COMMENT: On 2006, and Some Greatest Hits
Personally, 2005 has been a pretty damn good year, from a comics perspective. CBC’s barely a year old, quickly evolving from being a total lark to something central to reformatting my writing chops post-poetry slam era. (Not surprisingly, the activist angle of my work has transitioned intact.) Plus, I went from contributing reviews and the
On the Shelves: 12/29/05
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All Fours
Four jobs you’ve had in your life: Bartender (my favorite!) Library Page Financial Adviser Light Wheel Vehicle Mechanic (63B1P) Four movies you could watch over and over: It’s A Wonderful Life The Incredibles Batman Begins Pump Up The Volume Four places you’ve lived: Crompond, NY Miami Beach, FL Union City, NJ Ft. Campbell, KY Four
LINK: Even More on Speakeasy
Chuck Saterlee pulls the curtain back a bit further over on the Bendis Board thread that started it all. I’m quoting it in its entirety as I wouldn’t be surprised if he was asked/made to delete it at some point, as it airs what could charitably be called dirty laundry. My name is Chuck Satterlee
COMMENT: One Year Later Changes
DC’s full slate of “One Year Later” changes has been announced, and there’s a few series that might have a shot at getting back on my pull list. BATMAN #651 New creative team! Written by James Robinson Art by Don Kramer & Keith Champagne Cover by Simone BianchiDETECTIVE COMICS #817 New creative team! Written by
On The Shelves: 12/14/05
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Pull List Review: December 2005 (Part I)
Here’s what I’m currently buying on a regular basis, and, in some cases, why. (And here‘s where things stood back in June.) “+” / “-” / “*” equal the change, if any, in my opinion since then. 100 Girls *Only a couple of issues since June but pulled off a wire-to-wire run on my Top
On the Shelves: 12/7/05
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On The Shelves: 11/30/05
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COMMENT: Cosmic Spider-Man is Broken!
This past March, my sporadic co-blogger Dan did a write-up on the [new at the time] Marvel Knights expansion set to Upper Deck’s Vs. System, the trading card game that lets you pit superheroes and supervillians against each other, Magic-style. I’d never played, but owned a few of the random cards that had been distributed