Quick SPOLIER FILLED review of WW #219 & OMAC #4

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Posted by: admin on July 30, 2005

Categories: Reviews

So, I have a busy weekend up — have to finish the order form for September’s comics, have to setup the subs for August’s comics, and have to get my first draft of TILTING at done because I need that one vetted before the deadline. This means I don’t think I’m going to have the review time this week. (I’m going to try, though, because there are a few more things I’d like to say) But not wanting to totally leave you hanging, here’s what I thought of WONDER WOMAN #219 and OMAC PROJECT #4. Let me fully and absolutely warn you that there ARE SPOILERS here, so, if you haven’t read the comics, turn back now No, really, SPOILERS…  Read More…

Yes, We Have No Bananas….

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Posted by: admin on July 28, 2005

Categories: Site News

Since Hibbs says in his post that neither of us wrote reviews, and you may not be inclined to do the scrolly, I just wanted to point out that I did do reviews, and you can find them right below his post (two posts previous to this). He doesn’t make my being an attention whore particularly easy, that Hibbs.

Slackers and this week’s comics

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Posted by: admin on July 27, 2005

Categories: Shipping Lists

Uh, I guess Jeff wasn’t doing reviews this week, and I missed my window of opportunity because our photocopier crapped out before I finsihed ONOMATOPOEIA, so I guess we’ll pick up the reveiws next week. Here’s what arrived at Comix Experience this morning… 2000 AD #1445 2000 AD #1446 ALAN MOORES HYPOTHETICAL LIZARD WRAPAROUND CVR #3 (OF 4) (MR ALBION #2 (OF 6) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #522 ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE #2 (OF 16) BATMAN DARK DETECTIVE #6 (OF 6) BELLE STARR QUEEN OF BANDITS #1 BEOWULF #3 BLACK PANTHER #6 CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #11 CASEFILES SAM & TWITCH #18 CAST #1 CATWOMAN #45 CITY OF TOMORROW #4 (OF 6) COURTNEY CRUMRIN TALES #1 DAREDEVIL VS PUNISHER #2 (OF…  Read More…

Today’s Special: Jeff’s Reviews of Last Week’s Books!

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Man. I originally wrote half these reviews back on Saturday, and the other half yesterday (should be pretty able to tell which is which, as my memory of Friday’s books diminished tremendously by Tuesday–I may actually refer to Batman as “you know, what’s his dude with the ears” at a few points) when I thought that Hibbs would either post by Tuesday night or not at all. Of course, as these things work, I have no doubt he’ll post all of his reviews fifteen minutes after I do. He should; we disagreed a lot this week. Anyway, we appreciate your patience and hopefully we’ll refine this thing a little better as time goes on, but for now: ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN…  Read More…

Super Synergistic Internet Machine…Go!

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Posted by: admin on July 22, 2005

Categories: Site News

Jeff here. I took a week off from reviews so I could focus on the CE newsletter this week, but hope to get back to the task this weekend. Wanted draw your attention to Bri’s latest Tilting At Windmills, now posted over at Newsarama. As always, sharp and topical work which I found particularly satisfying after all the time I spent this week trying to figure out what to say about Infinite Crisis #1. Also, I’m very pleased that Tom Spurgeon used a suggestion of mine for his excellent Five For Fridays at the Comics Reporter, asking readers to list five books loaned or lost and never returned/recovered. (I know I’m not the only person still haunted in the dead…  Read More…

Reviews of 7/13 books

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Posted by: admin on July 20, 2005

Categories: Reviews

Like last week, pounding this out at the counter on my AlphaSmart before the truck with the comics arrive. In no particular order: ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN THE BOY WONDER #1: Let’s get the bitching out of the way – that is the worst logo I think I’ve ever seen in my life. Tilted the wrong way, too heavy on the “robin” part, the “All Star” par virtually invisible, that hideous top bar. Ugh. I also think that, to a degree, this represents a huge loss of a chance. “All Star” was, I thought, concieved of as an answer to the “Ultimate” line from Marvel – good solid “entry point” material, suitible for “all ages”. This here I wouldn’t…  Read More…

Shipping

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Big week. I’m tired after sorting through it and putting it out…. 2000 AD #1443 2000 AD #1444 ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #642 ARCHIE & FRIENDS #93 ARCHIE DIGEST #218 ARSINOE #3 ASTONISHING X-MEN #11 ATHEIST #2 AUTHORITY REVOLUTION #10 (OF 12) BATGIRL #66 BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #67 BATMAN JEKYLL AND HYDE #4 (OF6) BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #135 BILLY THE KIDS OLD TIME ODDITIES #4 (OF 4) BIRDS OF PREY #84 BLOWJOB #14 BRIAN PULIDOS MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH WRAPAROUND #5 CABLE DEADPOOL #17 CONAN #18 DAREDEVIL #75 DAY OF VENGEANCE #4 (OF 6) DEFENDERS #1 (OF 5) DETECTIVE COMICS #808 DILDO #9 DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #330 EX MACHINA #13 EXILES #67 FORGOTTEN REALMS DARK ELF HOMELAND CVR A…  Read More…

Yet another case update!

