{meme in which one takes the first line of the first post from each month and looks at it as a summary of the year. and is a little stunned at the results. NOTE: [My Vox] blog didn’t start until March so the first two months are from Comic Book Commentary.}
January: In the most glaring sign yet [...]
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In 1978, my daily commute on the D trainfrom the not-quite-South Bronx of 170th Streetto the not-yet-Upper West Side of 96th, found me surrounded by men andwomen in suits with blue collars.
I woke up 90 minutes earlierthan my friends and would oftenfall asleep on a stranger’s shoulder,startle awake, embarrassedbut unmolested.
Contrary to popular belief,I felt safer [...]
A kid-centric comic convention, in the Bronx?!?! Alex Simmons is my hero!
Kid’s Comic Con Slated for the Bronx
Known for his work as a writer of comics, prose and plays as well as an ongoing series of popular kids comics workshops held around New York City, Alex Simmons announced plans to hold the first Kid’s [...]
Reading is fundamental. Don’t waste your time reading bad comics out of habit!
My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 1/31/07. The full shipping list, as always, is available at ComicList.
[NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take [...]
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 these titles will actually [...]
