{"id":212,"date":"2008-12-03T07:00:10","date_gmt":"2008-12-03T12:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=212"},"modified":"2011-11-14T01:45:03","modified_gmt":"2011-11-14T05:45:03","slug":"comic-book-blog-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/12\/03\/comic-book-blog-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Comic Book Blog Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"float: right;\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/blog_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Blog\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/>There are zillions of comic book blogs out there you can spend your time reading.\u00a0\u00a0 The trick is, which ones are any good?\u00a0 I thought I would share with you a few of my personal favorites.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I make sure to check these first two every day.\u00a0 These sites are very well put together and the writers have a way of making their posts really keep your interest.\u00a0 Even if you are not a fan of these particular characters, you can appreciate the enthusiasm they have for the source material and the way they share information.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><a title=\"The Aquaman Shrine\" href=\"http:\/\/aquamanshrine.blogspot.com\/\">The Aquaman Shrine<\/a> &#8211; A Daily Devotional to the King of the Seven Seas&#8211;Aquaman!\u00a0 Y&#8217;all have heard me praise this site before.\u00a0 It&#8217;s really one of the best comic book blogs on the web.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Speed Force.org\" href=\"http:\/\/speedforce.org\/\">Speed Force.org<\/a> &#8211; A blog focusing on DC Comics&#8217; The Flash. It&#8217;s a companion site to <a title=\"Flash: Those Who Ride the Lightning\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hyperborea.org\/flash\/\">Flash: Those Who Ride the Lightning<\/a>, a fan reference site for the Fastest Man Alive.\u00a0 This guy does a great job covering old Flash items of interest, as well as keeping up with all the news surrounding the fastest men alive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here are several other excellent comic book blogs:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li> <a title=\"Fortress of Baileytude\" href=\"http:\/\/fortressofbaileytude.com\/\">Fortress of Baileytude<\/a> &#8211; Michael Bailey&#8217;s comic book blog. Covers a whole range of comic book topics, but touches most often on DC comics, Superman, and comic book related media. Very in-depth, well thought-out, and well-written posts.\u00a0 He also produces the excellent <a title=\"Views from the Longbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.viewsfromthelongbox.com\/\">Views from the Longbox podcast<\/a>, and I&#8217;m not just saying that because I&#8217;m his semi-regular co-host.<\/li>\n<li>Geek Orthodox &#8211; I just discovered this blog recently, but I&#8217;m having a real blast keeping up with it.\u00a0 Lots of great geek stuff, comics, roleplaying, toys, and the occasional photo to keep a gentleman&#8217;s interest.\u00a0 Here is their own description of the site&#8230; You rollin&#8217; twenties on the polyhedral? You makin&#8217; the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs? Know the difference between Mego and Remco? Then welcome to your new church.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Idol-Head of Diabolu\" href=\"http:\/\/idol-head.blogspot.com\/\">The IDOL-HEAD of DIABOLU<\/a> &#8211; A blog for the Martian Manhunter.\u00a0 I know, a blog for Martian Manhunter?\u00a0 Seriously?\u00a0 Even I&#8217;m not a tremendous fan of the character, and yet the blog is interesting and well done.\u00a0 Definitely give it a read.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Action Toy Review\" href=\"http:\/\/actiontoyreview.blogspot.com\/\">Action Toy Review<\/a> &#8211; A DC comics action figure blog that is currently focused on Mattel&#8217;s DC Universe Classics toys.\u00a0 Really detailed reviews and some great photos of the figures.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Groovy Superhero\" href=\"http:\/\/www.groovysuperhero.com\/\" class=\"broken_link\">Groovy Superhero<\/a> &#8211; Another blog I recently found that I&#8217;m really enjoying.\u00a0 The focus of this blog is comic books, but he also touches on science fiction (Doctor Who), animation (Venture Brothers), and more.\u00a0 Fun stuff!<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Old-Wizard\" href=\"http:\/\/old-wizard.com\/\" class=\"broken_link\">Old-Wizard<\/a> &#8211; Not purely a comic book blog; really more of a video game blog.\u00a0 However, they do comic related posts from time to time.\u00a0 Also, the topics they bring up tend to be controversial, so there are always some fun arguments going on over there.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Hardcover Lover\" href=\"http:\/\/hardcoverlover.blogspot.com\/\">Hardcover Lover<\/a> &#8211; This is the blog of a buddy of mine.\u00a0 He&#8217;s just getting started in blogging, but he&#8217;s got some interesting things to say about comic book hardcovers.