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HYPE: Elk’s Run Hits the Big Time

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:June 5, 2006
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First the Harvey Awards, now this:Villard Acquires Rights to Elk's RunNew York, NY - June 5, 2006 - Villard, a division of the Random House Publishing Group, announced today that it will be publishing Elk's Run by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Noel Tuazon. The graphic novel will collect the complete eight-issue comic book series, and will give readers their first opportunity to finally read the story all the way through to its explosive conclusion.I believe that's what you call a "Fuck, yeah!" moment, yes?Congrats to Joshua, Noel and the rest of the Elk's Run crew.

REVIEW: Battlestar Galactica #0

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:June 4, 2006
Post category:Personal Reviews
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It's pretty hard to bring a story from one medium to another. I love the new Galactica so hard. There's been virtually no secondary products to go along with it. This lack of capitalism makes the inner child cry. No joke. I want more than one novelization, more than a soundtrack, more than an okay video game... I want my world to be enveloped by Galactica. I want "Property of Battlestar Galactica Athletics" t-shirts. I want helmets. I want commemorative statuettes of Starbuck. I want replicas of Roslin's declarations.So you can imagine how gleeful I was about the comic. OMG!…

COMMENT: Pull List Massacre, Part II

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:June 3, 2006
Post category:Reviews
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A couple of months back I did my first round of Pull List pruning, in anticipation of some real world changes necessitating a decreased comics budget, as well as a shift towards "emphasizing comfort over experimentation" in my selections. Originally I was expecting to cut it roughly in half, to $75/month (including my hefty discount), with another $25/month towards sampling and/or TPBs. Now I'm thinking $50/month with a much more selective eye towards sampling might be in order.Thankfully, several mini-series I was buying have ended or have only an issue or two left, so it wasn't quite as painful as…

POLL: Simply the Best — Marvel & DC

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:June 2, 2006
Post category:Personal Pop Culture
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Regardless of what you think of superhero comics in general, there's no denying that over the years some of the greatest fictional characters ever created were birthed within the DC and Marvel Universes. Recently, a list of the Top 50 Marvel and DC characters were put forth by Andrew Wheeler and The Great Curve, respectively, so I thought I'd weigh in with my own less ambitious, but arguably more difficult, Top 5 list from each company.My choices are totally subjective, of course, and in some cases reflect the potential of a character as opposed to its actual history. (In some…

HYPE: Glyphs Anniversary

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:June 1, 2006
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I don't usually pay much attention to blog anniversarys -- hell, I missed acknowledging our own by a few days last year -- but there's a handful of truly essential blogs out there that I think are deserving of kudos. Without a doubt, one of them is Rich Watson's Glyphs: The Language of the Black Comics Community. While the majority of us out here in the comics blogiverse are merely shooting off at the mouthkeyboard, Rich is providing what I believe is an important service to the comics community.Go wish him a happy one year anniversary.PS: Someone needs to design…

INFO: 2006 Harvey Award Nominees

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:June 1, 2006
Post category:Personal Reviews
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Interesting choices in what is essentially the comics version of the Oscars, "the only industry awards both nominated by and selected by the full body of comic book professionals."And the nominees for the 2006 Harvey Awards are... BEST WRITERBrian Michael Bendis | NEW AVENGERS | Marvel Comics Ed Brubaker | CAPTAIN AMERICA | Marvel Comics Joshua Hale Fialkov | ELK'S RUN | Hoarse and Buggy Productions/Speakeasy Comics Mike Mignola | BPRD | Dark Horse Comics Alex Robinson | TRICKED | Top Shelf An interestingly mixed bag here, including my personal favorite, Joshua Hale Fialkov for his work on the excellent…

On the Shelves: 6/1/06

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:May 31, 2006
Post category:Pop Culture Reviews
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Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month. My weekly look at select comic books being released Thursday, 6/1/06. 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, find another one; or try Khepri.com or MidtownComics.com] PICK OF THE WEEK Skyscrapers of the Midwest #3ADHOUSE BOOKS Skyscrapers Of The Midwest #3, $5.00 If you only buy one non-superhero comic book this week/month/year, let it be Skyscrapers Of The Midwest #3. Seriously. In the…