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Graphic Poetry: The Poem as Comic Strip

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:February 2, 2007
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Talk about when two worlds collide?!! (via The Comics Reporter)The Poem as Comic StripGraphic novelists let loose in our archive.Heightened language--one possible or partial definition of poetry--isn't the first thing one associates with comics. Yet comic book artists take into account the way words appear on the page to a degree poets will find familiar. How many lines should accompany each image? How high should the dialogue balloon float? The ratio of printed words to blank space plays a role in whether a poem or strip succeeds. The best of the daily humor strips (think Peanuts) have produced thousands of…

For Black History Month: Flashback

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:February 1, 2007
Post category:Media Pop Culture
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I have a love-hate relationship with Black History Month, simultaneously appreciating the thought behind it while despising its continued necessity. As such, I'm not planning to make a big deal about it 'round these parts; it's a thing for less diverse sites and blogs to take note of, an opportunity to pay lip service to diversity for the next 28 days before returning to the status quo. (Cynical? Not me!) That said, in light of some recent relevant discussions across the blogiverse, I thought I'd "reprint" the first really good post I ever made here (and to-date, still one of…

Let’s Stop Blaming Retailers, and Start Blaming Publishers

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:January 31, 2007
Post category:Media Pop Culture
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This started out as a quick comment over at The Beat, in reference to someone blaming retailers for dim road ahead for the recently canceled The Boys series, post-DC, because retailers will order less copies from the eventual new publisher thanks to the likelihood of lower discounts than they receive from DC.It's a knee-jerk response, and one I've made often in general reference to retailers who focus only on the Big Two, but in thinking about it, I've changed my mind a bit.Marvel/DC-only retailers are like the corner bodega: they stock a basic supply of staple goods from major suppliers…

On The Shelves: 1/31/07

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:January 30, 2007
Post category:Media Pop Culture
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Reading is fundamental. Don't waste your time reading bad comics out of habit! My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 1/31/07. 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 pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it. If not, find another one; or try Khepri.com or MidtownComics.com] PICK OF THE WEEK Why Are You Doing This?DC COMICS Batman And The Mad Monk #6 (Of 6), $3.50 Blue Beetle #11, $2.99 Uncle Sam And The Freedom Fighters #7…

Blogaround Challenge 2007 Update

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:January 26, 2007
Post category:Personal Pop Culture
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...and the Massive Archaia, Viper & Spider-Man Giveaway!3 Prize Packs, 33 comic books...FREE SHIPPING!!!On your own blog, in a post titled "Blogaround Challenge 2007", write a brief review of three blogs that are not currently on your personal blogroll. Mine the blogrolls of your favorite blogs, Google's Blog Search, the Watchtower, or the all-new Comics Weblog Update; discover (or re-discover) three blogs that have piqued your interest, and briefly review them. In that post, also link back to the original Giveaway post, and then leave me a comment with the link back to your post so I can compile them…

Free Comic Book Day 2007

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:January 25, 2007
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This year's Free Comic Book Day is on Saturday, May 5 -- the same weekend Spider-Man 3 opens -- and the list of comics that will be available is pretty impressive. My initial thoughts on some of them:Archie Comics (Gold): Archie Comics Little Archie 2007 Archie Comics (Silver): Sonic the Hedgehog 2007My son loves Sonic, so I'll definitely grab one for him. I'm guessing Little Archies is something new?DC Comics (Gold): Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century 2007 DC Comics (Silver): Justice League of America # 0 2007Smart selection on the Gold title as all-ages accessibility should be…

Suburban Dysfunction & Blaxploitation

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:January 24, 2007
Post category:Personal Pop Culture Reviews
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Ghost World By Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics Books, 1998; $11.95) I skipped the movie version of Ghost World when it came out because I could tell from the previews that it wasn't my cup of tea; stories of suburban angst make my skin crawl (ie: I hated American Beauty), suburban teenage angst even more so. But, I convinced myself a while back, there's no way I could not read the critically acclaimed graphic novel it was based on, right? In retrospect, that was as silly as thinking I couldn't just skip House of M and Infinite Crisis, and in all three…