On the Shelves: 12/6/06
Reading is fundamental. Don’t waste your time reading bad comics out of habit! My weekly, semi-informed look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 12/6/06 follows. 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
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I’m pretty sure I’ve seen some advertising somewhere for Wowio recently, but had no idea what it was until I saw it mentioned in this Newsarama article about Devil’s Due publisher Josh Blaylock’s latest project, Pullbox Online: NRAMA: What effect do you think this will have, a) on your print titles, and b) on your
What if Civil War #5 was good?
It might read a little something like this: Check out Tetsubo Productions – Wherein I Show Why I Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Use Photoshop for the hilarious remix of the entire issue. I dropped Civil War after the incredibly lame fourth issue, unable to stomach any more of Mark Millar’s weak attempts at plotting and
Call me muy lame-o!
So, I’m in Boston with a free night, an expense account and my first appointment tomorrow not until 10am and a mere three blocks away from my hotel and I… 1) Walked 5 blocks over to Faneuil Hall and had dinner at a divey Mexican restaurant I could afford on my own; 2) Rushed back
Feels Like It’s Been Forever…
There are currently 758 new posts in my “Comics” folder on Bloglines, and 202 new emails in my Gmail inbox. I am once again three weeks behind on picking up my weekly haul from Midtown Comics, the second time that’s happened in the past six weeks. I haven’t been online for personal reasons (other than
Where’d You Go?
Does anyone even read this thing any more? For the three or so of you who are still checking in, a quick update: I finally found a new job! After 14 years in various types of publishing-related marketing, I’m stepping up to the next rung on the ladder and moving into sales. No, it’s not
Say What?: Morrison takes on Miller.
I’m surprised no readers of Newsarama have commented on Grant Morrison’s interview posted today. This may be part of a prearranged public slugfest, but Grant Morrison does make some interesting points. Guy will testify that I’m no fan of Morrison, but so far I like his take on Batman. And after reading the complete interview,
COMMENT: Civil War, Indies and Marketing 101
The interesting discussion over on The Engine about the potential opportunity Marvel’s Civil War flub has opened up for indies misses a key point: your average Civil War reader doesn’t care about non-Marvel titles, and condescendingly referring to those titles as “spandex super fights” or “Muscular Mutant Man Monthly” suggests they’re not your audience anyway,
On the Shelves: 8/16/06
Reading is fundamental. Reading comics is supposed to be FUN, so don’t waste your time reading bad ones! Tomorrow is my 37th birthday and I’m particularly feeling it in my knees as the softball season is starting to take its toll! Plus, I’m definitely going to have to get my shoulder checked during the off-season
On the Shelves: 7/26/06
Read GOOD Comics, not just the ones you’re used to! Try something new EVERY month. My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 7/26/06. 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