimate Fantastic Four’ or in ‘Fantastic Four’ itself where we had those Defenders characters that are catching on it. It’s just great [...]

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About Things

About me.

In case you haven’t guessed by the title of the website, my name is Graeme McMillan. You may have seen me elsewhere on these internets, in places like io9 (where I write and, on weekends, wear the editor’s hat), Savage Critics or even old haunts like Newsarama or even Fanboy Rampage. In case you can’t tell, I like words.

About this here blog.

It’s “powered by Wordpress” and created and maintained by my lovely wife Kate. She’s also the one who told me that I should have my own, personal blog again, so, really? Blame her.

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