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On The Shelves: 1/4/07

By On January 3, 2007 · Leave a Comment · In Pop Culture

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

Hello, 2007! 2006 was a great year for comics of all types (be sure to check out my Best of picks) and I’m betting this year is going to be even better all-around. Hopefully Ed Brubaker’s crystal ball [...]

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Best of 2006

By On January 1, 2007 · 4 Comments · In Reviews

In the most glaring sign yet of how much my tastes have changed over the 3.5 years since I started reading comics again, compare my Best of 2004 choices to this year’s stellar roundup (below). Posted nearly two months before the year had ended, that 2004 list was limited to ongoing series, two [...]

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Review: American Born Chinese

By On December 28, 2006 · Leave a Comment · In Reviews

American Born Chinese
By Gene Luen Yang (First Second, 2006; $16.95)

When I first heard about American Born Chinese back in July, I pegged it as the highlight of First Second’s second wave of releases purely based on a few preview images and its solicitation copy. After doing so, I crossed [...]

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BORP! — Bumperboy Update

By On December 13, 2006 · Leave a Comment · In Marketing

It’s been a while between Bumperboy updates here at CBC, but Debbie Huey just posted a sneak peek at the upcoming Bumperboy.net redesign and it looks pretty sweet.


Huey is not only a talented creator, but a savvy marketer and merchandiser, and Bumperboy.net [...]

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Review: Viper All-Ages

By On December 10, 2006 · Leave a Comment · In Reviews

A Bit Haywire
by Scott Zirkel & Courtney Huddleston (Viper Comics, 2006; $11.95)

I’m a big fan of good all-ages entertainment, and whenever something really good pops up on the comics scene, I’m especially psyched because it means I have something new I can comfortably share with my [...]

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