Guy LeCharles Gonzalez (aka glecharles) (aka loudpoet)

An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Buzzscope Reviews: 5/11/05

100 Girls: The First Girl, Vol. 1 (TPB)Imagine 100 Girls is kind of what Marvel's X-23 might have been if it were more about the character and less about the editorially dictated metaplot...BONUS: Interview: Girl Talk With Adam GallardoAraña #4Almost a year after she was first introduced with much mainstream fanfare, Marvel's heralded Latina superheroine is still little more than a cipher, considerably less than the sum of her well-intentioned parts.Elsinore #1If art and atmosphere were everything, Elsinore would get an unqualified A+. An admirably ambitious debut that not only has me anticipating the next issue, but has me willing…

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Company Man

I've signed up for my company's co-ed softball team.I was on the reserve list and got the word yesterday afternoon that I was next on the list to move up to the main roster. Too late to attend last night's scrimmage, though, so I have no idea what position I'll be playing - preferably 3rd base or center field. Based on some screwy league rules...10 fielders with mandatory boy/girl assignments and batting order, AND boy home runs are automatic outs!...it probably won't matter much.Talk about putting the SOFT in softball!Hopefully there's beer.

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Livin’ on the edge

Tell me what you think about your sit-u-a-tionComplication - aggravationIs getting to youBack in 1995, I attended AA meetings for 89 days, partly because I thought I had a drinking problem, but mostly to get closer to a girl I was interested in. Approx. 50 days in, I found myself in a bar with her because she had to pick up something from a bartender friend of hers. I hesitated at the door for a second, wondering if I'd be able to handle the temptation, before going in and staring in awe at the elaborate spread of liquor behind the…

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Try Something Different: 5/11/05

Support Independent Comics!Independent comics (and manga) being released tomorrow, 5/11/05, courtesy of ComicList. (NEW: Recommendations in BOLD.) 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.What are YOU reading?AC COMICS Americas Greatest Comics #11, $6.95A. D. VISION Tactics Manga Vol 2 TPB, $9.99AIT/PLANETLAR Surviving Grady, $7.95ALIAS ENTERPRISES LLC 10th Muse Vol 1 TPB, $9.99 10th Muse Vol 2 #1, $2.99 10th Muse Vol 2 Photo Cvr Foil Ed #1, $4.99 Deal With The Devil #1 (Of 4), $0.75 Elsinore #1 (Of 9), $0.75 Judo…

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Longest. Week. Ever.

There's a request of my NY-area readers at the end of this, but first, the preamble. "Life, she is a roller coaster; for every thrilling dip, there is an uphill slog." I just made that sagacious little quote up, because it pretty much sums up last week. Long story short, we've squashed the Bloomfield house search - several reasons, among them the lack of full-day kindergarten, which we didn't realize until AFTER our bid was beaten on the one house - and for now, the overall housing search itself. Turns out fate had a Plan D we didn't know about.…

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Buzzscope Reviews: 5/4/05

Holy overload, Batman! That's a lot of comics!Check out this week's reviews as I cover: Amelia Rules #0, Arcana Studios Presents #2, Flight Primer, Ronin Hood of the 47 Samurai, and Superior Showcase #0 from Free Comic Book Day. Plus, Damn Nation #3, Fade From Grace #5, Power Pack #2, and Sea of Red #2 from the usual Wednesday haul.And while you're there, sign up and leave some feedback in the forum. It's one of the more level-headed boards out there and while the usual suspects get the most attention, there's plenty of room to talk about good comics, too.Peace!

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Free Comic Book Day Is Upon Us!

Support Independent Comics!Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day and to celebrate, I read EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. of the 28 comics that will be available at finer comic book shops around the country, and in other parts of the world! Why would I do such a thing, you ask? So I could write up a comprehensive review of them for Buzzscope, that's why! Check it out here, along with an updated interview with FCBD founder, Joe Field. Good stuff!Comics being released tomorrow, 5/7/05, courtesy of ComicList. To find a participating comics retailer near you, click here.Which ones are you looking forward…

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