From the monthly archives: December 2006

Indie Bookstores Bailing Out; Bad Sign for Comics?

By On December 20, 2006 · 1 Comment · In Marketing, Publishing

[UPDATED: 9:55 pm]

PW Daily has a sobering article about several independent bookstores shutting their doors thanks to increased expenses and competition, and I can’t help but think about how it parallels the current state of the comic book industry, both on the publishing and retailing side, and how it could potentially affect [...]

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On the Shelves: 12/20/06

By On December 19, 2006 · Leave a Comment · In Pop Culture

Reading is fundamental. Don’t waste your time reading bad comics out of habit!

My weekly, semi-informed look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 12/20/06 follows. The full shipping is list available at ComicList.

[NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, [...]

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Crystal Ball: March 2007 Solicitations, Part I

By On December 18, 2006 · 2 Comments · In Pop Culture

Support GOOD Comics! Pre-order something new EVERY month.

My monthly look at select comic books being solicited for release by the major direct market publishers in March 2007. Independent publishers will follow in a separate post. Links to full solicitations from almost every publisher can be found at MillarWorld.

[NOTE: Not all of [...]

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On The Web: According to JoBlo…

By On December 18, 2006 · Leave a Comment · In Uncategorized


A few days ago while surfing the web I stopped by JoBlo and found this on the site. Apparently JoBlo is not only a good site for movie news, but a haven for the Moore haters of the world. Everyday his caption changes, but “Alan Moore’s work is [...]

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Time’s Person of the Year: Me!

By On December 17, 2006 · Leave a Comment · In Marketing, Pop Culture


Well, okay, all of us, actually, and I couldn’t agree more.

The “Great Man” theory of history is usually attributed to the Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle, who wrote that “the history of the world is but the biography of great men.” He believed that it is [...]

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