"The NEXT ISSUE PROJECT is for any fan of comics, not just fans of Golden Age books," says editor Erik Larsen. "Often, the promise of Golden Age comics -- where creators were making up the rules as they went along and were blazing new trails -- was more exciting than the reality of Golden Age comics, where creators were essentially mimicking some of the same dull formulaic writing found in other mediums at the time. Everyone who contributed to CRACK COMICS #63 was intent on fulfilling the promise of the Golden Age and delivering a book that was more than a mere homage, but also a thrilling glimpse of what comics could be -- if only creators were allowed to run wild with the characters they were handed! These creative dynamos jumped at the chance to present their own take on these Golden Age heroes and demonstrate comics' true potential!"
NEXT ISSUE PROJECT: CRACK COMICS #63: Captain Triumph! The Clock! Spitfire! Molly the Model! Alias the Spider! Space Legion! Some of the greatest creations from yesterday are brought back to life by some of the greatest creators of today! Fans have marveled over the years as, one by one, characters from comics' Golden Age have been revived for a modern audience. The NEXT ISSUE PROJECT is an ongoing series that continues a classic discontinued title for a modern audience! All stories are complete, self-contained, and cool as all hell! All books are Golden Age -sized, but these aren't simply an homage to Golden Age comics: They're updated classics by modern masters for a new generation!
NEXT ISSUE PROJECT: CRACK COMICS #63 (Weiss: OCT100451; Allred: OCT100452), a 48-page full-color Golden Age sized comic book for $4.99, will be in stores December 22nd, 2010. Previous issues of Next Issue Project -- NEXT ISSUE PROJECT #1: FANTASTIC COMICS #24 (OCT071967) and NEXT ISSUE PROJECT #2: SILVER STREAK COMICS #24 (OCT090364) -- are available now.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Crack Comics #63
Tyrannosaurus Rex
In February, Image Comics gets prehistoric with TYRANNOSUARUS REX, a one-shot from Mark Kidwell ('68, Frazetta's Dark Kingdom) and Jay Fotos ('68, Frazetta's Death Dealer), with art by Jeff Zornow (Day of the Dead: Desertion, Halloween Comics, Fright Rags) and Fotos.
In TYRANNOSAURUS REX, man and dinosaur share the food chain. The delicate balance between the two is destroyed one fateful day, leaving one man to face the eternally deadly Tyrant Lizard. This man will risk it all to defend his village, save his tribe, and protect his lady-love, fur bikini and all!
"This project hit home on satisfying any giddy child-like fantasies," says Fotos. "I told myself that if I could make a dinosaur comic, the main influences would be a lifetime of Ray Harryhausen flicks, the image of Raquel Welch in a fur bikini, and a heaping helping of Warner Brothers Looney Tunes. It's all non-stop dino-carnage in TYRANNOSAURUS REX!"
TYRANNOSAURUS REX ($3.99, DEC100446), a 32-page, full-color one-shot comic book from Image Comics, will be in stores February 9th, 2011.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
RIP: Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen died Sunday at 84 from pneumonia. Nielsen featured in over 50 movies, as well as countless TV episodes. His most celebrated roles include Dr. Rumak and Frank Drebin of the classic Airplane! and The Naked Gun movie series, and Nielsen appeared in countless "wacky" comedies in the same vein.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
In Defense of Collecting Comic Books
The hobby of collecting comic books has always been infested with snobs. This "stereotype" is so typical to the pastime that it even spawned a well-known pop-culture... anti-hero (of sorts): The Simpsons' Comic Book Guy. But the stereotype exists for a reason. These are the people who literally decided that Watchmen was "the best story ever told in comics," even though it clearly is not.
Some of the most vocal have delusions of grandeur and consider themselves gatekeepers to the Great Nerdity of Comicdom, but ambassadors they are not. There are a lot of them, but they are not entirely representative of the comic book collecting community. Their criticism, outlooks, and opinions weigh very heavily to them, and I allow them that. After all, these people have spent their lives in pursuit of... something, regardless of how frivolous others may consider that pursuit, and they are indisputably knowledgeable in many regards. Unfortunately, most of them attempt to use that knowledge more to dictate than educate.
That collecting comics should find such disfavor is slightly mind-boggling. Were it not for the collectors, comic books would have been among the first print lines to fold in recent years. The scarcity and immediacy of pulling your comics before they sell-out is a major marketing ploy, and has been for 20+ years, but it is based on a solid principle: Collectors want to get a copy of an issue before it goes into another printing because first-printings are traditionally worth more. Now, I completely agree with bucking the marketing gimmick, but the baby shouldn't be thrown-out with the bathwater. Babies should not be thrown, at all.
As a comic book kid, I managed to avoid more trouble than I should have -- I got into more than enough trouble to know -- largely because of my comic book collection. Not only was it a constant source of entertainment, I spent time organizing and maintaining it, and I spent most of my money expanding it; it was a hobby, a responsibility, and a source of pride, and something I preferred doing to getting into trouble. It has also brought me some much-needed cash from time to time.
There's an excitement that comes with the hunt of a much-wanted issue. It can be easy to lose one's head, depending on your desire, but even when you pay too much or the value crashes, there's a sense of satisfaction just from the kill -- from filling that hole in your collection. Comic books tend to hold their value, to some degree, throughout the years. Values are often cyclical (with a few notable exceptions), and dependent on all sorts of market factors (popularity of characters, creators, storylines, etc.), but a comic's peak value should always be averaged into the current market value when determining asking price.
