I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin. This is from Natsume Ono, the author of not simple.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Paradise Restaurant?
I read Ristorante Paradiso
I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin. This is from Natsume Ono, the author of not simple.
I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin. This is from Natsume Ono, the author of not simple.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Michael Golden Contributes to Emerald City Comicon Charity Art Book
That's right! One page of DOES feature a fantastic monster piece by artist Michael Golden, while the other pages are illustrated by some of the other greatest names in the sequential arts business, including painter supreme, Mark Texeira.
This year, the annual charity art book "Monsters and Dames," measures 9x12, 48 pages, full color, hardcover, and limited to only 850 copies, individually numbered copies and features contributions from guests appearing at the 2010 show. This great book is available at the ECCC show booth, #604.
Part of the proceeds from "Monsters and Dames," benefits the Seattle Children's Hospital, a premier child health care and pediatric center and recognized as one of the leading US hospitals for children. What a great idea to buy on of these volumes and get it signed by all the creators involved!
In addition, Michael Golden will be in Artists Alley both days of the show to debut his own new sketchbook, "Michael Golden: MORE Heroes and Villains," limited to 580 copies!
While Mark Texeira and Renee Witterstaetter will be signing the new book from Vanguard Productions, "Tex: The Art of Mark Texeira." Renee is the writer as well as the designer of this great new edition, available in hardcover, softcover and deluxe editions.
Other folks joining Golden, Texeira and Witterstaetter at the Emerald City Comic Con include: Leonard Nimoy, Stan Lee, Thomas Jane, Whil Wheaton, Lou Ferrigno, Matt Allred, Brian Michael Bendis, Tim Bradstreet, Kurt Busiek, Matt Fraction. Francesco Francavilla, Barry Kitson, David Mack, Kevin Maguire, Alex Maleev, Ron Marz, Terry Moore, Chris Moreno, Mike Oeming, Jason Pearson, Whilce Portacio, Joe Quesada, Rick Remember, Tone Rodriguez, Tim Sale, Stuart Sayger, Taki Soma, Richard Starkings, Philip Tan, Jill Thompson, Jim Valentino, Mark Waid, Len Wein, Dan Wickline, J.H. Williams III, and many more!
The ECCC will be held March 13th and 14th at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Go to: www.emeraldcitycomicon.com for more details.
The Husband Store - A Joke
One of those email jokes a friend sends me from time to time:
THE HUSBAND STORE:
A store that sells new husbands has opened where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:
You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the products increase as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!
So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads:
Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs
She is intrigued, but continues to the second floor, where the sign reads:
Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids.
'That's nice,' she thinks, 'but I want more.'
So she continues upward. The third floor sign reads:
Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking.
'Wow,' she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.
She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework.
'Oh, mercy me!' she exclaims, 'I can hardly stand it!'
Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak.
She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor, where the sign reads:
Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.
PLEASE NOTE:
To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner opened a New Wives store just across the street.
The first floor has wives that love sex.
The second floor has wives that love sex and have money and like beer
The third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors have never been visited.
THE HUSBAND STORE:
A store that sells new husbands has opened where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:
You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the products increase as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!
So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads:
Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs
She is intrigued, but continues to the second floor, where the sign reads:
Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids.
'That's nice,' she thinks, 'but I want more.'
So she continues upward. The third floor sign reads:
Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking.
'Wow,' she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.
She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework.
'Oh, mercy me!' she exclaims, 'I can hardly stand it!'
Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak.
She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor, where the sign reads:
Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.
PLEASE NOTE:
To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner opened a New Wives store just across the street.
The first floor has wives that love sex.
The second floor has wives that love sex and have money and like beer
The third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors have never been visited.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Because God Don't Sleep: Anti-Gay Politician Busted Being Gay
The California Highway Patrol pulled over Senator Roy Ashburn at 2:00 a.m. Wednesday, after an officer noticed a black Chevy Tahoe swerving at 13th and L Streets. The Sacramento County district attorney says ... Ashburn's blood-alcohol level was .14 percent, when he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving near the Capitol.
Ashburn, a father of four ... has a history of opposing gay rights. Ashburn served six years as a state assemblyman before being elected to the state senate. According to Project Vote Smart, Ashburn's voting record shows he has voted against every gay rights measure in the State Senate since taking office, including Recognizing Out-Of-State Same-Sex Marriages, Harvey Milk Day and Expanding Anti-Discrimination Laws.
From CBS13
Detroit Metal City and the End of Satanic Emperor
I read Detroit Metal City, Vol. 4
I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin. This one wasn't as good as the first three.
I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin. This one wasn't as good as the first three.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
I Reads You Review: HANAKO AND THE TERROR OF ALLEGORY, VOL. 1
Creator: Sakae Esuno with Satsuki Yamashita (translation) and Bryce P. Coleman (English adaptation)
Publishing Information: TOKYOPOP, B&W, paperback, 222 pages, $10.99 (US), $13.99 CAN
Ordering Numbers: ISBN: 978-1-4278-1608-5 (ISBN-13)
The new manga series from TOKYOPOP, Hanako and the Terror of Allegory, has an unwieldy title, but this breezy read offers ghost stories for your afternoon reading delight. Created by Sakae Esuno (Future Diary
), Hanako and the Terror of Allegory is about a detective who battles urban legends come to life.Hanako and the Terror of Allegory, Vol. 1 introduces Detective Daisuke Aso. He usually deals with con artists and cheating spouses, but he is also known as the Allegory Detective… much to his chagrin. Folktales, legends, old wives’ tales, myths, etc. (the killer with hook for a hand who stalks lovers’ lane) have a way of coming to life, and Aso is the man who battles these monsters.
Aso doesn’t fight alone. Kanae Hiranuma is a recent client; she was vexed by the man with an axe hiding under the bed, an allegory come to life and haunting Kanae’s days and nights. Because she was too poor to pay him, Kanae became Aso’s assistant at the Aso Detective Agency. Even there, Kanae finds more weirdness. The agency’s resident computer and tech geek is actually a resident of the office. Hanako is the allegory of the girl in the bathroom.
Hanako and the Terror of Allegory is pretty standard in terms of story structure – inciting incident (usually a customer), complications, climax, and the end. There is a surprising amount of action – fights, chases, and some gunplay, and there is even minor violence and a few panels featuring semi-nudity and sexuality. That is the strange thing about this title: it seems like a teen horror series with a mixture of shojo and shonen elements. However, it has quite a bit of edge, which makes Hanako and the Terror of Allegory just offbeat enough to attract adult fans looking for ghost story manga.
B+
Buy Hanako and the Terror of Allegory Volume 1 (Hanako & the Terror of Allegory)
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