I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin (which has FREE smart phone apps).
Monday, November 15, 2010
The Evolution of Sophie Crumb
I read Sophie Crumb: Evolution of a Crazy Artist
I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin (which has FREE smart phone apps).
I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin (which has FREE smart phone apps).
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Next Man News and Links
Press release:
Nextman.com, links updated art and news; available world wide mobile; more MICKEY THE Z art released
Nextman.com, the official website of the classic Comici/Comico/Comic Company A series, has the latest links to news portals, and expands worldwide thru outlets like Wowio; Next Man original art soon available. Also, a MICKEY THE Z peek, Comici art.
PRLog (Press Release) – Oct 28, 2010 – VETERAN SUPER HEROES FIND NEW LIFE
What's Next, Man, Comic Book Groundbreaker celebrates a Quarter Century; Available on mobile phones, computers world wide thru out lets like Wowio.com;
Mickey the Z, new characters coming to Comici; Media news and Entertainment site to celebrate 25 years of groundbreaking series, begins ground work for new generation of Brand New Heroes!
Entercomx.com: What's Next, Man Media news and Entertainment site to celebrate 25 years of groundbreaking series, now featured digitally online at Wowio, other online outlets
The nowadays commonplace subjects like Euthinasia, and the aftermath of the Vietnam war were not talked about too much in the mid eighties in comics. Roger Mc Kenzie and Vince Argondezzi brought the eclectic Next Man to the independent comics realm in the those heady days, and in doing so, opened up the subject matter to these and many other issues, in quite a dramatic fashion.
Mercy killing, cancer, government corruption and excess were brought to the forefront in this series; It's where the award winning writer, Mc Kenzie, of the Hulk, Captain America and Ghost Writer, and cartoonist/commercial artist/ illustrator Argondezzi, who would later go on to lend his skills to the majors also, brought about a cacophony of racing motorcycles, government agents,computers, and secret projects into a thoughtful and introspective romp into the unknown.
The ever curious floating computer known as Cubit quiries David Boyd's boyhood friend , Boone, dying of Dioxn poison from his experiences in Vietnam…
“Does death hurt, Boonie?”
“No”, answers Boone, hacking away…”But dying does..”
Moments like this were abundant thru the series. At times tense and exciting, at times subdued and thoughtful, Mc Kenzie lays down the same enjoyable weave which readers of Daredevil and Elektra came to love. Argondezzi's pencils and art direction contributed to the rigorous creative pace, structurally and also cosmetically pointing the book in an almost avant garde direction, forcing superb inks from other young craftmen such as Bill Anderson, Jerry Ordway, and others.
After five color issues and a Black and White edition in the nineties from Comico and Comic Company A , the series has yet to be concluded… Now the original series is available online!! Tune in at http://www.wowio.com/users/product.asp?BookId=6723
http://entercomx.com/, and http://nextman.com, for the latest news, and to see what's Next, Man!!
Nextman.com, links updated art and news; available world wide mobile; more MICKEY THE Z art released
Nextman.com, the official website of the classic Comici/Comico/Comic Company A series, has the latest links to news portals, and expands worldwide thru outlets like Wowio; Next Man original art soon available. Also, a MICKEY THE Z peek, Comici art.
PRLog (Press Release) – Oct 28, 2010 – VETERAN SUPER HEROES FIND NEW LIFE
What's Next, Man, Comic Book Groundbreaker celebrates a Quarter Century; Available on mobile phones, computers world wide thru out lets like Wowio.com;
Mickey the Z, new characters coming to Comici; Media news and Entertainment site to celebrate 25 years of groundbreaking series, begins ground work for new generation of Brand New Heroes!
Entercomx.com: What's Next, Man Media news and Entertainment site to celebrate 25 years of groundbreaking series, now featured digitally online at Wowio, other online outlets
The nowadays commonplace subjects like Euthinasia, and the aftermath of the Vietnam war were not talked about too much in the mid eighties in comics. Roger Mc Kenzie and Vince Argondezzi brought the eclectic Next Man to the independent comics realm in the those heady days, and in doing so, opened up the subject matter to these and many other issues, in quite a dramatic fashion.
