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 Shelves: 4/5/06
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month. Here’s my weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 4/5/06. 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
PopCultureShock Update #513f
Slowly but surely, I’m getting back on track over there. A huge help in that regard was finally finding a managing editor, Kevin MacDonald, who saw my posting on The Engine and endured a grueling interview process that included publicly, and intelligently, talking comics while drinking in an Irish pub. Equally important, though, is that
QUESTION: If you had $20…
Last week I hit the century mark at Midtown Comics, and have a $20 rebate coming to me. It’s a personal tradition that every rebate be used toward the purchase of a trade. So what should be my next purchase? The last one I picked up was Superman: Birthright, and it was a winner. So
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
COMMENT: Buying Habits…and How to Change Them
First, read Ed Cunard’s post criticizing the Independents’ Day campaign (read the comments, too), then read my intro to yesterday’s On the Shelves. Both got me thinking about the comics I currently buy and enjoy, how they compare to what I was buying and enjoying this time last year, and offered a bit of insight
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
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month! My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 3/8/06. 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,
COMMENT: Upper Deck’s X-Men Blunder
The latest expansion for the Upper Deck Vs. TCG, X-Men, has been out for about a week now. I’ve been on the fence about putting any money down for it since day one, mainly due to the fact that I’m not a huge fan of X-Men. I have to admit, though, I could have been