In some sense, if you love comic books, it's a "safe" gamble: You may lose, but it's rarely a total loss. Except that there's a story for just about every "big" issue in your collection, which is the real caveat to collecting: Personal investment and sentimental value. Hobbies are healthy and fun. You learn a lot from them, and they help you pass the time, and can sometimes provide a secondary income. Collecting comics is also inherent to the industry.
There is no need to "support" an industry that can support itself. The cognoscenti are the ones knocking collecting as investing, and the only forward "planning" they've suggested is tighter reins on online piracy and more money from fans. The creators most certainly do deserve more return, as well as better protection against theft, but the collectors' market already provides this.
Collectors don't care to read a pirated scan; we are looking for the first-printing sketch variant, preferably autographed. A creator can make a lot of money working his/her own wares online, at cons, store signings, and other events. Creators need to expand into a secondary career built around the resell of their own product -- avail themselves of the collectors' market. The Web makes all of this 1000x easier while simultaneously improving reach by a similar value, yet too few creators are using it -- hoping instead to land that movie, toy, or franchise deal that's going to get them invited to Brangelina's Christmastime orphan safari.
This overwrought "intellectualism" of selling ideas is bullshit; comic books are cheap, but very physical, products that can be sold... like comic books. In addition to swag, originals, commissions, online work, and more, the sale of the very product on which his or her name appears is yet another, viable income stream for creators.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is a distinctly American holiday I've never actually discussed. The truth is that there is a lot of confusion surrounding Thanksgiving and its history -- a lot of White Guilt -- but that's a gross simplification and I don't want to go all preachy or anything. I prefer to see Thanksgiving less as the commemoration of an historical event than the celebration of an idea, and not because I don't want to "deal with" anything or whatever, just because... it's a fucking holiday!
Comic books have been around since the 1930s, and several have borne Thanksgiving-themed covers. They were most prevalent in the Golden Age, though they continue well into the Modern Age. Superheroes have always dominated the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. In many ways, even though the modern references are fewer and further between, Thanksgiving is closely tied to the comic book tradition.
While the historical basis for Thanksgiving, however inaccurate, may make some uncomfortable, few holidays anywhere stand for the events or principles on which they were based. Even our weekdays are named after gods long since gone.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
New Features, Functions
One of the ultimate limitations with this layout is that blog pages can stretch forever and you miss a lot of stuff if the post you're reading is short. I added some features and links farther down the sideboard and wanted to let you know.
The Rundown was always a blog about whatever I was geeking-over or going through at the time, but the big "blogging boom" a few years back forced me to try different strategies just to get noticed! This was also the big comics boom, so there was that to consider. Sometimes, I would get fewer than 50 hits a day... The cool thing is that it got me further down those avenues than I ever would have become ambitious enough to otherwise pursue; the bad thing is that I was forced to postpone or abandon a lot of other projects and ideas just to keep-up with it all. All the truly important things -- navigation, design, and so forth -- fell way behind, so this is kinda a big deal but may not stay this way.
I better organized the links and features, then added a list of podcasts I listen to regularly (I was going to do one, aggregated "package" feed [and probably will include one eventually], but I wanted to give them some free exposure and let you pick and choose), and I'm going to add some gadgets/feeds to cover all the crap I don't care about -- like who's playing Spider-Man's 3D dick. I have some Internet TV stations and routines I watch daily, but due to all the licensing and legalities surrounding those types of sites and my lack of knowledge concerning which are "legitimate" and so forth, I'm not messing with them right now.
I am finally integrating everything into the site, proper -- the URLs will remain the same, you'll just be able to access everything in fewer clicks and from (pretty much) the entirety of the site. I'm also bringing back more of the art. I'd love to hear any feedback, whatever!
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Reviews Nanny & Hank #2
Nanny & Hank is a series I'd been looking forward to, but the press release came out a long time ago and there was no follow-up, so I missed the first issue. #2 starts out in-media-res, but within a few pages, I realized I had only missed a scene (pivotal though it was, it was easily summed-up).
The art is strong and vibrant, yet still creepy. It reminds me of Steve Parkhouse's work on Dark Horse's The Milkman Murders, though not as detailed. The crude rendering makes the gravity of the situation more unsettling by keeping it at a distance. The pacing and movement is not up to snuff, but you can see Babb grasps the concepts. And though rushed in panels, the overall effect is at least good storytelling.
The writing is also passable, but deft in plot and characterization. Flashbacks and the characters' relationships with supporting castmembers replaces wordy blurbs and dialogue. Mark Miller (no relation, you understand) drops a few clunkers, but remains aware of his role and keeps his pen still long enough to let the story play-out.
Nanny & Hank isn't a full-on horror show; it's a silly, fun little horror romp, but it reveals flashes of apparent depth of character that, like the artwork, take you by surprise. As an overall product, I was actually quite entertained and want to see more.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
RIP: Ingrid Pitt
Ingrid Pitt, the B-movie maven most popularly of Hammer Films, has died at age 73. Pitt appeared in many films, but found her fame in Hammer Studio's The Vampire Lovers, frequently in heavy-rotation on some networks. She went on to star in many Hammer productions, often as a villainess, which she attributed to her desire to see women in fewer docile, even victimized, roles. She later cashed-in on her B-movie cachet with an autobiography, Life's a Scream, and three books of horror trivia.
Ingrid Pitt's real name was Ingoushka Petrov. She survived three years in a concentration camp during the Holocaust.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Action Comics #1 G- 1.8 Current Bid: $78,000
A copy of Action Comics #1 in low-end "Good" condition is currently bidding at $78,000 (1:15p, CST) at ComicConnect. The picture shows a comic book with just about every imaginable defect one could conceive -- water and smoke damage, tape and ink on the front cover, a spine which appears to be split down the entire length of the magazine, you name it. Were you to unseal the slab, a Berni Wrightson cloud of funk would strangle you to death on the spot.
