Saturday, July 31, 2004
Peter Bagge has his latest up at Reason online.
6:02:00 PM
Thursday, July 29, 2004
From the library reviews:
BOP: More Box Office Poison, Alex Robinson, Top Shelf. Robinson's follow-up to Box Office Poison is witty and intelligent and offers a great look at the essentials of human existence in modern society. The art is great as usual, especially some of the faces, which are often used superbly to convey the characters' emotions. And even though this is a collection of short stories rather than one full-length novel, it's still good. "Cartoonist's Widow" is my favorite from the collection.
The Interman, Jeff Parker, Octopus. This is a story about a secret Cold War government program to create a super-being, one who is able to control his or her own DNA and manipulate their body as necessary. The story, to me, seemed weak and a bit cliche, but maybe I've read too many political and espionage novels. The art is pretty generic, too; it's there, but nothing really stands out. It's a great book for a younger adult, but I think I'm a little too old for it.
White Flower Day, Steven Weissman, Fantagraphics. This book, too, didn't thrill me much, although I did think the art was fantastic. However, the stories just did nothing for me, and I'm not sure why. The book, I should mention, is a collection of three stories, and I think it was the first one, "I Saw You," that turned me off. Again, great art, but the story didn't draw me in.
4:23:00 PM
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Noel Murray at The Onion sits down with James Kochalka.
Meanwhile, Jennifer Contino at The Pulse previews the Flight anthology.
5:22:00 PM
I picked up Love Fights #10 at the local discount book store yesterday. I was quite shocked to find that there for two reasons: one, usually the small/alternative press books I find there I haven't heard of or look really bad and two, the published date on the book is June 2004 -- just last month.
So this comic made it into someone's hands and then to the discount book store in about a month. That's just weird when you think about it. Why would someone buy that comic in the first place if they (I assume) were not interested in keeping it longer-term?
Anyway, I've got a huge pile of unread stuff now, so I should get to it. I'll be posting reviews sometime soon.
9:58:00 AM
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
The World Series of Poker continues tonight on ESPN. Featured are $5,000 Two-Seven Draw, with a write-up here, and $1,000 Ladies Limit Hold'em, with a write-up here.
10:49:00 AM
Monday, July 26, 2004
Matt Brady at Newsarama has a preview of Sam Keith's Ojo #1.
11:07:00 PM
ICV2 has the scoop on possible dates for the 2005 Free Comic Book Day.
A review of Derek Kirk Kim's Same Difference and Other Stories? Try the Orlando Citybeat.
(Links via Thought Balloons.)
10:10:00 AM
Jessa Crispin notes that Dark Horse is going to be reprinting Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix series.
9:41:00 AM
Saturday, July 24, 2004
Another trip to the local comic book store netted me the following:
Demo #8
The Collected Hutch Owen Vol. 1 (Top Shelf, by Tom Hart)
Jetcat Clubhouse #1 (Oni, April 2001)
The Pants Ant Trouser Hour (Slave Labor Graphics, July 2001)
The latter two were in the $1 bins that were new to the store since my last visit; this is a development that thoroughly excites me. I cannot describe it at present.
I'm also delighted to grab something by Tom Hart -- I've read a couple issues of The Sands that I've found egregiously placed in discount bins and quickly grabbed them up.
And Demo, well, what more can I say about this series that hasn't already been mentioned in the comic blogosphere, except for the fact that it's the only series that I currently buy on a monthly basis (thank you Brian and Becky).
Of course, add in the comics from yesterday's trip and the ones (including a few graphic novels and TPBs) in my still to-read pile, and I think I've hit my comics cravings for ... a week, probably.
7:25:00 PM
I picked up some comics at a discount book store yesterday. I got a few interesting comics for only $3.50, quite a deal.
Everwinds #1 (Amaze Ink, August 1997)
Felon #1 (Top Cow, November 2001)
Hieroglyph #2 of 4 (Dark Horse, December 1999)
Thieves & Kings #15 (I Box Publishing, 1997)
The Dark Knight Strikes Again #1 of 3 (DC, 2001)
Yes, I bought a superhero comic, but it's Frank Miller, and it was only $1 (a $7.95 cover price), so I felt I couldn't go wrong. I'm also excited to check out Thieves & Kings -- I've heard good things about the series, but have been reluctant to pick up a TPB.
Man, I love that store.
10:36:00 AM
Friday, July 23, 2004
Celebrity Poker Showdown is coming back for a fourth tournament.
1:49:00 PM
Thursday, July 22, 2004
Clive Thompson at Slate takes a look at if online groups can create a work of art. (Link via ArtsJournal.)
11:58:00 AM
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Comics I Have Yet To Pick Up:
Egg Story
Salmon Doubts
Same Difference and Other Stories
McSweeney's #13
Giant Robot #33
Jack Staff #5
Ojo #1
Flight
Add to this list everything in my previous post. That's it ... for now.
11:40:00 AM
Christopher Butcher offers a glimpse at the comics shipping this week. The ones on my radar?
