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Late, but still here, Hibbs sorta is in 5/9
Posted by: Brian Hibbs on May 15, 2012
Categories: Reviews
Tags: Avengers, Brian, Jack Kirby, John Byrne, Joss Whedon, Marvel's The Avengers (Ugh), movies, Neil Innes, Paul McCartney, Stan Lee, The Rutles, The Walking Dead, Trio
Staggeringly, I’ve still barely read any comics this week, due to a confluence of many things, but maybe fewer means more in depth? Let’s see below the jump!
Wait, What? Ep. 86: Defending Your Life
Posted by: Jeff Lester on
Categories: Podcasts
Tags: 20th Century Boys, Bakuman, Brian Wood, Chris Roberson, Clark Gregg, DC Comics, Dear Monster, Ed Brubaker, Free Comic Book Day, Gail Simone, Graeme, Greg Rucka, Harriet Porter, Jeff, Jim Shooter, Jim Steranko, Jonathan Case, Joss Whedon, Mark Ruffalo cheesestraws, Matt Howarth, Memorial, MIke Baron, Orion, Savage Henry, Shonen Jump Alpha, Steve Lieber, Superman, The Green River Killer, The Massive, The Question, Tim Hunter, Wait What?, Walt Simonson
(Visual from Art Spigelman’s piece on Maurice Sendak unrelated to this episode, but I adore it too much to ignore it!)
Hail and well met, fellow Whatnauts! Sadly, my M.O. of dashing something off in a state approaching sheer terror continues as I managed to put this together in time to hit all of our deadlines but with unexpected side-effect of stripping my soul down to its most bald-tiredian self. Forgive me, won’t you?
But, hey, at least as a result you get to dig into the nougaty goodness that is Wait, What? Ep. 86. Packed with seven essential vitamins and minerals, the latest episode of Graeme and I answering your questions is part of this complete breakfast. [Quick shot of podcast next to two eggs, bacon, a nutritional shake, vitamin c supplements, orange juice, a package of Mark Ruffalo cheesestraws, half a grapefruit, a small Caesar salad, three strips of cooked lean fish, half a pound of spinach and kale, and a small palmful of acai berries and organic cocoa.]
For almost two hours and fifteen minutes, the McMeister and I talk San Diego Comic Con, Joss Whedon, trolling, Radiolab, the nicest people in comics, Scott Morse, Walt Simonson’s Orion, The New 52 free comic book day book, Greg Rucka, Books of Magic, Superman’s heat vision, Chris Roberson’s Memorial, comic book pricing, how we would spend twenty dollars on digital comics, our favorite cheesecake artists, Gail Simone, Brian Woods’ The Massive, Jim Shooter and world-class editors, Jim Steranko, 20th Century Boys and Bakuman.
And more? Yes, more.
Some of you have perhaps already booked a seat at this fine feast via the magic of iTunes. But if not, we invite you to tie a napkin around your neck Tex Avery-style and dig right in:
Wait, What? Ep. 85: Defending Your Life
As always, we appreciate your continued patronage and hope you find the meal to your liking!
Posted by: Brian Hibbs on May 14, 2012
Categories: Shipping Lists
Tags: Brian
Another great week with cool comics!
“It Is Not The FIRST TIME This Has Has Happened.” COMICS! Sometimes They Are Hot Off The Griddle!
Posted by: John Kane on May 13, 2012
Categories: Reviews
Tags: Cory Hamscher, Ed Brubaker, Erik Larsen, Fatale, FuryMax, GarthEnnis, Goran Parlov, IDW, Image Comics, John Byrne, John K (UK), Marvel, Mud Man, Nick Fury, Paul Grist, Sean Phillips, Supreme, Trio
Hey old people, remember Sunday evening when you were a kid?:
Urrrrrhhhh! Let’s take the Sunday Blues away with some piffle about our four colour floppy friends! COMICS!!!
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Posted by: Brian Hibbs on May 11, 2012
Categories: Retailing/Industry
Tags: Brian, DC Entertainment, Diamond, Digital Comics, Free Comic Book Day, Tilting
You can read the latest right here, as I talk about FCBD, changes at DC Entertainment, Diamond’s breaking street date, and some bits on digital.
