Sorry about the lack of postings, but comics are still scarce around here at the moment. It did give me time to finally, finally go back and read all the Plastic Farms again though, and get an extended ramble up for #12…
Update for 1/22/07
January 22, 2007
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Update for 1/17/07
January 17, 2007New review for Dave Roman’s second book of Astronaut Elementary, collecting #5-7, which also happens to be available in the online store…
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Roman, Dave – Astronaut Elementary Book Two
January 17, 2007
Astronaut Elementary Book Two (#5, 6 & 7) Now Available! $3
Let’s say you’re having a lousy day, and why not? It’s possible, even likely sometimes, depending on your job, social life, the state of the world, all that. I defy anyone to read this collection and still feel lousy. You could flip through these and just read the little blurbs on posters and other items in the backgrounds and be amused, then when you stop to actually read the dialogue, well, your soul would have to be awfully black to not get at least a few dozen chuckles out of this. And sure, it is technically an “all ages†type of book, but unlike a whole bunch of things in that genre, here it doesn’t automatically also mean “stupid to all adultsâ€. Anything but. It’s an introduction to a few more of the students at Astronaut Elementary and their various quests, like destroying a student and the endless harassment by Team Feety Pajamas. We also get to meet the principal and be impressed by his giant sword, watch Spike with his fruitless crushes on the school boys, and see the richest girl in school. All of these things tie together in some ways, or sometimes not, but it’s not really relevant. These are a pure joy to read and I have almost no interest in any sort of a larger story, which is rare for me. Can you tell yet that I’m totally sold on these things now? If you’re a complete cynic, I guess you can skip these, although they may very well cure you. Other than that, there’s no reason in the world not to check them out, and you can get all sorts of free samples on their website if you’re too cheap to actually pay for them…
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Update for 1/16/07
January 16, 2007New review Numb by Joshua Kemble, and sorry about the lack of updates recently, but I should have a pile of stuff coming from Catastrophe shortly and that’ll keep things moving for a bit…
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Update for 1/11/07
January 11, 2007New review for Mini Ring King by Sean McGurr, Steve Black & Tim McClurg, which should appeal to all the wrestling fans reading the site. Hey, come back, it’s good besides that fact!
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Update for 1/10/07
January 10, 2007New review for Shuteye #3: Night and Day by Sarah Becan…
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Update for 1/9/07
January 9, 2007New review for Three Bad Ones by Eleanor Davis, and it’s odd how the whole state of Ohio is depressed today…
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Update for 1/5/07
January 5, 2007New review for Skyscrapers of the Midwest #2 by Joshua Cotter, happy weekend all!
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Update for 1/4/07
January 4, 2007New review for Ruffians #4 by Brian Canini and fine, I’ll start taking bets: is it going to snow even one time in the midwest this winter?
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Update for 1/3/07
January 3, 2007Yeesh, it’s 2007 somehow. Two new updates to ring in the new year: Cerebus Readers in Crisis by Jeff Seiler & Larry Hart, and Mauled #3 on the Various Anthologies page that threatens to swallow the whole site (scroll down about 2/3 of the way down the page and you’ll see it).
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Update for 12/22/06
December 22, 2006New review for Negative Too by Phonzie Davis, and I’m out of here until 2007, so happy holidays to everybody and I should be back around the 2nd of January…
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Update for 12/21/06
December 21, 2006New review for The Wee Days #1 by Jai Granofsky, and how much holiday cheer can one country stand?
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Update for 12/19/06
December 19, 2006New review for Infandum! by Molly Lawless, and it’s all about booze!
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Update for 12/18/06
December 18, 2006New review for American Splendor: Our Movie Year by Harvey Pekar…
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Update for 12/14/06
December 14, 2006New review for Panel #8: Travel by various energetic comics folks in Ohio. I’m guessing they’re “energetic” because as a group they put out more books than most people, that’s for sure, and kudos to them for it…
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Update for 12/12/06
December 12, 2006New review for Shuteye #1: Vea by Sarah Becan, another comic that’s available in ye olde online comic store…
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Update for 12/11/06
December 11, 2006New review for Random Journeys #2 by Rob Jackson and get that Christmas shopping done right now!
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Update for 12/7/06
December 7, 2006New review for Class of 2006 #1 by Sean McGurr, and will this week never end?
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Update for 12/6/06
December 6, 2006New review for Man Enough by Bill Roundy…
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Update for 12/5/06
December 5, 2006A new comic from Joe Matt! I know, I can’t believe it either, but Peepshow #14 is out. Kids, if you’ve grown up without hearing of Joe Matt and are now making your own comics, ask your parents who he is…
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