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Category: Pop Culture

On comics and other pop culture topics, including archived Comic Book Commentary posts from 2005-2007.

Marketing Monday: First Things First

Posted on January 29, 2007December 5, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Among the myriad challenges comics publishers of all sizes face, one of the biggest — and most frustrating, personally —…

Posted in Media, Personal, Pop Culture, ReviewsTagged Advertising, Interview, Marketing, Marketing Monday, Writing4 Comments on Marketing Monday: First Things First

Blogaround Challenge 2007 Update

Posted on January 26, 2007March 26, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

…and the Massive Archaia, Viper & Spider-Man Giveaway! 3 Prize Packs, 33 comic books…FREE SHIPPING!!! On your own blog, in…

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Free Comic Book Day 2007

Posted on January 25, 2007December 5, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

This year’s Free Comic Book Day is on Saturday, May 5 — the same weekend Spider-Man 3 opens — and…

Posted in Media, Pop CultureTagged Comics, Election, Marketing, ShelvesLeave a Comment on Free Comic Book Day 2007

Suburban Dysfunction & Blaxploitation

Posted on January 24, 2007December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Ghost World By Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics Books, 1998; $11.95) I skipped the movie version of Ghost World when it came…

Posted in Personal, Pop Culture, ReviewsTagged Comics, Culture, Hype, Rant, Writing1 Comment on Suburban Dysfunction & Blaxploitation

On The Shelves: 1/24/07

Posted on January 23, 2007January 8, 2015 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Reading is fundamental. Don’t waste your time reading bad comics out of habit! My weekly look at select comic books…

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Amazon POD Update: Raves for Sale!

Posted on January 22, 2007January 8, 2015 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Last month I posted a brief item about Amazon’s Print-on-Demand services, offered in partnership with BookSurge, suggesting it might be…

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CBC’s Massive Archaia, Viper & Spider-Man Giveaway

Posted on January 20, 2007March 26, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

…and the return of the Blogaround Challenge! Back in September 2005, Laura “Tegan” Gjovaag of Bloggity-Blog-Blog-Blog issued the Blogaround Challenge,…

Posted in Personal, Pop CultureTagged Comics, Random5 Comments on CBC’s Massive Archaia, Viper & Spider-Man Giveaway

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