Proof that Yaoi is another American import Japanified.

You know, for the record.

A while ago, I mentioned some of the strengths manga had over traditional comics: Price point, stories vs. soap opera, chewy sizes that don't take 4 minutes to read, etc. Its somewhere in the archives; I'm not looking for it again ( Read more... )

1.70 can get you a kickass comic 10 years ago. Or today. If you check out HitPack!

C'mon.

Its totally worth it.

Gabe doesn't take crap from Harlan Ellison (6th item).

So Tycho and I are up in front of the audience with Harlen, and Hank (the con organizer) presents us with some jester hats (“Fool’s caps”). Tycho and I put ours on because we are polite, but Harlen - who is apparently too cool for school - refuses to wear his. I turn to him and say, “Don’t ( Read more... )

I got comics last night: The Haul:

Wildstorm's futuristic cyberpunk japanophile "thingie" Silent Dragon #1 & #2
A DC Universe graphic novel called Kinetic.
Conan #17.

st_rev is right. Busiek's Conan is awesome. I'm adding it to my pull list ( Read more... )

Man, is it just me, or is there not a lot going on in the comics world ( Read more... )

I've read several pieces of doom and gloom from comics about the state of the "industry" and how everything is being sublimated to manga, and such and such and so and so and blah and blah ( Read more... )