Archive for January, 2007
Although I doubt this will actually happen anytime soon, the producers of the show are saying that they want to negotiate with ABC executives about setting an end date for the series.
“Lost,” which is shifting back an hour to 10 p.m. Eastern time, Wednesdays, on ABC’s schedule, has seen a 14 percent drop in its audience this year, according to Nielsen Media Research. Producers contend the numbers are deceptive because of a comparison with the second season, when “Lost” was a cultural sensation.”
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Today’s page is courtesy of fellow PANEList and friend of the ferret, Craig Bogart.
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(previous weeks: 9/12/2005, 9/19/2005, 9/26/2005, 10/3/2005, 10/10/2005, 10/17/2005, 10/24/2005, 10/31/2005, 11/1/2005, 11/2/2005, 11/3/2005, 11/4/2005, 11/5/2005, 11/6/2005, 11/7/2005, 11/14/2005, 11/21/2005, 11/28/2005, 12/5/2005, 12/12/2005, 12/19/2005, 12/26/2005, 1/2/2006, 1/9/2006, 1/16/2006, 1/23/2006, 1/30/2006, 2/06/2006, 2/13/2006, 2/20/2006, 2/27/2006, 3/6/2006, 3/13/2006, 3/20/2006, 3/27/2006, 4/3/2006, 4/4/2006, 4/5/2006, 4/6/2006, 4/7/2006, 4/8/2006, 4/9/2006, 4/10/2006, 4/17/2006, 4/23/2006, 5/1/2006, 5/8/2006, 5/15/2006, 5/22/2006, 5/29/2006, 6/5/2006, 6/12/2006, 6/19/2006, 6/26/2006, 7/3/2006, 7/10/2006, 7/17/2006, 7/24/2006, 7/31/2006, 8/7/2006, 8/13/2006, 8/21/2006, 8/28/2006, 9/4/2006, 9/11/2006, 9/18/2006, 9/25/2006, 10/2/2006, 10/9/2006, 10/16/2006, 10/23/2006, 10/30/2006, 11/6/2006, 11/13/2006, 11/20/2006, 11/27/2006, 12/4/2006, 12/11/2006, 12/18/2006, 12/25/2006, 1/1/2007, 1/8/2007)
A rather lopsided `06 recap over at CBR. More likely what’s going on in the DM or gee, wasn’t Civil War the shit? It felt very one sided which I think is unhealthy in a column of this nature. It’s not a true overview but it’s interesting. About as ‘indie’ as they get is they’ve invited IDW, Viper, Aspen & Komikwerks. Nobody from D&Q, Oni, Dark Horse (?), Fantagraphics, or any of the new OGN publishers like 1st Second or Pantheon. Civil War did amazingly well but I don’t think it brought in any new readers . All it did was excite or annoy the base of buyers who already buy this stuff.
example: Fun Home was never mentioned despite being both a critical and financial success. Scary I guess because not many comic shops probably ordered it.
The U.S. government don’t know who’s using ‘em, why they’s using ‘em, how they might work, or even which coins they is in, but dagnabit, them Canadians got some sorta’ super-secret spy coin!
One of my favorite comics ever is returning – sort of – to print!
Hewlett & Martin’s TANK GIRL assaulted my poor little mind and made me think twice about the capabilities and boundaries of comics, and just how bug-nuts one could get with them. The 1995 movie left a lot to be desired (as most un-filmable properties do), and kind of killed the “exclusiveness” to those of us who had been following Alan & Jamie’s little tirade from the get-go (or as much of a get-go as we were given, in the States…). Then after a couple of less-than-inspiring miniseries at Vertigo (with neither Hewlett OR Martin, oddly), the coffin was well-nailed for our favorite kangaroo-snogging anarchist.
But Alan Martin himself is back on the horse for 2007, this time with IDW. Jamie Hewlett (half the mastermind behind the pop phenomenon GORILLAZ) is out; but in his place is another of my favorite looneys, ASHLEY WOOD. And if Jamie couldn’t do it, there’s no one I’d rather see on the roster than Ash.