Mercy killing, cancer, government corruption and excess were brought to the forefront in this series; It's where the award winning writer, Mc Kenzie, of the Hulk, Captain America and Ghost Writer, and cartoonist/commercial artist/ illustrator Argondezzi, who would later go on to lend his skills to the majors also, brought about a cacophony of racing motorcycles, government agents,computers, and secret projects into a thoughtful and introspective romp into the unknown.
The ever curious floating computer known as Cubit quiries David Boyd's boyhood friend , Boone, dying of Dioxn poison from his experiences in Vietnam…
“Does death hurt, Boonie?”
“No”, answers Boone, hacking away…”But dying does..”
Moments like this were abundant thru the series. At times tense and exciting, at times subdued and thoughtful, Mc Kenzie lays down the same enjoyable weave which readers of Daredevil and Elektra came to love. Argondezzi's pencils and art direction contributed to the rigorous creative pace, structurally and also cosmetically pointing the book in an almost avant garde direction, forcing superb inks from other young craftmen such as Bill Anderson, Jerry Ordway, and others.
After five color issues and a Black and White edition in the nineties from Comico and Comic Company A , the series has yet to be concluded… Now the original series is available online!! Tune in at http://www.wowio.com/users/product.asp?BookId=6723
http://entercomx.com/, and http://nextman.com, for the latest news, and to see what's Next, Man!!
Saturday, November 13, 2010
I Reads You Review: HELL GIRL, VOL. 7/8/9
Creator: Miyuki Eto; The Jigoku Shoujo Project (creators); Gemma Collinge (translation and adaptation)
Publishing Information: Del Rey Manga, paperback-B&W, 512 pages, $21.99 (US), $24.99 CAN
Ordering Numbers: ISBN: 978-0-345-51220-8 (ISBN-13)
Rating: “OT” for “Ages 16+”
Hell Girl is a manga concept created by The Jigoku Shoujo Project, with the actual manga produced by creator Miyuki Eto. Hell Girl is basically a shojo, horror anthology series and revenge fantasy about teen girls holding grudges that turn out bad for everyone involved.
When someone really thirsts for revenge or wishes to protect herself or her loved ones, she can visit Hell Correspondence, a website that only appears at midnight. Writing the name of an enemy on the website summons Hell Girl, who will kill an enemy and drag him or her to hell! But there’s a price (There’s always a price!). When the person who makes the request dies, that person’s soul also goes to hell.
Del Rey Manga publishes Hell Girl in North America in single volumes – a total of nine. Del Rey has also collected the series in mini-omnibus editions collecting three volumes at a time in one paperback. In Hell Girl, Vol. 7/8/9, secrets and origins are revealed, and Hell Girl must save a life, instead of condemn it.
Hell Girl is creepy simply because of the depictions of people being dragged to hell. The creepy factor goes up because Hell Girl looks exactly like a typically cute shojo manga heroine. – one right out of an Arina Tanemura manga. Hell Girl succeeds as a revenge drama because Miyuki Eto succeeds in telling heart-rending tales of betrayal, even ultimate betrayal. When a husband sells his wife into prostitution for a loan, that will get the reader to buy into the idea of payback-is-a-mutha type vengeance. Although the series has run its course, Hell Girl is a keeper, one worth remembering and reading again because good revenge/horror comic books are infrequent. Hell Girl is the EC Comics of manga.
A-
Picasso's Got a Brand New Bag
I read Genkaku Picasso, Vol. 1
I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin (which has FREE smart phone apps).
I posted a review at the Comic Book Bin (which has FREE smart phone apps).
Friday, November 12, 2010
Lucid #2 Now in Stores
LUCID #2 (OF 4)
Retail Price: $3.95 U.S.