With about 10 days left, the sale of this G- 1.8 CGC Action Comics #1 will be a key factor in determining the current comics value market.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Reviews Vincent Price Presents #24
Bluewater's Vincent Price Presents #24 starts-off exceptionally. Pacing is a bit of a lost art in comic books these days -- years of double-page splashes and endless panels of pose do not leave much room for things like form -- and Vincent Price Presents #24 leads with an extended sequence in which we meet our venerable host who deftly reveals our protagonist and sets us on our way. It's a masterful homage to the Golden Age horror comics and it works very well.
Unfortunately, it's a bait and switch. The artwork peters-out very quickly after this, losing literally all of its panache and style, then devolving from there. By the time our situation is underway, the art looks like it was literally drawn in crayon. Manoel Moreira is obviously capable of staged renderings, but he utterly fails at cartooning. He lacks a fundamental knowledge of anatomy or motion and his facial expressions are clumsy stabs at half-formed ideas of what faces should look like. C. Edward Sellner's script follows it down the hole. Like Moreira's art, it starts off competently but gives-up about the time it gets to what should be the meat of the story.
However, Vincent Price Presents #24 is all-ages appropriate and I found myself drawn into it on that level; I'm sure my pre-adolescent self would have enjoyed this comic, though it would never have been a "favorite." It's a decent pick-up for kids, but comics fans are missing only the opening sequence.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Lot: The Eastman Collection
Kevin Eastman, co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, is selling a warehouseful of TMNT merchandise and memorabilia on eBay.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Whedonless Buffy Reboot?
Reports coming out now say that Warner Brothers has announced a new Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie, but not a reunion -- a reboot. And not with Joss Whedon!
Apparently, the movie has been optioned from all the property-holders, of whom Whedon is not one. Warner Brothers accepted a script written by a Buffy fan, but the Buffy character is no highschool girl, and the movie apparently has little to do with either the original film or the TV series. Similarly, none of the castmembers from either incarnation have been announced in conjunction with the project.
Whedon's camp has made no statement on the matter.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Harry Potter's Biggest Opening
The first release in the final installment of the Harry Potter franchise, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (until they reboot it in 2013), brought the YA fantasy series its best opening night ever. Deathly Hallows - Pt. 1 earned nearly $25 million more than Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which held the record with over $102 million. Analysts say ticket sales have remained strong throughout the weekend, as well.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
This Week
I have several projects underway, but I don't think the design will be changing too dramatically. I will take my time with that. I have a lot of reviews to bring you, of both previously-released (recent) and yet-released comics, and I am inventorying my comics collection, so I'll have some stuff on that.
I am still working on the new Chill material, which was postponed until Christmas. I actually made a big Dark Conspiracy update over the summer, so even though this is the first time I've missed the Halloween deadline, it actually worked-out better in some ways... that I just made-up.
Enjoy!
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
The 'Real' Victims of Online Piracy Deserve It
An article published today lit more fire under the recent online comic book piracy debate, with many creators solely blaming online piracy for their lack of money. Not the publishers, not the editors, not the rampant and unchecked commercialism of which they are an all-too-willing part, not their own work-a-day "time to make the doughnuts" philosophy toward comic books; just online "pirates." ARR! (Fuckin' pirates!)
And it's bullshit.
If you think, for even one second, I'm going to sit here and listen to someone tell me how the $3.00-5.00 I spend for every comic book I purchase doesn't generate enough money to feed the people who do the real work, all I can say is, "I'm sorry."
Writing "arcs" in ongoing series for immediate reprint in TPB is a great marketing strategy for attracting new readers, but not if the entire title is actually just a series of TPBs. Why would you bother following a monthly title in this case? Especially since the quality of the paper on which monthly comic books are printed is so poor, brief exposure to light humidity causes the covers to crinkle worse than the plastic wrap you'll be fighting for weeks after Thanksgiving. With TPB reprints, the story comes complete and the format is sturdier, more attractive, and easier to handle.
But, if we fans don't support the monthly comic, there won't be any TPB! DON'T WE SEE!?
I do see. And, again, I'm sorry.
Of course, following your favorite superheroes is a lot of fun, but you wouldn't pick-up an entire TPB just for the three pages in which your favorite character appears, so monthly issues are cool like that! Except, you know, when your favorite character appears for three pages in every title, every month. Or, the latest implementation of that gag:
A MEGA-SUPER-DUPER-CROSSOVER EVENT RUNNING THROUGH EVERY GODDAMN TITLE ON THE STANDS, AS WELL AS THREE, SUPER-EXCLUSIVE, WEEKLY MAXI-SERIES THAT WON'T CHANGE THE UNIVERSE FOREVER, BUT WILL LEAVE YOU UTTERLY LOST IF YOU DON'T PURCHASE EVERY, SINGLE ONE OF THEM... AND WILL ALSO LEAVE YOU UTTERLY LOST IF YOU DO!
I so get it, and I'm sorry.
I also get how these are properties -- not characters in the literary or "artsy-fartsy" sense -- and you wouldn't want to do anything to damage those properties (especially in the meta-context of affecting multimedia synergy in an emerging world economotry); you want to make them as accessible, palatable, and completely homo... genous as possible, so that absolutely everyone can achieve the same level of fucking bored.
If a reader disagrees with Black Widow's style or morals, s/he used to have a plethora of somewhat similar, though actually quite unique, female characters from which to choose (many of whom appeared regularly as supporting castmembers in better, more established titles) -- but think of all the money the company is losing if you let the readers choose! Ret-con whatever The Market doesn't like or might affect the chances of spinning the property into a series/movie/Beneatheroos (kids' cereals congenerate a negative market-based impactibility these days), change the name and outfit, and voila! -- a reboot!
