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“‘Freedom’ Yang worship word!”
Posted by: Brian Hibbs on April 4, 2012
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Yes, I’m back from Washington DC (back Monday at Midnight, worked 12 hours on New Comics Receipt Tuesday, then worked New Comics Wednesday, so… kinda bushed. Plus I got a not-quite-a-cold?) – what follows is a kind of a travelogue. It has very little to do with comics; it has a lot to do about America. And Ben.
“Breathe DEEPLY, Kane.” Comics! Sometimes There Is An Interruption!
Posted by: John Kane on March 3, 2012
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Hello, everyone! Just a short note to say that there will be no posting about comics from an old man with a shaky grasp on quality. Alas, illness comes to us all and I am probably just being a big ninny but I am certainly faring better than my namesake below: Filched image featuring art and words from Walter Simonson and Archie Goodwin’s ALIEN: THE ILLUSTRATED STORY. Which is VERY GOOD! by the way. Next Time: More talking about COMICS! Have a good weekend, all!
Posted by: Brian Hibbs on February 22, 2012
Categories: Retailing/Industry , Uncategorized
For the dozen of you that are interested, I’m 1 year without tobacco as of today. Also, if you’re in the Bay Area, don’t forget that this weekend is the Image Expo, and on Sunday I’ll be on a panel with James Sime from Isotope and Steve Anderson from Third Eye comics in Maryland; come to the show and check it out! You can find the full list of programming here. I should have reviews (what are those?) again tomorrow, and then, I hope, regularly again for a good while again, after we have some frickin’ GIANT news in the next day or so… -B
Posted by: Jeff Lester on January 17, 2012
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First, hear me now and listen to me later: when comics come out tomorrow, go get yourself a copy of PROPHET #21. It does this amazing thing I feel like very few comics do: it makes me feel like I’m reading real science fiction, and it makes me enjoy it. It also feels like “classic” Heavy Metal with a very different vibe. No rampant baring of the boobs, no nonsensical plotting, but there’s that thorough sense of the surreal, where the most insane things are taken for granted and each insane thing is actually outdone by an even-more-insane thing a page (or even a half-page!) later. It’s not the be-all and end-all–the characters are stoic, the plot is obscured so… Read More…
Just A gentle Clearing Of The Throat.
Posted by: John Kane on January 14, 2012
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No, I haven’t got any actual content for you. Sorry about that but what with one thing and another (mostly the other) it just ain’t happening. Lest anyone think I had died, succumbed to The Fear or worse I just did some Coming Attractions and studded them into a load of words about nothing. Coming Soon: Statue Fondling For Beginners!
Wait, What? Ep. 70: The Hour (Times 2.5)
Posted by: Jeff Lester on January 10, 2012
Categories: Podcasts , Uncategorized
Demolition Derby from Jon Pinnow on Vimeo. The Pact still holds! Another week in 2012, another episode of Wait, What? We are still experimenting with the done-in-one podcast (although many of you have used our comments thread to weigh in and say you like multiple eps. because it gave you something to look forward to…which I was worried might be the case but nobody articulated it before the change-up). I’m thinking I might get us back to two installments (or more) per ep. because something about it reminds me of the way Marvel U.K. used to chop up stories from U.S. Marvel comics and that sorta fits Graeme and I, in a way. But, uh, it may be a while… Read More…
A Minor, Insignificant Question about Mainstream Comics from Abhay
Posted by: Abhay Khosla on January 9, 2012
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Dear Savage Critic readers, I’m very sorry to bother, but an extremely minor and insignificant question about mainstream comics occurred to me the other day, one that’s been nagging at me, that I thought I’d put to you and request your assistance with. Extremely minor; extremely insignificant. I probably haven’t been paying as close attention to mainstream comics as some of you, and so some of you may be more knowledgeable on this topic than I am. (Indeed, those less knowledgeable should be warned that there may be spoilers for comics you may want to read someday below). I’m sure this is a question that’s already been asked elsewhere, already discussed at great length by my betters, so I… Read More…
Posted by: John Kane on December 24, 2011
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Season’s Greetings to one and all! Had a busy week what with all that festive malarkey and whatnot. Oh yeah, got you a “secret handshake” for Christmas, alright. Self indulgence beyond mortal comprehension follows after the break.
