On The Shelves: 2/1/06
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month! It’s the beginning of Black History Month. Flashback: one year ago. Still one of my favorite posts. My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 2/1/06. The full shipping is list available at ComicList. [NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all
COMMENT: Previews is Your Friend?
Guess it depends on who YOU are? Shopping as I do at Midtown Comics, I’ve never pre-ordered anything before, and as a result, have never had a need to do more than quickly flip through a copy of Previews, Diamond Comics Distributors’ monthly catalog of product being solicited to the direct market. I picked up
Oh, yeah…Frey!
I knew there was something I wanted to blog about recently. The Frey guy and his fictional memoir, A Million Little Lies, or something like that. Glad to see Oprah ripped him and his editor a new one over it. Reminded me of the poetry debate we used to have over “fiction in the first
No news is good news
…for the time being, at least. I’d say it’s a 50/50 shot right now, which is actually a little better than what I thought a week or so ago. Keep those fingers crossed! In other news, I need a vacation. And another 3 hours added to each day! Ugh. PS: Cleared out 12,000+ emails from
COMMENT: Growing Pains
Just a quick update, in lieu of any significant posting this week. 1) Buzzscope is apparently experiencing some growing pains, as our server has been crapping out randomly over the past couple of days. They’re working on getting it fixed, but your ability to access the site in the (very) short-term will be sporadic. Do
COMMENT: Comics Bloggers’ Poll 2005 Results
UPDATED The results are in from the inaugural Comics Bloggers’ Poll 2005, and like so many voting experiences of mine over the past six years or so, I find myself once again disappointed in my fellow Americans bloggers. James Meeley notes the skewed turnout, with only 2 of the 50 bloggers voting being women, while
On the Shelves: 10/25/06
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month! My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 1/25/06. 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,
Comics Took A Back Seat This Week
It was a rough weekend here at stately Gonzalez Manor, between a nasty virus laying the kids low and our respective exhaustion meters hitting their red lines, coupled with my 9-to-5 making it impossible to stay on top of my four-color fixation most of the week. Days like this are what escapist entertainment were made
CBC Quickees: TPB Bonanza; Morrison Spotlight
Let’s just get to it, yes? Black HoleBy Charles Burns (Pantheon, 2005; $24.95) There are some comic books that I simply do not have the critical vocabulary to properly review, like a casual art fan who finds himself in The Prado standing speechless before Breughel’s “The Triumph of Death” in all its full-size glory. I
On The Shelves: 1/18/06
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month! My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 1/18/06. 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,