Farewell 2005
Don’t let the door hit you… No, not really! It’s been a year of extreme ups and downs (and the downs were particularly rough), but the end result has been relatively positive. For the most part. I’m too lazy to shoot from the hip like Salomé did, and I already covered the comics side of
COMMENT: On 2006, and Some Greatest Hits
Personally, 2005 has been a pretty damn good year, from a comics perspective. CBC’s barely a year old, quickly evolving from being a total lark to something central to reformatting my writing chops post-poetry slam era. (Not surprisingly, the activist angle of my work has transitioned intact.) Plus, I went from contributing reviews and the
On the Shelves: 12/29/05
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month! My weekly look at select comic books being released THURSDAY, 12/29/05. 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,
COMMENT: Newsarama Interview with JQ
Last week, Newsarama did an extra holiday edition of their Joe Fridays weekly interview with Joe Quesada. During the interview the following came up: “NRAMA: “When do the events in Spider-Man: The Other, Secret War, and House of M happen in relation to one another?” JQ: Actually, we have this listed somewhere but it’s now
Buzzscope Holiday Drink-up!
Wednesday, December 28th @ 6-8pmBOTANICA47 E Houston St, NYCCross Street: Between Mulberry Street and Mott StreetDirections: B, D, F, V at Broadway-Lafayette; 6 at Bleecker S Hey there, NY-area Buzzscope fans! We’d like to invite you out for some holiday drinking and socializing tomorrow [Wednesday] night, to meet and hang with some of your favorite
Buzzscope Reviews: 12/21/05
Thanks to the holidays and, partly, the NYC transit strike, it’s a light week for the weekly review roundup over at Buzzscope. Nevertheless, I managed to cover a few myself, including ELK’S RUN #4, IRON MAN: THE INEVITABLE #1 and, very briefly, INFINITE CRISIS #3. Check ’em out. Also, check out Ronée’s latest column, “Well
Thanks, Santa!
Got the two things I wanted most this year: 1) Creative MuVo TX FM 1 GB MP3 Player 2) Vs. System: DC Comics JLA Deluxe Collector Deck Box Set Happy holidays!
Happy Holidays from CBC!
…and best wishes for the New Year.
All Fours
Four jobs you’ve had in your life: Bartender (my favorite!) Library Page Financial Adviser Light Wheel Vehicle Mechanic (63B1P) Four movies you could watch over and over: It’s A Wonderful Life The Incredibles Batman Begins Pump Up The Volume Four places you’ve lived: Crompond, NY Miami Beach, FL Union City, NJ Ft. Campbell, KY Four
COMMENT: You Like Drama, Yes?
That’s the only way I can think of to explain why, of the two links to this blog from The Beat earlier this week, way more people clicked over to the ongoing Speakeasy drama than did my bit on the general lack of interest in comics journalism. Like five times more. As I wrote to