Guy LeCharles Gonzalez (aka glecharles) (aka loudpoet)

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

Comment: Being Black in a Four-Color World

It's an old joke: Why is Black History Month the shortest month of the year? There's no punchline to that one, of course. The question is the joke. In time for Black History Month 2005, Marvel Comics is relaunching the Black Panther in his own series, his fifth including the short-lived, unfortunately-titled but highly-regarded Jungle Action in 1974, by Don McGregor and Billy Graham; and his most recent eponymous incarnation, under the Marvel Knights imprint, which lasted six years under the redefining direction of writer Christopher J. Priest and a passel of artists, before ending in September 2003. This time…

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Getting the 1st Chapter Right

The Chapter One contest I'm one of the judges for is finally wrapping up. 125 manuscripts, the majority of which, like a poetry slam, went the maximum 20 pages! The panel wasn't able to meet in person so the contest coordinator is...um, coordinating our top six choices, trying to come up with a representative final four. The other two judges had two finalists in common, while neither had any crossover with my list. Should be interesting. With so many manuscripts to read, I developed a three-stage weeding process that netted about 15 solid "yes" entries, from which I had to…

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Healer Idealist

Apparently some things have changed since the beginning of last summer…

JUNG TYPOLOGY TEST
(Courtesy of Raina)

Your Type is

INFP
Introverted (%11)
Intuitive (33%)
Feeling (11%)
Perceiving (67%)

Qualitative analysis of your type formula

You are:

* slightly expressed introvert
* moderately expressed intuitive personality
* slightly expressed feeling personality
* distinctively expressed perceiving personality

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ménage à trois: 1/26/05

[One Marvel, one DC, both published the previous Wednesday, plus a random indie from whenever I feel like it, each reviewed quickie-style: 1 Minute=bad, 10 Minutes=good. Connections, if any at all, may be forced purely for the experience.] There's a saying in Hollywood about the difficulties of working with kids and animals, and with good reason. As a father of two and past owner of several pets of various species, I completely understand! It's with that in mind that Robin #134, Araña: The Heart of the Spider #1 and We3 #3 come together for this week's animal kingdom of four-color…

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Contest: 100 Girls Pinup

No, it's not some more juvenile, soft-core porno from Chuck Austen! It's a good old-fashioned fan art contest from Arcana Studios. 100 Girls is the highly-acclaimed series from Adam Gallardo and Todd Demong. If it's not on your regular pull list, then you're missing out on one of my early favorites for Best of 2005 [reviews here and here]. In anticipation of their first trade paperback collection, First Girl (FEB052560), they're holding a contest for artists' "finest pinup inspired by 100 Girls (color is optional)!" The top three winners will be published in 100 Girls #5, plus each will receive…

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The Woodshed: Wolverine: The End #6

[Some comics get bad reviews, but the really special ones get taken to The Woodshed.] *** SPOILERS A'PLENTY *** Despite the shipping delays that saw this SIX issue mini-series take FOURTEEN months to finish - #1 came out in Nov 03, #6 in Jan 05! And neither Joe Quesada or Kevin Smith had anything to do with it! - I was originally planning to review it as a whole. After developing some initial thoughts after reading the final issue, I always make a point to reread the entire arc to refresh the story in my mind and give it a…

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Pumpkin Seeds: Winter Blahs Edition

1. What to do? Against my better instincts, this blog is quickly becoming one of those personal, "yesterday I went to the Mall" kind of blogs that I find terribly boring. It's not that I don't have as much to say as I used to - god forbid that day ever comes! - but for someone reason I'm just not as compelled to log on and spend 30 minutes or so writing it out. 2. So, yesterday I stayed home from work as Isaac was battling a cold and I was fighting the beginnings of one off. Kept India home…

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