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CBN node list ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] On the Net by David LeBlanc David LeBlanc [ComicBkNet@aol.com] Editor The Comic Book Net Electronic Magazine How about them Yankees? Dave Letterman comes to Boston tonight. I spent the good part of today trying to get a Boca internal 28.8 fax modem to work properly on my desktop. After much trial and error I finally have it running in Dos, and running properly with Qmodem for Windows and America Online as well. Netcom does not seem to want to recognize this special software you have to run to make the damn thing work. Well, this was a gift so it is not as bad as it could be but it certainly is a bitch how they have made things so difficult to just plug in and use. A modem is a piece of hardware that in my mind should just be there, and turn on when you need it without having to have *special* software to make it run. Too much room for conflicts with the software I am *trying* to get it to run. The advantage of using it with Netcom is to do Web browsing faster, but since AOL is going to a flat $20 a month in December it won't matter too much anymore. Now, here is a public service announcement for all US citizens of voting age. This is a serious subject to me. Part of the reason we enjoy the life in this country is because we are free to choose who will represent us in the halls of the government institutions. Yes, this is a choice that is our duty to make. But more importantly it is your right and privilege. Don't let the important decisions that affect you, your family, your friends, your children fall to the whims of the lock stepping political rump-swabs who have no mind of their own. It takes the free thinking concerned citizens, who are not afraid to vote for the right person despite their party affiliation or learn the issues behind the ballot questions and make educated decisions that will make a difference. Don't fall prey to last minute "my guy can't win anyway" which is only a cop out. There is more than one contest and one vote can make a difference. Many important votes ares decided by the tie breaking vote of the Vice President, various contests throughout our history have been decided by one or a few votes. Many races declared over the day before had decidedly different outcomes the day after. Don't let the pundits dissuade you from exercising your right to be counted. Most importantly, you can take pride in knowing you at least stood up for your candidates and your beliefs. And while the contenders pray for rain and the incumbents sit fat thumb and happy, assured of an easy victory, no one can change your ability to decide which is the best for your city, state and country. Take the time to stand up and be counted. If you don't, then you also give up your right to complain about the outcome. Be involved, get others involved, do the right thing. Sheesh, good thing this only comes around once a year. And I'll be just as happy as anyone to see these never ending mud slinging tv ads come to an end. They are an insult to us all. Hey, this is my column, I get to rant once in a while. ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [2] Letters to the Editor If you want to comment on this or any previous issue, want to offer something for us to publish, or just want to shamelessly suck up to the editor to try and get your name in print send Email to: ComicBkNet@aol.com Note: letters of comment, complete with the sender's Email address, may be used in future issues of the CBN E-Mag unless you specifically request us NOT to use them. Email address will be withheld upon request. +++++ Date: 96-10-26 14:34:59 EDT From: Jpaulmorr To: ComicBknet Thank you I enjoy the weekly news and views. Has anyone ever offered to review mainstream(i.e. DC,Marvel) for you? I know that is available everywhere but the weekly publication of your e-zine would get news about hot,good titles and stinkers out. Just an idea... [We welcome all intelligent, well written reviews and though we seem to feature more of the non mainstream here, it is not intentional that other more mainstream books are not reviewed. Most of what I review is due to courtesy to the people who send me stuff to give my opinion on. DC and Marvel haven't done that lately.] +++++ From: bugsy@roguemedia.com.hk (Casey Lau) Hi David, I keep meaning to send this to you but I keep getting sucked into your magazine. I just wanted to say that CBEM is the best thing I've found about comics on the web. And getting it e-mailed to me every week is just icing on the cake. [Always good to here from a satisfied customer] If you need some writers in the future please feel free to ask me, I run a comic page called comicganda at http://www.hk.super.net/~rogue And we do reviews of comics we like. Mostly mainstream stuff, with a little bit of wit. Check