Talk about when two worlds collide?!! (via The Comics Reporter)The Poem as Comic StripGraphic novelists let loose in our archive.Heightened language--one possible or partial definition of poetry--isn't the first thing one associates with comics. Yet comic book artists take into account the way words appear on the page to a degree poets will find familiar. … Continue reading Graphic Poetry: The Poem as Comic Strip
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For Black History Month: Flashback
I have a love-hate relationship with Black History Month, simultaneously appreciating the thought behind it while despising its continued necessity. As such, I'm not planning to make a big deal about it 'round these parts; it's a thing for less diverse sites and blogs to take note of, an opportunity to pay lip service to … Continue reading For Black History Month: Flashback
Let’s Stop Blaming Retailers, and Start Blaming Publishers
This started out as a quick comment over at The Beat, in reference to someone blaming retailers for dim road ahead for the recently canceled The Boys series, post-DC, because retailers will order less copies from the eventual new publisher thanks to the likelihood of lower discounts than they receive from DC.It's a knee-jerk response, … Continue reading Let’s Stop Blaming Retailers, and Start Blaming Publishers
On The Shelves: 1/31/07
Reading is fundamental. Don't waste your time reading bad comics out of habit! My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 1/31/07. The full shipping list, as always, is 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 … Continue reading On The Shelves: 1/31/07
Blogaround Challenge 2007 Update
...and the Massive Archaia, Viper & Spider-Man Giveaway!3 Prize Packs, 33 comic books...FREE SHIPPING!!!On your own blog, in a post titled "Blogaround Challenge 2007", write a brief review of three blogs that are not currently on your personal blogroll. Mine the blogrolls of your favorite blogs, Google's Blog Search, the Watchtower, or the all-new Comics … Continue reading Blogaround Challenge 2007 Update
Free Comic Book Day 2007
This year's Free Comic Book Day is on Saturday, May 5 -- the same weekend Spider-Man 3 opens -- and the list of comics that will be available is pretty impressive. My initial thoughts on some of them:Archie Comics (Gold): Archie Comics Little Archie 2007 Archie Comics (Silver): Sonic the Hedgehog 2007My son loves Sonic, … Continue reading Free Comic Book Day 2007
Suburban Dysfunction & Blaxploitation
Ghost World By Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics Books, 1998; $11.95) I skipped the movie version of Ghost World when it came out because I could tell from the previews that it wasn't my cup of tea; stories of suburban angst make my skin crawl (ie: I hated American Beauty), suburban teenage angst even more so. But, … Continue reading Suburban Dysfunction & Blaxploitation
On The Shelves: 1/24/07
Reading is fundamental. Don't waste your time reading bad comics out of habit! My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 1/24/07. The full shipping list, as always, is 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 … Continue reading On The Shelves: 1/24/07
Amazon POD Update: Raves for Sale!
Last month I posted a brief item about Amazon's Print-on-Demand services, offered in partnership with BookSurge, suggesting it might be "worthy of consideration for potential self- and micro-publishers." On Friday, Slate posted an interesting article entitled "Raves For Sale" that reveals one of the options available to its customers is "a personally crafted review written … Continue reading Amazon POD Update: Raves for Sale!
CBC’s Massive Archaia, Viper & Spider-Man Giveaway
...and the return of the Blogaround Challenge!Back in September 2005, Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag of Bloggity-Blog-Blog-Blog issued the Blogaround Challenge, asking comics bloggers to poke around the blogiverse and write a short bit about the blogs they came across, the goal being "to meet new bloggers and see new stuff." (My entry is here.) Since then, … Continue reading CBC’s Massive Archaia, Viper & Spider-Man Giveaway