Yaoi Recommendations

It occurs to me that we don't have much of anything really in the realm of yaoi manga represented in our library collection.

My knowledge of the field is rather small, mainly due to my lack of personal interest (pretty much the only yaoi I've read to much extent is Banana Fish, which I think is actually more likely considered shonen-ai). I could surely pull some titles out of the latest Previews, but I don't really know what is considered to be 'the good stuff'.

So, I'll turn it over to readers of this blog: can you recommend two or three yaoi manga that would serve as good representations for our collection?

Please use the comments of this post to give me your suggestions.

Thanks!

SNAP! Day 3: Mini-Comics

Here is a run-down of the various mini-comics I picked up at SNAP! last weekend:


Quitter by J Chris Campbell is an adorable little comic about a robot.


Ozone Jones: Space Worms by Michelangelo Cicerone is a silent min about a space man who faces off against giant space worms.


Wizzah, also by Michelangelo Cicerone, is a free comic book day mini comic that features the title character, a girl wizzard, and her dog as they visit a comic store on Free Comic Book Day.


Are We on Mars Yet? is another free mini, this one by Yul Tolbert, that has Daria and Jane (from MTV's Daria) explaining how we could mount a manned mission to Mars.


Bob Corby describes his Adjustable mini as "a failed 24-hour comic, but still fun." It has robots and aliens and talking dogs and evil clowns.


What would a comic convention in Michigan be without the legendary Matt Feazell? I picked up issues #11-14 of his sublime The Amazing Cynicalman, each full of the funniest stick figure comics ever.


And of course you can't spell Michigan Mini-Comics without mentioning the talented Sean Bieri; I picked up Jape vol. 2 #1 which contains several short and highly entertaining strips.


Donovan Cater's More is about the drudgery of the white-collar corporate world. I picked up #1-2 and enjoyed them both.


And finally there's Cleopatra's Hats, a short and good mini by Suzanne Baumann, which is about hat shopping and PC language.

New Library Comics: Week of October 31, 2005

Here are the comics we got in for our library collection last week:



Brown, Jeffrey (Jeffrey David), 1975- Any easy intimacy /Marietta, Ga. : Top Shelf ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2005.

Cooper, Dennis, 1953- Horror hospital unplugged /New York : Juno Books ; St. Paul, Minn. : Consortium Book Sales and Distribution, c1996.

Dakin, Glenn. Abe : wrong for all the right reasons /Marietta, GA : Top Shelf Productions, c2001.

Feazell, Matt. The amazing Cynicalman /Hamtramck, Mich. : Not Available Books, c2003.

James, Dan. Mosquito /Marietta, Ga. : Top Shelf ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2005.

Madden, Matt. A fine mess /Gainesville, FL : Alternative Comics, c2002- no. 2

Sassaman, Gary. Is this the way to fiction? /Pittsburgh, PA : Ollie Ollie! Oxen Free Press, 1998.

Satrapi, Marjane, 1969- Persepolis 2 : the story of a return /New York : Pantheon Books, c2004.

Wilson, Gahan. "--and then we'll get him!" /New York : Richard Marek, c1978.

Wilson, Gahan. I paint what I see /New York : Simon and Schuster, c1971.

Witzel, Markus Mawil. Die Band /Berlin : Reprodukt, c2004.

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover.

Today's cover is from 1972's Superboy #183. Nick Cardy draws Superbaby putting the smack-down on a big ol' gorilla. That's right: Superbaby. Clark Kent as a toddler, with all his super powers. Can you imagine Ma & Pa Kent trying to give this one a time out?

(standard disclaimer about gorillas not really being monkeys applies)

Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.

Previews-o-Rama?

Does anyone reading this blog miss my Previews-o-Rama posts, where I would go through Previews and point out things that are either purchase-worthy or snark-worthy? I haven't done it for the past couple of months, and I'm wondering if I should bother resuming it? Did you find it useful? Entertaining? Annoying?

Please use the comments and let me know...

(Also, I'm not done with my SNAP round-up, it's just been delayed for a few days due to a busier than usual 'real life'...)

YAFL: Week 8 Results

Here are the results from week 8 of Yet Another Fantasy League:


Secret Six 52
Kickers Inc. 77

The Maxx Squad 12
The Inferior Five 32

Tomorrow Syndicate 50
www.rickgebhardt.net 78

Power Pack 76
Moon Knights 54

Inferior 5 plus 6 44
B.P.R.D. 65

Nine Pound Hammers 61
Danger Limited 83


Current Standings:

   Team                 W-L-T  Pct   Pts  Streak
   -------------------  -----  ----  ---  ------
1. Power Pack           7-1-0  .875  522  W-6
2. B.P.R.D.             6-2-0  .750  540  W-4
3. Inferior 5 plus 6    6-2-0  .750  535  L-2
4. Kickers Inc.         6-2-0  .750  495  W-3
5. Secret Six           4-4-0  .500  542  L-1
6. Nine Pound Hammers   4-4-0  .500  444  L-2
7. Tomorrow Syndicate   3-5-0  .375  500  L-3
8. www.rickgebhardt.net 3-5-0  .375  395  W-1
9. The Inferior Five    3-5-0  .375  385  W-2
10.Danger Limited       2-6-0  .250  467  W-2
11.The Maxx Squad       2-6-0  .250  419  L-3
12.Moon Knights         2-6-0  .250  416  L-4

Week 9 Games:

Danger Limited (2-6-0)
vs.
Kickers Inc. (6-2-0)

Secret Six (4-4-0)
vs.
The Inferior Five (3-5-0)

The Maxx Squad (2-6-0)
vs.
www.rickgebhardt.net (3-5-0)

Tomorrow Syndicate (3-5-0)
vs.
Moon Knights (2-6-0)

Power Pack (7-1-0)
vs.
B.P.R.D. (6-2-0)

Inferior 5 plus 6 (6-2-0)
vs.
Nine Pound Hammers (4-4-0)


In my other Fantasy Leagues, I was thrashed again, 97-50, in my friends & family league (2-5-1, ninth place); won 63-57 in my public league (4-4-0, still eighth place); and scored a disappointing 293.75 points in my Pass & Kick league, which brought me back up to third place.

YAMR: New Music

Playing this week on Yet Another Music Radio: New Music, fifty of my favorite tracks from the current year.


You'll hear music from: Annie; Beady Belle; Bebel Gilberto; Ben Folds; Bethany Dillon; Bettie Serveert; Bill Frisell & Petra Haden; Blue Merle; Brandi Carlile; Bruce Springsteen; Charlotte Hatherley; Christina Milian; Cities of Foam; The Click Five; Courtney Jaye; D'Nell; The Duhks; Emiliana Torrini; The Faders; Imogen Heap; Joy Williams; Kaci Brown; Kathleen Edwards; Laura Cantrell; The Like; Lori McKenna; Melissa Dori Dye; Michael Bublé; Missy Higgins; Plumb; Polly Paulasma; Rachael Yamagata; The Ravonettes; Regina Spektor; Sara Evans; Saving Jane; Shannon McNally; Shelby Lynne; Shooter Jennings & George Jones; Stars; Sugarland; Superchic[k]; Tori Amos; Tristan Prettyman; The Weekend.


That's 3 hours and 15 minutes of musical enjoyment. Give it a whirl!