Tom Strong in a Music Video
(don't blink or you'll miss it)!

Indie or Alternative or whatever rock band (and former Ohioans) The National just released a music video for their song "Terrible Love" which was filmed on the band's current tour. Xan and I saw them play here in Columbus a couple of months ago, so I watched the video hoping to spot some live footage filmed at that show. About 50 seconds in, there's a scene with one of the band members hanging out in a comic shop. I will now shamefacedly admit (again) that anytime I see some piece of film or video of a comic shop I try to spot one of my own books on the racks (I posted about this a while back when Xan spotted a copy of a Tom Strong trade paperback on Big Bang Theory--click HERE for that). I can't be the only comics guy who does that...but if I am, then you are welcome to call me pathetic...Anyway, I spotted a copy of the After Watchmen...What's Next? version of Tom Strong #1 over on the left side of the frame. I've posted the video above and some screencaps below along with the comic's cover. Enjoy!



--C

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Cover

Pictured above is the finished color cover for T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #3, on sale 01/12 /11. I had high hopes for this cover when I started it, but it doesn't look like the image I had in my head. Inks and colors are nice, though! Oh, well...next time...

--C

YouTube Review/Overview of Tom Strong
Just saw the following today:

A nice fan review/overview of the series, especially if you've never read the original comics. It's heavy on images from the first four issues and includes a lot of artwork by Arthur Adams from his short story in Tom Strong #4. The reviewer is incorrect about one thing, though: while we had several stand alone one issue stories over the course of the series, there were many multiple-issue story arcs, including issues #2-7 right at the start. Hopefully that won't be too off-putting for new readers.

Did I just review a review? Oh, well...

--C

Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom #5 Preview

The official Wildstorm page has posted a color preview of the cover and first five pages from Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom #5. Click HERE to open the preview as a PDF file in your browser, or right click to save the PDF file to your desktop. This issue is out in comic shops everywhere tomorrow!


--C