DMZ TP VOL 07 WAR POWERS – I’m behind on this, but it’s awesome
DOOM PATROL #1 - Woo! Love me some Doom Patrol!
LAST DAYS OF ANIMAL MAN #4 (OF 6) – Woo! Love me some Animal Man!
REBELS #7 – Is awesome
WEDNESDAY COMICS #5-8 – Probably getting these
NEW MUTANTS #4 – Woo! Love me some New Mutants (what’s with all these revivals?)
BP COMICS REVIVAL PX 3 PAK #1 – Injury #3 and 2 #1’s. I love Injury, and look forward to checking out the #1’s. Sure, I’m being semi-forced to get them, but it’s understandable given Diamonds new rules. Plus I want them anyway.
CEREBUS ARCHIVE #3 – Love this kind of thing.
COMPLETE ESSEX COUNTY TP – Read the first trade and have been wanted to get the rest. Jeff Lemire is great.
DARKNESS PITT #1 KEOWN CVR A – Finally!
ELEPHANTMEN TP VOL 02 DAMAGED GOODS – Collection of the Marian Churchland issues. Might get it for the extras, even though I have the single issues.
IRREDEEMABLE TP VOL 01 – Loved #1.
KING CITY #1 – Pick of the month!!!! I loooooooooove King City! This reprints the TokyoPop v1, plus will continue into the unpublished v2 and 3.
LOCKE & KEY TP VOL 01 WELCOME TO LOVECRAFT – Been waiting for this. Shoulda just got the HC…
NANA TP VOL 18 – Woo!
NORTH 40 #2 (OF 6) – Aaron Williams of P.S. 238 fame (which I looooooooove)
OCEANVERSE #1 – Online comic collected. Looks awesome.
OISHINBO GN VOL 05 VEGETABLES – I’ve been wanting to check this out, and being a vegetarian, this one makes sense to get
TALES OF TMNT #61 – Tristan Jones issues of this series have been good, and Andrew Ponce art looks good as well.
TITANIUM RAIN DOUBLE-SIZED RELAUNCH #1 & #2 – I liked #1, and love the concept, so I’m interested in seeing this series continue. Awesome photo realistic art.
UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 02 DALLAS – Still need to read V1…. (ducks)
WET MOON GN VOL 05 – Ross Campbell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybes:
ALCHOLIC SC – Been wanted to check this out.
ARCHIE #600 – Archie gets married, or engaged.
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 – Any good?
DAREDEVIL #500 – Backup Nocenti story!
FANTASTIC FOUR #570 – First Hickman issue.
GI JOE SPECIAL HELIX – New character.
JERSEY GODS TP VOL 01 ID LIVE & ID DIE FOR YOU – Not sure if this was any good, I liked #1
MYSTIC COMICS #1 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL – David Lapham!
OLD MAN WINTER & OTHER SORDID TALES GN – This looks really good.
SHOWCASE PRESENTS WARLORD TP VOL 01 – Will have to pick this up someday.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Thursday, June 04, 2009
More on Podcasts
Back to Podcasts, if you're not into comics (gasp) but are into music, I'd recommend my favorite Rock podcast, the Rock Dungeon. Hosted by Heath and Michael, the show covers music news, music reviews, and indepth coverage of select bands and band histories. Earlier episodes were actually dedicated to specific bands (one per show), but more recently the guys have been covering more ground each episode. Take a look at the earlier shows to see if there's a band they cover that you are into - the shows are really good. I highly recommend the Dio episode.
What I like most about the show is the humour and personalities of the hosts. They are regular guys, one bringing the humour, one bringing the knowledge (not that the others are lacking in each area, rather, each brings specific talents to the table). So this comes highly recommended. If you like rock, or metal, give it a try.
The bands covered tend to range from harder to more hair band stuff. Typically they play a couple bands I like, and a couple I don't, but that's actually a pretty good ratio for me. Plus I've discovered some new bands (like Rainbow) I now love, so even if the hosts sucked, it would still be worth it. Actually, that's not true, I've heard some other podcasts that I've stopped listening to 5 minutes in because the hosts were awful, good music or no.
But the Rock Dungeon does not suck, quite the opposite. It is the real deal, give it a try!
What I like most about the show is the humour and personalities of the hosts. They are regular guys, one bringing the humour, one bringing the knowledge (not that the others are lacking in each area, rather, each brings specific talents to the table). So this comes highly recommended. If you like rock, or metal, give it a try.
The bands covered tend to range from harder to more hair band stuff. Typically they play a couple bands I like, and a couple I don't, but that's actually a pretty good ratio for me. Plus I've discovered some new bands (like Rainbow) I now love, so even if the hosts sucked, it would still be worth it. Actually, that's not true, I've heard some other podcasts that I've stopped listening to 5 minutes in because the hosts were awful, good music or no.