it out sometime, I'd love to hear what you think. [Hmm.. read the above comments ] Lastly, are you sponsored by America Online? Do you get paid for doing CBEM? Just curious? [If CBEM was sponsored by AOL, it probably wouldn't be mailed out free. In fact most of what is on AOL is paid for by the companies doing it. In return for an electronic audience they provide a need for people to use AOL. Anyway, I have an account on AOL which I use for the Web page and screen name for Email. The mag was conceived as a vehicle to advertise the Comic Book Network while spreading the word about really good comics that some of us on the network enjoy. I/WE don't get paid anything, and contribute our time and cost of the online service to promote the network, the Emag, and the comic book hobby.] +++++ From:copybook@CAM.ORG (J.Torres) To: ComicBkNet@aol.com (David LeBlanc) David! Thank you very much for the terrific review of TCT #2! I'm glad you enjoyed the issue. And I can't tell you how appreciative I am of the plug. The reviews for TCT have been overwhelmingly positive, however, sales aren't all that good. For now. I'm staying optimistic :) With such a "quiet" concept I'm sure it'll take a while to get some real notice. But it shouldn't be long now, especially with the help of people like you! All the best, J. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [+] j.torres [^] T H E C O P Y B O O K T A L E S [!] copybook@cam.org [=] the story of an 80s kid reluctantly [x] montreal, quebec [$] becoming an adult in the 90s... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +++++ [TRIVIA CONTEST] Last week's question: When did Apocalypse first appear? (in what comic?) +++++ Apocalypse's first appearance was a camo in X-Factor #5. His first full -blown appearance was the next issue, in X-FFactor #6. SSymco +++++ From: gaudetr@UMoncton.ca (Regis Gaudet) Apocalypse first appeared in a promotional squib in Marvel Age. However, the answer you guys are looking for is X-Factor #6, by Bob Layton. Front cover shows Apocalypse's giant floating head. How symbolic. Danny Sichel (eds7466@umoncton.ca) (retconned.out.of.existence@lsh.org) +++++ From: desada@igs.net (dave desabrais) Apolcalypse first full appearance was in X-factor 6, but he showed up as a shadow in X-Factor #5 +++++ From: e@bigfoot.com (Eli Zweifach) If I remember correctly Apocalypse first appeared on the last page of X-Factor #5 that is of course X-Men history has been changed once again. :) BTW, thanks for the fun cheesy prize, yum. +++++ From: cct107@psu.edu (Chad Trout) I reliaze this is to late to win but this makes two weeks in a row that I know the answer. Apocalypse had a cameo in issue 5 of X-Factor and his first full appearance was in issue 6. +++++ From: whegdish@Oakland.edu (whegdish) apocyolypse first appeared in x-factor #5 (in shadow in #4) +++++ From: ThorIsCool Apocalypse had a cameo in X-Factor #5 and his first full appearance was X-Factor #6 +++++ From: jdeneef@publishnet.nl (Marlous de Neef) To: ComicBkNet@aol.com (David LeBlanc) His first appearance was actually in X-Factor #5 (6/86), as a cameo. His first full appearance was in X-Factor #6 (7/86). +++++ From: 3dfw@qlink.queensu.ca (Wong Daniel F) Apocalypse first appeared courtesy of his shadow in X-Factor#5. It was a cameo, but it is his first appearance nonetheless...... +++++ From: spike@hermes.medchem.purdue.edu (Mark C. Wahle) ANSWER: X-Factor 6 +++++ From: Jpaulmorr answer to trivia ? is X Factor #5 +++++ From: cscherer@mgl.ca (Martin Scherer) Apocyplse first appeared in X-Factor Number 5(cameo) and First Fully appeared in X-Factor 6. But X-factor 5 is considered his first apperance. +++++ From: isc50080@leonis.nus.sg (U-KnOwHo) He first appear in X-Factor #5 (just a shadow). He made a full appearance in X-Factor #6 +++++ Apocalypse cameoed in X-Factor#5 and made a full appearance in X-Factor#6. Since I didn't know whether you meant his first or full appearance I included both. Marques Stewart +++++ From: X Mimic CR Apacalypse first appeared in X-Factor # 6. I think. I wouldv'e sent this almost an hour earlier but my nappy sister was using the phone. Now I don't think I am first. Dang. +++++ [Well, you were not the first, but a second time winner was!] From: rjp1224@hci.net (Jay Perry) The first appearance of Apocalypse as a shadow was in X-Factor #5. The first full appearance was X-Factor #6. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THIS WEEK'S TRIVIA QUESTION: Who created the Original Green Lantern Oath? BONUS: What word in Hal Jordan's oath was eventually changed? YOU MUST GET THE FIRST PART RIGHT TO EARN THE BONUS! IMPORTANT RULES NOTICE: The first correct answer to reach the editor wins the CHEEZY PRIZE(tm). The editor will be the sole judge as to which guess arrived first! Please be sporting and send only one guess at a time. LIMIT: ONE PRIZE PER MONTH PER PERSON! Submit your own trivia and win the CHEEZY PRIZE(tm) if you can stump the readers! You MUST submit the correct answer with your question. ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [3] CBN Insider - News, gossip and rumors from around the industry. From Mike Rhode _Jules Feiffer: Cartoons and Manuscripts_ recently opened at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. Feiffer has been a comics professional for over 50 years, working first in Will Eisner's shop and then moving into political cartooning. The exhibit covers Feiffer's entire professional career including a Clifford page from _The Spirit_ comic, drawings for books such as _Munro_ (the story of a 4 year old who was drafted into the Army), illustrations from his Village Voice New York City newspaper strips _Sick, Sick, Sick_ and _Feiffer_, posters from his playwriting and miscellaneous pieces like his script to the _Popeye_ movie. The very earliest pieces are drawings and comic books done when Feiffer was a child; his mother had saved them convinced that he'd be a professional cartoonist. In his opening-night lecture, Feiffer said his mother was the only Jewish mother who thought being a cartoonist would be a road to success. The exhibit ends with Feiffer's recent material like the possibly-autobiographical children's book _The Man in the Ceiling_, a story of a young cartoonist. Feiffer continues to publish his political humor in _The Village Voice_. The exhibit, commemorating Feiffer's donation of his works to the Library, runs through January 31, 1997. An 8 page brochure including a checklist of Feiffer's work was produced for the show. This is a very attractive and well-done show and anyone with an interest in political cartooning should see it. +++++ GLEN COVE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 1996--Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKLM) today announced that it expects to report a net loss for Fiscal Year 1996, which ended Aug. 31, 1996, significantly in excess of prior market expectations and a net loss for the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 1996 of at least $140 million due in part to the establishment of significant additional reserves. The Company plans to announce its fourth-quarter and fiscal year-end results by the end of November 1996. This loss is attributable, in part, to the additional write-off of receivables, to the establishment of further reserves in the fourth-quarter for receivables, to severance charges and the reduction of certain deferred costs, as well as fourth-quarter operating losses. The Company cautioned that results reported today are preliminary and that actual results could vary significantly from this estimate. The Company also stated that, due to the anticipated loss, it would fail to meet certain fiscal year- end financial covenants in its bank credit facilities and that it had begun discussions with its lenders seeking waivers and a restructuring of the facilities. [Their stock dropped 1 1/4 to 3 3/4 the next day] +++++ Last time we reported that this month's Overstreet Fan speculated a revival of Eclipse with heavy involvement by Jim Valentino. Jim has denied any such goings on and Larry Marder classified the buy of the Eclipse licenses as done to keep other people from meddling with them. Nothing is planned short or long term right now. ++++ Guy Gardner flew fighter jets in combat and piloted the space shuttle into orbit. HUH? When did all this happen? And why is it being reported in USA Today? Well, it made me look twice. In the October 29th issue they are describing the new Chief of Regulation and Certification for the Federal Aviation Administration. Heh, heh, can you Imagine THE Guy Gardner:Warrior as an enforcer for the feds? +++++ Tom Brevoort of Marvel has confirmed online that Issue #8 of MARVEL FANFARE will be the last. +++++ Fabian Nicieza has revealed that the EVENT ISSUE of X-O Manowar, scheduled for April 1997, will reveal the story of the suit during World War Two and why it did not afford the Nazi's victory. Written by Waid & Augustyn and penciled by Doug Braithwaite it will not only feature Nazi X-O but the Golden Age VALIANT WWII Heroes! +++++ Comic Cafe reports that George Perez decided to leave the Silver Surfer after the death of Mark Gruenwald. J.M. Dematteis will write and David Wohl will pencil when the book starts in a new direction. . . most of the Extreme books will be cancelled until January when they will crossover to Maximum Press. . .Painkiller Jane will be coming from Event Comics in January or February and a Gabril mini-series is also planned. . .Event Comics will have George Perez's creator-owned mini-series called Crimson Plague starting in June. George will use real people as characters, many whom he met at conventions. +++++ From this week's CSNsider in Comic Shop News #489, lots of stuff we