Excuses, Excuses, and Picks for 10/25 Books

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Posted by: admin on October 29, 2005

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Hibbs didn’t sound like he was doing reviews, but I’m getting out of town for my birthday weekend, so I’m not going to be much help either. I may do full reviews later in the week because there were a lot of books that merited commendation and/or discussion…. but don’t count on it. So lemme just go with: PICK OF THE WEEK: Mike Allred’s Solo, no question about it. I particularly loved the hilarious, yet thought-provoking, “Batman A-Go-Go,” co-written by Lee Allred, that reads like it was written by people who’ve thought about Batman and his legacy and really have something to say, but the “Doom Patrol Versus Teen Titans” was also wonderful, simply by virtue of its delightfulness. This…  Read More…

The Trick and The Treat, Part 1

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Posted by: admin on October 27, 2005

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Ben as Batman, just in time for Halloween. Sadly, I can only give Hibbs partial fanboy credit for dressing his son as Batman and Superman, consecutively: for the discerning fanboy, Composite Superman, who is dressed as Superman and Batman simultaneously would be the proper choice here.

The Trick And The Treat, Part 2

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You’ll notice Ben seems much happier being Superman than Batman. Or maybe he was just trying to stay in character as Batman. This has been your “Awwwww….” moment for the day.

Very Very tired shipping list for 10/25

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Posted by: admin on October 26, 2005

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Just got back from the store… ugh 12 hours today, since the comics were 2 hours late, and filled with a billion little titles, ow. Apologies, but no reviews from I this week. Just too fucking tired… 1000 DEATHS OF BARON VON DONUT #1 13TH SON WORSE THING WAITING #1 (OF 4) 2000 AD #1457 2000 AD #1458 ADVENT RISING ROCK THE PLANET #1 ADVENTURES OF BIO BOY #2 ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #645 AGE OF BRONZE #21 AMAZING FANTASY #14 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #525 ANGEL THE CURSE #1 3RD PRTG ANGEL THE CURSE #5 (OF 5) ARANA HEART OF THE SPIDER #10 ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #165 ARMY OF DARKNESS #1 AUTHORITY THE MAGNIFICIENT KEVIN #3 (OF 5) BAOBAB #1 BART SIMPSON…  Read More…

Many Thanks, and Reviews of 10/19/05 Books

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Posted by: admin on October 23, 2005

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First, I really want to thank everyone who posted to the previous thread–it really helped get a handle on what people’s preferences were for the use of color on this site. And if you haven’t commented yet, feel free to do so: I’m not ruling anything out, and it’s always good to hear from people who read the site. Special thanks go to Steve Pheley for being the first to suggest tweaking the template–whether we stay with color or not, we’ve got a byline now right after the post title. I wish I had thought of it. I also want to thank our long-lost pal Hayden who amused Edi for hours with his “Way to lock that down” comment, but,…  Read More…

When You Have A Minute?

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Posted by: admin on October 20, 2005

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Can you sound off in the comments on how you feel about the colored text: does it help you tell who’s writing what, or can you generally figure it out pretty quick? If we do end up adding a mysterious personage (or…two?) to our ranks, I’ll either have to (a) set up some sort of different style for each writer so they don’t have to go through the hoops I do to get colored text; or (b) drop the colored text altogether. I know what I’d prefer, but I very much want your opinion: what works best for you?

