Published Tuesdays, Augie discusses current news in the comics industry and reviews recently published comics. PIPELINE is also the longest currently running online comics column in existence.
RECENT COLUMNS
Tue, February 2nd, 2010
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!
Tue, January 26th, 2010
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?
Tue, January 19th, 2010
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!
Tue, January 12th, 2010
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.
Tue, January 5th, 2010
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!
Tue, December 29th, 2009
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.
Tue, December 22nd, 2009
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!
Tue, December 15th, 2009
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.
Tue, December 8th, 2009
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?
Tue, December 1st, 2009
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!
Fri, November 27th, 2009
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.
Tue, November 24th, 2009
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.
Tue, November 17th, 2009
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.
Tue, November 10th, 2009
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?
Tue, November 3rd, 2009
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.
Tue, October 27th, 2009
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.
Tue, October 20th, 2009
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.
Tue, October 13th, 2009
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.
Wed, October 7th, 2009
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.
Tue, September 29th, 2009
Augie takes a look at the front half of the "Previews" catalog for December 2009, discovering new thrills and raising some troublesome questions. Plus, a tip on the single worst way to get Augie to read or review your comic!
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