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Buzzscope Preview: Skyscrapers of the Midwest #2

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:June 7, 2005
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If you follow this site at all, you know that when I come across an indie comic I love, I pimp the hell out of it! 100 Girls, Fade From Grace, Western Tales of Terror and Elk's Run have all received an extra helping of rave reviews from me for being superlative examples of great comic books. I've even given away free copies of some of them to ensure they get into the hands of potential fans. A while back, in January's Indie Spotlight, I raved about another comic, Joshua W. Cotter's Skyscrapers of the Midwest, a completely random discovery…

Try Something Different: 6/8/05

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:June 7, 2005
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Support Independent Comics!Independent comics (and manga) being released tomorrow, 6/8/05, courtesy of ComicList. 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.Recommendations, sometimes blind, in BOLD. Which ones are YOU reading?AC COMICS Best Of The West #51, $6.95 Femforce To Die For GN, $15.95ACTOR Actor Darkness Prelude Foil Cvr Ed, $5.00A. D. VISION Yotsuba Manga Vol 1 TPB, $9.99ADHOUSE BOOKS Skyscrapers of the Midwest #2, $5.00AMAZE INK (SLAVE LABOR GRAPHICS) Patty Cake & Friends Vol 2 #14, $4.95 Slave Labor Peepshow Vol 4 #6,…

Adventures in Philly

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:June 6, 2005
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aka, The stuff I can't really say in my Buzzscope coverage.First, the absent-minded professor (that'd be me) achieved a new personal high as I locked my keys in the car after arriving in Philly and checking in to my hotel. (A nice little "boutique hotel"-slash-B&B called the Alexander Inn, right in Center City, about 8 blocks from the Convention Center.) If that wasn't bad enough, I didn't realize it until much later Saturday night, confirming it Sunday morning after I'd tossed my room looking for them and heading over to the garage to find them still in the car. Which,…

Buzzscope Reviews: 6/2/05

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:June 6, 2005
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Bet you can't guess which one was my favorite review?Son of Vulcan #1 (of 6)There's something of a pleasing throwback quality to Son of Vulcan, a worthy substitute for any pull list still tolerating the likes of Robin or Nightwing.Ororo: Before the Storm #1 (of 4)Solid work all around and should appeal to the avid X-fans as well as anyone looking for a strong female lead character or a respite from the House of M hoopla.Atomika #3Atomika is less "sequential art" than it is simply art, with a story attached. It's also a unique, intriguing and compelling concept that serves…

Comment: 9 Days and Counting!

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:June 6, 2005
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Batman Begins opens June 15th, and the reviews are starting to come in. This weekend at Wizard World Philly's DC panel, lucky attendees were selected for an advance screening. Regular folks like you and me will have to wait a little longer to see DC's crown jewel in all its celluloid glory. I'm eager to see BB; hell, everyone I know is eager. Even my Dad, who's 52 years old and rips me for reading comics, asked me when it's opening!I'm sure rambling fanboy reviews will be flooding the net soon enough, but here are two from the pros. Newsweek's…

Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:June 1, 2005
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by Ellen NotbohmSome days it seems the only predictable thing about it is the unpredictability. The only consistent attribute, the inconsistency. There is little argument on any level but that autism is baffling, even to those who spend their lives around it.The child who lives with autism may look "normal," but his or her behavior can be perplexing and downright difficult. Today, the citadel of autism, once thought an "incurable" disorder, is cracking around the foundation. Every day, individuals with autism show us they can overcome, compensate for, and otherwise manage many of the condition's most challenging aspects. Equipping those…

Try Something Different: 6/2/05

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:June 1, 2005
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Support Independent Comics!Independent comics (and manga) being released tomorrow, 6/2/05, courtesy of ComicList. 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.Recommendations, sometimes blind, in BOLD. Which ones are YOU reading?A FINE LINE A Fine Line Press Coll, $45.00A. D. VISION By The Sword Manga Vol 2 TPB, $9.99 Chrono Crusade Manga Vol 5 TPB, $9.99 Cromartie High School Manga Vol 2 TPB, $10.95 Full Metal Panic Overload Manga Vol 1 TPB, $9.99 Gunslinger Girl Manga Vol 3 TPB, $9.99 Orphen Manga Vol 2…