Here’s Alan Martin speaking, from Wood’s blog:
Here’s the emerging new look for Tank Girl. We were concerned that she didn’t make her re-appearance in the same, tired old clothes that she bowed out in some twelve years ago. What was alternative, upsetting, anarchic, and just plain odd-ball back then has since become common place. Mainstream media smothers us daily with punky chic, and modern day babies can be seen sporting spikey hairdos and Travis Bickle T-shirts. The uniform of the cultural revolutionary has been sold to The Man.
So how to rebel? How give the finger to the fashion fascists?
Normal is the only way ahead.
Dress like a high school teacher from the mid-eighties, or pick clothes from your boring aunty’s wardrobe.
The only way left to rebel is to dress like you’re not rebelling.
We hope to bring a whole different flavour to Tank Girl, as she borrows ideas from past cultural reference points (Fay Dunaway in Bonnie & Clyde, anyone?).
Obviously she will still fart, drink too much, and shag a kangaroo.Fashionably yours,
Alan C. Martin
Phwoar! Bring it on, Lads!
Another one passed along for a friend … here’s one for our colleagues in Hilliard.
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Packrat’s 2 Year Anniversary Celebration
We are pleased to announce that on February 3, 2007 Packrat Comics will have none other than the world famous WWF Heavyweight Wrestling Champion The Iron Sheik for a special guest appearance to help us celebrate in style our 2 year anniversary. In addition we will also have an artist alley with such talented individuals as Joe Corroney, Josh Medors, Andy Bennett, Sean Forney, Stratos and many more.
****GUEST UPDATE***Just added to the guest list are the very talented Daryl Banks, JD Larabee, Seth Lyons, and M.A.D.
We will also be hosting our famous $1.00 back issue sale which means any book under $10 is only $1.00 and anything priced over is half off. We have restocked from our Midnight Madness Sale and have well over 100 long boxes that means over 50,000 comics on sale. We have also compiled over 1,500 Silver Age comics that will be available for the first time ever at this sale starting as low as $3.00*. If you have a subscription with us come in and get your early Preferred Customer Ticket for an exclusive Friday preview when you will be able to shop from 5pm – 8pm.
As many of you know when we hold a party of this magnitude we rent additional space to accommodate everyone. And of course free food and entertainment (provided by Stratos) for all will be provided.
If you are an artist/writer/comic creator and are interested in being part of this event, feel free to contact us to work out the details.
See you all February 3!
*The $1.00 per book and 50% off will not apply to these already discounted books.
The blogroll down the left hand side of your screen has been updated with several link fixes, as well as new blogs. Check it:
Every Day Is Like Wednesday – personal blog of our old friend, J. Caleb Mozzocco
Spoilt! – don’t have the time or the money to keep up with what’s happening in all your favorite comics? No worries, read the summaries (and spoilers) here.
Girls With Slingshots – Tony Goins-recommended webcomic.
Gail Simone – personal blog of comic pro writer
Leonard Kirk – personal blog of comic pro artist
Fellow Columbus writer dude and comics pro Sean McKeever has been in the comics gossip columns a lot lately. First Lying in the Gutters talked about him starting on a big-name team book (which at the time everyone assumed was New Warriors,) then this week All the Rage ran the rumor that he’s jumping over to DC.
Well, Newsarama just made it official: Sean has accepted a one-year exclusive contract from DC Comics.
Congrats, Sean! Hopefully you’ll get your hands on some high profile books there. And seeing as how I’m a big DC reader these days, I’m looking forward to seeing what you do.
Nice year end wrap with Top Shelf over at Broken Frontier. BF talks with Staros about the past year and where they’re heading in the coming year. Surrogates is a nice step in a more diverse line. They’re planning a couple of more projects with writer/artist teams in the coming year or so. Brian Wood’s new project may not hit shelves till possibly 2008. I love how they can put out Lost Girls and Owly in one year. A new kid friendly comic will be paired up with Owly for Free Comic Day.
For those of you in the Central Ohio area, there are two upcoming talks at The Ohio State University that you may be interested in attending:
Harvey Pekar lectures Wednesday, February 28 7:00 p.m. at the Mershon Auditorium.