But the Rock Dungeon does not suck, quite the opposite. It is the real deal, give it a try!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
May 09 Preview Comics Picks
3 STORY SECRET HISTORY OT GIANT MAN – New Matt Kindt (Super Spy) book, about a man who keeps growing, and how he tries to deal with it. Can’t wait!
DETECTIVE COMICS #855 – Getting this for the JH Williams are. Check it: http://ruckawriter.livejournal.com/67138.html
ENGINEER HC – Awesome art, and cheap to boot! This is another ASP book that skipped the issues and went straight to HC.
MIDDLEMAN DOOMSDAY ARMAGEDDON APOCALYPSE GN – Loved the show, of show, of which this is a continuation. DVD coming soon as well!
MOUSE GUARD HC VOL 02 WINTER 1152 – No doubt.
NOCTURNALS HC VOL 02 DARK FOREVER AND OTHER TALES – First HC was beautiful!
NOIR TP VOL 01 – Top notch creators, worth a look. Stray Bullets!!!!!!!!!!!
NORTH 40 #1 (OF 6) - Aaron Williams! (PS238!!)
PROOF TP VOL 03 THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO – I’m Loving this series.
SHOWCASE PRESENTS ECLIPSO TP – I like Eclipso, so I might as well get versed in his origin for cheap.
THE CONTINGENT #3 – Zack Kruse super power kids story, a bit slow so far, but I’m digging it.
UNKNOWN SOLDIER TP VOL 01 HAUNTED HOUSE – Heard good rap on this one.
WEDNESDAY COMICS – Not sure if I’ll just get a couple, or just go for it. Oversized (4x) pages. Should be awesome. Kyle Baker Hawkman!
And the maybes:
28 DAYS LATER #1 – Continuation of the movie
BIG KAHN – Neil Kleid book about a Rabbi who finds out he isn’t Jewish: http://www.nbmpub.com/comicslit/big_kahn/pre1.html
DREAMER TP VOL 01 CONSEQUENCE OF NATHAN HALE – Web comic I’m interested in, not sold on yet. http://thedreamercomic.com/?page_id=26
IMPOSTERS DAUGHTER TRUE MEMOIR HC – Story of a daughter who finds out he fathers tales of his life we all lies.
KILLING PICKMAN DOUBLE-SIZED #3 & #4 – Glad it’s back, but I’m waiting for the HC
MUPPET SHOW TP – (Still need to read this)
SURROGATES TP VOL 02 FLESH & BONE – Prequel
TMNT 25TH ANNIVERSARY BY KEVIN EASTMAN, TMNT COLLECTED BOOK TP VOL 01, TMNT FUTURE TENSE TP VOL 01 – Not sure what I’m going to do here. I have the original issues, and know nothing of the Archie Future Tense series. Too kiddie?
TROUBLE WITH KATIE ROGERS GN VOL 01 – I know nothing of this, but it looked interesting. APE’s shot at the manga crowd?
That’s the mains, there are a few other titles I’m getting regularly. Big month. Hard on budget. Wife no like.
DETECTIVE COMICS #855 – Getting this for the JH Williams are. Check it: http://ruckawriter.livejournal.com/67138.html
ENGINEER HC – Awesome art, and cheap to boot! This is another ASP book that skipped the issues and went straight to HC.
MIDDLEMAN DOOMSDAY ARMAGEDDON APOCALYPSE GN – Loved the show, of show, of which this is a continuation. DVD coming soon as well!
MOUSE GUARD HC VOL 02 WINTER 1152 – No doubt.
NOCTURNALS HC VOL 02 DARK FOREVER AND OTHER TALES – First HC was beautiful!
NOIR TP VOL 01 – Top notch creators, worth a look. Stray Bullets!!!!!!!!!!!
NORTH 40 #1 (OF 6) - Aaron Williams! (PS238!!)
PROOF TP VOL 03 THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO – I’m Loving this series.
SHOWCASE PRESENTS ECLIPSO TP – I like Eclipso, so I might as well get versed in his origin for cheap.
THE CONTINGENT #3 – Zack Kruse super power kids story, a bit slow so far, but I’m digging it.
UNKNOWN SOLDIER TP VOL 01 HAUNTED HOUSE – Heard good rap on this one.
WEDNESDAY COMICS – Not sure if I’ll just get a couple, or just go for it. Oversized (4x) pages. Should be awesome. Kyle Baker Hawkman!