We'll ride Black Widow for as long and hard as we can, then -- when we blow the bottom out of her -- we'll introduce a younger, peppier sidekick with a sense of fun and a whole lot of fucking hope -- hope that tastes like goddamn angels! -- then spin her off into her own mini-series to test the pertinent market aptitude before releasing an ongoing title, flanked by an exclusive webcomic to launch her daily animated series, leading-up to the feature film! Whatever -- the superheroines are just for penetrating the little girls' market!
I'm sorry.
Sales on Thor are up, so let's release seven ongoing titles (one biweekly), which we'll kick-off by restructuring an entire team imprint featuring... fucking THOR! And we'll wrap an entire MEGA-CROSSOVER EVENT around the entire Marvel Universe, forcing everyone to pay through the nose just to figure out WTF is going on in the three titles they follow monthly (in addition to the dozens of other issues they pick-up occasionally).
I can't afford that, thus I lost interest in many titles when I started getting only part 3 of a story I didn't give a flying fuck about to begin with, but couldn't follow without purchasing a slew of issues I didn't want, so I canceled a lot of subscriptions and quit purchasing crossover events altogether. I'm sorry. When the bubble burst and they canceled all those satellites and put the character back on ice, they just rebooted some other, past icon and did it again, didn't they? And you went right along with the program, because -- dammit! -- you gotta eat!
"Can't eat -- no food; got no food!" Hahaha! You stamp around. "RRRR! Got no food! Gimme some food!" Hahaha.
I'm sorry.
I collect comic books, not trade paperbacks, and I don't give a shit about your creatively-fulfilling, Beneatheroos-sponsored, motherfucking movie tie-in "story." Here's your paycheck. I would like for you to take some of that money and invest it in your craft -- maybe a class, or maybe just a book -- but I know you need to eat. I'm sorry. Besides, collectors buy back issues, so who gives a shit about us? The Company doesn't make money on back issues. And, for that, I'm sorry. I understand why you refuse to support the back industry: "Can't afford it -- got no food!"
I certainly don't support piracy, but it's disingenuous to suggest that the creators are the "true" victims here because we won't give them more money -- not their employers, not goddamn Disney or Warner, motherfucking, Warner Brothers! -- us!
That's because most of these "creators" are only working for these companies to make money -- not entertainment, not fun. They don't argue with the changes the publishers and executives make, even when they know they are for the worse, because they don't care; they don't want to rock the boat. If my store manager moved the Slurp-It machine to the back counter, I don't think I'd mind too much. I probably wouldn't even mention it -- hell, it's a paycheck, ya know?
I'm sorry that you make comic books for money and not the fans. I'm sorry you cater to markets and opinions instead of individuals, ideas, and ideals. I'm sorry you handle properties and guide directions, instead of write characters and tell stories. And I'm sorry that "pirates" follow the money, but had you been "creating" for the fans, for yourself, I'm confident you would still be making about the same amount you are now -- probably more, because the fans would actually know who you are and wouldn't feel put-upon to support you -- they would feel excited to get something new from you, they would be all-too eager to purchase your products!
And even though I do not traffick in pirated media, I freely admit to having swiped a few comics from the store shelves in my youth. I resell comic books I purchased because I truly wanted to enjoy them, as well as those I hoped would one day be worth something -- comics I carefully bagged, boarded, stored, and oversaw for years and years -- and I don't tithe 10% to The Company when I do so. I did this to you -- me and the pirates (ARR!) -- and I am truly sorry.
I'm sorry you snatched the last available lifeboat and sold seats to "the floaters." I'm sorry you blew the bottom out of a good thing, just like I said you would -- just like you always have -- and refuse to summon the dignity to admit your damning greed and the utter lack of respect you bring to the medium you know only as a business. I'm sorry you don't realize you've been peddling watered-down "ideas" and "concepts" to anyone with a dollar, not making comic books. I'm sorry you intentionally overprint issues to artificially inflate their popularity, then release a succession of "variants," reprints, and TPB collections, thus flooding the market and devaluing my collection. I'm sorry that I don't have any more money to give you and I'm sorry for most of the money I have given you these last few years.
But most of all, I'm sorry that you are not.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
The Swarm is Coming (Again)
The Swarm, the 1979 B-movie cult-favorite about an apocalypse brought upon by a swarm of killer bees, is getting a remake. The cheesy disaster flick featured a cast of notable stars at what most viewers consider their nadir, including Slim Pickens, Olivia de Havilland, Henry Fonda, and more. The Swarm also features Fred MacMurray's last onscreen performance. In fact, part of The Swarm's cult status comes from the star, Michael Caine, having disowned the work years ago. Caine obviously went on to do better things.
The original, 1979 version of The Swarm was based on Arthur Herzog's 1975 book of the same name, but the remake may not follow that path.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Power Publicist Slain Outside Home Following Premiere
Hollywood is aghast at the senseless murder of PR power player elite, Ronni Chasen. Neighbors called police after hearing shots late Monday night. Authorities discovered Chasen dead in her car, the victim of several gunshot wounds to the chest. Chasen had left the opening of Cher's new movie, Burlesque, only minutes before. At this time, police have no suspects or motive.
A reward is being offered for information.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
South Park Facing Frivolous Lawsuit
Nearly three years after South Park satirized Samwell's "What What (In the Butt)" viral video, the production studios have been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit. Perhaps even more striking is the fact that the band publicly thanked South Park creators for satirizing their video in 2008, as it obviously provided even more coverage for the viral video.
