The world becomes more and more like comic books every day...
(via Q via Random Good Stuff)
Wednesday, 21 February 2007
Monday, 19 February 2007
YACB Bulletins
ITEM! "Capes, flying, and eye lasers are important plot points to a kid." - Eric Powell talks about his upcoming gig on Action Comics.
ITEM! Saw Ghost Rider Saturday night with a group of friends. We laughed a lot. Not because the movie was trying to be funny, but because it was so ridiculous. They trotted out every single super-hero cliche, and possibly even invented a new one or two. It's one of those so-bad-it's-good movies if you're in the right frame of mind.
ITEM! When did scrotum become a bad word?
ITEM! My new favorite Webcomic is XKCD. Very funny.
ITEM! Saw Ghost Rider Saturday night with a group of friends. We laughed a lot. Not because the movie was trying to be funny, but because it was so ridiculous. They trotted out every single super-hero cliche, and possibly even invented a new one or two. It's one of those so-bad-it's-good movies if you're in the right frame of mind.
ITEM! When did scrotum become a bad word?
ITEM! My new favorite Webcomic is XKCD. Very funny.
New Library Comics: Week of February 12, 2007
Here's a list of comics that we added to our library collection last week:
Battaglia, Dino. Due racconti /Milano : Studio Michelangelo, 1998.
The book of boy trouble : gay boy comics with a new attitude /San Francisco, Calif. : Green Candy Press, c2006.
Castells, Ricard. Araia /Onil (Alicante) : Edicions de Ponent, [2003]
Giménez, Carlos, 1941- Los profesionales /Barcelona : Glénat, c2003- vol. 1
Giménez, Carlos, 1941- Paracuellos /Barcelona : Glénat, 2001- vol. 1
Hergé, 1907-1983. Cigars of the pharaoh /Brussels, Belgium : Casterman, 2006, c1984.
Hergé, 1907-1983. The blue lotus /Bruxelles : Casterman, c2006.
Kawashima, Yoshio. Gloom party /Carson, Calif. : Digital Manga ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2006.
Marzocchi, Leila. Niger /Seattle : Fantagraphics Books ; [Bologna, Italy?] : Coconino Press, c2006- no. 1
Nonaka, Eiji. Cromartie High School /Houston, Tex. : ADV Manga, 2005- vol. 1
Prado, Miguelanxo Tangencias. /Barcelona : Norma Editorial, 2006.
Sacco, Joe. But I like it /Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics ; [S.l.] : Distributed in the U.S. by W.W. Norton, 2006.
Battaglia, Dino. Due racconti /Milano : Studio Michelangelo, 1998.
The book of boy trouble : gay boy comics with a new attitude /San Francisco, Calif. : Green Candy Press, c2006.
Castells, Ricard. Araia /Onil (Alicante) : Edicions de Ponent, [2003]
Giménez, Carlos, 1941- Los profesionales /Barcelona : Glénat, c2003- vol. 1
Giménez, Carlos, 1941- Paracuellos /Barcelona : Glénat, 2001- vol. 1
Hergé, 1907-1983. Cigars of the pharaoh /Brussels, Belgium : Casterman, 2006, c1984.
Hergé, 1907-1983. The blue lotus /Bruxelles : Casterman, c2006.
Kawashima, Yoshio. Gloom party /Carson, Calif. : Digital Manga ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2006.
Marzocchi, Leila. Niger /Seattle : Fantagraphics Books ; [Bologna, Italy?] : Coconino Press, c2006- no. 1
Nonaka, Eiji. Cromartie High School /Houston, Tex. : ADV Manga, 2005- vol. 1
Prado, Miguelanxo Tangencias. /Barcelona : Norma Editorial, 2006.
Sacco, Joe. But I like it /Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics ; [S.l.] : Distributed in the U.S. by W.W. Norton, 2006.
Sunday, 18 February 2007
Monkey Covers
Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover.Hokey jokes never go out of style, like on the 1995 cover to Hanna-Barbera Presents #4.
(Standard disclaimer about clueless cartoon gorillas not really being monkeys applies.)
Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.
Friday, 16 February 2007
Someone Else Has Probably Already Made This Observation
So in looking at the two-page spread of the new Fortress of Solitude in last week's Action Comics Annual #10, I noticed that there are statues of the old (pre-Crisis/ZH/Reboot) Legion of Super-Heroes in there, not the current LoSH.Which led me to a realization: The current Supergirl and The Legion of Super-Heroes comic is probably set not in the future of 'New Earth' (i.e. the current DCU), but rather in the future of the 'New Parallel Earth' (or whatever they end up calling it) that is being hinted at.
This would explain why the Supergirl in SatLoSH is different than the one appearing in the modern day DCU. I also seem to recall some multiversing going on in the final issue of the old Legion when the new LoSH was introduced.