Crimes and Misdemeanors

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So last week I posted the picture of all the comics that had accrued during my honeymoon. This week, I’m posting a picture of all the books I picked up just last week. Kinda criminal how similar the two pictures are, aren’t they? But what’s really criminal is that I didn’t take the time to review FINDER #38 last week. I’ve been a fan of this book for a long, long time but kinda stopped paying attention when I missed the jumping on point for “The Kidnappers” arc. Well, that arc is over, and this is a great self-contained issue about crazy chicks. Oh, sure, it says “Part One,” but it stands fine on its own with a lovely little…  Read More…

Reviews of some 10/12 books

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Posted by: admin on October 19, 2005

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Once again, in no particular order. Really fighting the deadline this week — lost a bunch of time this weekend, and had a longer-running than it should have doctor’s appointment this morning (waiting room, nothing to do with me) We’re going to have some really terrific news for you in 2-3 weeks, as a Mysterious Personage has agreed to join the Savage Critic team, and I think you’re going to be damn happy with the snark and resources they’ll bring. I know I am anxious to see how it works out…. but soon on that, not today. So, as fast as I can…. HOUSE OF M #7: Judged purely on the 22 pages between the covers here, I pretty much…  Read More…

Ariving 10/19

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Yet another big pile. Some great books coming out, including BLACK HOLE, and the long-long-long overdue TP of CHIAROSCURO. A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #21 (A) ABIDING PERDITION LITTLE RED CVR B #1 AMAZING JOY BUZZARDS VOL 2 #1 ANAL INTRUDERS FROM URANUS #2(A) ARCHIE #561 ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE #4 (OF 16) AUTHORITY REVOLUTION #12 (OF 12) BANANA SUNDAYS #3 (OF 4) BATGIRL #69 BATMAN #646 BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #70 BATMAN JOURNEY INTO KNIGHT #3(OF 12) BATTLE HYMN #4 (OF 5) BIRDS OF PREY #87 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #106 (NOTE PRICE) BLOWJOB #15 (A) BOLD BLOOD #1 BOOKS OF MAGICK LIFE DURING WARTIME #15 BRIAN PULIDOS MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH #7 CAPTAIN ATOM ARMAGEDDON #1 (OF 9) COMMON…  Read More…

Jeff’s Reviews of 10/12/05 Books….

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Posted by: admin on October 15, 2005

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Not trying to steal Hibbs’ thunder (like that’s possible!) by posting right after him, but he said I shouldn’t read his review of IC until I post mine. And I figured as long as I was at it…. ACTION COMICS #832: Guh? Reads more like an inventory story than anything really tying in to Day of Vengeance (or a holiday issue crafted a looooooong time before all the Infinite hoo-ha came around), which is fine, I guess, but could have used a bit of finetuning. Also, kinda bummed that a really nice hook (the appearance of Lois’s dad, whose mortality status was a nifty dangling thread from Loeb’s Superman run) got used to such spectactularly cliched effect (Lois hollering “nothing…  Read More…

Hibbs’ thoughts on INFINITE CRISIS #1

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INFINITE CRISIS #1: You’d be hard pressed to find a bigger DC fan than me, really — at least one that doesn’t work at DC (because, OK, I can’t beat, say, Mark Waid) I’ve always been a DC fan, even when it wasn’t very fashionable. I can recite you Pre-CRISIS continuity up and down and backwards and forward. I can tell you which character came from which earth and the ones who moved and changed, though, really, it wasn’t really that hard to keep it all straight. I pretty much liked CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS (although, reread all these years later it is a pretty badly constructed mess), though I didn’t, at the time, really think it was very necessary….  Read More…

New TILTING up

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Posted by: admin on October 14, 2005

Categories: Retailing/Industry

New TILTING AT WINDMILLS is up at Newsarama, always interested in your thoughts: http://www.newsarama.com/Tilting2_0/Tilting21.htm -B

Well, We Tease Him A Lot Because We Got Him On The Spot…

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Yup, this is what I had waiting for me when I got back from the honeymoon (and what I’ve been working on since): one heaping pile o’ comic books. There’s one Essential, three Showcases, the Kamandi archive and, of course, Absolute Watchmen. I think you can also make out my copy of The Push Man, as well.

