Buzzscope Reviews: 11/23/05
More changes afoot: …we decided this would be the perfect week to sneak in another new feature; or in this case, a revamped one. As “writing” and “waiting for the trade” have become the standard for most comic books and comic book buyers these days, we’re adjusting our package…I mean, our weekly review roundup, accordingly,
On The Shelves: 11/23/05
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month! Ugh! Another Wednesday already? I’m so behind…on everything! My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 11/23/05. 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
On The Shelves: 11/16/05
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month! My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 11/16/05. 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,
Buzzscope Reviews: 11/9/05
Decimation: House of M – The Day AfterUnlike Countdown, however, which plot-hammered the DC Universe into submission and sacrificed Blue Beetle on the altar of the Big Event, Claremont’s The Day After does a more effective job of making its many featured characters interesting and appealing, while introducing a legitimate threat that doesn’t leave the
On The Shelves: 11/9/05
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month! My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 11/9/05. 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,
Buzzscope Reviews: 11/2/05
Jonah Hex #1As a casual fan of Westerns who was looking forward to both this comic book and last week’s Loveless, I can’t help but compare the two and give the nod to Jonah Hex. Because Loveless is without question the more ambitious of the two, its flaws stand out even more than the minor
On The Shelves: 11/2/05
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month! My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 11/2/05. 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,
Buzzscope Reviews: 10/26/05
Fear Agent #1Remender’s anachronistic snark adds an interesting layer to the story as he firmly establishes that Fear Agent‘s setting isn’t a simple derivative of the usual touchstones; it’s not “like Star Wars” or “similar to Buzz Lightyear.” Young Avengers #8Allan Heinberg still shines as one of Marvel’s best scripters, nailing the pacing, snappy dialogue
COMMENT: September’s G*ddamn Sales Figures
Over on the Buzz Blog, I posted some comments on September’s sales figures that saw All Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder #2 top the list with approximately 178,000 copies pre-sold to the direct market. Further down the chart, though, something else caught my eye: ARANA #8 (13,758) and #9 (12,920) both outsold the
Buzzscope Reviews: 10/19/05
After last week’s no-show, this week I’ve got two really good ones! X-Men and Power Pack #1Cynical bastards who’d rather question Wolverine and Sabretooth’s convenient presence in the woods, or where this story fits in Runaways continuity need not even bother pick it up. They wouldn’t understand. Everyone else, stop complaining about “What if Scarlet