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LINK: Pull List Propaganda

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:May 15, 2006
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Go check out my latest batch of reviews, including:Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda (TPB)By J. P. Stassen, translated by Alexis Siegel ($16.95; First Second)Deogratias proves that graphic novels do not have to simply be escapist entertainment, joining the likes of Maus, Palestine and Persepolis as representatives of more than just great graphic novels, but also as powerful, thought-provoking literature, too. (5 out of 5 Eisners)Also in the mix this month are 52: Week One, Civil War #1, American Way #1-3, The Black Coat #1, Tron #1, Werewolves: Call of the Wild #1 (of 3), Talent #1 – ADVANCE REVIEW, Jeremiah…

On the Shelves: 5/10/06

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:May 9, 2006
Post category:Media Pop Culture
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Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month. My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 5/10/06. 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 Deogratias, A Tale of RwandaAMAZE INK (SLAVE LABOR GRAPHICS) Vaistron #5, $2.95 Andrew Dabb's twisted alter ego, Andrew Dabb, wraps up his opus maxiwackymus, and I can't wait to see how it all…

COMMENT: Infinite Endings, Civil Beginnings

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:May 3, 2006
Post category:Personal Pop Culture
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It's been a little while since I couldn't wait until I got home to read a specific comic book, just HAVING to read it on the train ride back to work from Midtown Comics. Today, I read two: Infinite Crisis #7 and Civil War #1.I actually started reading the former while waiting on the ridiculously long line to pay, which stretched all the way to the back of the store and up the stairs to the second floor, as the place was packed more than I've ever seen it, thanks in large part to these two HUGE event books dropping…

LINK: Read The Expatriate for Free!

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:April 20, 2006
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One of several great comics Image publishes that's been hobbled by sporadic and late-shipping issues, The Expatriate is definitely one of my favorites. Check out my review of the second issue, and then hit artist Jason Latour's blog for daily doses of the first four issues...for FREE!!!Why? Let LaTour explain it:Just for the simple fact that we can. Because we made this thing with love and sweat and tears and balls the size of Jupiter.... and we don't think enough of you are reading it. (See we're not completely made of gold, we have ulterior motives :))We want you to…

Review: La Perdida

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:April 17, 2006
Post category:Personal Reviews
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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…

LINK: Pull List Propaganda

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:April 17, 2006
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My new review column, Pull List Propaganda, launches today over at PopCultureShock, wherein I review: Infinite Crisis #6, New Avengers: Illuminati, Moon Knight #1, The New Teen Titans #34, Firestorm: The Nuclear Man #23-24, Supermarket #1-2, La Perdida, Mouse Guard #1, Robotíka #1-2, Super Real #1-2, The Last Island, and The Hunger #1-2.I think Jon's still working on adding the images, but it's already up and accessible, and since I'm on vacation and heading out to the Mets game tonight to see Pedro win his 200th game and the beginning of the end of the Atlanta Braves' death grip on…

LINK: Establishing Shots #7

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:April 6, 2006
Post category:Pop Culture
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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…