Wait, What? 67.1 and .2: Krampus and Claus
Posted by: Jeff Lester on December 21, 2011
Categories: Podcasts , Uncategorized
Image ganked from Graeme’s advent calendar at Blog@? Check. Episode 67.1, featuring Graeme and I pulling a World’s Finest-style caper and switching our traditional viewpoints to talk about Matt Fraction and Tom Brevoort’s interview on the Fear Itself aftermath issues? Check! Wait, What? Ep. 67.1: Krampus Episode 67.2, with us giving you a holiday gift guide covering collections, floppies, indie books and digital pics? Check. Wait, What? Ep. 67.2: Claus Although I usually wait until our podcasts hit iTunes before I create the SavCrit entries, I think this site is going to have Ep. 67 before iTunes does, for maybe as much as a day. So we invite you to curl up around a nice fire and listen to us… Read More…
Waiting For The End Of The World: Jeff Blows His Deadline
Posted by: Jeff Lester on December 19, 2011
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Hey, Jeff here with just a quick note–the plan was to put both parts of Wait, What? up at once Tuesday morning since the two pieces are very different from one another. (Part One: Graeme and I losing our shit over Matt Fraction and Tom Breevort’s post-Fear Itself interview at Newsarama; Part Two: we pull our shit together and give you suggestions for a holiday gift list with 30+ items.) So, yeah. I kinda blew it for a number of utterly unsurprising reasons since it’s the week before Christmas. I apologize but will put both parts 1 and 2 up in one post early Wednesday afternoon… Just wanted to let you know. Sorry, everyone!
Questions I have about digital
Posted by: Brian Hibbs on December 7, 2011
Categories: Retailing/Industry , Uncategorized
I really like the general level of commentary over at the Beat, and there’s some very interesting stuff being said in the latest thread about Brian Wood’s new missive (which is, in itself a valuable read), but if one thing absolutely slays me about the Beat it is how fast stories scroll off the front page, and the commentary scroll with them. There’s no notification system there, so we’re kind of stuck with a day, or maybe two, of conversation before it scrolls off away into the ether. This page is a little more forgiving in that regard, so let me try to put some thoughts here, and see if it sparks any kind of substantive conversation.
The most insane thing I have ever heard in my life
Posted by: Brian Hibbs on August 23, 2011
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As of yesterday I am 6 months without cigarettes. So I call Blue Shield to see if I can get a rate reduction, on my health insurance. Blue Shield says to me, “No, sir, whether or not you smoke has absolutely nothing to do with insurance rates” !!! How can that POSSIBLY be? I mean, I’m fine that I’m not getting a rate reduction — and I was thinking the demarcation line might be more like a year than six months, at that — but how could it be POSSIBLE that smoking doesn’t have an impact on rates? I said, “Are you telling me that if I pick up a five packs a day habit tomorrow, my rate stays exactly… Read More…
NOT-COMICS: Why Abhay Loves The Shadow Line, and Why You Should Too.
Posted by: Abhay Khosla on June 29, 2011
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This is about a television show sorta in the crime-conspiracy thriller genre, that aired on the BBC between May 5, 2011 to June 16, 2011. For those of you who do not have access to the BBC, this may not be helpful for you unless you’re one of those people who somehow watch television shows from other countries on some sort of magical appliance found in your home and/or office, and do not have any moral qualm in using said appliance to do so.
Housecleaning, While No-One’s Around On The Weekend
Posted by: Graeme McMillan on April 10, 2010
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Because you demanded it, literally: Showcase Presents: Ambush Bug, The Fountain and Stagger Lee are all on order from the Multnomah Library. In case you all thought I’d forgotten. In not-really-related news, next Claremont X-Men post will go up early next week, probably after a post where I respond to and disagree with all of you pretending that the Romita run wasn’t awesome. Oh, and I promise, there’s a Wait, What coming up. And, to answer Tim Callahan, Lauren Davis and others, either Jeff and I will fix that fact that we accidentally lost all the old ones when we moved servers. Now, go about your business while I go off and do taxes. Pray for me.
