Yesterday’s Comics Today! Jeff’s Reviews of 9/20 Books.

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Posted by: Jeff Lester on September 27, 2006

Categories: Reviews

Oh, sure, horrifically late, but I didn’t think I’d be back so soon, to tell you the truth. However, I finished my writing contract (and am now sort of hanging out hoping they’ll throw more my way) and have my Wednesday morning free and clear (I might have tried to write this sooner, in fact, if the IT guys at work hadn’t done something at work so my web browser bombs out whenever I open two windows…) so let’s see what happens when guy with no short-term memory opens up week-old whup-ass on books he barely remembers. Maybe it’ll be entertaining in that “senile old fool chastises couch cushion he thinks is his cat” kind of way… 52 WEEK #20:…  Read More…

Arrvinging 9/27

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Posted by: admin on September 25, 2006

Categories: Shipping Lists

Another big-ass week! Graeme’s on vacation, but he posted a review in draft form before he left, for me to post. Gonna do that in one second, but I’m not sure if it will post BEFORE or AFTER this entry. So if he’s not above me, look below! 52 WEEK #21 A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #43 (A) ACTION COMICS #843 ALBION #6 (OF 6) ALL NEW OFF HANDBOOK MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z #9 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #535 CW AMERICAN VIRGIN #7 AMERICAN WAY #8 (OF 8) ANAL INTRUDERS FROM URANUS #3(A) ARSINOE #5 (A) BART SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR #12 BATMAN #657 BATMAN AND THE MAD MONK #2 (OF 6) BATMAN JOURNEY INTO KNIGHT #12 (OF 12) BETTY &…  Read More…

Time to stop being Civil: Graeme’s one review of the 9/20 books.

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Posted by: Graeme McMillan on September 23, 2006

Categories: Reviews

I’ve got to be quick this week, for reasons that I’ll explain at the end of the column, so just one long bitchy review this week. And you know what I’m going to talk about, don’t you? CIVIL WAR #4: I don’t know if it makes me an old fogey or not, but the other day when I was talking about this issue with Brian, I actually asked the question “Where are the editors?” It was rhetorical, of course; I know that the editors are doing interviews with Newsarama where they dodge the obvious questions, but it still kind of fits my mindset with this book – With each and every issue, it gets further and further into the realms…  Read More…

Arriving 9/20

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Posted by: admin on September 18, 2006

Categories: Shipping Lists

Is it just me, or is it completely INSANE that it is the 17th day of the 9th month already? A LOT more comics this week, than the last two. Honestly, I hate this feast or famine shit… 100 BULLETS #76 2000 AD #1502 2000 AD #1503 52 WEEK #20 ANGEL SCRIPTBOOK #7 ARMY OF DARKNESS #10 ASTONISHING X-MEN #17 BETTY #159 BIRDS OF PREY #98 BLADE #1 CATWOMAN #59 CHECKMATE #6 CIVIL WAR #4 (OF 7) CIVIL WAR AMAZING SPIDER-MAN DECISIONS CIVIL WAR X-MEN #3 (OF 4) CLAW THE UNCONQUERED #4 CONAN #32 CONAN & THE SONGS OF THE DEAD #3 (OF 5) DEADMAN #2 DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #344 DWIGHT T ALBATROSS THE GOON NOIR #1 (OF 3)…  Read More…

Evil floaty robots. It’s always those evil floaty robots: Graeme’s reviews of the 9/13 books.

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Posted by: Graeme McMillan on September 17, 2006

Categories: Reviews

Second set of reviews this week, because, let’s face it: I should talk about the comics some more. But it’s hard when BBC America is doing an Eddie Izzard marathon… 52 WEEK NINETEEN: I have no idea what it is about the “shocking” reveal at the end of this issue – It’s certainly not the shock, because all the reveal is is really just the confirmation of a fan-held suspicion for a while now – but it’s somehow made me much more excited about the series as a whole. Perhaps it’s because it feels like the beginning of some kind of second act: Now we know (one of) the bad guys, we can start to begin working out just what’s…  Read More…

Some Sort of Respite: Jeff’s Reviews of 9/13 books…

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Posted by: Jeff Lester on September 16, 2006

Categories: Reviews

Yesterday, Friday, was my first day working at CE in two weeks and I gotta say: looking at the new comics rack and seeing all the issues of Julia Wertz’s Fart Party next to the latest volume of MOME? Genuinely heartwarming. In other brief not-comics-but-pop-culture news, I’d seen (almost all of) the first two Lone Wolf & Cub movies, but that restored version of Shogun Assassin is fucking great. That narration? That synth-heavy score? All the most insane parts of the first two Lone Wolf & Cub movies cut into one not-qute-coherent whole? I loved it. But hands-down my favorite thing about it is Tomisaburo Wakayama as Ogami Itto. Not only is he an awesome badass, but he is a…  Read More…

Midweek! But reviews nonetheless!: Graeme reappears when you don’t expect him to.