Though the music video is copyrighted, the lawsuit is 100% baseless and without merit. South Park's animated homage features series regular, Butters, parodying the song, and satire is one of the most traditionally-protected forms of free speech.
Spokespersons for South Park, Viacom, and other entities involved stated they would fight the lawsuit.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
On Collectibles: Comics - Using Comic Book Realm to Track Value
Comic Book Realm is a donation-based comic book site offering many services you would otherwise have to pay for, such as inventory and value tracking. But the interface is very basic, bulky, and counter-intuitive. This is a brief attempt to walk you through the process, then leave you to your own devices to figure out the details.
There is a bit of a learning curve, but Comic Book Realm's interface requires more click-throughs than anything. The information is comprehensive, but not easy to access due to the counter-intuitiveness of the navigation. But despite its drawbacks, it is a free service (which gladly accepts donations) and there are currently no other, free comic book databases matching the function found at Comic Book Realm.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
On Collectibles: Comics - Daredevil/Kevin Smith Crash
At the first of the year, I paid $24.00 for a copy of the late 1990's Daredevil relaunch, written by Kevin Smith. The Comic Book Price Guide 2010 (CBG) now lists it at a measly $7.00 -- that's right -- a 75% loss. It lists a Dynamic Forces variant for $50.00, but that is not the one I have. The place from which I purchased the book is now selling a 9.4 NM copy for less than $6.00! However, it is also selling the Dynamic Forces variant for less than the list CBG price.
This has nothing to do with the economy and everything to do with Kevin Smith's involvement (though there are other factors). I am a self-proclaimed Smith fan, but I have not been following his work outside of his burgeoning, and quickly expanding, world of podcasts. Smith had a rocky year, both good and (mostly) bad, and I believe this to be a dominant factor in the price-drop.
He made international headlines for tweeting about an airline incident with which he took issue, his movie Cop Out was overwhelmingly panned, and his recent Batman mini-series met with jeers as well. Within the last few weeks, Smith once again slammed paid critics for receiving free passes to movie screenings, and announced he only wanted hand-chosen reviewers to screen his movies from now on. Critics responded by suggesting Smith was soliciting one-sided, mostly favorable, "reviews" from an audience predisposed to enjoying his films.
SPOILERS - Shadowland
Another factor in Daredevil's recent price plunge is the Shadowland event which seems to have gone largely overlooked, judging from a lack of response. I have all of the issues involved in Shadowland (including the numerous one-shots and mini-series) and have so far overlooked it, myself. Daredevil is ending yet another run, but it appears that Jock will be taking over with Andy Diggle on yet another (possibly ongoing) Daredevil series in 2011. Black Panther has apparently taken over the Daredevil cowl for now, along with the "Man Without Fear" subtitle.
END SPOILER ALERT
All of this confusion as to the direction of the character and title also contributed to this drop on a title I would have considered a stable investment even three months back. I bought high in retrospect, but at the time, the price was stable, as Kevin Smith's problems had not begun, nor had Shadowland been announced. At least two retail outlets currently list the issue in the high range ($15+), which is a good indicator that the value will hold, despite the new lower listing in the CBG.
But this case study reinforces everything I've told you about collecting comics. There are so many factors involved in assessing value, which can and does change rapidly, that it makes comics a waiting game for collectors (as opposed to straight investors). Comic books are a high-risk investment and if you're looking to make money from them, you need to keep a close eye on the market and learn to better gauge consumer interest, then act fast. Comics properties have now become so closely tied to pop-culture and mainstream entertainment that this is an increasingly difficult feat.
There are limited options -- auction sites, conventions (maybe), storefronts, sell to retailers -- for clearance, but no "broker" to call for a fixed, "list" payment. Plus, stocks and similar investments bring much higher returns, often in both the short and long -term. While fandom often maligns collecting comics as a prurient interest, it requires a love of, and great interest in, the medium -- it's the hobby behind it, and what made these characters, titles, and ideas so popular in the first place.
With the newest reboot of Daredevil, we're apt to get a slew of cheaply-produced TPB reprinting key runs from the second series, driving the prices down even further. This is lamentable and something I hope doesn't occur, but begrudgingly accept as probable. The value of the entire series is now in the hands of the creators of this yet-released incarnation -- and those are very capable hands -- but I also believe Daredevil, and the misdirections and creators behind this price drop, interesting and endearing enough to outlast this short-term fall.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
On Morning Glories - A Review
Morning Glories is short on subtleties and squarely aimed at a target age group I haven't belonged to in years, but it has an air of sophistication that speaks to readers, regardless of age. I am reviewing the first three issues and still have only a general idea as to what is going on, but that is part of the fun of Morning Glories.
Unlike Dollhouse (for example), you know enough that it continues to be interesting. The characters are written in broad, yet clearly defined, strokes which do not require page-long reapplications between issues. Likewise, the plot is streamlined so that the premise is communicated without constant retelling, and moves along quickly enough to keep the book from getting bogged-down by dialogue while leaving plenty of room for character development.
It is too early in the series to make any definite predictions, although the art is improving by leaps and bounds with each one, but Morning Glories is a hell of a good read. It is also an excellent addition to Image's paranormal/horror line, which is proving to be for Image what superheroes are for the Big Two. Of course, Morning Glories could simply be a quirky superhero title yet to reveal its true nature.
Everything else aside, if you enjoy actual sequential art -- real comic books, as a medium and source of entertainment -- I'm not sure there is much better on the market these days than Morning Glories.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Every Other Day Drama
Sorry, guys. A fucking established business (well, the local franchise branch or whatever) got my checking account information and made an "unauthorized ACH" transfer from my account to theirs. I know the company and the players involved, but they are trying to play the Shell/Pyramid Game ("I wasn't here; it was my [district/regional] manager; Corporate handles that," etc.) but I'm having to press charges and the whole nine, none of which I can do until tomorrow since today is Veteran's Day...
