From the monthly archives: June 2005

Adventures in Child Care

By On June 29, 2005 · Leave a Comment · In Uncategorized

Had a bit of scare last night trying to figure out our child care options, what with our daycare provider announcing out of the blue last week that she was skipping town for a few weeks to “invest” the money from the sale of her house. (To my cousins, BTW, making it that much more [...]

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Try Something Different: 6/29/05

By On June 28, 2005 · Leave a Comment · In Uncategorized

Support Independent Comics!

Independent comics (and manga) being released tomorrow, 6/29/05, courtesy of ComicList. Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it.

Recommendations, sometimes blind, in BOLD. Which ones are YOU reading?

AAA MILWAUKEE [...]

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Buzzscope Reviews: 6/22/05

By On June 27, 2005 · 1 Comment · In Reviews

APComics 2005 Preview
Charging full-price for marketing promotions isn’t cool. If this were a Free Comic Book Day offering, or even a $0.99 promo, it might have earned an A.

Catwoman #44
New creative teams are always a good time to peek in on a title you’ve never read before, or [...]

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TGIF, Part MDCCCLIX*

By On June 24, 2005 · 1 Comment · In Personal

Quick & random:

1) My quarterly apology to all those I’ve lost contact with. Again. If it hasn’t been directly connected to family, work or comics, I probably haven’t dealt with it. That means unanswered emails, voicemails, etc. Please don’t take it personally. Hopefully I’ll be seeing some of you in the next couple of [...]

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Comment: Handicapping Batman Begins

By On June 23, 2005 · Leave a Comment · In Pop Culture

As of Tuesday, June 21, Batman Begins has made $84,928,817 at the domestic box office, already ranking it as the 20th highest-grossing comic book adaptation ever. The Top 5 on that list are:

Spider-Man: $403,706,375 Spider-Man 2: $373,585,825 Batman: $251,188,924 Men in Black: $250,690,539 X2: X-Men United: $214,949,694

Assuming a typical 50% dropoff [...]

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