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
On Soliciting Reviews, Entitlement and Reaction Sheets
“You get what you get, and you don’t get upset.” –Isaac D. Gonzalez, 6 years old An interesting debate broke out over the weekend at Johanna Draper Carlson’s blog, Comics Worth Reading, in response to a post entitled, Stupid Publisher Tricks: Review Copies and Guilt Trips (and its follow-up, Another Argument Against Review Copies), that
Mark Your Calendar: Kids’ Comic Con
A kid-centric comic convention, in the Bronx?!?! Alex Simmons is my hero! Kid’s Comic Con Slated for the Bronx Known for his work as a writer of comics, prose and plays as well as an ongoing series of popular kids comics workshops held around New York City, Alex Simmons announced plans to hold the first
Mark Your Calendar: NYCC 2007 After-Party
Last year’s PopCultureShock-hosted After Party was so much fun, we’re doing it again…Bigger, Better and FREER! 2007 NYCC / PCS AFTER-PARTYSaturday, February 24th10pm – Until…? SLATE PLUS54 West 21st Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues) ** No Cover Charge; No Guest List** With DJs Dylan Garrett and Mr. Brown** 2 Floors of Music, Drinks and
On the Shelves: 2/14/07
Reading is fundamental. Don’t waste your time reading bad comics out of habit! In honor of Valentine’s Day, my weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 2/14/07 is all about the love. No snark; no bad reviews; just the good, might-be-good and hope-it’s-good stuff. As a result, it’s a pretty light read, too!
Marketing Monday: A Simple Plan, Part II
Last week I covered the first three steps of Kevin Stirtz’ “Smart Marketing System”, focusing on a marketing plan’s Goals, Market and Message, and this week I’ll take a look at the final two pieces of this simple but apparently often confounding puzzle: 1. The GOALS or objectives you want to accomplish 2. The MARKET
On the Web: Comic Book Movie Round-Up
It’s quite likely that Spider-Man 3 will end up being the best superhero movie ever — an honor currently shared, IMO, by Unbreakable and Batman — and this clip from National CineMedia doesn’t do anything to suggest otherwise.I think Ghost Rider is going to surpass expectations and turn out to be a pretty good movie,
5 Good Reasons Against Opening a Comic Book Store
1) “Bookshops’ latest sad plot twist” THIS is the paradox of modern bookselling. Even in an entertainment-saturated age, people still buy books. But the casual reader has many other places to get bestsellers and topical books, from warehouse stores to the mall. Meanwhile, book nuts — the ones who simply must buy several volumes a