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On the Shelves: 4/12/06

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:April 11, 2006
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Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month. My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 4/12/06. 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] PICK OF THE WEEK Iron Man: Demon in a Bottle TPBBURLYMAN ENTERTAINMENT Shaolin Cowboy Darrow Cvr #5 (resolicited), $3.50 Shaolin Cowboy Delgado Cvr #5, $3.50 While I'm not reading either of their titles, I like that Burlyman…

LINK: Establishing Shots #7

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:April 6, 2006
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My latest column is up at PopCultureShock, a month late and on a completely different subject than I'd originally intended -- NY Comic-Con is kind of a dead topic now -- but worth reading nonetheless!Establishing Shots #7: It's Hard Out Here For a PimpYou Gotta Love 'em or Leave 'em AloneI want to get back to how I felt the first time I read Batman as a kid, or Skyscrapers of the Midwest as an adult -- that sense of unequivocal joy that comes from reading a story well-told, with characters who stick with you long after the comic is…

Ye Olde Comick Booke Meme

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:April 5, 2006
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From Ye Olde Comick Booke Blogge, via Chris @ 2 Guys... Hypothetical situation: Due to diminished readership and rising paper costs, it has been decided only fifteen comic titles will be published from this day forward. You have been charged with the decisions of which titles shall be printed and what creative teams will be assigned to them... What fifteen comic books will we find on the racks next month and who will be the creative teams behind them? This is kind of tough since I still tend to favor characters over creators -- except in the case of creator-owned…

On The Shelves: 4/5/06

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:April 4, 2006
Post category:Media Personal Pop Culture Reviews
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Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month. Here's my weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 4/5/06. 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] PICK OF THE WEEK Revolution On The Planet Of The Apes #3ADHOUSE BOOKS Superior Showcase #1, $2.95 The follow-up to last year's FCBD standout, Superior Showcase #0 (which was a spinoff of the unfortunately out-of-print Project:…

PANEL: Jova’s Harvest #3

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:April 2, 2006
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Jova's Harvest #3By Steve UyMarch 2006, Arcana Studio

PANEL: Blue Beetle #1

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:March 31, 2006
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Blue Beetle #1Art by Cully Hamner and David SelfWritten by Keith Giffen and John RogersMarch 2006, DC Comics

On the Shelves: 3/29/06

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:March 28, 2006
Post category:Media Pop Culture Reviews
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Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month. Man, I was a little pissy last week, yes? Nothing a strong week of comics couldn't cure, though! American Way, Robin, Supermarket, Scatterbrain, Captain America, Iron Man: The Inevitable, Next Wave, X-Factor...it was like comics' own Best Week Ever! Here's my weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 3/29/06. 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…