Anyway, it's hard trying to "get by" on literally $15 for an entire week -- and who knows how long it will take the authorities to sort this thing out -- but so far, I've managed. I have been reading a lot of the comic books I can't afford and catching-up on the recent TV I've missed, and I'll be reviewing them soon.
Again, I apologize, but this debacle has eaten my week.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Hack/Slash Now Ongoing
Berkeley, CA - 10 November 2010 - Since coming to Image Comics, Tim Seeley's HACK/SLASH has been more popular than ever, with sold-out printings of the first two HACK/SLASH omnibuses and the success of HACK/SLASH: MY FIRST MANIAC, the four-issue miniseries that inaugurated the series' move to Image.
In February, HACK/SLASH returns with an all-new monthly series written by creator Tim Seeley and drawn by MY FIRST MANIAC artist, Dan Leister.
"We've brought in a bunch of new readers with our move to Image, and now felt like a great time to get back into an ongoing series!" Seeley says. "The new series will continue the kind of stories Hack/Slash readers love while being totally accessible to newbies!"
"We couldn't be happier to have an ongoing HACK/SLASH series as part of our 2011 line-up," adds Image Publisher Eric Stephenson. "Tim's a fantastic talent and HACK/SLASH manages to compliment our other horror titles without covering the same ground."
HACK/SLASH returns this February in all-new ongoing series by the creative team behind the hit HACK/SLASH: MY FIRST MANIAC mini! Cassie Hack, killer of killers, and her partner Vlad hunt a slasher who haunts a small town's Make Out Point. Meanwhile, Cat Curio, Former Teen Detective, searches for the man who put her in a coma and the murderous cult that employed him. What she finds will setup the biggest HACK/SLASH story yet. A great jumping-on point for new readers!
HACK/SLASH #1, a 32-page full-color comic book for $3.50, will be in stores February 9, 2011. Catch up on the adventures of Cassie Hack and her monstrous partner Vlad with HACK/SLASH OMNIBUS VOL. 1 Second-Printing ($29.99, APR100408), in stores November 24, 2010; HACK/SLASH OMNIBUS VOL. 2 Second-Printing ($29.99, MAY100447), in stores November 17, 2010; and HACK/SLASH OMNIBUS VOL. 3 ($34.99, JUN100415), in stores December 8, 2010. Also available December 8: HACK/SLASH: MY FIRST MANIAC (trade paperback: $9.99, SEP100461; signed and numbered hardcover: $29.99, SEP100462).
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Weeds
I have recently become addicted to the tv show Weeds! It is already on season 6 but since I got the premium channels that satellite tv hd offers I can watch it Free on Demand. Having said that, watching Weeds has pretty much been my life for the past week. every time I have 30 minutes to spare I pop into the living room and watch an episode. I want to be caught up so that I can watch new episodes as they air. I have always been a big fan of television so I am really excited to have a new show to fill the void that Lost has left. I am still watch Dexter, Survivor and Bones but here is something about Weeds that has me hooked. My boyfriend will watch some episodes with me but he is not as hooked as I am. He likes the dramas more like Law and Order and this new show called Outlaw which I heard may already being canceled. I have watching a lot of the old tv show Charmed too. Me and my sister are both big fans of that so we usually watch it together in the mornings before work while we eat breakfast and drink our morning coffee. I may have to get her addicted to Weeds so that I will have someone to watch with.
McCool's Memoir
Berkeley, CA - In January 2011, Ben McCool, the creative mastermind behind CHOKER, teams up with brilliant artist Nikki Cook (Girl Comics, DMZ) for a haunting tale of mystery and memory loss.
McCool explains, "MEMOIR is a mysterious match up of Twin Peaks and the Twilight Zone, featuring a town devoid of memory, an eager journalist looking to exploit it, and a strange young girl watching over everything -- a young girl who claims to be the daughter of God."
"There'll be plenty of twists and turns as the truth behind Lowesville's surreptitious past is revealed, and with Nikki Cook's exquisite art bringing it all to life, I think MEMOIR is a must-read mini-series for early 2011!" he adds.
The setting of MEMOIR, Lowesville, is a small town in the American Midwest, peaceful and quaint. But one morning the population awakens with no idea of who they are, where they are, or what's happened. The town's memory has been completely erased. All except for the mind of one man... He remembers everything.
MEMOIR #1 (of 6) (NOV100409), a 32-page black-and-white comic book featuring a cover by John Cassaday (Planetary, Captain America), will be in stores January 19th, 2011, for $3.50.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Cleaning: An Update
It's just all action all the time here, huh? There's nothing too important here; just babbling about nothing.
There's a reason I'm not more organized. Technically, I get quite organized about once a year and it lasts about three months, and I have been stuck in this cycle for several years now. Unfortunately, I'm not going to change. That's the wisdom that comes with age. It's not that I've given-up nor that I'm comfortable with it, it's just the truth.
The biggest thing to getting organized is developing a system for organization. This requires creating directory trees, labeling and filing folders (both online and off), and so forth -- at least if you're serious about it -- and all of that has to be done before you can sort the first thing. That is what I've been doing for days now.
Most of it has been with comic books so far, and I told you I ran out of boxes, so I have had to change my system to accommodate the lack of space. The good thing is that I've been able to trim some of the fat from my collection. My strategy is to dump the junk and trade-up. Collecting has always been part of the fun for me, and I'm a completist, so I have a loose plan for getting the comic books I want largely by trading-off the comic books I don't care for.
