CBC Quickees: Home Sick Edition
Can’t title these by the previous Wednesday anymore since my posting schedule and To Read pile are wildly out of sync. Been home sick most of this week, though, and have been able to cut the pile almost in half. Rocketo #1 and XIII #1 are still buried at the bottom, and I’m thinking I’ve
On the Shelves: 10/19/05
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month! My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 10/19/05. 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,
MEMO: Co-Worker, Two Cubicles Over
SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!!!! I’m sick and tired of hearing you constantly reference your Greek heritage like a leper explaining his lesions. On every single phone call. Don’t blame Greek culture for your inability to communicate with people in a respectful, civil manner. It’s not a Greek thing, it’s a YOU’RE A SOCIALLY MALADJUSTED IDIOT
Holy Cow!
Just finished polishing off the first draft of my first official paper of the semester, for my Schooling in America class. Like 5 minutes ago, at 1:45am, when the last of 9 pages came out of the printer. Because I tend to edit as I go along, and do most of my research as I’m
Buzzscope: Friends Like These
My latest “Establishing Shots” column is up: In my inaugural column two weeks ago, I brazenly declared Buzzscope to be “the best goddamn comic book web site around!” I qualified that statement a little bit, offering that, even if we actually aren’t yet, we will be, and went on to give some of the reasons
A Rare 2005 Political Moment
In the 2004 Presidential election, Bush wasn’t the only winner. Apathy struck a critical blow, too, in the non-action of the 40% of those eligible to vote who chose not to. Pretty much broke my spirit, even with accepting that not voting can be considered a vote in and of itself, as opposed to the
Link: Infinite Crisis 101
I’m still gathering my thoughts about Infinite Crisis #1 – didn’t love it, didn’t hate it – but thanks to Troy Brownfield’s excellent WHO WAS THAT CAPED MAN? A SPOILER HEAVY LOOK AT INFINITE CRISIS #1 article over at NEWSarama, I feel like I have a much better understanding of where it’s coming from –
On The Shelves: 10/12/05
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month! My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 10/12/05. 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: 10/5/05
Cranked a few out this week, including our first “Staff Picks” entry… Amazing Fantasy #13With the underlying concept of superpowered humans who eschew capes and tights – and are inherently more dangerous as a result – Karl Kesel quickly establishes a credible setting that begs for elaboration, while teasing just enough information to pique the
Industry Buzz #3: Flawed Diamond?
There was some interesting buzz last month about Diamond Comic Distributor’s policy of canceling orders for comic books that don’t reach certain thresholds, a move which, long story short, primarily affects small press titles selling under 1,500 copies/issue, and it’s led to the inevitable speculation about the eventual demise of independent publishers. The fact that