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CBC Quickees: Home Sick Edition

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:October 20, 2005
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Can't title these by the previous Wednesday anymore since my posting schedule and To Read pile are wildly out of sync. Been home sick most of this week, though, and have been able to cut the pile almost in half. Rocketo #1 and XIII #1 are still buried at the bottom, and I'm thinking I've given up on following either of them.Infinite Crisis #1 and House of M #7: Seemingly every comics blogger and their mother has offered some sort of commentary on these two blockbusters, so I'm going to split my two cents between them. IC was overly dependent…

On the Shelves: 10/5/05

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:October 4, 2005
Post category:Media Pop Culture Reviews
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Support GOOD Comics! Try something NEW!My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 10/5/05. The full shipping is list available at ComicList.[NOTE: 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. If not, find another one; or try Khepri.com or MidtownComics.com]AMAZING AARON PRODUCTIONS College Girl Named Joe Vol 2 TPB, $14.95The "front of the back of Previews" strategy - whereby you name your company something starting with an "a" - garners Amazing Aaron a best name of the week nod.APE ENTERTAINMENT Justice…

I’m the G*ddamn Editor!

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:October 1, 2005
Post category:Uncategorized
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Yes, it's official.As of today, I've taken over as the Senior Comics Editor for Buzzscope."Who the hell are you anyway, giving out orders like this?""Who the hell do you think I am? I'm the goddamn Batman!"Check out my table-setting column here.

Buzzscope: I’m the G*ddamn Editor!

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:October 1, 2005
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Yes, it's official.As of today, I've taken over as the Senior Comics Editor for Buzzscope."Who the hell are you anyway, giving out orders like this?""Who the hell do you think I am? I'm the goddamn Batman!"Check out my table-setting column here.

Link: Erik Larsen Goes Off

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:September 29, 2005
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Wow!An open letter to comic book creators everywhere:Is that all you've got?Really?Because if it is-- that's pretty fucking sad....I understand the desire to clutch on to the security of a guaranteed page rate. And I understand the attraction of working on characters that you grew up with. But at what point are you going to grow up? When are you going to stop sucking on the corporate tit? When are you going to (gasp) take a risk?Do you think the guy working for MdDonalds really has a better chance for success than the guy opening up his own restaurant? Sure,…

LINK: Hope for One Year Later?

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:September 22, 2005
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[via Fanboy Rampage]"The good new [sic] is, and I garauntee [sic] you this, when we're on the other side of the CRISIS, those days are GONE. Just gone. We're sick to death of heroes who are not heroes, we’re sick to death of darkness...Batman's broken. Through no ONE person's fault, but he's a dick now. And we've been told we can fix that."--Mard WaidI'll believe it when I see it, but damn, I really hope he's right!

LINK: Comics Sales Figures

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:September 21, 2005
Post category:Pop Culture
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[via The Beat]I'm going to come back to this at a later date because this sort of thing fascinates me, but for now, I just wanted to bookmark it.A Quick Business History of Comic Books: Part One (1934-1960)A Quick Business History of Comic Books Part Two: 1960-2005For now:1942Captain Marvel 1,000,000 plus Superman 1,000,000 plus Walt Disney Comics and Stories 1,000,000 Batman 913,000 Captain America (peak sales, circa 1942) 900,000 All-Star Comics 440,800 Shadow (1941) 400,000 Ace Comics 279,163 King Comics 256,653 Blue Bolt Comics 200,490 2005Shonen Jump 177,000The New Avengers 154,000*Astonishing X-Men 134,000*Superman/Batman 117,000*Superman 104,000*Wolverine 89,000*Ultimate X-Men 87,000*Ultimate Spider-Man 86,000*Amazing…