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A guillotine, a Sister of Battle, and a scrapbook picture from the 2001 National Poetry Slam.

On The Shelves: 5/3/06

Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month. My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 5/3/06. 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 Mouse Guard #2ACC STUDIOS Liberality For All #1 (Of 8)(AA), $2.99 Why are they reoffering this, and why isn't it noted as a reprint? I mean, with all the mainstream press they got,…

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A guillotine, a Sister of Battle, and a scrapbook picture from the 2001 National Poetry Slam.

On The Shelves: 4/26/06

Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month. My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 4/26/06. 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 American Way #3ABRAMS Moms Cancer HC, $12.95 Not sure why this is being listed again as it came out about a month back, but it's a great read, with simple but effective artwork…

Continue ReadingOn The Shelves: 4/26/06
A guillotine, a Sister of Battle, and a scrapbook picture from the 2001 National Poetry Slam.

On the Shelves: 4/19/06

Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month. My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 4/19/06. 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 Dead End: Vol. 4ARCHAIA STUDIOS PRESS Mouse Guard 2nd Prtg #1 (Of 6), $3.50 If you missed the first printing, walk, don't run... DARK HORSE COMICS Conan #27, $2.99 Conan Book Of Thoth…

Continue ReadingOn the Shelves: 4/19/06
A guillotine, a Sister of Battle, and a scrapbook picture from the 2001 National Poetry Slam.

Review: La Perdida

La PerdidaBy Jessica Abel ($19.95; Pantheon Books)Wow! I missed La Perdida in its serialized form, first hearing of it when the final issue hit the stands last year, but considering it took five years to finish, I'm guessing reading it collected in one impressive tome was for the best. Unlike decompressed superhero comics where "writing for the trade" often implies unnecessary padding, Jessica Abel crams heaping handfuls of story into each chapter of her gripping tale of self-discovery and self-deceit, but they are unquestionably parts of a larger whole; an excellent, completely engaging and essential whole that belongs on every…

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A guillotine, a Sister of Battle, and a scrapbook picture from the 2001 National Poetry Slam.

On the Shelves: 4/12/06

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…

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