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Ending the year on a high note: Manhunter
A couple of days ago, my sweetie wanted to stop at a place with the unexciting but clear name of Half-Price Books to sell some CDs (which she no longer needs since some nice fellow gave her an iPod for...
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I'm so excited and I just can't hide it
Click on any pic to learn the reason...ps: I didn't have to search for any of these images - I already had them all.
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A whale of a disappointment
Some time ago when I was relatively new to the comixweblogosphere, I encountered Orca, probably at the Absorbascon. This whale-woman enemy of Batman had some great visuals and seemed like an intriguing...
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Obvious filler
Man, this quarter has just taken off and gotten all kids of busy all of a sudden! There have been no posts for a while because I haven't had a chance to read or reflect on anything comics-related....
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SPL Comixtravaganza
Okay, so the good news is that I made it to the Comixtravaganza today (see below). The bad news is that I forgot my camera, so I have no pics to share. Here's a rundown anyway.From 2pm to 3pm, David...
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Twelve-step review: The Phantom: Giovanna
After the Comixtravaganza last week, I met my sweetie for dinner and a stop at the nearby Value Village thrift store. As she was checking out, I found this comic in a box that otherwise held a few...
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I haven't posted this weekend because serious affairs of RL have intervened.Here is a quotation from my latest bedside book, The System of Comics by Thierry Groensteen, translated by Bart Beaty and...
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Pirate vs. Ninja!
That's right - I saidPirate!versusNinja!One of the most proliferant memes on the internets, Pirate versus Ninja is high concept at its highest, a pop culture mash-up cum personality test that is more...
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Promotional interlude
Well, I still haven't had much time for reading or any real writing - I just yesterday managed to pick up Diana Prince: Wonder Woman Volume One, but aside from flipping through it and briefly grooving...
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Twelve-step review (with bonus video): Justice League: The New Frontier
So, true to their word, the fine folks at M80 sent me a preview copy of the new Justice League: The New Frontier DVD to review. (It didn't look anything like the image to the left; the package was...
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80pg. Giant
Twelve-step review:Samurai: Heaven and Earth - Volume 2by Ron Marz, Luke Ross, Rob Schwager, Dan Jackson, and Dave LanphearDark Horse: 20071. Our story continues the adventures of Shiro, a misplaced...
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Sad sack
So, I was sitting around in a local corporate coffeeshop, thinking about my missed post from last weekend and wondering if I wanted to have a strack, squared-away blog like The Fortress of Fortitude,...
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I was listening to NPR this morning and they had a short feature on Toby Barlow's new book, Sharp Teeth, a contemporary werewolf story written in free verse. I was only half-listening, and heard some...
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Here are a few pieces from my recent bookmarks file:The First Second feature Mentor's Corner has had some great essays on the structure and function of comics: Steven Seagle on Beginning-Middle-End and...
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A beautiful Saturday!
Today was the best day of the year here in Seattle, sunny all day with temperatures that must have hit seventy. The lakes were filled with boaters, parks were crowded with ballplayers and runners, the...
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I'm on a road trip this weekend, so no real post, but...I caught a glimpse of the rough Spirit trailer. I have been not terribly interested (and even less optimistic) about this movie from the get-go,...
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An appropriate occassion for a return
I have been away for this blog for too long because [insert usual description of RL interference with blogging responsibilities here], but some synchronicity compels a few remarks.It had been a while...
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Comics blog comics
I was eagerly anticipating Fred van Lente's and Ryan Dunlavey's Comic Book Comics from Evil Twin. I thoroughly enjoyed Action Philosophers, and even used it in a composition class that I taught. I...
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I read a comic book
Giant-Size Incredible Hulk #1Marvel: July, 2008Roger Stern, Writer; Zach Howard & Cory Hamscher, ArtistsI was killing a little time in the LCS the other day when I saw this book on the rack; the...
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Mail Call
Well, in an interesting development, this little internet web-log has received some comments on some old posts!Someone liked the art from Lady Cop that I included in one of my earliest substantive...
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