Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

On the Shelves: 2/21/07

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:February 20, 2007
Post category:Personal Pop Culture Reviews
Post comments:2 Comments

Reading is fundamental. Read what you like; don't waste your time reading bad comics out of habit! My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 2/21/07. 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 advantage of it. If not, find another one; or try Khepri.com or MidtownComics.com] PICK OF THE WEEK House of SugarDARK HORSE COMICS Conan #37, $2.99 I'm finally caught up on my post-Busiek Conan reading and am happy to see…

Marketing Monday: No-Brainer Marketing Efforts

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:February 19, 2007
Post category:Media Pop Culture Reviews
Post comments:2 Comments

Thanks to Adam Kubert, today's Marketing Monday column will be delayed until later this evening.* So far, we've looked at the five basic steps to developing a simple marketing plan and how they specifically relate to marketing comics. Last week, I put forth five specific marketing efforts, no-brainers that every aspiring publisher should be ready (and able) to implement in order to separate themselves from the hobbyists with a Previews solicitation, a blog, and idiotic message board posts** whining about the state of the industry and how stupid superhero comics fans are. (Oh, look! Another one. Sigh...) This week, we'll…

Comic Book Commentary v2.0 and Other Stuff

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:February 18, 2007
Post category:Media Personal Pop Culture
Post comments:3 Comments

Random, somewhat connected thoughts on the site, traffic and future plans... ITEM: Ever since I got back on the blogging horse late last year, traffic has been on a steady upswing, which is very nice. January was our best month since our peak early last summer, and February is tracking quite nicely. Many, many thanks to Dirk Deppey in particular, who drives a ton of traffic here every time he posts a link on Journalista!. Thanks also to Johanna Draper Carlson, whose Blogs Worth Reading link sends a regular stream of traffic this way, too. ITEM: Speaking of Deppey, If…

More Fun With Civil War

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:February 16, 2007
Post category:Uncategorized
Post comments:2 Comments

Another Civil War parody in the mother-f***ing house, as Spencer Carnage makes with the funny, GYWO style!Why are these parodies all so much better than the story itself?NOTE: There's a giveaway tied to this, too, so click through, laugh your ass off, and then take a shot at winning a cool assortment of TPBs, including the first three volumes of Y: The Last Man.

More Uncle Sam & the Freedom Fighters, Please

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:February 15, 2007
Post category:Pop Culture
Post comments:2 Comments

Newsarama has an interview with Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters co-writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray that includes some commentary on the evolution of the mini-series from Grant Morrison's initial revamp of the characters -- with no credit given to Will Eisner, Lou Fine, Arthur Peddy, Paul Gustavson, Len Wein or Dick Dillin for the original creations -- to the story I've been enjoying far beyond my expectations when it was previewed in Brave New World.Justin Gray: It's interesting how the series has evolved behind the scenes. Two years ago we started working with a blueprint developed by Grant…

You’re On Notice!

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:February 15, 2007
Post category:Uncategorized
Post comments:5 Comments

Call somebody out!

The Difference Between Juvenile and Wizard

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:February 14, 2007
Post category:Pop Culture
Post comments:5 Comments

My kids are juvenile.Wizard is simply pathetic.[via: Wizard's New Low][via Wizard Magazine: Pay No Attention To The Industry Behind The Curtain]Wonder how the new Editor-in-Chief is working ou--, oh wait; the position is still open! The optimist in me wants to believe that this means there's still hope for the nominal face of the comics industry to stop trying to be a low[er]brow Maxim, because the chances of any serious competition coming along to challenge them are slim-to-none since they'd need Marvel and DC's support and clearly neither company gives a damn about the industry's image as long as the…