24 Hour Comics Day Highlights 2004
Carnet De Voyage
Maxx: Book Three
Top Shelf Conversations #1
11:32:00 AM
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
The World Series of Poker continues tonight on ESPN. Featured are $1,500 No Limit Hold'em, with a write-up here, and $5,000 No Limit Hold'em, with a write-up here.
12:02:00 AM
Monday, July 19, 2004
Chris Ekman takes a look at some Alternative Comics books. (Link via Thought Balloons.)
1:34:00 PM
Alex S. Jones compares bloggers to know-it-alls in bars:
"However, bloggers, with few exceptions, don't add reporting to the personal views they post online, and they see journalism as bound by norms and standards that they reject. That encourages these common attributes of the blogosphere: vulgarity, scorching insults, bitter denunciations, one-sided arguments, erroneous assertions and the array of qualities that might be expected from a blustering know-it-all in a bar."
1:23:00 PM
Friday, July 16, 2004
Brian Hibbs takes a look at opening up a comic book store. (Link via NeilAlien.)
2:05:00 PM
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Transformer porn? Who knew? (Link via Memepool.)
11:20:00 AM
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Slave Labor is shipping Egg Story this week. (Link via Previews Review.)
11:46:00 AM
Jeff Mason of Alternative Comics appeals for sales in a time of monetary need. Click here for a run-down of products.
I'll definitely check out Salmon Doubts and Same Difference and Other Stories.
(Link via NeilAlien.)
11:30:00 AM
The World Series of Poker continues tonight on ESPN. Featured are $1,000 No Limit Hold'em, with a write-up here, and $2,000 Pot Limit Omaha, with a write-up here.
10:40:00 AM
Monday, July 12, 2004
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12:03:00 PM
Christopher Butcher has turned Previews Review into a blog.
12:00:00 PM
Sunday, July 11, 2004
Check out a full preview of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas by IGN. (Link via Near Mint Heroes.)
5:53:00 PM
Saturday, July 10, 2004
Matt Latham of Seahawks.net has a two-part series on defensive fronts.
2:09:00 PM
The Onion has part two of its Kids in the Hall interview, this time with Mark McKinney, Scott Thompson and Bruce McCulloch.
1:40:00 PM
Wednesday, July 07, 2004
Even Bill Simmons has a poker article. (Link via Tao of Poker.)
12:49:00 PM
The Village Voice has an essay on getting your book published -- or why it won't be. (Link via Bookslut.)
12:40:00 PM
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
The 2004 World Series of Poker starts broadcasting tonight on ESPN with the $2,000 No Limit Hold'em and the $1,500 Seven Card Stud.
12:54:00 PM
As far as Free Comic Book Day goes, I was really impressed, for the most part. In both of the two comic book stores I visited that day, there were far more customers than I had ever seen in those respective stores before.
The first store I visited is only a few blocks away from my apartment, but I had only been the once before. It's a fairly new store, small, and carries DC, Marvel, Image and a independent title here and there; by and large, it caters to the mainstream. It's a clean store, too. The first time I went, I was the only one there, and I bought a Cerebus issue. Saturday, it was pretty packed; there were probably around eight to 10 people in the store but, considering its size, that's a lot.
The second store is the one I frequent most often. It's about 12 miles away from home, large, and carries mainstream, independent, alternative, manga and had a large selection of other comics-related paraphernelia. There was a good 15 to 25 people there, by far the most crowded I've ever seen it. The store is clean and the atypical comic book store. However, one of the guys giving away free comics was loud. That certainly wasn't too egregious in and of itself, however, he kept making comments about stuff that shouldn't be talked about on such a day in such a loud voice, eg: Halle Berry as Catwoman. There were young children in the store, and some of the comments he made should have been made in a much more concerted effort, considering the nature of the day. I'm a bit upset about it as that store is the best comic book store as far as selection, cleanliness and friendliness I've ever seen, yet that guy certainly didn't help dispell any myths about comic book stores.
12:32:00 PM
Saturday, July 03, 2004
After today's Free Comic Book Day, my haul looks like this:
Phoenix: A Tale of the Future Vol. 1
Murder Me Dead
3 Geeks: Going to the Con
Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 3
By Bizarre Hands #1
Free comic books:
Star Wars Tales: A Jedi's Weapon (leftovers from 2002)
The Best of Dork Storm (leftovers from 2003)
Transformers Armada #1 (leftovers from 2003)
Slave Labor Stories
Love Fights #1
Top Shelf Tales
And my unread pile includes:
Lumakick #1
Bone #55
Demo #4-5
Badlands
Hey, Mister: The Fall Collection
Jack Staff
5:34:00 PM
Friday, July 02, 2004
Hit & Run has an item on Farenheit 9/11 and Feed.
Check out Saddam's attempt at Rock, Paper, Scissors. (Link via Memepool.)
11:01:00 AM
Thursday, July 01, 2004
Cognitive Dissonance takes a look at some of the comic books offered on Free Comic Book Day Saturday: Keenspot, NBM, Slave Labor and Top Shelf.
12:37:00 PM
The Washington Post covers the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft as travels through Saturn's rings. Of course, the dateline is "Pasadena, Calif." (Reg. req.)
12:29:00 PM
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