On The Shelves: 11/30/05
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month! My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 11/30/05. 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,
Buzzscope Reviews: 11/23/05
More changes afoot: …we decided this would be the perfect week to sneak in another new feature; or in this case, a revamped one. As “writing” and “waiting for the trade” have become the standard for most comic books and comic book buyers these days, we’re adjusting our package…I mean, our weekly review roundup, accordingly,
Brain Dump: Thanksgiving Edition
Turkey Day was as close to perfect as I could imagine; Salomé and the kids, a few friends, some good food, low-stress. Friday we hung out in Jersey, and Saturday and Sunday we chilled. Priceless! Five things I’m thankful for, in no particular order (except for the first one): 1) Salomé, Isaac and India: Without
COMMENT: Cosmic Spider-Man is Broken!
This past March, my sporadic co-blogger Dan did a write-up on the [new at the time] Marvel Knights expansion set to Upper Deck’s Vs. System, the trading card game that lets you pit superheroes and supervillians against each other, Magic-style. I’d never played, but owned a few of the random cards that had been distributed
On The Shelves: 11/23/05
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month! Ugh! Another Wednesday already? I’m so behind…on everything! My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 11/23/05. 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
I Ain’t Saying She’s A Golddigger…
Because she hooked up with this broke n****! Happy 30th Birthday to my wife, Salomé! Go wish her well!
COMMENT: One Year Later Preview
Thanks to Jason Richards for boiling down the DiDio interview over at NEWSarama: Plastic Man is CANCELLED.Gotham Central is CANCELLED.Batman: Gotham Knights is CANCELLED.Batgirl is CANCELLED.JLA is CANCELLED. (wha? huh?!)Adventures of Superman is being CANCELLED and the Superman title is being reverted back to its original numbering (starting with #650).Flash is ENDING (not yet sure
COMMENT: October Sales Snark
Now that I’ve kind of gotten used to the Pulse not running their two sales tracking columns (they seem to have gotten back on track recently), I scan ICv2’s numbers a bit more closely myself. Spurgeon and CBG do some great analysis, though, and their links are included here… INFINITE CRISIS TOPS THE OCTOBER SALES
Has It Really Been One Year?
I knew this blog’s one year anniversary was coming up sometime this month, but I just checked the archives and realized I missed it! My mother was right, I really am going to be late for my own funeral. My first post is dated November 11, 2004, but I vaguely remember back-dating that one so
On The Shelves: 11/16/05
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month! My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 11/16/05. 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,