And the maybes:
28 DAYS LATER #1 – Continuation of the movie
BIG KAHN – Neil Kleid book about a Rabbi who finds out he isn’t Jewish: http://www.nbmpub.com/comicslit/big_kahn/pre1.html
DREAMER TP VOL 01 CONSEQUENCE OF NATHAN HALE – Web comic I’m interested in, not sold on yet. http://thedreamercomic.com/?page_id=26
IMPOSTERS DAUGHTER TRUE MEMOIR HC – Story of a daughter who finds out he fathers tales of his life we all lies.
KILLING PICKMAN DOUBLE-SIZED #3 & #4 – Glad it’s back, but I’m waiting for the HC
MUPPET SHOW TP – (Still need to read this)
SURROGATES TP VOL 02 FLESH & BONE – Prequel
TMNT 25TH ANNIVERSARY BY KEVIN EASTMAN, TMNT COLLECTED BOOK TP VOL 01, TMNT FUTURE TENSE TP VOL 01 – Not sure what I’m going to do here. I have the original issues, and know nothing of the Archie Future Tense series. Too kiddie?
TROUBLE WITH KATIE ROGERS GN VOL 01 – I know nothing of this, but it looked interesting. APE’s shot at the manga crowd?
That’s the mains, there are a few other titles I’m getting regularly. Big month. Hard on budget. Wife no like.
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Feb 2009 Previews Comic Picks
Here are my picks for Feb 2009; the comics I am planning on pre-ordering from the Preview catalog for comics shipping in April.
ACE-FACE MOD WITH METAL ARMS GN – I love Mike Dawson’s stuff, like his auto-bio Freddie and Me, so I have no doubt this will rock.
BAYOU TP VOL 01 – I’m not much for online comics, except for the ability to check things out before buying them in hard copy form, so that, predictably, is what I did with this one. I read the first chapter, and wow, it was good. I love the art.
CARS ROOKIE #2 (OF 4) – For my daughter
CEREBUS ARCHIVE #1 – Super excited for this one; Back history of Cerebus. Kind of like After Cerebus, but with more early art and archival content.
ELEPHANTMEN #18 – Resolicited, this is a must get – Marian Churchland art in this 3 parter. She even colored the whole thing herself with markers. Looks awesome.
HARKER #2 – I’m giving this one a shot; hopefully is doesn’t get cut by Diamond half way through…
HOTWIRE #3 (OF 5) – From the creator of Sharkman!
IGNITION CITY #1 (OF 5) – New Ellis story. I usually get the #1’s of these to check them out.
IRREDEEMABLE #1 – Super hero turns villain by Mark Waid, worth checking out.
LITERALS #1 – Dunno about this one, a 9 part Fables\Literals\Jack crossover – hopefully they’ll put them all in trade.
NANA TP VOL 16 – Still my favorite manga.
NIGHT SCHOOL GN VOL 01 – Yay! From the creator of Dramacon! About a school for “vampires, demons, and weirns, a special breed of witches”. Dramacon was awesome, so I can’t wait for this. It was originally serialized in Yen-Plus magazine, and got great reviews. I’ll get all of Svetlana Chmakova stuff, she’s one of the creators I’ll automatically collect everything she does.
OZ WONDERLAND CHRONICLES JACK & CAT TALES #1 – Re-offered. I’ve only read the special they did, but I loved it, so I’m picking up any of these series.
RESURRECTION TP VOL 01 – I read the first issue and enjoyed it. The story takes place in a world after the alien invaders leave and humanity has to clean up the pieces and rebuilt. Plus, it’s only 6 bucks!!!
SI AFTERMATH BETA RAY BILL GREEN OF EDEN #1 – Dude, Beta Ray Bill and Dan Brereton art? Hah! Just inject it into my eyes please.
SUPER HUMAN RESOURCES #3 (OF 4) – Continuing the series about an office of Super Heroes.
WARLORD #1 – Written, but not drawn by Mike Grell.
WOLVERINE WEAPON X #1 – Jason Aaron Wolverine. Sounds good to me.
ACE-FACE MOD WITH METAL ARMS GN – I love Mike Dawson’s stuff, like his auto-bio Freddie and Me, so I have no doubt this will rock.
BAYOU TP VOL 01 – I’m not much for online comics, except for the ability to check things out before buying them in hard copy form, so that, predictably, is what I did with this one. I read the first chapter, and wow, it was good. I love the art.
CARS ROOKIE #2 (OF 4) – For my daughter
CEREBUS ARCHIVE #1 – Super excited for this one; Back history of Cerebus. Kind of like After Cerebus, but with more early art and archival content.
ELEPHANTMEN #18 – Resolicited, this is a must get – Marian Churchland art in this 3 parter. She even colored the whole thing herself with markers. Looks awesome.
