Category: Writing

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COMMENT: Infinite Endings, Civil Beginnings

It’s been a little while since I couldn’t wait until I got home to read a specific comic book, just HAVING to read it on the train ride back to work from Midtown Comics. Today, I read two: Infinite Crisis #7 and Civil War #1. I actually started reading the former while waiting on the

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On the Shelves: 4/19/06

Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month. My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 4/19/06. 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,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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LINK: The Beat on NY Comic-Con

“The catastrophic success” I like that. I don’t always agree with Heidi’s take on things, but even when I don’t, I respect her industry experience and insight. In this case, I think she nails both the good and bad of this past weekend’s convention, while deftly shutting down those who questioned her potential bias due

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On The Shelves: 3/1/06

Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month! My weekly look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 3/1/06. 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,

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INFO: Managing Editor Wanted

Buzzscope is almost ready to officially complete its relaunch as PopCultureShock, and I’m now looking to bring another editor onboard to assist me with copyediting and trafficking of our recurring columns. We’ve seriously ramped up our comics content over the past 5 months, bringing on a wide range of columnists and ongoing features, and I

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COMMENT: Speakeasy Shuts Its Doors

UPDATED…AGAIN! Let the fallout begin… Elk’s Run creator/writer, Joshua Hale Fialkov, confirmed what seemed pretty inevitable earlier this afternoon over on his blog: So, just got off the phone with Adam Fortier, President etc. of Speakeasy Comics. Speakeasy is no more. Due to some payment problems and low sales, it seems, they’ve had to lock

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