Reviews of 10/5 comics

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Posted by: admin on October 12, 2005

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Again, in no particular order, here are some thoughts on last week’s funny books — 2 in a row, there’s no stopping me now (what a joke) SPELLGAME #1: Damn fine cover by Darwyn Cooke got me to pick this up to read, and the insides kept my interest decently. There was a little too much “What the hell is going on?” going on to really give this the big thumbs-up, but it was a professionally produced and executed comic, and I have little qualms giving it a low GOOD. BATMAN: GOTHAM COUNTY LINE #1: Three books on the stands that have “Gotham” in the title, that’s sure smart, ain’t it? Even smarter to have 2 of them ship in…  Read More…

Shipping 10/11/05

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Posted by: admin on October 11, 2005

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Did I mention Ben is two, and I should probably get Jeff to put some recent pictures up? He’s really talking now, starting to put together complex thoughts and sentences together. Plus, and this may embarrass him 10 years from now, but he’s used the potty by himself for the first time (poop, hurrah!) He’s fucking awesome, btw. Anyway, here’s your shipping list for 10/11 — INFINITE CRISIS #1 aqnd HOUSE OF M #7, so it is head to head event time in the Direct Market. Plus a whole godamn lot of not-brokereed comics shipping this week. Damn. 100 BULLETS #65 2000 AD #1455 2000 AD #1456 7 DAYS TO FAME #1 (OF 3) ACTION COMICS #832 AMELIA RULES #15…  Read More…

The Long Goodbye (and The Longer Hello): Jeff’s Return and 10/5 Books

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Posted by: admin on October 8, 2005

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Getting married is great. Having a long honeymoon is fantastic. Coming back from a long honeymoon and having to return to your job, your cluttered apartment and a short box full of comics you haven’t read but have to buy? Ai-yi-yi. I’ll save the picture of the short box, a link to Robson’s short blog of the wedding, and the like, for next entry. Right now, I should get back into the reviewing of the books: my vague understanding is the point of this whole “savage critic” enterprise is actually critiquing, or savaging, or something. This’ll be short, because most of my time at the shop was spent catching up on books I missed and I just wasn’t grabbed by…  Read More…

Some press for CE!

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Posted by: admin on October 5, 2005

Categories: Retailing/Industry

A little mainstream press coverage of the Marvel suit can be found in today’s San Francisco Chronicle’s business section. Apparently we made the front page. Here’s a link: http://tinyurl.com/7pjed -B

Some reviews of stuff, whoa!

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So, really, I’m still catching up. It is ugly. I really thought I’d be out of my pit of work by now, but I forgot I was going to lose all day Thursday and Friday of last week because Sue is out, and Jeff wasn’t back from his honeymoon yet. My bad. I’ve made a Mysterious Offer to a Mysterious Personage, and while tentatively the answer was yes, we’re waiting for the final word; if it stays that way we’ve got some terrific news for the Savage Critic, but I’m not counting any chickens before they, y’know, hatch. Anyway, I’m still not up to speed yet to do a full load of reviews, but I have want to get at…  Read More…

Shipping 10/5/05

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A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #20 (A) AEON FLUX #1 (OF 4) ALBION #3 (OF 6) AMAZING FANTASY #13 AQUAMAN #35 ARCHIE DIGEST #220 BART SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR #11 BATMAN GOTHAM COUNTY LINE #1 (OF 3) BETTY & VERONICA #212 BLOOD OF THE DEMON #8 BONEYARD #19 CANNON HAWKE #1 CASEFILES SAM & TWITCH #19 CONAN & THE DEMONS OF KHITAI #1 (OF 4) DC SPECIAL THE RETURN OF DONNA TROY #4 (OF 4) DETECTIVE COMICS #812 ELKS RUN #1-3 COLLECTED ED VOL 1 TP EMO BOY #3 FANTASTIC FOUR IRON MAN BIG IN JAPAN #1 (OF 4) FELL #2 FRESHMEN #3 (OF 6) GENIE #3 GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE #4 GOTHAM CENTRAL #36 GROUNDED #3 (OF 6) INCREDIBLE…  Read More…