Wednesday, 14 February 2007
Who Rules on Amazon?
I checked out the Comics & Graphic Novels bestsellers list on Amazon; I expected that, like in bookstores, manga would rule the day at Amazon, but that's not the case. Here are the current top selling Comics & Graphic Novels at Amazon (edited to remove things on the list which aren't actually comics or graphic novels):
The first manga doesn't appear on the list until position #27!
A couple of caveats:
1) Amazon updates its bestsellers lists hourly, so it'll probably be different by the time you look at it.
2) There are a lot of non-comics books on the list; it's unknown if there are any comics & graphic novels that didn't make the list because they're labeled wrong.
(Manga is a subcategory of Comics & Graphic Novels; there is a separate Manga bestsllers list, and it does track with the broader list.)
Why such a poor showing for manga in Amazon? I have a couple of theories:
1) Amazon's pricing structure usually doesn't give discounts on items priced under $10; since most manga are $9.99 or less, there's no cost savings for ordering most manga on Amazon. (Although that doesn't stop the similarly priced Serenity graphic novel from hitting the top ten.)
2) One needs a credit card to order from Amazon; teenagers--one of manga's major audiences--typically don't have credit cards.
A few more observations about the list:
* 300 on top is not surprising, since the movie comes out next month. Good to see Dark Horse having movie-related product available before the movie for a change.
* Big ticket items make a strong showing, with The Complete Calvin & Hobbes and Lost Girls both in the top 5. Amazon shoppers love those 40% discounts on expensive hardcover box sets!
* Plenty of evergreen titles here, like Watchmen, Dark Knight Returns, V for Vendetta, Persepolis, and Maus.
- 300
- Astonishing X-Men Vol. 3: Torn
- The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
- Watchmen
- Lost Girls
- American Born Chinese
- Serenity: Those Left Behind
- Penny Arcade Volume 3: The Warsun Prophecies
- Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
- Fun Home
- Persepolis
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
- V for Vendetta
- Understanding Comics
- Fables Vol. 8: Wolves
- The Walking Dead, Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life
- Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall
- The Complete Far Side 1980-1994
- Bone: One Volume Edition
- Maus: A Survivor's Tale (box set)
- Lucifer Vol. 11: Evensong
- Bone Volume 1: Out From Boneville
- The Halo Graphic Novel
- Theories of Everything: Selected, Collected, and Health-Inspected Cartoons, 1978-2006
- Fables Vol. 1: Legends in Exile
- Pride of Baghdad
- Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories 2
- Marvel Zombies
- Bleach Vol. 17
- Kingdom Come
- Frank Miller's Complete Sin City Library
- Our Kingdom Vol. 5
- Scrum Bums: A Get Fuzzy Collection
- Y: The Last Man Vol. 8 - Kimono Dragons
- Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
- Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
- Ronin
- The Complete Peanuts 1959-1962 Box Set
- Y: The Last Man Vol. 6: Girl on Girl
- Preludes and Nocturnes (The Sandman, Vol. 1)
- Fables Vol. 2: Animal Farm
- Death Note Vol. 1
- Garfield Blots Out the Sun: His 43rd book
- Try Rebooting Yourself: A Dilbert Collection
- Virtuoso Di Amore
- It's A Magical World: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
- Watchmen (Absolute Edition)
- The Walking Dead Vol. 5: The Best Defense
- Lost Portrait
- Justice: Volume 2
The first manga doesn't appear on the list until position #27!
A couple of caveats:
1) Amazon updates its bestsellers lists hourly, so it'll probably be different by the time you look at it.
2) There are a lot of non-comics books on the list; it's unknown if there are any comics & graphic novels that didn't make the list because they're labeled wrong.
(Manga is a subcategory of Comics & Graphic Novels; there is a separate Manga bestsllers list, and it does track with the broader list.)
Why such a poor showing for manga in Amazon? I have a couple of theories:
1) Amazon's pricing structure usually doesn't give discounts on items priced under $10; since most manga are $9.99 or less, there's no cost savings for ordering most manga on Amazon. (Although that doesn't stop the similarly priced Serenity graphic novel from hitting the top ten.)
2) One needs a credit card to order from Amazon; teenagers--one of manga's major audiences--typically don't have credit cards.
A few more observations about the list:
* 300 on top is not surprising, since the movie comes out next month. Good to see Dark Horse having movie-related product available before the movie for a change.
* Big ticket items make a strong showing, with The Complete Calvin & Hobbes and Lost Girls both in the top 5. Amazon shoppers love those 40% discounts on expensive hardcover box sets!
* Plenty of evergreen titles here, like Watchmen, Dark Knight Returns, V for Vendetta, Persepolis, and Maus.
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