The Secret of the Wednesday’s Haul

Wherein the author reviews a few comics, occasionally puts out a podcast and now and again muses on other stuff

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Video killed the comic book star– thoughts on Kirkman’s video manifesto

August 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Note:  This is a slightly expanded version of something I just posted on the 11 O’Clock podcast forums.
“Too much of the industry’s energy is focussed on creating comics for children that children either won’t read or won’t find. The comics retail culture is almost exclusively an environment for adolescent males of all ages. Trina Robbins [...]

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August 13th, 2008 · No Comments

My Pal, The Comic Shop Guy | alert nerd.
"We seem to forget that Sam Malone was more than just a bartender–he was an alcoholic, too." That simple line from Matt puts comic retailing in a whole different light. I'm off to the shop in about an hour and debating whether to have an [...]

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Wednesday’s Haul on The Comic Book Page Previews Spotlight

August 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Bob and John over at the Comic Book Page podcast kindly invited me to join in on the fun for their monthly Previews Spotlight episode.  For my first time out, I talked about Scott Morse’s upcoming Notes Over Yonder from Ad House books.  If you click on the Ad House link, you can download a [...]

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