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Posted by: Graeme McMillan on September 14, 2006

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Well, I promised some kind of reviews this week, right? Luckily, I had more to review than just Mystery In Space… Don’t get me wrong; I’m more than happy to talk about last week’s weird science fiction revival from DC, but it’s more fun to get into two of the best graphic novels of this, a pretty great week for graphic novels. So, let’s get into it, shall we? MYSTERY IN SPACE #1: Or, as the logo says, “Mystery In Space With Captain Comet,” which may be my favorite thing about the entire comic – There’s just something about that that makes it sound like some PBS show, like the DC Universe version of Jacques Costeau or something. Sadly, the…  Read More…

Shipping 9/13

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Posted by: admin on September 13, 2006

Categories: Shipping Lists

Nearly forgot this… Maybe, possibly, reviews tomorrow, if I can clear my plate a little more, but don’t cry if I don’t manage it… Here’s a mediocre week for comics, but another great week for GNs… 52 WEEK #19 A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #42 (A) ANNIHILATION #2 (OF 6) AQUAMAN SWORD OF ATLANTIS #44 ARCHIE #569 ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #173 BAOBAB #2 BATMAN GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT NEWPTG BATMAN LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #210 BATMAN STRIKES #25 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #117 CAPTAIN AMERICA #21 CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #5 CASANOVA #4 CIVIL WAR FILES CLAWS #2 (OF 3) DEVI #3 DMZ #11 ESCAPISTS #3 (OF 6) EX MACHINA #23 FABLES #53 FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MAN #29 GIRLS #17…  Read More…

“The Green in THIS Lantern means that I don’t eat meat, Strange!”

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Posted by: Graeme McMillan on September 11, 2006

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I have nothing to say about this week’s books, I have to admit. It’s not because they weren’t interesting, because they probably aren’t. I say probably because the real reason I have nothing to say is that I haven’t read them; I didn’t make it to the store this week, so the only things that I’ve been reading are a second-hand copy of Essential Savage She-Hulk – which I’ll probably write about at some point, but I want to read Essential Spider-Woman first, to see if it was a similarly aimless attempt at franchise growth or not – and a wonderful book called The United States of Arugula by David Kamp, which is all about the rise of “gourmet eating”…  Read More…

A quick check-in from Hibbs (8/30 books)

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Posted by: admin on September 7, 2006

Categories: Retailing/Industry , Reviews

Why is it that “three day weekend” holidays end up with MORE work being needed to catch up? I’m more swamped than normal, and I’ve got, maybe, 20 minutes now before the truck shows up with this week’s comics, and I’m oddly grumpy about everything. First off, because I’m sure someone cares, that “3 week supply” I described last week RE: LOST GIRLS? Looks like I’m higher than a kite. We sold our last copy this morning. I’ve even brought back my copy from home (because I don’t much care if I end up with a first printing or not) — so, yeah, we ended up having a really good week last week, thanks to that $75-a-throw pornography. I’m not…  Read More…

Memoirs of an Invisible Man: A Thank You and An Update

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Posted by: Jeff Lester on September 6, 2006

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Right. So last time you heard from me, it was several weeks ago and I was planning a garage sale. Although you might or might not care (particularly since Graeme and Hibbs have been so on top of things), I thought it’d be nice to let you know what’s been up since then. First, the garage sale. Honestly, it was great. I knew all would be well when the sale’s patron saints, Joe Keatinge and Chris French, showed up early and hit those longboxes like they wanted ‘em to bleed. (You can find a terrifying inventory of Joe’s purchases here and a more concise summation of Chris’ stuff here.) Joe and Chris were the first guys at my garage sale…  Read More…

If they make a blogger reality show, I’m there: Graeme’s reviews of the 8/30 books.

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Posted by: Graeme McMillan on September 4, 2006

Categories: Reviews

Is it wrong of me to be completely hooked on HGTV’s “DesignStar”? The reruns are on this morning, and Kate and I have just watched three in a row, and would probably happily watch the rest of the marathon if it wasn’t for the fact that we should, you know, leave the house and get some fresh air or something. I blame the end of Who Wants To Be A Superhero and the terrible gap it has left in my life. Project Runway just isn’t enough, as much as it tries… Oh, wait. This is a comics review blog, not “what reality shows I waste my life on,” isn’t it? Okay, have some comics. ALL-STAR SUPERMAN #5: Dear DC, apparently…  Read More…

Arriving THURSDAY 9/7

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THURSDAY comics, because of the holiday. Don’t go into your LCS on Wednesday, or they’ll laugh at you behind your back!!! 2000 AD #1500 2000 AD #1501 52 WEEK #18 A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #41 (A) AGENTS OF ATLAS #2 (OF 6) ALL NEW ATOM #3 AMERICAN SPLENDOR #1 (OF 4) BATTLER BRITTON #3 (OF 5) BEYOND #3 (OF 6) BONEYARD #22 CREEPER #2 (OF 6) CROSS BRONX #1 DETECTIVE COMICS #823 ED THE HAPPY CLOWN #9 (OF 9) EMISSARY #4 EXTERMINATORS #9 FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #12 GI JOE SCARLETT DECLASSIFIED HERO SQUARED ONGOING #3 HICKEE VOL 3 #2 (RES) HUNTER KILLER LEE CVR #7 JACK STAFF #11 JONAH HEX #11 JUGHEAD #176 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #25 KNIGHTS OF…  Read More…