I’m a little behind on writing reviews (as I pretty much haven’t read any comics yet this week [it's been hectic], but I expect I’ll get something up BEFORE the next batch arrives, just watch me!
-B
Posted by: Jeff Lester on May 9, 2012
Categories: Podcasts
Tags: Apocalypse Now, Avengers Vs. X-Men, Bakuman, Brad Bird, Damon LIndelof, Graeme, Jeff, John Romita JR, Mad Magazine, New Deadwardians, Prometheus, Saucer Country, Shonen Jump Alpha, Suicide Squad, the usual gang of idiots, tiger for god's sake it's a tiger, Valiant Comics, Wait What?
Okay, then. Slight delay but none of us are quite the worse for wear, right?
Wait, Where? Podcast, Interrupted
Posted by: Jeff Lester on May 8, 2012
Categories: Podcasts
Tags: excuses excuses excuses, Graeme, Jeff, Wait What?
Very, very sorry about this: hit some snags in editing Wait, What? Ep. 85 (essentially, far too many family and friends visiting at one time) and so the episode will not be available until, um, maybe late Wednesday afternoon?
(There’s a slim chance it’ll be ready by first thing Wednesday morning, but that chance is mighty slim, jim.)
Anyway, just wanted to let you know. Again, my apologies and please check back tomorrow!
Posted by: Brian Hibbs on May 7, 2012
Categories: Shipping Lists
Tags: Brian
Nice Big Week of funnybookical wonderfulness!
“Let Him Be A Child A Little Longer.” COMICS! Sometimes They Are Diverse!
Posted by: John Kane on May 6, 2012
Categories: Reviews
Tags: Aaron Campbell, Alan Moore, Animal Man, Dark Horse, DC Comics, Dynamite, Ed Brubaker, Erik Larsen, Fatale, Garth Ennis, Image Comics, Jan Strnad, Jeff Lemire, John K (UK), Ragemoor, Richard Corben, Sean Phillips, Steve Pugh, Supreme, The Shadow, Travel Foreman
Hey, the postman finally turned up.
I guess the hostiles must have been restless out there in the Badlands or something. Anyway, he may not have rung twice but he did drop off a box of comics. Here’s me going on about some of them after the break:
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“You Owe Me A Father.” COMICS! Sometimes They Define “Ramage!”.
Posted by: John Kane on May 5, 2012
Categories: Reviews
Tags: Alan Grant, Cam Kennedy, DC Comics, John K (UK), John Wagner, Outcasts
In 1987 DC Comics published a 12-issue “Maxi-series” by British (apparently I forgot one of them is of American origin) Creators.
It did not change the world of comics forever but since it featured a robot dog in a fez and shades, a living head in a bucket and stupid jokes by the pound while still being “about” something I thought we’d take a look. Me and my notions!
All this and Earth, too? Hibbs starts on 5/2
Posted by: Brian Hibbs on May 2, 2012
Categories: Reviews
Tags: Action Comics, Alan Moore, Ariel Olivetti, Avengers Vs. X-Men, Brian, Captain Lachrymose, China Mieville, Dial H, Earth 2, Ed Brubaker, Epic Kill, Erik Larsen, G.I. Combat, Gene Ha, George Perez, Grant Morrison, James Robinson, Jim McCann, Karen Berger, Kevin Maguire, Mateus Santolouco, Mind The Gap, Nicola Scott, Paul Levitz, Raffaele Ienco, Rodin Esquejo, Sockamagee!, Sonia Oback, Star Trek, Supreme, Unknown Soldier, World's Finest, X-O Manowar
Everybody loves comics!
Posted by: Brian Hibbs on May 1, 2012
Categories: Retailing/Industry
Tags: Brian, Digital Comics
There’s NO WAY I am going to do this each and every week, but I thought it might be instructive to look at first week digital sales here.
So far, we’ve sold six comics.
One was to a fellow retailer, who, when contacted, said “just wanted to see what the user experience would be like, thought that was worth $4!”, so I’m kind of not going to count that one.
