LINK: Moench and Huston talk Moon Knight

It's like one of the best Marvel Team-Ups ever, and I'm totally jealous that ComicFoundry got it instead of me:THE CONVERSATION // CHARLIE HUSTONDOUG MOENCHThere's a lot of great back-and-forth between the two of them, and Moench provides some interesting background on the original Moon Knight series, including sales figures from its canary-in-the-coal-mine shift to a direct market-only series, and insight into Bill Sienkiewicz' development from a Neal Adams clone to the signature style he's known for today. The conversation kicks off with a really awkward moment that reflects really badly on Marvel:MOENCH: You know what? I got a phone…

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LINK: Marvel Writer’s Meeting

Chris, of 2 guys buying comics, is f'n hilarious!Fly On The Wall, Vol. 2: Marvel Writer's Meeting SETTING: Ritzy hotel room in ManhattanPLAYERS: Joe Quesada, Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Millar, Ed Brubaker...JQ: Anyway, Mark, how's the Civil War coming along?MM: Oh, it's great. Really great. Lots of superheroes, you know.ALL: (silence)JQ: (looks expectantly at Millar) Yeah, but how's the story?MM: Oh, it's great. Writes itself, you know. Superhero Registration Act and all, you know.EB: How is that different than the Mutant Registration Act?JQ: Ed, please. You're not helping.EB: I just want to know---MM: I can handle this, Joe. It's different…

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On The Shelves: 4/5/06

Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month. Here's my weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 4/5/06. 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, be sure to take advantage of it. If not, find another one; or try Khepri.com or MidtownComics.com] PICK OF THE WEEK Revolution On The Planet Of The Apes #3ADHOUSE BOOKS Superior Showcase #1, $2.95 The follow-up to last year's FCBD standout, Superior Showcase #0 (which was a spinoff of the unfortunately out-of-print Project:…

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PopCultureShock Update #513f

Slowly but surely, I'm getting back on track over there. A huge help in that regard was finally finding a managing editor, Kevin MacDonald, who saw my posting on The Engine and endured a grueling interview process that included publicly, and intelligently, talking comics while drinking in an Irish pub. Equally important, though, is that he's actually a production editor by day, working for one of the major publishing houses here in the City. He'll be taking over coordinating and editing approx. 60% of our columns, while I finally turn my attention to getting our reviews up to snuff. Yay,…

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LINK: The politics of V For Vendetta

Film critic and playwright Brian Dauth, "November 3rd Club" Editor in chief Victor D. Infante, Performance artist and film critic Matt Cornell, Libertarian Party co-founder Dave Nolan and "PopCultureShock" senior comics editor Guy LeCharles Gonzalez discuss The Politics of "V For Vendetta" in the first installment of a new "November 3rd Club" Feature. Read what they had to say, then tell us what you think in "The November 3rd Club" LJ Forum.

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