YACB Miscellany

A few miscellaneous items:

ITEM: If, like me, you get your weekly comic fix from DCBS, you'll be disappointed to hear that their entire overnight shipment was lost this week. Diamond had to send them an emergency shipment though, and packages are starting to go out now.

ITEM: Tomorrow morning I'm giving a presentation at our Librarians' Forum annual show-and-tell: "Why I Love Comics". I'll be talking to a bunch of university librarians about my history of comics collecting, why I like comics, what kind of comics are out there, and then I'll booktalk a bunch of good comics. I can talk about comics for hours, but alas I only have 20-30 min., which is proving to be rather challenging...

ITEM: Of course, we're forecasted to get 5-8" of snow tonight, so I'm guessing that maybe 5 people will show up at 9am for my presentation.

ITEM: The Comics Webblog Update-a-Tron 6000 XP is back up and running today, so we can all get our hourly comic blog fix. A big thanks to the operators there for linking to my CBLDF Fund Drive, prominently up at the top.

ITEM: Also providing linkage are: Johanna, David, Dorian, Gordon, Graeme, TangognaT, and Scott. Thanks all! (Did I miss anyone--it wasn't intentional if I did!)

ITEM: Alas, response so far has been very underwhelming. So far, zero people have come forward with their support. Come on people--there are no ads on this blog, I give away free comics in May and free graphic novels in August--This is all I ask of you! Once a year, give a tax-deductable donation to a worthwhile comic-related cause, and I'll match your giving. 'Tis the season for giving, you know! I should point out that, unlike last year, you don't have to be a first-time member to count towards the goal. Current CBLDF members can renew and/or give an extra $25 donation, and that counts too.

YAFL: Week 13 Results

Here are the results from week 13 of Yet Another Fantasy League:


www.rickgebhardt.net 70
Kickers Inc. 44

Inferior 5 plus 6 65
The Inferior Five 89

Nine Pound Hammers 71
Moon Knights 59

Danger Unlimited 63
B.P.R.D. 59

Secret Six 42
Power Pack 43

The Maxx Squad 67
Tomorrow Syndicate 24



Current Standings:

   Team                 W-L-T  Pct   Pts  Streak
   -------------------  -----  ----  ---  ------
*1.Power Pack          10-3-0  .769  814  W-2
*2.Nine Pound Hammers   9-4-0  .692  786  W-5
*3.B.P.R.D.             8-5-0  .615  833  L-3
*4.Kickers Inc.         8-5-0  .615  770  L-1
 5.www.rickgebhardt.net 7-6-0  .538  684  W-1
 6.Inferior 5 plus 6    6-7-0  .462  853  L-7
 7.Danger Unlimited     6-7-0  .462  818  W-2
 8.Secret Six           6-7-0  .462  818  L-1
 9.Tomorrow Syndicate   6-7-0  .462  803  L-1
10.The Maxx Squad       5-8-0  .385  692  W-1
11.The Inferior Five    4-9-0  .308  714  W-1
12.Moon Knights        3-10-0  .231  645  L-2

Week 14 Games:

Moon Knights
vs.
Kickers Inc.

www.rickgebhardt.net
vs.
The Inferior Five

vs.
Nine Pound Hammers
vs.
B.P.R.D.

Danger Unlimited
vs.
Power Pack

Secret Six
vs.
Tomorrow Syndicate

Inferior 5 plus 6
vs.
The Maxx Squad


This is the last week of the regular fantasy season, and there are still 4 playoff slots remaining. Should be exciting!


In my other Fantasy Leagues it was bad news all around. I lost my fourth straght in my friends & family league, getting creamed 76-26 (3-9-1, down to ninth place, and just half a game out of last place); lost 85-72 in my public league (6-7-0, still in seventh place); and scored a pathetic 170.20 points in my Pass & Kick league, which kept me in fifth place. In Fantasy Basketball I lost 3-5-0 and drapped back down to seventh place (17-21-2 overall).

Christmas Covers - December 8

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Comic Cover Advent Calendar. Just move your mouse over the image to reveal today's special Holiday comic cover. Click on the image to get a larger version.

Today's cover is Liberty Meadows #29, with Brandy & Oscar drawn by Frank Cho.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 17 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(And don't forget Polite Dissent's comic cover advent calendar; Love Manga's advent calendar manga give-away; or my own CBLDF Fund Drive.)