INFO: Have You Ordered BOTS Yet?
I just ordered my copy of BOTS, the sketchbook benefitting the Autism Society of America that I mentioned a while back. Nicola Carcieri, the comics writer who organized the project, did an amazing job, pulling together 90 different artists to contribute artwork! The list of contributors is impressive by any measure, and I was happy
COMMENT: Valentino’s Black Emissary
Jim Valentino’s latest project, Emissary, sounds like it could generate some interesting message board debates that would likely become a regular feature on Fanboy Rampage…if it lasts long enough. This May, Image’s Shadowline imprint releases a book that poses the question of how the real world we live in would react to an actual super-being.
COMMENT: $25 Pop Quiz
Shane (Near-Mint Heroes) Bailey threw out an interesting challenge this week: a $25 budget, this week’s release list, and the question, “What would you buy?” Winnowing my already light-for-me list this week was harder than I thought it would be thanks to Essential Moon Knight‘s $16.99 cover price, and really drove home the stark reality
QUOTE: Steve Gerber, on Current Events
“I think something has happened to this country in the past 10 years or so. We’ve become much more willing to accept anything — again, it’s hard to escape the clichés — Madison Avenue or the Government shoves down our throats. The truth has become unbearable to contemplate. There’s a terrible apathy that’s engendered a
On The Shelves: 2/15/06
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month! My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 2/15/06. 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,
LINK: Speculation Returns
From the Business section of today’s NY Daily News: Marvel-ous investmentsA “Marvel Comics” No. 1 dating back to 1939 just went for $201,250. A “Captain America” from 1941 featuring the stars-and-stripes clad superhero knocking out Hitler and his thugs, roped in $96,686. While there’s one voice of reason quoted — “I would not suggest putting
CBC Quickees: DMZ, G0DLAND, X-Factor and more
Snatching a handful of comics from the top of my most-recently read stack, in no particular order… Teen Titans #32: Why do I torture myself? I picked up the Captain Carrot/Kid Eternity arc and was sorely disappointed, and this alternate angles/extended scenes edition of Infinite Crisis #4 was like a self-inflicted kick in the nuts.
LINK: JLA Parody
Putting the bwa-hahaha back into the JLA: Fly On The Wall, Vol. I: JLA. From 2 Guys Buying Comics, one of the better comics blogs on my radar these days. Coupled with Neil Kleid’s INFINITE PATIENCE: The Blog of Alexander Luthor, the DCU hasn’t been this much fun in years!
Vs. CARD OF THE WEEK: Lady Vic (DOR-134)
Take two friends who love comics. Add a superhero-themed collectible card game. Sprinkle a dash of competitiveness, and a lump of testosterone. The result? Weekly matches that turn friends into nemeses. This is not your typical “card of the week” column. Every web site dedicated to CCGs has been there and done that. This column
Google Me
A co-worker/friend of mine is tracking himself through googlerankings.com, trying to get his site listed as the number one search on Google, Yahoo! and MSN for his name. Out of curiousity, I manually searched my full name on each of the search engines to see what my years on the internet have reaped. Google Top