Arriving 1/31

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Posted by: admin on January 30, 2007

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The last bit of our 5 week month brings a pretty decent spread of stuff — especially trades! 2000 AD #1519 2000 AD #1520 52 WEEK #39 A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #50 (A) ADVENTURES OF SPAWN #1 DIRECTORS CUT #1 AMERICAN VIRGIN #11 ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES #4 (OF 12) ANNIHILATION #6 (OF 6) BATMAN AND THE MAD MONK #6 (OF 6) BATMAN LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #214 BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #172 BLACK PANTHER #24 CW BLUE BEETLE #11 CALVARIO HILLS #1 CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #29 CHEMICAL WARFARE #3 (RES) CREEPER #6 (OF 6) DAREDEVIL #93 DEATHBLOW #3 DEVI #7 DINOWARS JURASSIC WAR OF THE WORLDS #2 (OF 4) ELEPHANTMEN #6 EX MACHINA #26 GARTH…  Read More…

The Intervention: Jeff’s Review of the 1/21/07 Comics.

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Posted by: Jeff Lester on January 27, 2007

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You know the deal. Your friend calls you, makes plans to meet them at a bar for a few drinks and, when you show up, you realize that not only did they get to the bar early and begin drinking without you, they showed up five hours early. Now, your friend keeps making out with the stranger next to them (who is toothless and looks like Curly Joe Besser in a platinum wig) and, after trying to start a fight with you when you point out they have what you think might be vomit in their hair, you realize your friend has a problem. And if you’re lucky you can make your friend realize it too, before they drive away…  Read More…

It’s not you, it’s… No, you’re right, it’s you: Graeme’s letter writing to the book of 1/24.

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Dear Marvel, I believe that the acronym that the kids today would use today to describe my feelings about your much-hyped one-shot addition to the whole Civil War “event”, CIVIL WAR: THE RETURN, would be – if you will – “WTF?”. I have read your comic in question multiple times by this point, admittedly because the first time I read it, I was kind of stunned by it. I read it, and my mind kind of locked up. And not in a good way, Marvel. Not in a good way. Here’s my thing, Marvel: I don’t understand what you’re doing. I don’t get why you’re bringing this particular character back, or why you’re bringing this particular character back in this…  Read More…

Hibbs has an hour & talks about 1/21 books.

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Posted by: admin on January 26, 2007

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I totally don’t have time for doing reviews…. like ever, which is why I hardly ever post, but here I find myself with about an hour and I don’t feel like doing any REAL work (or playing a brief bit of MARVEL: ULTIMATE ALLIANCE — jeez, I suck hard at “traditional” video games), so let’s try to pretend that I post content to this blog, too — shall we? 52 WEEK #38: A downer of an issue after the last page of last week (I’d probably be happy if the last 14 weeks were ALL about the yellow aliens, to be honest), but at least it does seem like some of the threads are starting to come together. This issue…  Read More…

Back on the Chain Gang: Jeff’s Reviews of 01/17/07 Books

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Posted by: Jeff Lester on January 23, 2007

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Wow. New York. Actually, that’ll probably be another post later in the week, but god damn, did that town knock me on my ass. Since I got back last week, I’ve been laying low and taking it easy but it’s probably time I get back into the swing of things and, since this week was so low-key, the time is right. You’ll probably also get another post on some of the trades I’ve been working through…maybe. I’ve been so deeply annoyed by that first trade of Paul Jenkins’ The Sentry (which I picked up super-cheap) that a long, hectoring screed will be in order. And finally, for those of you who remember me talking about Secret Writing Project X about…  Read More…

Arriving 1/24/07

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Posted by: admin on January 22, 2007

