COMMENT: Organizing Comics
Judging by the presence of all seven issues of Jonah Hex spread throughout, among others, it had been at least seven months since I’d filed away any comics, and the stack (as seen here) was growing out control, threatening to topple over onto our bed at any moment. The stack at the back on the
On the Shelves: 5/17/06
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On the Shelves: 4/19/06
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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
On the Web: Xavier’s School For Gifted Dancers
In the spirit of truly fulfilling our promise to bring you comic randomonia, CBC presents the first installment of On The Web. OTW will bring you the best, and perhaps the worst, video clips the internet has to offer comic fans around the world. Without further ado, in the tradition of that dancing baby that
Yeah, Sounds About Right
I Am A: Chaotic Good Half-Elf Ranger Thief Alignment: Chaotic Good characters are independent types with a strong belief in the value of goodness. They have little use for governments and other forces of order, and will generally do their own things, without heed to such groups. Race: Half-Elves are a cross between a human
PROPS: Gingko Press
I’ve still not gotten around to doing a New York Comic-Con wrapup, here or at PopCultureShock — my week-late Establishing Shots column may get written in time for next week, if I’m lucky — as there’s several comics I picked up that I want to read first, but I wanted to give props to one
LINK: Elsewhere, in the Comics Blogiverse
Traffic’s been up in these parts over the past couple of months, making me feel the need to post something relatively substantial every day, but the 9-to-5 hasn’t been letting up and I’ve been attempting to get to bed before midnight on a regular basis, especially since the Con. Started on a post about making
On The Shelves: 3/8/06
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COMMENT: Men of Tomorrow, Today?
I’ve had Gerard Jones’ enthralling must-read, MEN OF TOMORROW, on my mind a lot the past few days, thanks as much to the Speakeasy fiasco as my general feelings about the comics industry lately. So much of what I see happening with seemingly naive creators getting screwed over by inept publishers with big plans and