Looking over this blog I notice that I spend a lot of my time reviewing. I’ve talked about comics, tv, movies. Heck, my podcast, Comics League International is basically a review show. Plus it is highly entertaining. (I think. There aren’t that many reviews to be honest.) I like reviewing materials. I like giving my … More Trolling for Reviews
I’m trying to be more positive about comics and my reviews of them. It can be pretty rough. I had just finished reading and reviewing Thor #6 and was about to open up some silver age goodness when I noticed I had yet to read Ragnarok #4. And now I can gush about comics. Ragnarok … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Ragnarok #4
Lately I’ve been reading a lot of silver age Marvel comics thanks to the Marvel Unlimited app. This includes some Kirby Thor (currently fighting Galactus.) I’ve been enjoying the heck out of them, but there is a side effect. Switching for Silver Age to modern comics can sometimes make it feel like nothing happens in … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Thor #6
Today Brent reads the second part of the third chapter of DeadlyTroubadours “Tryst: The Quest Begins.” Visit the website at deadlytroubadour.com and like the book on Facebook. Deadly Troubadours can be purchased as an ebook from Smashwords and Amazon.
On Sunday I published my first novel, Deadly Troubadours. That took a lot of time and energy not just from me but also from my cover artist. The cover was the last element to be completed before the final file was uploaded. In an interesting (at least to me) coincidence, that is entirely unrelated of … More Cover Controversy: Batgirl #41
We are trying something a little different this week as Brent is joined by Edgar and the creators of RetornoAnime.com to talk about issues surrounding latinos in comics, manga and other media. Visit Brent at http://deadlytroubadour.com for more of his reviews, short stories and information on his fantasy novel Deadly Troubadours. CLI’s intro and outro music was written … More CLI 21: Latinos in Comics and Media
i have been talking about this novel for goodness knows how long! And now it is out there. Out there in the world. Wow. What an odd feeling. Terrifying. People can buy this book, available at Smashwords, and read it and tell me how much of an awful job I did writing it. It will … More Oh my Goodness! The Book Exists!
Today Brent reads the first part of the third chapter of DeadlyTroubadours “Tryst: The Quest Begins.” Visit the website at deadlytroubadour.com and like the book on Facebook. Deadly Troubadours can be purchased as an ebook from Smashwords and Amazon.
Four years is an odd amount of time. It feels very recent and very long ago at the same time. Just think of something that you know for sure was four years ago and you will see what I mean. Four years ago an earthquake the Northeastern area of Japan, a region called Tohuku. Tohuku … More 4 Years After the Earthquake
Motoi stops by the CLI Studios to talk manga, challenges for new comic readers (and non-native readers) and, of course, Grendel! Visit Brent at http://deadlytroubadour.com for more of his reviews, short stories and information on his fantasy novel Deadly Troubadours. CLI’s intro and outro music was written and performed by Manny Marx. Support the show by buying Grendel Omnibus vol … More CLI 20: Grendel – Devil’s Legacy
Deadly Troubadour 