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And this week, I’m absurdly early, go figure. SIX Vertigo comics this week. It’s like they’re TRYING to kill the periodical versions stone dead…. 100 BULLETS #80 2000 AD #1518 52 WEEK #38 A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #49 (A) ALL NEW OFF HB MARVEL UNIV A Z UPDATE #1 (OF 4) AVENGERS NEXT #5 (OF 5) BETTY #162 CHECKMATE #10 CIVIL WAR THE RETURN CLIVE BARKERS GREAT & SECRET SHOW #9 (OF 12) CONNOR HAWKE DRAGONS BLOOD #3(OF 6) CRIMINAL #4 CRIMINAL MACABRE TWO RED EYES #2 (OF 4) CROSSING MIDNIGHT #3 DAMNED #4 DEADMAN #6 DMZ #15 DOCTOR STRANGE OATH #4 (OF 5) DRAIN #2 DUMMYS GUIDE TO DANGER #4 (OF4) DWIGHT T ALBATROSS THE GOON NOIR #3…  Read More…

Would Sir or Madam like to start with a restaurant review?: Graeme’s review of the 1/17 books.

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Posted by: Graeme McMillan on January 21, 2007

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Before I start, I just have to say this: If you’re in San Francisco and you like the cheeseburger, then get your ass to Nopa on Divisadero and Hayes. It’s the best cheeseburger in the city. The rest of the food is pretty damn good as well – you can add to your impending heart condition by having the bacon, onion and gruyere cheese flatbread starter like we did, and their doughnut hole dessert is very nice indeed – but that cheeseburger. Man. 52 WEEK THIRTY-SEVEN: Well, this is obviously the real end of act two, then, with a couple of reveals (including, possibly, just why last week’s death of Animal Man was so underwhelming – It wasn’t meant to…  Read More…

Whooops! Arriving 1/17/2007

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Posted by: admin on January 17, 2007

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Sorry, forgot to put this up earlier, I suck! 52 WEEK #37 AQUAMAN SWORD OF ATLANTIS #48 ARCHIE #572 ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #176 AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES II #5 (OF 8) BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #5 BIRDS OF PREY #102 CABLE DEADPOOL #36 CASTLE WAITING VOL II #4 CATWOMAN #63 CLASSIC BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #3 CONAN #36 CONAN & THE MIDNIGHT GOD #1 (OF 5) CTHULHU TALES 2ND PTG #1 DESPERADOES BUFFALO DREAMS #1(OF 4) EXILES #90 FANTASTIC FOUR #542 CW GHOST IN THE SHELL 1.5 HUMAN ERROR PROCESSOR #4 (OF 8) GHOST RIDER #7 GIRLS #21 GREEN LANTERN #16 GRIMM FAIRY TALES #10 HELMET OF FATE DETECTIVE CHIMP #1 HIGHLANDER #3 JLA CLASSIFIED #32 KADE SUN OF PERDITION #2 (OF 4) LADY…  Read More…

More reviews… from the future!

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Posted by: Graeme McMillan on January 14, 2007

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The end of my two-day reviewing stint, and these are both books that aren’t out yet (I got to see them in preview PDF format; the perks of being a snarky bastard on the internet). Anyway, one’s a full-color Image book about superheroes, and the other is a black and white graphic novel about werewolves. You can work out which one’s which. DYNAMO-5 #1: When this was first announced, I made some comment about the solicit making it sound as if it was Six Feet Under with added superpowers or something: Family dealing with the death of a father? Get Peter Krause on the phone. In reality, though, it’s something entirely different, in concept as well as tone. Jay Faerber’s…  Read More…

I don’t want to live in a War that’s got no end in our time: Graeme’s reviews of the 1/10 books.

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Posted by: Graeme McMillan on January 13, 2007

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First of two sets of reviews this weekend – I got sent a couple of previews that I want to write about tomorrow, but right now, let’s deal with the books that actually appeared in stores this week, shall we? 52 WEEK THIRTY-SIX: This is a really good issue to show what works and what doesn’t about the whole series. The big action scene that ends with the death of a beloved character? It just doesn’t work. The execution is underwhelming; rushed, with art that just doesn’t sell the action at all (partially, interestingly enough, because of the coloring, I think. Imagine the same artwork in darker colors) and a weird lack of sincerity – It feels as if the…  Read More…

Snark: The Final Frontier

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Posted by: admin on January 11, 2007