Favorites: Blankets, plus a Tori Amos video
Posted by: Sean T. Collins on March 2, 2010
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[This is a reconstructed post from Google Cache; originally posted by Sean!] Greetings, fans of savagery! Been a long time since I posted here, and I’m barely doing so now, even. I just wanted to direct your attention to an interview I did with Tom Spurgeon as part of The Comics Reporter’s holiday interview series on the Books of the ’00s. Mine was about Craig Thompson’s Blankets, a book I’d eventually have gotten around to writing about for my Favorites series here at SC. So if that’s the sort of thing you’re interested in, check it out. On a semi-related note, here’s Tori Amos performing her song “Bells for Her” in 1994 — it’s both my favorite Tori Amos song… Read More…
Enter, Stage Left, on Coattails: Jeff Ponders Our Great Decade
Posted by: Jeff Lester on January 3, 2010
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One of the things I do that I don’t like very much, is I get inspired by something someone’s written here and jump on with my own comments, thus potentially obscuring the original point made. I did this with Abhay once and it kinda bugged me, so here I am doing it again–with Abhay, again–and therefore I think I should start this whole thing off with an apology to him. I do this only, I think, because his writing inspires me into dialogue. (Or to try and ride his coattails, if you want to be less charitable about it.) At the end of his really superb essay, Abhay writes: I wasn’t very happy in 2009 anyways. Apparently, I’m not completely… Read More…
Posted by: Douglas Wolk on December 31, 2009
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I’m putting together a list of interesting-looking comics-related books that are coming out in 2010–what I’ve got so far is under the cut. Note that this is only book-format projects (so e.g. no “Joe the Barbarian,” which reminds me: whatever happened to “Warcop” anyway?), and only things whose release dates have been announced either by the publishers or Amazon. Everything, as usual, is subject to change. I welcome additional suggestions for this list from anyone who doesn’t work for the creators or publishers of the things you’re suggesting. January: Eddie Campbell: Alec: The Years Have Pants (Top Shelf) Jan. 12: Dash Shaw: The Unclothed Man In the 35th Century A.D. (Fantagraphics) Jan. 29: George Herriman: Krazy & Ignatz in “Tiger… Read More…
While We Wait For Me To Get My Act Together…
Posted by: admin on August 23, 2009
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Not an official review post – Those’re coming later this week, now that I’ve finished writing Ono for this month – but if you’re looking for some Hot Comic Reviewin’ Action, go check out Chad Nevett’s heroic 24-hour Blogathon effort from yesterday/this morning, taking a look at Bendis’ Avengers and surrounding books. I don’t always agree – and in some cases, very much disagree, with what he says, but it’s well worth checking out.
A Perfect Holiday: Jeff Pulls a Bait & Linkdump.
Posted by: Jeff Lester on May 4, 2009
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Ooo, so far behind. On my comics reading, on my comics Internet reading, on my writing, you name it. But! I did think I’d pass along two links that made my morning a little merrier. They’re behind the link, just because the images might be big enough to screw up the template… I’m sure you already know–and have known since February–that Paul Grist has been serializing his Eternal Warrior comic online. I found out about over the weekend thanks to an old post on Shane Oakley’s blog. There’s about 28 pages there, which puts some meat on its bones, and it’s fun looking at Grist take Moorcock ideas and Barry Windsor-Smith visuals and make them his own. And, of course,… Read More…
Posted by: Brian Hibbs on January 6, 2009
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I’m nearly done with organizing my year-end figures for the accountant (should be done next week, I think), and I’m prepping to sit down with the 2008 BookScan numbers as soon as I get my hands on them. So I figure I’m still… 2 weeks? from doing regular review posting again. I’ve just paid the Critics for the last six months of advertising (thanks for clicking through to our advertisers!), as well as the direct donations since June (Thank you to Evan D, Steven D, Ralph M, and Sandy M!), and everyone gets a cheeseburger! If you like what you read here, that’s always a great way to show your support. Just sayin’. But, I thought I should post something… Read More…
I don’t know how to title this one!
Posted by: Brian Hibbs on December 9, 2008
Categories: Reviews , Uncategorized
I meant to say something last week (ugh, or was it two weeks now) when Spurgeon linked to Johanna’s (we miss you!) note about the pending release of the last color BONE volume. I volunteer at Ben’s school library one day a week (what can I say… I believe in libraries!), and, man, do the comics circulate like crazy! I’m only in there one day a week, but based on looking at the shelves I think it is true for every day in there — the comics circulate the INSTANT they get put back out on the shelves. My responsibilities include checking in each classes books, as well as checking the kids out each week (basically, it’s just retail, but… Read More…