I am also going over options for the blogs and the site. This is a brand new computer and I'm still configuring it. Most of the programs I use have updated and I am still learning to navigate their new interfaces, how to set them, and the like. I'm sorry I missed the self-imposed deadline, and I realize it's the first Halloween update I've ever missed (so far), but I have a lot on my plate and I'm still working.
That is all.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Berke Breathed - A Nostalgic Interlude
Ain't It Cool has an excellent interview with Berke Breathed, creator of Bloom County, The Outlands, Opus, and other comic strips. Breathed is classy, yet still hilarious, as he answers numerous questions regarding working in the cartooning industry, winning the Pulitzer Prize, the death of newspapers, and more.
Really interesting profile of a cartooning legend and an interesting look inside his mind. Breathed insists he received little respect from fellow cartoonists, whom he says pegged him as the "fraud" he was, but I was blissfully unaware of that during Bloom County's run. As the interview explains, Bloom County, The Far Side, and Calvin and Hobbes stand as the closers for the American comic strip, but forerunners such as Garfield and B.C. set the stage.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Mindless Self Indulgence Book-Signing Appearances
Electro-punk band, Mindless Self Indulgence, sign new book at two events on the West Coast!
Berkeley, CA - November 2010 - Internationally acclaimed electro-punk band, Mindless Self Indulgence, has toured the world. Now, they share their thrilling true tales about life on the road in ADVENTURES INTO MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE, a one-shot illustrated by Jess Fink and released by Image Comics.
To celebrate their first-ever comic book, Mindless Self Indulgence will be in California for a pair of exclusive signings:
MELTDOWN COMICS
Thursday, November 11, 2010
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
7522 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90046
323.851.7223
MISSION COMICS AND ART
Friday, November 12, 2010
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
3520 20th Street, Suite B
San Francisco, CA 94110
415-695-1545
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Hip Replacement Recall
It may seem out of place, but I've known quite a few disabled people in the comics community, and DePuy (Johnson & Johnson) recently recalled nearly 100,000 hip replacement parts. The problems you are experiencing with your replacement hip, should you have one, may have nothing to do with you, your surgery, or your rehabilitation, and you should consult a hip recall lawyer to learn more about the matter.
O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath are personal injury lawyers, covering everything from the aforementioned to wrongful deaths -- they even have a certified Texas Truck Accident Attorney.
O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath – Personal Injury Lawyers – 808 West Avenue, Austin, TX. 78701 – 512-494-9949
On the Psychology Behind Comic Book Characters
Regular CBR contributor, Sonia Harris, wrote an interesting article on psychopathy and the superhero (and supervillain), but her analysis is marred but a fundamental misunderstanding of psychopathic personalities. Most of the comments suffer from similar flaws, though all seem to be working from basically the same source(s).
I am no doctor, but allow me to offer that psychopathy and sociopathy are not the same thing. True psychopaths literally cannot feel emotion, including intellectual superiority. Granted, this is the most extreme form of the disorder, but in order to be considered "psychopathic," it has to be present in some form at all levels. Psychopathic people are almost never able to truly comprehend, on an internal level, that what they do is wrong because they are unable to empathize with those negatively affected by their actions.
In fact, though semantic, one of the primary differences between sociopaths and psychopaths is that the former can at least sympathize with his victims. Sociopaths understand that they are hurting others, they just don't care; this is what makes them Evil. Psychopaths are fundamentally flawed in their emotional makeup (and it is not necessarily genetic / hardwired, although that is a popular outlook in the psychological community), so they cannot be held responsible for their actions -- legally or psychologically.
Psychopaths, whether genetically predisposed to lack feeling or conditioned to do so, are Disaffected Personalities who do not fit-in to society, though they may not make enough waves to draw attention to themselves or their actions. They lack social skills because they fail to relate to others. Genius-level people are not necessarily psychopathic, though they often suffer from similar social problems. Genius-level intellects tend to feel anxiety, depression, and distance from individuals in social situations; psychopaths feel nothing -- they simply cannot relate. Geniuses often fit the profile of Disaffected Personalities, though they do not always identify with, nor behave according to, said profile.
Sociopaths fit into society with little problem, as they not only know how to manipulate others, they actually get-off on it. They most certainly do feel intellectual and emotional superiority to their victims, and they choose victims -- another differentiation between the two types. Sociopaths make plans and plot against others; psychopaths do not (though they may scheme for a specific goal, they rarely have the social skills necessary to manipulate or involve others in their machinations).
It's a good article and some of the comments raise some interesting points, but the conversation is flawed.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Schroedinger's Dilemma
My Image box is actually overflowing: It's so packed, I'm having to move some of them to other boxes so the first few issues don't get The Bends and I have a stack of Image stuff setting beside it that won't fit, no matter 1how I juggle things. (DO NOT JUGGLE YOUR COMIC BOOKS. *)
I now have three boxes full of X-stuff, including the longbox with all the Uncanny X-Men. I'm about to have to go into overrun on Uncanny, too (but I am going to refile a bunch of the old mini-series and one-shots first, to free-up some room). I also can't find my New Mutants #1 (new run). I swear to God some of my comics are literally just disappearing!
Turns out I have almost everything from Shadowland, which makes sense, seeing as how I ordered everything from Shadowland... and am still working on paying for it all. I will certainly read at least most of it at some point, but the interior art for the Shadowland mini looks awful.
I have to read Birds of Prey to see whether or not I want to cancel it, and I'm collecting Charmed regardless. I am not, regardless of whatever else, doing the multi-title crossover, possibly ever again, period. If I start finding that I am unable to follow the titles to which I subscribe because of that, I will cancel them.