already told you about, plus. . . [and this one falls under "I'll believe it when I see it!] - Matt Wagner is working on MAGE II and it will be published by Image. . .Dark Horse Presents #117 in January has new ALIENS story from Mike Barr and Gene Colan . . . the first Asterix tale is 5 years has been released in France and sold incredibly well, an American edition of the graphic novel is in the works. . . Dark Horse is funding a scholarship to the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art in memory of Jack Kirby. . . The signed and numbered Vampirella Death & Destruction Satin Edition was mistakenly priced at $99.95 instead of$59.95. . . Betty Page Comics:Spicy Adventures coming in January will be done for Dark Horse by Jim Silke. . . The Mysterymen will debut in a preview included in Bob Burden's Flaming Carrot Annual in January. . . The next level of "limited edition" has been announced by Chaos. It will be limited to only one copy and will be a prize for a contest in Evil Ernie Vs. The Movie Monsters and Chastity #1. THE OMEGA EDITION is said to be costing $1000 to produce and will be awarded in April. . .Topps will release an X-Files trade paperback in January collecting the series from #7-12 and the first annual. . . Matt Broome takes over the art chores on HAZARD with #7. . . the publisher of iNDY Magazine will be publishing a comic as well. Jeff Mason will put out a 24 page book title SPECTACLES, a 24 page quarterly from Xeric Award winner Jon Lewis . . .Angel Girl is coming from Angel Entertainment in January in black and white by David Campiti, Al Rio and Edde Wagner. . . Kabuki and Strangers in Paradise will share guest appearances soon. ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [4] Rich's Revelations: Almost November Rich Johnston This month: Marvel heroes, Marvel X-heroes, Top Cow stuff, Sleaze Castle, Alan Moore and libellous rumours. Take your pick Heroes Reborn has been a big success for Marvel, with orders up to half a million. The good old days, eh? So what next. Frank Miller back on Daredevil and Walt Simonson back on Thor are possibilities. Even Mike Zeck on The Punisher. We could also look forward to an Ant-Man/Hercules series in 97, by Bob Layton. Shanna The She-Devil is looking for a revival. The resolution of Heroes Reborn may occur thanks to Quasar, who goes looking for them, using the Star Brand. Timothy Zahn may write this SF series, and it reads like a Mark Gruenwald tribute to me. We could also see Alpha Flight, Werewolf By Night, Black Panther, Dazzler and Longshot, Cloak and Dagger and The Rawhide Kid make returns as Marvel goes to the vault to exploit what it sees as the market resurgence in 1997 and 1998. Even Power Pack may return, aged five years. Howard Mackie and Tomm Coker are doing a sequel to Logan: Path of the Warrior, exploring more pre-Weapon X history of this feral character. Shadow Society will also star Carol Danvers. Andy Kubert leaves Wolverine to join The Incredible Hulk, doing nine issues a year. Anthony Winn will replace fill-in artist Val Semieks on Wolverine. Anthony is more familiar to Top Cow readers and may signal a return to Wolverine by Marc Silvestri, in an attempt to bring sales back to Wolverine's glory days of over a million. Wolvie fans will be pleased to see the adamantium returning. The Silver Surfer will also be getting the Top Cow treatment, and George Perez will find himself being booted off yet another Heroes Reborn title. Witchblade's David Wohl will be taking over creative duties on the title. Sleaze Castle 7 1/2 is out, telling half of issue 8, in which we find out just how Panda can be pregnant. Yes, folks, it's alternate dimensions again! The Sleaze Castle calendar will also be delayed till next year. Caption 97 WILL be happening. But will the UKCAC? No news so far... but its such an institution that someone will have to do something. Dave Sim says that Jeff Mason can "bite me!" Alan Moore's Plans: An interactive CD-Rom called "The Moon And Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre Of Marvels", based on the CD of the same name. Co-collaborators include Dave Gibbons and Tim Perkins. Big Numbers: "it looks increasingly likely that it will be turned into a British TV series by award-winning producer Alex Usborne." Other works include "a personal autobiography in comic form, about my own experiences, or apparent experiences, with magic. Which I think would be like... Harvey Pekar meets Doctor Strange.." From Hell: There will be a second appendix to From Hell, the Dance Of The Gull Snatchers and that'll come out as a separate little twenty-four page comic later this year... End of the Century: "I've currently been looking at the end of the century. There was something grand about the way in which the 1800s rose to their climax. I don't see much that is grand today. So what I thought was, what about a