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On the Shelves: 12/7/05

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:December 6, 2005
Post category:Media Personal Pop Culture Reviews
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Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month!It's the home stretch for 2005! My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 12/7/05. 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]AIT/PLANETLAR Demo Collection TPB, $19.95Not to beat a dead horse but... [kick]AMAZE INK (SLAVE LABOR GRAPHICS) Vaistron #2, $2.95Andrew Dabb is a very sick man, but the first issue, which I was sure wasn't…

Buzzscope: One Year Later

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:December 1, 2005
Post category:Pop Culture
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My latest "Establishing Shots" column is up, a mix of reflections and resolutions. Is it my last one for Buzzscope?No, I’m not talking about DC’s universe-changing event coming up next March, but rather our own “One Year Later” story here at Buzzscope...The way I see it, our mission is to focus on the comic books, the people who create them, and the fans who buy them. Putting a spotlight on the good, calling out the bad, and creating a welcoming space to discuss and debate it all. The industry itself needs to figure out how to reach its full potential…

On The Shelves: 11/30/05

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:November 29, 2005
Post category:Media Pop Culture Reviews
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Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month!My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 11/30/05. 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]ADHOUSE BOOKS Secret Voice #1, $4.95I think I have a review copy of this coming my way, but I'd have checked it out regardless since the preview in Superior Showcase #0 put it on my radar and AdHouse always puts…

Buzzscope Reviews: 11/23/05

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:November 29, 2005
Post category:Personal Pop Culture Reviews
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More changes afoot:...we decided this would be the perfect week to sneak in another new feature; or in this case, a revamped one. As “writing” and “waiting for the trade” have become the standard for most comic books and comic book buyers these days, we’re adjusting our package…I mean, our weekly review roundup, accordingly, paying more attention to TPBs and OGNs and a bit less to the “#3 (of 6)” issues that, too frequently, are little more than padding for a story that could/should have been told in half as many issues.Translation: capsule reviews of more floppies, with fuller reviews…

On The Shelves: 11/23/05

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:November 22, 2005
Post category:Media Pop Culture Reviews
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Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month!Ugh! Another Wednesday already? I'm so behind...on everything!My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 11/23/05. 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]ALIAS ENTERPRISES LLC Alias Convention 2005 Ed 3 Pack, $24.99Hmmm... desperate cash grab before the bottom falls out? Oh wait, it's already fallen out, they just don't realize it yet.APE ENTERTAINMENT Sullengrey #1…

COMMENT: One Year Later Preview

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:November 18, 2005
Post category:Pop Culture
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Thanks to Jason Richards for boiling down the DiDio interview over at NEWSarama:Plastic Man is CANCELLED.Gotham Central is CANCELLED.Batman: Gotham Knights is CANCELLED.Batgirl is CANCELLED.JLA is CANCELLED. (wha? huh?!)Adventures of Superman is being CANCELLED and the Superman title is being reverted back to its original numbering (starting with #650).Flash is ENDING (not yet sure what the difference is with being CANCELLED).the "current run" of Wonder Woman is ENDING as well.Plastic Man is no surprise and actually has nothing to do with One Year Later. I believe low sales and Kyle Baker's contract ending took care of that one. Regardless what…

COMMENT: October Sales Snark

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:November 16, 2005
Post category:Pop Culture
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Now that I've kind of gotten used to the Pulse not running their two sales tracking columns (they seem to have gotten back on track recently), I scan ICv2's numbers a bit more closely myself. Spurgeon and CBG do some great analysis, though, and their links are included here...INFINITE CRISIS TOPS THE OCTOBER SALES CHARTS!!!Well, duh!ICv2.com reports: "Infinite Crisis #1, with a total of 249,265, is second [in 2005 sales] only to Frank Miller and Jim Lee's All Star Batman and Robin, The Boy Wonder #1, which sold 261,046 in July." Shipping with a variant cover by George Perez and…