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Indie Bookstores Bailing Out; Bad Sign for Comics?

Posted on December 20, 2006December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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[UPDATED: 9:55 pm] PW Daily has a sobering article about several independent bookstores shutting their doors thanks to increased expenses…

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On the Shelves: 12/20/06

Posted on December 19, 2006December 5, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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Reading is fundamental. Don’t waste your time reading bad comics out of habit! My weekly, semi-informed look at select comic…

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Crystal Ball: March 2007 Solicitations, Part I

Posted on December 18, 2006December 5, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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Support GOOD Comics! Pre-order something new EVERY month. My monthly look at select comic books being solicited for release by…

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On The Web: According to JoBlo…

Posted on December 18, 2006December 5, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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A few days ago while surfing the web I stopped by JoBlo and found this on the site. Apparently JoBlo…

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Time’s Person of the Year: Me!

Posted on December 17, 2006December 5, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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Well, okay, all of us, actually, and I couldn’t agree more. The “Great Man” theory of history is usually attributed…

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CBC Quickees: Manifest Destiny, Girls and Squirrels

Posted on December 17, 2006November 17, 2010 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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Cowboys & Aliens By Fred Van Lente, Andrew Foley, Dennis Calero, Luciano Lima, Magic Eye Studios, et al (Platinum Studios,…

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Shadowline Slimline Offer Less for More

Posted on December 14, 2006December 5, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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With the publication of Fell, Warren Ellis started a mini-trend with what Image has now branded as their Slimline format:…

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