HARKER #2 – I’m giving this one a shot; hopefully is doesn’t get cut by Diamond half way through…
HOTWIRE #3 (OF 5) – From the creator of Sharkman!
IGNITION CITY #1 (OF 5) – New Ellis story. I usually get the #1’s of these to check them out.
IRREDEEMABLE #1 – Super hero turns villain by Mark Waid, worth checking out.
LITERALS #1 – Dunno about this one, a 9 part Fables\Literals\Jack crossover – hopefully they’ll put them all in trade.
NANA TP VOL 16 – Still my favorite manga.
NIGHT SCHOOL GN VOL 01 – Yay! From the creator of Dramacon! About a school for “vampires, demons, and weirns, a special breed of witches”. Dramacon was awesome, so I can’t wait for this. It was originally serialized in Yen-Plus magazine, and got great reviews. I’ll get all of Svetlana Chmakova stuff, she’s one of the creators I’ll automatically collect everything she does.
OZ WONDERLAND CHRONICLES JACK & CAT TALES #1 – Re-offered. I’ve only read the special they did, but I loved it, so I’m picking up any of these series.
RESURRECTION TP VOL 01 – I read the first issue and enjoyed it. The story takes place in a world after the alien invaders leave and humanity has to clean up the pieces and rebuilt. Plus, it’s only 6 bucks!!!
SI AFTERMATH BETA RAY BILL GREEN OF EDEN #1 – Dude, Beta Ray Bill and Dan Brereton art? Hah! Just inject it into my eyes please.
SUPER HUMAN RESOURCES #3 (OF 4) – Continuing the series about an office of Super Heroes.
WARLORD #1 – Written, but not drawn by Mike Grell.
WOLVERINE WEAPON X #1 – Jason Aaron Wolverine. Sounds good to me.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Podcasts
Over the last 3 years, I've taken to listening to comic podcasts quite regularly. I have been listening to talk radio here in Chicago for many years, ever since moving here in '88 and first hearing Steve Dahl and Garry Meier, so making the jump to podcasts wasn't that far a leap.
The first comic podcast I started listening to regularly, and one I still listen to, is Comic Geek Speak. They are one of the bigger comic podcasts, and have what seems to be a sizable audience; large enough in fact to support an annual convention\gathering in PA. Being into independant comics, another I listen to one regularly is one specialized in that area - Indie Spinner Rack.
Earlier this year, I started listening to another show, which has rapidly become one of, if not my favorite podcast, Geek Brunch. It follows what I find to be a unique and interesting format... for *most* shows, the two hosts, Heath and Mike, have on a guest host. They each talk about the lastest things they have been reading, watching, and eating. So the conversation, in each area, is a combination of review, humor, and general discussion. Essentially, a discussion of all things geeky, or at least, all things geeky in the areas of comics, tv, movies, and food.
One of the things I like about the show is the attitudes of the hosts; both are into the fun of comics, and geeky things, and their love of the medium shines through in each episode.
Each show I've mentioned also has a great forum community at the Comic Forums. Typically, the guests on Geek Brunch come from their forum, which brings me to the main reason I'm writing this, I am happy to announce I recently made my podcast debut on episide 76 of the Geek Brunch podcast. So if you are interested in hearing me ramble about what I love, give it a shot. It was an interesting experience, and something I plan to do again. I only hope the listeners enjoy it as much as I... probably not, but that's ok too.
The first comic podcast I started listening to regularly, and one I still listen to, is Comic Geek Speak. They are one of the bigger comic podcasts, and have what seems to be a sizable audience; large enough in fact to support an annual convention\gathering in PA. Being into independant comics, another I listen to one regularly is one specialized in that area - Indie Spinner Rack.
Earlier this year, I started listening to another show, which has rapidly become one of, if not my favorite podcast, Geek Brunch. It follows what I find to be a unique and interesting format... for *most* shows, the two hosts, Heath and Mike, have on a guest host. They each talk about the lastest things they have been reading, watching, and eating. So the conversation, in each area, is a combination of review, humor, and general discussion. Essentially, a discussion of all things geeky, or at least, all things geeky in the areas of comics, tv, movies, and food.
One of the things I like about the show is the attitudes of the hosts; both are into the fun of comics, and geeky things, and their love of the medium shines through in each episode.
Each show I've mentioned also has a great forum community at the Comic Forums. Typically, the guests on Geek Brunch come from their forum, which brings me to the main reason I'm writing this, I am happy to announce I recently made my podcast debut on episide 76 of the Geek Brunch podcast. So if you are interested in hearing me ramble about what I love, give it a shot. It was an interesting experience, and something I plan to do again. I only hope the listeners enjoy it as much as I... probably not, but that's ok too.
Friday, January 16, 2009
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