Page Count: 24 pages
Format: saddle bound, 6.625” x 10.25”, full color
On-sale date: November 10, 2010
Written by Michael McMillian
Illustrated by Anna Wieszczyk
Cover by Anna Wieszczyk
Things are heating up at the House at Dupont Circle! What is the Prophecy of the Pendragon? What Occult weapon threatens the fate the United States…for the second time? And what exactly is an Astral Amplifier?! LUCID #2 takes you one more giant leap into the strange world of Matthew Dee as the novice Combat Mage races against the clock to prevent President’s Day from becoming a National Day of Mourning! Written by “True Blood” actor Michael McMillian and illustrated by newcomer Anna Wieszczyk, LUCID is Archaia’s first title published in association with Zachary Quinto (“Heroes,” “Star Trek”) and his company, Before the Door.
T +13 (Contains material suitable for teen readers age 13 and above)
Retail Price: $3.95 U.S.
Page Count: 24 pages
Format: saddle bound, 6.625” x 10.25”, full color
On-sale date: November 10, 2010
Written by Michael McMillian
Illustrated by Anna Wieszczyk
Cover by Anna Wieszczyk
Things are heating up at the House at Dupont Circle! What is the Prophecy of the Pendragon? What Occult weapon threatens the fate the United States…for the second time? And what exactly is an Astral Amplifier?! LUCID #2 takes you one more giant leap into the strange world of Matthew Dee as the novice Combat Mage races against the clock to prevent President’s Day from becoming a National Day of Mourning! Written by “True Blood” actor Michael McMillian and illustrated by newcomer Anna Wieszczyk, LUCID is Archaia’s first title published in association with Zachary Quinto (“Heroes,” “Star Trek”) and his company, Before the Door.
T +13 (Contains material suitable for teen readers age 13 and above)
DIEHARD Studio Announces "Learn*Design*Grow"
Press release:
LEARN*DESIGN*GROWSWEEPSTAKES
Washington, NJ (November 2010) --DIEHARD Studio is pleased to announce a new monthly Sweepstakes called Learn*Design*Grow. This Sweepstakes is for people who want to Learn, Design and Grow their creative skills. The concept is from the Art Director of the hit animated TV series Mutant League, creator of the successful Hamster Vice comic book series, and the newly released children’s book Screamer’s Kinda Scary Tales.
The Sweepstakes is open to anyone who is a resident of the USA. All entrants must be 18 years or older to enter and win. The retail value of each video tutorial is $99.00. The concept of the Sweepstakes is simple – visit www.diehardstudio.com and register to win one Virtual Training Company video tutorial of your choice, offered exclusively on the DIEHARD Studio website. DIEHARD Studio will randomly select two winners per month to win a tutorial. What a great sweepstakes! You select the video tutorial that you want to win! It doesn’t get any better than that!
DIEHARD Studio will notify the two winners on or about December 6, 2010 and will award the Sweepstakes winnings. DIEHARD Studio plans to promote the winners on the website (http://www.diehardstudio.com/), in press releases, and on social network services.
For more information about the Learn*Design*Grow Sweepstakes, visit http://www.diehardstudio.com/ to register for your chance to win!
LEARN*DESIGN*GROWSWEEPSTAKES
Washington, NJ (November 2010) --DIEHARD Studio is pleased to announce a new monthly Sweepstakes called Learn*Design*Grow. This Sweepstakes is for people who want to Learn, Design and Grow their creative skills. The concept is from the Art Director of the hit animated TV series Mutant League, creator of the successful Hamster Vice comic book series, and the newly released children’s book Screamer’s Kinda Scary Tales.
The Sweepstakes is open to anyone who is a resident of the USA. All entrants must be 18 years or older to enter and win. The retail value of each video tutorial is $99.00. The concept of the Sweepstakes is simple – visit www.diehardstudio.com and register to win one Virtual Training Company video tutorial of your choice, offered exclusively on the DIEHARD Studio website. DIEHARD Studio will randomly select two winners per month to win a tutorial. What a great sweepstakes! You select the video tutorial that you want to win! It doesn’t get any better than that!
DIEHARD Studio will notify the two winners on or about December 6, 2010 and will award the Sweepstakes winnings. DIEHARD Studio plans to promote the winners on the website (http://www.diehardstudio.com/), in press releases, and on social network services.
For more information about the Learn*Design*Grow Sweepstakes, visit http://www.diehardstudio.com/ to register for your chance to win!
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