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Monthly Archives: June 2005

TGIF, Part MDCCCLIX*

24-Jun-05

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 weeks.
2) [...]

Comment: Handicapping Batman Begins

23-Jun-05

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 this weekend, I’m guessing it’ll leapfrog into [...]

Pull List Review: June 2005

22-Jun-05

Here’s what I’m currently buying on a regular basis, and why. What about you?
100 GirlsBecause it’s a great story, and Adam Gallardo’s an interesting guy.
15 MinutesBecause it makes C-list superheroes interesting.
Action PhilosophersBecause it’s smart and funny and takes more than 5 minutes to read each issue.
ArañaBecause I really wanted it to be good, and have [...]