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Crystal Ball: March 2007 Solicitations, Part I

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:December 18, 2006
Post category:Pop Culture Reviews
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Support GOOD Comics! Pre-order something new EVERY month. My monthly look at select comic books being solicited for release by the major direct market publishers in March 2007. Independent publishers will follow in a separate post. Links to full solicitations from almost every publisher can be found at MillarWorld. [NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your local comic book shop (LCBS) offers a pre-ordering service, download a convenient order form from Diamond and be sure to take advantage of it. If not, find another one; or try Khepri.com or MidtownComics.com] PICK OF THE…

Rocketo Love from Junot Diaz

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:December 13, 2006
Post category:Media Personal Pop Culture
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Today's N.Y. Daily News, in their monthly Viva New York pullout section, included a feature called "Authors Pick Their Favorite Reads of 2006", wherein Junot Diaz (of the critically acclaimed collection of short stories, Drown), gave Rocketo a shout-out:"A comic book of extraordinary power, with a Cuban hero, written by a Cuban writer. I've read nothing like it before and can't imagine anything like it ever being written again."High praise indeed! And with Diaz being one of three featured authors in the article, his selection, the only comic book picked, really stands out. (Drown was an excellent read, highly recommended,…

CBC Quickees: Big Two Roundup

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:November 25, 2006
Post category:Personal Pop Culture Reviews
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I'm so far behind on reviews these days that in order to jumpstart my critical faculties, I've grabbed a stack of comics from my most-recently read pile and, focusing on some of the floppies I'm still reading from the Big Two, am giving random ones the super-quickee treatment.Criminal #1-2 (Icon/Marvel, $2.99), Captain America #3 (Marvel, $2.99), Daredevil #91 (Marvel, $2.99)Ed Brubaker has officially become one of my favorite comics writers, whether it's working within his own gritty world in Criminal, or making two of Marvel's best-known but least interesting characters immensely readable. The first two issues of Criminal feel like…

Bilson & Demeo off The Flash! Why?

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:November 24, 2006
Post category:Pop Culture
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DC finally got around to watching a few episodes of the 90s Flash TV series. When Didio stumbled onto this clip, it was the end for Bilson & Demeo.

The Prestige, Comics, Life, etc.

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:November 14, 2006
Post category:Personal Pop Culture Reviews
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** No, I haven't seen Heroes yet, though not for lack of interest. Probably end up getting the Season One DVD and watching it when I retire, along with the many other movies and TV shows I've missed over the past couple of years. I did see The Prestige, though, and loved it. (Bought the novel, which I just started reading, mistakenly thinking it was by the Christopher Priest from comics.) Christopher Nolan is up there with M. Night Shyamalan and David Fincher as one of my favorite directors, and Christian Bale solidified his standing as my favorite Batman/Bruce Wayne.…

Link: Moon Knight on TV??!!?

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:October 26, 2006
Post category:Pop Culture
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No, really!Marvel Pacts with No Equal for Moon KnightMarvel Studios, a division of Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and Vancouver based production company, No Equal Entertainment, have entered into an agreement to develop a live-action television series based on Marvel's cult favorite Moon Knight. The announcement was made today by David Maisel of Marvel Entertainment and Larry Sugar of No Equal Entertainment....Moon Knight's blend of action, the supernatural, and complex, intriguing characters will serve as the foundation for the live-action series."'Moon Knight' has all the elements for an engaging television series. No Equal Entertainment has a real passion for the project and…

LINK: Comic Movie Tidbits

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:July 21, 2006
Post category:Personal Pop Culture
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ITEM: Heath Ledger as the Joker? Hmm... not a terrible choice, but I don't know that he's got the required gravitas for the role. If that's the direction Nolan is going, though, I'd rather see Ryan Phillipe given a shot at it. Of course, my number one choice remains Terrence Howard.ITEM: The Incredible Hulk's new director is Louis Leterrier -- of the action-heavy The Transporter movies -- confirming the expected 180 degree shift from Ang Lee's somber take on the Green Goliath. Screenwriter Zak Penn seems to be on the right track, talking about how the sequel/remake/reboot will be different…