Scott McCloud gives a presentation Wednesday, April 4, 4:30 p.m. at the Wexner Theater.
As far as I can tell, both are free and open to the public. I’ve seen both talk before and both are great in entirely different ways. McCloud delivers a high-tech, fast-paced talk on the theory of comics. Pekar provides a low-key, sometimes grumpy, but always engaging look at his life and how it intersected with comics. McCloud ends up at OSU every other year or so. I haven’t seen Pekar talk since I was an undergrad at Cleveland State over a dozen years ago. Looking forward to both.
More information about both of these events and other upcoming shows and talks are available at OSU’s Cartoon Research Library site.
I’m passing this along for a friend … The Bar of Modern Art will host Columbus Model Quest, a showcase of local models and fashion designers, at 11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19. Here’s some love from the press release:
The conclusion of the contest will be held on Friday, January 19th at the Bar of Modern Art (BoMA), located at 583 E. Broad St. BoMA will start this event at 11:00pm for observers to enjoy the “Fashion Catwalk Challenge”, where 1 MALE and 1 FEMALE will be chosen as winners. There will be a dynamic opening performance by Kristina Isabelle’s dance company “High-Jinks” (www.high-jinks.org). For more information about BoMA, please visit their website: www.barofmodernart.com. Everyone in attendance is invited to stay and celebrate with the winners. “We want Columbus to be known as a metropolitan city and this event is a good start!” said Michelle Washington, Creator of the event and Stylist/Wardrobe Coordinator of Style-ology LLC. “Many fashion shows in Columbus have been a one-time only event. An annual fashion event isdesperately needed in Columbus to prove that one of this kind can be strong enough to carry on each year and grow in participation from businesses and sponsors as well as Columbus’ local talent.”
Happy new year, everyone!
Ok, ok, I promise this is the last Green Lantern page for a while. In the meantime, try your hand at guessing this artist:
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(previous weeks: 9/12/2005, 9/19/2005, 9/26/2005, 10/3/2005, 10/10/2005, 10/17/2005, 10/24/2005, 10/31/2005, 11/1/2005, 11/2/2005, 11/3/2005, 11/4/2005, 11/5/2005, 11/6/2005, 11/7/2005, 11/14/2005, 11/21/2005, 11/28/2005, 12/5/2005, 12/12/2005, 12/19/2005, 12/26/2005, 1/2/2006, 1/9/2006, 1/16/2006, 1/23/2006, 1/30/2006, 2/06/2006, 2/13/2006, 2/20/2006, 2/27/2006, 3/6/2006, 3/13/2006, 3/20/2006, 3/27/2006, 4/3/2006, 4/4/2006, 4/5/2006, 4/6/2006, 4/7/2006, 4/8/2006, 4/9/2006, 4/10/2006, 4/17/2006, 4/23/2006, 5/1/2006, 5/8/2006, 5/15/2006, 5/22/2006, 5/29/2006, 6/5/2006, 6/12/2006, 6/19/2006, 6/26/2006, 7/3/2006, 7/10/2006, 7/17/2006, 7/24/2006, 7/31/2006, 8/7/2006, 8/13/2006, 8/21/2006, 8/28/2006, 9/4/2006, 9/11/2006, 9/18/2006, 9/25/2006, 10/2/2006, 10/9/2006, 10/16/2006, 10/23/2006, 10/30/2006, 11/6/2006, 11/13/2006, 11/20/2006, 11/27/2006, 12/4/2006, 12/11/2006, 12/18/2006, 12/25/2006, 1/1/2007)
Steve Black is intent on conquering the comics world one Web comic at a time. His beautiful art is the centerpiece of my new story “The Manuscript,” a contemporary mystery/thriller.
The plan is for a new page to be posted every Wednesday (unlike Matt, I make no 7 am promises). You can keep up-to-date on what is happening with the story at the new Jury Rigged Comics Blog. Here’s a look at the first page:
Slate.com has a piece this week on the best comix about (or inspired by) the war in Iraq. Featured series include DMZ, Pride of Baghdad and Shooting War. Pretty much the ones you’d expect, but it’s nice to see them getting some love.