Of the remaining five, and I find this FASCINATING, only 2 of the 5 were a book from a review (in this case, Popeye #1… which, additionally, IDW seems sold out on; or at least, there were no copies to reorder this week)
Two other sales were for Danger Club #1 (which sold terribly for me in print — I’ll be cutting my order for the next one by 2/3rds, I think), and there was also one for Manhattan Projects #1 (which sold well, and continues to sell well with a second printing, for me in print)
The five sales were to four unique customers. Going by the mailing address on their PayPal accounts, two of them are in Ohio, one is in Texas, one is in Washington (the state). That’s as close as I’m willing to identify individuals to you. Three of the four live in cities that HAVE a comic book store. OBVIOUSLY, the mailing address on a PayPal account isn’t necessarily factual, or takes things into account like “I travel 10 months of the year” or whatever.
But, I have to point out that I sold 6 print comics within four minutes of opening the store this morning (and Tuesdays are, generally, our worst days), and I earned a much better margin on those sales, and don’t have to split them with a bunch of fellow reviewers, so this is not, as of this second, going to fund my retirement!
-B
Wait, What? Ep. 84: Q and A DNA Q
Posted by: Jeff Lester on
Categories: Podcasts
Tags: Alan Moore, Big Question Mark, Bugtown, DC, Elite Squad, Essentials, Foolkiller, Graeme, Image, Image Comics, Jeff, King City, Marvel, Metropolis, Savage Henry, Showcases, Steve Gerber, Submarine, Vertigo, Wait What?
First off, our new graphic is courtesy of the incredibly talented Adam P. Knave (who on top of all the other things he does and does well, has added podcaster to the mix. Go check out The Glory, The Glory, why don’t you?) and our old dashed-off scattershot introductions to the podcast, courtesy of me who has once again managed to land himself behind a scheduling eightball.
But! That doesn’t mean we didn’t attend to our duties, as far as answering your questions go. On the contrary, Episode 84 of Wait, What? is our first hour and forty five minute foray into the savage wilds of your inquiries. Among the ground covered by Graeme McMillan and me: our recommendations for DC Showcases and Marvel Essentials (both real and imaginary), the fall of Vertigo’s Sincere Age, Alan Moore and the plight of 1963, our Free Comic Book Day picks, the damning influence of Big Question Mark, event comics, follow-ups to articles discussed without being read, work for hire vs. creative owned work, Steve Gerber and Foolkiller, Submarine, Elite Squad, our favorite comic book city, and assorted cage matches and Hunger Games.
Also: Stuff. Additionally: Things.
Men and Women With X-Ray Eyes (And/Or Specs) have already seen the podcast radiating in the iTunes spectrum (grappling perhaps with an Infrared Manta). Those of us with only stereoscopic or lesser degrees of vision can certainly be satisfied with the auditory equivalent, as available below:
Wait, What?, Episode 84: Q and A DNA Q
As always, thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy!
Posted by: Brian Hibbs on April 30, 2012
Categories: Shipping Lists
Tags: Brian
It’s a week on the, numerically, smaller side (2 pages of count-in sheet, vs a normal 3-page list), but heckfire if there’s not a TON of terrific books this week…
“Our Mission Is To Destroy Crime…ALL Crime!” COMICS! Sometimes Justice Has A Big Dead Face!
Posted by: John Kane on April 29, 2012
Categories: Reviews
Tags: Al McWilliams, DC Comics, Denny O'Neill, Jack Kirby, John K (UK), Justice Inc., Kenneth Robeson, Lester Dent, Mike Royer, Musky Pulp Action, Paul Ernst, Paul Levitz, The Avenger, Walter Gibson
Yes, it’s Sunday Afternoon Kirby Deification Theatre!
More after these messages from our sponsors!
Nah, not really. I know you’re all expecting me to link The Avenger, Jack Kirby and Justice and do some frothing rant about how Marvel Comics should just give The King his due so we can all just get on with our lives. But I didn’t. I just wrote about an odd little ’70s comic The King did on his way out of the door at DC Comics. I don’t even go on about The King that much. Okay? I like to keep you guessing!