\u00a0 He&#8217;s a self-avowed format elitist and makes no apologies.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Every Day is Like Wednesday\" href=\"http:\/\/everydayislikewednesday.blogspot.com\/\">Every Day is Like Wednesday<\/a> &#8211; My friend <a title=\"Erika's blog\" href=\"http:\/\/idontreadmyblogeither.blogspot.com\/\">Erika<\/a> directed me to this blog recently.\u00a0 Great posts with very thorough reviews, frank opinions, and some humor.\u00a0 They tackle a wider range of comics books than most blogs.\u00a0 I especially liked <a title=\"Blackest Night humor\" href=\"http:\/\/everydayislikewednesday.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/i-sure-hope-geoff-johns-black-lantern.html\">this post about the upcoming &#8220;Blackest Night&#8221; story line<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Things I Wish I'd Thought of Sooner\" href=\"http:\/\/conwayscorner.blogspot.com\/\">Things I Wish I&#8217;d Thought of Sooner<\/a> &#8211; Gerry Conway&#8217;s personal blog of grumblings and observations.\u00a0 He&#8217;s <a title=\"Comic Book Database entry for Gerry Conway\" href=\"http:\/\/comicbookdb.com\/creator.php?ID=377\" class=\"broken_link\">written a tremendous amount of comics<\/a>, many of which are my favorites!\u00a0 He&#8217;s a former Spider-Man and Justice League writer, and the creator of characters such as Punisher, Firestorm, Power Girl, and Vixen.\u00a0 While he doesn&#8217;t always talk about comics in his blog, it&#8217;s still interesting to read.\u00a0 And c&#8217;mon, the guy created Firestorm and Power Girl!\u00a0 You gotta love him!<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Michael May's Adventureblog\" href=\"http:\/\/michaelmay.blogspot.com\/\">Michael May&#8217;s Adventureblog<\/a> &#8211; The online home of Michael May. Here you&#8217;ll find updates on his writing projects, news and opinions about the books, comics, movies, and TV shows that influence them. \u00a0 He recently did <a title=\"Aquaman post on Michael May's site\" href=\"http:\/\/michaelmay.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/aquaman-problem.html\">an entry on Aquaman<\/a> and was kind enough to pimp my AQUAMAN WEEK.\u00a0 Thanks!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Looking for more comic book related blogs?\u00a0 Visit the <a title=\"The Comic Blog Elite\" href=\"http:\/\/comicblogelite.com\/\">Comic Blog Elite<\/a>!\u00a0 This is a resource for fans, creators, retailers, and publishers to identify the very best comic blogs on the net &#8212; based on actual site hits.\u00a0 It currently features nearly 100 comic related blogs.\u00a0 I was fortunate enough to be #1 through much of October, and #2 through much of November.\u00a0 Since then several other top notch blogs have surpassed me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Be sure to check out my blogroll as well.\u00a0 There are lots of great blogs under the &#8220;Friends&#8221; section that may not be comics related, but are worth your time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you know of any other fantastic comic book related blogs, be sure to post them in the comments!\u00a0 Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Tell the world about ONCE UPON A GEEK:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-212\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/12\/03\/comic-book-blog-recommendations\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" 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CURRENT STATUS Before we get into it, you should probably know that Aquaman is currently dead.\u00a0 Yup, he's sleeping with the fishes, literally and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;comic books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Aquaman in camo","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aqua_camo.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2764,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/15\/aquaman-valentine\/","url_meta":{"origin":212,"position":2},"title":"Aquaman Valentine","date":"February 15, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"I received this Batman: The Brave and the Bold Valentine from my good friend E. Peterman over at the Girls-Gone-Geek blog. The printed Valentine itself is cool (it comes with a sticker!), however, it's E's own special additions which make it hilarious! I love me some Aquaman, but I still\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;comic books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Aquaman Batman: The Brave and the Bold Valentine","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/aqua_valentine2.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":125,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/08\/06\/new-aquaman-figure-coming-from-mattel\/","url_meta":{"origin":212,"position":3},"title":"New Aquaman Figure Coming from Mattel","date":"August 6, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Dude ... 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