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* Kids in Massachusetts
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
No Coverage of Censorship Battle vs. Video Games
I had a guy who is actually a big video game player posting here for a while, but due to the fact that he has an infant, he simply wasn't able to devote much time here, and I don't play video games. Still, there is plenty of coverage of the debacle elsewhere, and I see no need to cover it, though I will say this:
This is a trickier situation than it seems on the surface, as many on the Supreme Court seem to agree. In short, it appears that California is looking to hold video games to a different standard than other forms of entertainment. However, I do understand California lawmakers' concerns, as video games are still largely considered kids' fare and there are few regulations in-place to restrict the sale of such to children, despite ESRB ratings.
Even casual readers know I am virulently anti-censorship, but this is a more complicated issue. If you are interested in it, there is plenty of coverage on both mainstream and "alternative" outlets across the Web.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Disney Junior
Beginning next year (2011), Disney will air short morning blocks of "Disney Junior" on the Disney Channel before dropping SoapNet in favor of the new network, aimed at boys ages two to seven. Marvel cartoons and properties are expected to play a large part in the programming, as they already do on Disney XD, a channel aimed at slightly older boys.
Disney Channel is also looking to expand into the digital arena, though its plans for doing so have not been clearly defined as of this point.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Conan to be Streaming
For those of us who have cut the cord, TBS' new Conan talk show (with Conan O'Brien, of course) will be available online the day after it airs! While clips will be available for anyone, full episodes will only be available in the United States.
Conan premieres on TBS this coming Monday at 10pm, CST.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
AMC Streaming the First Ep of Walking Dead for FREE!
Yep, AMC is streaming the premiere episode of the first season of Walking Dead (based on Robert Kirkman's comic book title of the same name from Image), in case you missed it or just want to watch it again.
I cut the cord over a year ago now and was certain I wouldn't be able to see it, because AMC doesn't do the Hulu thing (yet), but since the 85 senators who were for net neutrality were voted out of office (shocker! -- the media runs everything, really?), I'm sure I can pay an extra $50+ per month to get pay TV online in just a few, short months.
Ah, commercialism. Just can't beat it, can you?
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
Reading Schedule
Alright, so I know I just posted the other day about how I wasn't going to read like half the comic books I've received in the last three months, but I broke-down and started reading Shadowland the other night and I was pleasantly disappointed.
The truth is that lowered expectations actually do offer some protection against disappointment. Which has made me decide to go ahead and read some of the other comics in my collection in no particular order -- after all, they certainly weren't written in any particular order (which is pretty weird, considering the fact that they were planned for like 30 years before release!).
I am looking forward to reading Morning Glories, though.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
So Now We're "Sizeist!?"
Someone wrote something "insensitive" in some magazine about fat people a week or so back (or maybe it was just fat girls) and all the semi-hot chicks and professional Liberals got up-in-arms over the whole thing. Really!?
As a bonafide geek, let me first say that I am all-too familiar with large girls -- until maybe 10 years ago, they were about the only females who attended comic book and fantasy/RPG conventions -- but I have never been attracted to them, and I don't care if they find that hurtful. I do not find junkies, crackwhores, or type-A, pantsuit-wearing, ball-busting career women attractive, either; I'm also partial to brunettes and raven-haired girls, and not so much blondes; I also hate Xians of both sexes. I am not attracted to gay men, either. If any of these people want to hurt themselves because I, a single human being, find them unattractive, then that is lamentable, but not my fault, and I refuse to take responsibility for it.
I suppose I really do exemplify all that is wrong with this country:
I'm a bad person; I said it.
Now, I'm not hoping anyone who disagrees with me hurts him or herself (except the Xians), but why should I have to say that? I don't walk around, saying bad things to others without provocation -- well okay, maybe if I'm drunk or just having a bad day or I just don't like the way they look or it's really funny, but who can blame me for that? Huh!? Come on!
Although few people can delineate, there is a world of difference between saying something hurtful to/about someone and broadcasting them having sex online without their knowledge. There's a world of difference between the person who happens to be black or gay, and the person who wears T-shirts that say "IT'S A BLACK THING, YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND" and segregates himself or insists on flaming around, warbling Cher songs in tube tops and leg warmers. Put more simply: If you are looking to make a statement about yourself in such a way, there is bound to be criticism, and whether or not that is "fair," it's at least as fair as putting-up with your obviously antisocial behavior.
Also, while people cannot change their sexuality, skin color, or similar traits, they most certainly can change their weight and size. I'm not ignorant or being obtuse; I understand that some have medical conditions (be they physical, mental, or emotional) and that it isn't easy to do, but I am unwilling to allow you to censor me or others just because you have a problem with yourself or self-image.
Why aren't fat people castigated for their wastefulness and insensitivity to others? Why aren't there sensitivity classes where fat people are forced to watch videos of starving children and families? Why aren't they forced to seek medical attention or take medicine like socially-deemed "mentally-imbalanced" people? Being fat is very different from, say, having cancer.
YOU AREN'T SICK; YOU'RE FAT!
I'm sure some have no choice but to take this all the wrong way (I don't like stupid people, either, FWIW), but it is what it is: I'm not going out of my way to tell you you need to lose weight -- I honestly don't care if you do or don't -- and I really don't care that much about the whole thing, but I'm not about to coddle your fat ass! That's not gonna happen. We also aren't going to date or "hook-up," and that's not "prejudice," it's my "lifestyle choice."
I suppose you could cry a lot, binge-eat, or maybe hurt yourself because of these things I've said, but the truth is that you don't know me and you aren't likely ever to meet me IRL, so now you have two problems... only one of which is that you're a fatty-fat-fat.
© C Harris Lynn, 2010
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