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Posted by: admin on July 14, 2005

Categories: Retailing/Industry

Got the call today that a new Judge has ben assigned to the case. There’s some sort of meeting with him on Monday with both (?) sets of counsel. The “hope” is he’ll sign the order on the spot on Monday, but I think we all know the odds of things going that quickly are probably low. But still, it could happen! -B

Some reviews and rants of 7/7 books

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Posted by: admin on July 13, 2005

Categories: Retailing/Industry , Reviews

So, you all know about the Class Action suit against Marvel, right? And how we have a settlement that both parties agreed to? Well, or we did until the dumb-ass Judge in the case decided that, despite have both sides agreeing, despite having notified the Class, and having a opt-out rate of something like 0.5%, despite, might I add, adjusting the plan to deal with the Judge’s specific demands, Judge Ramos decided that he wanted the whole process started over again from scratch, turning the “opt out” (which automagically includes everyone) to “opt in” (which would likely mean some people would misunderstand and not be included). Clearly, the man went insane. So, as I’m sure you also know, we appealed…  Read More…

Comics Shipping 7/13

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Posted by: admin on July 12, 2005

Categories: Shipping Lists

Here’s this week’s list. Pretty good week of books, it looks like. I’ll have reviews up… tomorrow. No, really. I’m planning to write them on my AlphaSmart at the store in the morning since, this being San Diego week, I don’t have my normal spate of phone calls or whatever to make. It’ll be late, but it’ll be there, yes. So check back later. (I haven’t read Lester’s comments, either, to make sure I don’t lose my will to write. Hooray!) -B 100 BULLETS #62 ACTION COMICS #829 ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THEBOY WONDER #1 ANGEL THE CURSE #2 (OF 5) ARMOR X #4 BANANA SUNDAYS #1 (OF 4) BATMAN #642 BATMAN STRIKES #11 BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #158…  Read More…

Adventures in Underachievement: Jeff’s Reviews of 07/06/05 Books…

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Posted by: admin on July 11, 2005

Categories: Reviews

Seemed like kind of an underwhelming week for comix, but maybe I’m the underwhelming one because I didn’t read very many of them at all: some of them sold out before I hit the store on Friday (Hello, Iron Man: House of M!), some of them I didn’t have much interest in reading (Hello, Iron Man: House of M! But also The Return of Donna Troy), and some of them are books I normally love that are in mid-arc and I’m waiting for the trade (Howdy, Finder #37!) because I’m too damn lazy to dig through all the longboxes and put together all the issues. Hmmm, yes, on second thought, I appear to be the underachieving one in this equation….  Read More…

Third of Three Fanboy Columns.

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Posted by: admin on July 8, 2005

Categories: Site News

The grand wrap-up to this week’s “Salute to Content” with June’s column now up and running, just in time for me to get to the store and start reading this week’s comics. Ah, the Internet–it’s a treadmill of trivia! (Perhaps even a cosmic treadmill of trivia, with the original Reverse Flash astride it, if Charles W. is to be believed.)

Second of Three Fanboy Columns.

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Posted by: admin on July 7, 2005

Categories: Site News

Okay, the “Salute to Content” week continues, with the second Fanboy Rampage column, dealing with the return of my evil twin, now up. June’s installment will be posted tomorrow. I bought an Adaptec PCI card for my PC yesterday, figuring it was finally time I got some USB 2.0 ports in my PC, and it’s been sheer hell getting the thing installed. Of course, I have no idea what I’m doing and, of course, the instruction manual makes it seem like it’s the easiest thing in the world and, of course, it turns out there are conflicts between my BIOS and earlier versions of the card and I should make sure that Bus Mastering Support is provided and enabled for…  Read More…

Comics Shipping 7/7

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You, of course, remembered that a Monday holiday means a Thursday shipment, right? We fielded… oh, easily 20 calls today “are comics in?”, though I always assume that half of those are from people for whom we’re their “secondary” store, and they’re just making sure thier primary didn’t, y’know, fuck up or anything. I had a nice weekend in Monterey, thanks. The hotel room, and Ben, Mr. 20 month….er, he turned 21 on the fourth and I just realized that none of us noticed!… well, let’s just say it made a tight fit. I was planning on taking Ben with me to the DC RRP meeting in November, but my experience in Monterey convinced me that was a lousy idea….  Read More…

First of Three Fanboy Columns.

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Posted by: admin on July 6, 2005

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Okay, so true to my word, I’ve begun catching up on posting the Fanboy Rampage columns I do for the CE newsletter and will add links here each day as I upload ‘em. It’s, like, content! Kinda! So first up, we have a look at DC’s timeline of Infinite Crisis, and my own particularly berserk spin on it, although if DC doesn’t end up using “two Ectobane pizzas from beyond hypertime…” I’ll be bummed. And I know I’m wayyyyy behind the curve on this, but Hawk & Dove action figures?? Wha? I was in Target yesterday, stopped by the action figure aisle on a lark, and got knocked on my ass over these. I got the action figure monkey off…  Read More…

Ahead of the Invisible Curve: Reviews of 6/29 Books…

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Posted by: admin on July 3, 2005

Categories: Reviews

Ahh, holiday weekends. They are truly lovely things, even if you’re a guy stuck in an office on a Saturday. Now that I’ve finished the few crackpot jobs lying around, I’ve got time to grouse about this week’s books for those of you who’ll next check out this site on Tuesday…or Wednesday…or sometime, maybe. Despite all the fake-outs Hibbs and I have been pulling lately with the “I’m not doing reviews/ no wait, I am after all,” he assured me that he’s not doing reviews this week. He’s off doing a family thing and is staying in some hotel down in, uhh, Santa Barbara, I guess? As always, Hibbs talked about it with all the gusto of a convicted prisoner…  Read More…