Posted by: Brian Hibbs on April 28, 2012
Categories: Retailing/Industry
Until May 5, you can download this month’s installment of our in-store newsletter, COMIX EXPERIENCE ONOMATOPOEIA, from this link.
If you also want the subform that goes with it, click here.
-B
And, lo, there shall come a sell-out! Hibbsing 4/25
Posted by: Brian Hibbs on April 26, 2012
Categories: Reviews
Tags: Alex Maleev, Archie, AvX, Battle Scars, Brian, Brian Michael Bendis, Bruce Ozella, Dan Parent, EC Segar, Josie & The Pussycats, Michael Netzer, Moon Knight, Nick Fury, Popeye, Rich Johnston, Roger Langridge
I have reviews, yes, under the jump.
Don’t Ask For Questions When You’re The Big Question Mark, or Something
Posted by: Graeme McMillan on April 25, 2012
Categories: Podcasts
Tags: Big Question Mark, Jeff Lester Works Hard For The Money, Maybe I Can Make Criticians A Thing, Wait What?, We'll Try To Answer More Questions This Time Promise
Firstly, if you haven’t seen Hibbs’ post from earlier today, you should go and read it right now. I’ll wait. It’s relevant to your interests, if your interests are “buying comics” and “things that’ll be happening to this site.”
Back (or didn’t click on the link to begin with)? Okay, now I’ll do my bit.
Savage Criticians*! Jeff and I are doing another round of question-answerin’ for next week’s Wait, What?, which we’ll be recording tomorrow. This gives you, oh, 20 hours or so before we start recording to leave questions/comments/declarations of undying love in the comments of this post that we’ll either get around to tomorrow or, as we all saw last time we did this, the following week. We promise to try our best to answer as many as possible, but you know us; we tend to go off-topic and on-tangent more often than we mean to.
Anyway, go and leave us questions (Or, if you do the Twitter thing, send them to @graemem and @Lazybastid there). Thankyouverymuch in advance.
(Oh, and Eric Rupe and Matthew Murray, we’ll try and remember to answer your questions from the comments to the last ‘cast, promise. Although I can reveal that I’m not in the pocket of Big Question Mark, because that bastard hasn’t even spoken to me since he broke up the Mysterons way back when. I cried 96 tears, let me tell you.)
* – I may have made that word up.
“Wal, Ah’ll Be Danged.” Comics! Sometimes Creators Are Hurting!
Posted by: John Kane on
Categories: Reviews
Tags: DC Comics, John Albano, John K (UK), Jonah Hex, Socialised Healthcare Is Important, Tony DeZuniga, Weird Western, Western
I don’t know if you’ve heard but comic book artist Tony DeZuniga is in a really bad way. The details are here.
So, I thought I’d jaw a little about some of his work.
And then Brian “Call Me Mr.” Hibbs dropped his MASSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT that I’ve just stepped over with my big cow patty boots. Er, sorry, but time seemed an issue here, so REMEMBER below this post Brian “Future Town” Hibbs has a MASSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT. Below the break I just have some words.
Posted by: Brian Hibbs on
Categories: Site News
Tags: ...Got to Wear Shades, Brian, Digital Comics
Hey, remember a few weeks ago when I said “There’s a big announcement coming!”, and then I had to walk that back a little? Well, hey, it’s here, below the jump!
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Posted by: Brian Hibbs on April 24, 2012
Categories: Shipping Lists
Tags: Brian
The “arrival” lists are basically just cut & paste from my Diamond paperwork… which means that sometimes certain books get left off, because they’re ordered from BOOK distributor sources instead. Usually this is minor stuff, but this week we have three MAJOR releases, all on sale right now today (ah, street dates!):
ARE YOU MY MOTHER HC (Alison Bechdel)
DARTH VADER & SON (Jeffrey Brown)
JERUSALEM (Guy Delisle)
We also got AMERICAN BARBARIAN, SOFT CANDY, YOUNG LOVECRAFT, and GON v5.
Yay to them all!
-B
