Augie De Blieck Jr.
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Pipeline - 2/09
Tue, February 9th, 2010 | Category: Comic Books
This week, Augie reviews "Batman: The Cat and the Bat" and "Missile Mouse: The Star Crusher." Both are great fun, but only one has a character with a jet pack. Also, more thoughts on digital comic distribution to the iPad!
Pipeline - 2/02
Tue, February 2nd, 2010 | Category: Comic Books
This week, Augie has some thoughts on Flash for the iPad and getting your comic books onto Apples newest device. And is Wizard's NJ convention really so badly timed? Perhaps not. Plus, a little more Silver Surfer!
Pipeline - 1/26
Tue, January 26th, 2010 | Category: Comic Books
Pipeline Retro goes all the way back to 1991 for "Silver Surfer," including an interview about the popular cosmic series with its writer, Ron Marz. What was the fun of the title? What memories does it bring back for Augie?
Pipeline - 1/19
Tue, January 19th, 2010 | Category: Comic Books
Does DC credit their artists enough? Are point-and-shoot cameras the new scanners for artists? When will technology catch up to "The Human Target?" A little girl letting loose with a bunch of swear words is news? And a whole lot more!
Pipeline - 1/12
Tue, January 12th, 2010 | Category: Comic Books
Augie feels dizzy from spinning on the Marvel/DC hamster wheel and he wants to get off, happy superhero comics be damned. Also: a samurai comic, a Pipeline video, a failed manga company, and a quick Spider-Man movie thought.
Pipeline - 1/05
Tue, January 5th, 2010 | Category: Comic Books
Augie takes the time for one last look back at 2009 with a handy index to the best of last year's Pipeline columns. Also, see what comic titles he contributed to CBR's Top 100 list with his personal Top Ten comic choices for the year!
Pipeline - 12/29
Tue, December 29th, 2009 | Category: Comic Books
Augie concludes his look at a thousand comics he's glad to have read over the last 20 years with titles from Robert Kirkman, Brian Bendis, Ron Lim, Alan Davis, Alan Moore, Dave Sim, Mark Waid, George Perez and lots of others.
Pipeline - 12/22
Tue, December 22nd, 2009 | Category: Comic Books
Forget the ten best comics of the year or even of the last decade - this week, Augie is looking at 1,000 comics that he's glad to have read over the course of the last twenty years. Read the first half of his massive list today!
Pipeline - 12/15
Tue, December 15th, 2009 | Category: Comic Books
This week, Augie brings us an early look at this week's big release from IDW, "The Rocketeer," collected at last! Also, he gives us a compelling argument on the futility of Top Ten lists, then provides a decade-ending list, anyway.
Pipeline - 12/08
Tue, December 8th, 2009 | Category: Comic Books
He's a bit late to the party, but Augie really, really, really liked the "Chew" trade paperback for its humor, its world-building, and its art. Plus, are DC Comics graphic novels new? And what's the forgotten story of the decade?
Pipeline - 12/01
Tue, December 1st, 2009 | Category: Comic Books
This week, Augie runs down some of the current comic book happenings across the internet, "Chickenhare" turns webcomic, a suggestion for Marvel regarding hardcover collections of Todd McFarlane's "Spider-Man" run and plenty more!
Pipeline - 11/27
Fri, November 27th, 2009 | Category: Comic Books
Augie's back this week to present a special Friday edition of Pipeline featuring his review of "Image United" #1 saying that the issue "delivers on the promise it made - big loud fun, cool art, and potential for a crossover story to carry it.
Pipeline - 11/24
Tue, November 24th, 2009 | Category: Comic Books
Augie longs for yesteryear as he looks back at the problem with expensive comics in 1995, reminisces briefly about a short-lived comics magazine from this decade, and comments on a couple of interesting Marvel solicitations.
Pipeline - 11/17
Tue, November 17th, 2009 | Category: Comic Books
If you're looking for the best way to catalog your comic book collection, Augie will tell you about one solution you'll probably want to avoid. Plus, Tyler Page wraps up "Stylish Vittles" with the long-awaited fourth and final volume.
Pipeline - 11/10
Tue, November 10th, 2009 | Category: Comic Books
Augie buys Marvel's new Erik Larsen "Spider-Man: Sinister Six" collection purely out of nostalgia and asks: does it hold up, nearly 20 years later? Plus, can modern printing processes accurately recapture newsprint's charm?
Pipeline - 11/03
Tue, November 3rd, 2009 | Category: Comic Books
Three pieces of news from last week help push comics down the digital distribution road - Augie shares his thoughts on the trio of moves. Plus, Bruce Timm played Comics Critic all the way back in 1982, and we have the art to prove it.
Pipeline - 10/27
Tue, October 27th, 2009 | Category: Comic Books
Augie discusses why we shouldn't be so hard on the occasional misspelling or grammatical faux pas in comics. Production difficulties, character flaws, and human error are often to blame. Plus: Drew Carey and Pipelines of five years past.
Pipeline - 10/20
Tue, October 20th, 2009 | Category: Comic Books
Jamie S. Rich brings noir to comics, Red Sonja has a lot to teach the internet, does Marvel's reprint schedule spoil today's big events, and where can you buy Augie's favorite art book for cheap? Click here to find out.
Pipeline - 10/13
Tue, October 13th, 2009 | Category: Comic Books
Pipeline looks back at a pair of classic comic strip collections this week: "Bloom County" and "Family Circus." IDW does a great job on both, but Augie has a conundrum with how much he enjoys "Family Circus," in particular.
Pipeline - 10/07
Wed, October 7th, 2009 | Category: Comic Books
The last time that environmentalism and Big Business was all the rage, Marvel gave comic book fans John Byrne's "Namor." That's what Augie's looking at this week in a special Wednesday edition of Pipeline Retro.
The Adventures of Blanche
Wed, December 30th, 2009 | Category: Review
Rick Geary goes the fiction route, but maintains his reputation for superb historical research and the visuals to back them up.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Wed, December 30th, 2009 | Category: Review
Oz has never looked better in the comics format.
Powers #1
Tue, November 24th, 2009 | Category: Review
"Powers" returns, and it hasn't lost a step. Walker has a new partner, and a new addition to his history as Bendis and Oeming take us to his "Rat Pack" days.
Beast
Mon, November 16th, 2009 | Category: Review
Marian Churchland's retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" is a completely new animal, with beautiful art and an open-ended story.
Donald Duck and Friends #347
Tue, November 10th, 2009 | Category: Review
Donald Duck goes James Bond on us, with some beautiful Italian art.
FVZA: Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency #1
Fri, October 30th, 2009 | Category: Review
It's a high concept book trading on some of today's hottest high concepts, but it's a frustratingly slow start.
The Eternal Conflicts of the Cosmic Warrior #1
Tue, October 27th, 2009 | Category: Review
It's more of a pilot issue than a complete issue, but there's enough interesting stuff going on to make it worth a read. Plus, Paul Grist's art!
Uncle Scrooge #384
Tue, October 13th, 2009 | Category: Review
Boom!'s "Uncle Scrooge" stands closest to the classic styles of the Disney comics line, but is also the most bland.
Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #699
Mon, October 12th, 2009 | Category: Review
It's not quite an anthology title anymore, and its content is completely unlike the last 20 years of stories. But the art is amazing, and Boom has a potential kids magnet here.
The Walking Dead #50
Thu, July 3rd, 2008 | Category: Review
"The Walking Dead" hits a milestone with a much quieter storyline of Rick's son's confusion in a world filled with zombies.
