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Review: Pride of Baghdad

Posted on December 27, 2006December 5, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Pride of BaghdadBy Brian K. Vaughan and Niko Henrichon (DC/Vertigo, 2006; $19.99) If judged solely on its artwork, Pride of…

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Review: Lucifer’s Garden of Verses: The Devil on Fever Street

Posted on December 26, 2006December 5, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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Lucifer’s Garden of Verses: The Devil on Fever StreetBy Lance Tooks (NBM/ComicsLit, 2004; $8.95) The beauty of graphic novels is…

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Happy Holidays from CBC

Posted on December 24, 2006December 5, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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Best wishes to all for a happy holiday season and a blessed new year. Be sure to take a minute…

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Quesada on DC Becoming Marvel

Posted on December 23, 2006December 5, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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From NEW JOE FRIDAYS WEEK 27: “There’s a reason Batman is the greatest DC hero, he’s the closest to the…

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Crystal Ball: March 2007 Solicitations, Part II

Posted on December 23, 2006December 5, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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Support GOOD Comics! Pre-order something new EVERY month. Part I featured a look at Marvel, DC, Image and Dark Horse’s…

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Two Cents: Lightning Round

Posted on December 22, 2006December 5, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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We’re heading down to Virginia for the holidays and I’m planning to post a bunch of TPB reviews throughout next…

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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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