Random Thoughts and an Update
So yeah, “minor” surgery is still surgery, and coupled with a drug industry and medical profession that takes “side effects” a bit too casually, I missed the entire NY Comic Con. The whole damn thing. The PopCultureShock party, too, which pisses me off the most, actually, as I was hoping to meet up with some
NY Comic Con: T-Minus 12 Hours
My surgery went well, and other than passing out on the way home, presumably from the combination of Valium and hunger — head back, mouth open, wife yelling for help kind of passing out! — I’m feeling pretty good now. Relatively speaking. My 9:30am appointment got pushed back to 11:15am, so my wife and I
NY Comic Con: T-Minus 2 Days
I haven’t been nearly as enthuastic about this year’s NY Comic Con as I was about last year’s, but that’s primarily because last year’s was so exhausting, my level of direct participation this year is drastically reduced, and I stupidly scheduled some minor surgery for tomorrow without realizing it was the day before the Con.
On the Shelves: 2/21/07
Reading is fundamental. Read what you like; don’t waste your time reading bad comics out of habit! My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 2/21/07. The full shipping list, as always, is available at ComicList. [NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a
Marketing Monday: No-Brainer Marketing Efforts
Thanks to Adam Kubert, today’s Marketing Monday column will be delayed until later this evening.* So far, we’ve looked at the five basic steps to developing a simple marketing plan and how they specifically relate to marketing comics. Last week, I put forth five specific marketing efforts, no-brainers that every aspiring publisher should be ready
Comic Book Commentary v2.0 and Other Stuff
Random, somewhat connected thoughts on the site, traffic and future plans… ITEM: Ever since I got back on the blogging horse late last year, traffic has been on a steady upswing, which is very nice. January was our best month since our peak early last summer, and February is tracking quite nicely. Many, many thanks
More Fun With Civil War
Another Civil War parody in the mother-f***ing house, as Spencer Carnage makes with the funny, GYWO style! Why are these parodies all so much better than the story itself? NOTE: There’s a giveaway tied to this, too, so click through, laugh your ass off, and then take a shot at winning a cool assortment of
More Uncle Sam & the Freedom Fighters, Please
Newsarama has an interview with Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters co-writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray that includes some commentary on the evolution of the mini-series from Grant Morrison’s initial revamp of the characters — with no credit given to Will Eisner, Lou Fine, Arthur Peddy, Paul Gustavson, Len Wein or Dick Dillin for
You’re On Notice!
Call somebody out!
The Difference Between Juvenile and Wizard
My kids are juvenile. Wizard is simply pathetic. [via: Wizard’s New Low] [via Wizard Magazine: Pay No Attention To The Industry Behind The Curtain] Wonder how the new Editor-in-Chief is working ou–, oh wait; the position is still open! The optimist in me wants to believe that this means there’s still hope for the nominal