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Not exactly a new link, but maybe you haven’t seen this before: Wil Wheaton (Acting Ensign Wesley Crusher) reviews and deconstructs STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, in a wonderfully snarky fashion: http://www.tvsquad.com/bloggers/wil-wheaton/ -B

Arriving 1/10/06

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Posted by: admin on January 8, 2007

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100% of the balance of CIVIL WAR #6 is arriving. Since a bunch of people asked, I took 1 “reading copy” for the counter, and distributed the other 13 copies in order of appearance among subscribers. Oddly, they lasted until 6:58 on Friday night. I still have another 30 subs to fill… people didn’t come in last week! Here’s this week: lots of “vs”! 2000 AD #1517 30 DAYS OF NIGHT SPREADING THE DISEASE #2 (OF 5) 52 WEEK #36 AGENTS OF ATLAS #6 (OF 6) AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #4 AMERIKAN FREAK ONE-SHOT ANGEL AULD LANG SYNE #3 ANT #9 BATMAN #662 BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #2 BATMAN STRIKES #29 BLADE #5 CW BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #121 CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #9…  Read More…

Super, man: Graeme’s reviews of the 1/4 books.

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Posted by: Graeme McMillan on January 7, 2007

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First off, Arune? Tell me you’re as gutted as I am about the OC’s cancellation. Secondly, happy new year to those who celebrate it. Or even those like Kate and I, who went to bed early and somehow still woke up at midnight by accident. Thirdly, comics! ALL-STAR SUPERMAN #6, SUPERMAN #658 and SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #3: There’s something really strange going on when three of the four ongoing Superman books ship in the same week, and all of them are surprisingly good (Of the four titles, the one that didn’t ship on Thursday is definitely the weakest: Geoff Johns and Richard Donner’s somewhat hyped Action Comics). Interestingly enough, all of them share a theme of Superman’s heartbreak, whether it be…  Read More…

Out With The Old, In With the 01/04 New Comics…

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Aw, I feel sorry for you. Hibbs and I shot the shit for a couple hours on Friday and even though he was far more engaged, critically sharp and emotionally invested in the week’s comics, he probably won’t be posting because he’s got the kid, the family and the store. On the other hand, I will be posting because I’ve got potentially a free hour or two on my hands even though I’m kinda indifferent to this week’s releases. But I’m gonna be in NYC with Edi next week and that’s definitely gonna keep me from posting then, so… 52 WEEK #35: If you ask me, somebody flinched and made the book’s first real cliffhanger a non-event. At the end…  Read More…

Goodbye 2006: Hibbs’ last word on 12/28

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Posted by: admin on January 1, 2007

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So, I don’t actually have the time to be doing this, but, damn it, it feels like I’ve posted 6 reviews all year long to the blog, and this is my absolute last chance for 2006. 3 GEEKS JIMS JERKY: Amusing if inconsequential, just like most issues of 3 GEEKS. Except this one, instead of being about comics…. is about meat. And has dried meat glued to the front cover. (Which, from a retail perspective, works about as well as those Eclipso Diamonds did) Yes, it comes with a piece of beef jerky. The comic is solidly OK The bad thing is that I didn’t notice the “DIS” (for “Display”) in the title on the order form! Nor the $40…  Read More…

Arriving THURSDAY January 4th 2007.

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Next years comics coming at you this week! Please please note the CIVIL WAR #6 allocation in the post below this one. We are getting ALL of the missing books from last week, including our balance of JUSTICE #9, just FYI. Again, again, comics arrive on Thursday. We go back to normal next week. 52 WEEK #35 68 (ONE SHOT) A DISTANT SOIL #38 ALL NEW ATOM #7 ALL NEW OFF HANDBOOK MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z #12 ALL STAR SUPERMAN #6 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #537 CW AMERICAN VIRGIN #10 ARCHIE & FRIENDS #106 ARMY OF DARKNESS #13 BART SIMPSON COMICS #33 BATMAN #661 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #4 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ZAREK #1 BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #148 BONEYARD #23 BOYS #6…  Read More…