twiceborn
Name: Christian Olson
Bio: living in Korea... don't get my comics until a month after everyone stateside has already read them...
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One Way To Reduce Piracy: Improve The LCS Experience
January 19, 2012 4:29 am There aren't any comic shops where I live, but I haven't resorted to getting my comics illegally. There are plenty of online suppliers that provide a comprehensive catalog, free shipping, bags, boards, and good discounts, depending on how many ongoing titles a customer pulls from week to week. I've been using one of these suppliers for the past three years. It's an honest alternative to the brick and mortar shop. That being said, if there were a good shop nearby, I'd be there on a regular basis.
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Does DC Comics Have a New Logo?
January 18, 2012 6:58 am I heard speculation elsewhere that it might be intended to be in motion, that the D might peel away progressively to reveal the C, and that it might be intended for a property other than the printed comics line.
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Light Week? Try WHISPERS #1, THE SHADE #4, and THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #677
January 10, 2012 11:42 am The Girls minus one brother = Whispers? Sounds uncomfortably curious. It's not a light week, but I'm curious.
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Dave Dorman Offended by Vaughan & Staples’ Breastfeeding SAGA Cover
January 10, 2012 8:50 am yeah, and that lady in the picture only needs one arm to manage the infant
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Dave Dorman Offended by Vaughan & Staples’ Breastfeeding SAGA Cover
January 10, 2012 5:51 am It's a great picture. It should be printed on some country's monetary unit. Some country that wants to make a statement about the strength of diversity and a hope for the future.
Other more perplexing breast feeding scenes can be found in:
The Last Emperor and Game of Thrones.
The former example accounts for a real historic tradition that, if nothing else, sheds light on how different cultures deal with milk exchange.
In 1980 Michigan: my sixth grade teacher came back from her maternity leave for a visit one day and all the girls went into the activity room to watch her breast feed her new babe. I wasn't invited, but at that point in my life, going outside to play dodge ball was a lot more enticing.
Fiona Staple's image is provocative, but it doesn't seem exploitive, and more importantly, in that single image, that triad of figures, a potential reader gets a good indication of what he or she might be in store for.
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What Was Your Favorite Single Issue of 2011?
January 3, 2012 2:32 am yeah, as soon as I decide on a single favorite issue, I remember others... and one title i forgot to consider was Locke & Key, oh- and Scalped as well (and Northlanders). Each of those titles is part of a greater continuum of" favorite reading"and I wouldn't know how to chose just one issue. It would be like throwing darts blindfolded.
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What Was Your Favorite Single Issue of 2011?
January 3, 2012 1:55 am Unwritten 24? Is that the one with the endless winding staircase? If so, that was one of my favorites as well. . It was a great stand alone issue. Could be bound in hardcover as a fractured fairytale of sorts. Like Shel Silverstein's ABCs.
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What Was Your Favorite Single Issue of 2011?
January 3, 2012 1:35 am Amazing Spiderman 655, "no one dies on my watch" for the pensive silent panels, juxtaposing Jonah in his grief against Peter in his, tying both of their journeys together, or at least showing the parallel tracks they are on, if only momentarily, through each one's sense of loss. I forgot about this one, but I think it was early 2011.
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Comic Book Casting: The IRREDEEMABLE Movie
January 2, 2012 9:28 pm Neil McDonough for Plutonian if he's not too old for the part.
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What Was Your Favorite Single Issue of 2011?
January 2, 2012 8:55 pm Batgirl 17, the Stephanie/Damian team up
vs
Batgirl 24 for the touching final panels, revealing what Stephanie might have been dreaming while under the influence of the space parasite plant (always forget what that plant is called)
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