visionary magazine. Neil Gaiman would like to be in on it, Oscar Zarate, Dave Gibbons, Brian Bolland. I could see a people like maybe P. Craig Russell, Charles Vess, ones who have kind of a visionary quality to their work. I would also like people from outside comics, Iain Sinclair, Brian Catling, Aaron Williamson, Peter Ackroyd. We're thinking of something large format, beautifully produced, a limited edition, very expensive, like RAW." Lost Girls: "That's two-thirds finished, and I'm pleased with it. The reaction from women has been wonderful. We're going overboard on the girliness of this. This is why we put boxes of chocolates on the front, because everyone knows that women are sexually aroused by chocolate. Kitchen Sink are doing us proud. It's an all-women editorial team, who are just as girly as we are. They stick all the little bits of lace and things like that around the stuff, they love doing it. They don't very often get the chance to do a comic that can have flowers all over it, and things like that. It'll probably get a few meaningless awards, and sell about twenty thousand copies like From Hell does. When we bring it out as a book, however, then we're going to push it to the mass market. Because I think that sex is a big crossover. Superheroes, no. Sex, yeah, that's generally guaranteed to get people's attention. According to Fabian Nicieza, the difference between Ennis' Shadowman and Delano's Shadowman is that "There's still a lot of swearing, there's still a lot of shooting, running around and ripping people's heads off but they discuss it first." Marvel's packagers have told Marvel that they will not be able to reach demanded performance times according to contract. But what can Marvel do about it? Keep shipping badly through Heroes World, of course! It happens so often that I get a news story so juicy it's unrepeatable. Well this is one about Bob Layton. And I want to tell you all, but I just can't because it could ruin him and could be libellous if I wasn't able to back him up. Damn. Buy me a drink at a UKCAC and I'll tell you. But I have additional information to a previous Rich's Revelations that alleged that a chunk of X-Files 1 from Topps were stolen from Diamond UK before they were shipped to the rest of the UK. Basically it's been backed up, and linked to someone who then went on to sell hundreds of the issue at top prices. On that note, a whole pile of X-O Manowars 1 seem to have gone missing this week too, leading a number of shops to be massively allocated. Is any of this true? Diamond shipped full orders. British shops didn't get them. Something is happening-- but what? Rich Johnston Twist and Shout Comics. Order Dirtbag and the X-Flies wherever you see out name. Seriously. If you don't advance re-order X-Flies Bug Hunt 1 now... are you sure you could find a copy? ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [5] Marvel gets new Chairman/CEO NEW YORK, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Scott M. Sassa has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of Andrews Group. Andrews Group is the unit of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings that manages and develops its entertainment properties and owns an 81% interest in Marvel Entertainment Group (NYSE: MRV). Mr. Sassa's mission is to move Andrews into new areas now that one of its major assets, New World Communications Group Incorporated (Nasdaq-NNM: NWCG), is being sold to News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWSPR). Most recently, Mr. Sassa served as president of Turner Entertainment Group and as a member of the Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Board of Directors and the TBS Executive Committee. "Scott is widely recognized for building Turner into one of the industry's premier entertainment organizations by developing new and existing properties and brands and leveraging content across a broad array of media and product applications," said Ronald O. Perelman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, the parent of Andrews Group. "His skill and experience are ideal for the future of Andrews as our vehicle in the entertainment industry." Andrews Group Chief Executive Officer, William C. Bevins, who had worked at Turner with Mr. Sassa, said, "With the sale of New World and the opportunities before us at Marvel, Andrews Group is facing a dynamic future which will require leadership with vision and creativity as well as road-tested, high-level experience. Scott brings all of these elements and more to his new responsibilities. We are delighted to welcome him to our team." One of Mr. Sassa's first assignments at Andrews Group will be the assumption of the roles of Chairman and CEO of Marvel Entertainment Group and to press its many recent initiatives. Among these are the formation of Marvel Studios to expedite the production of Marvel theatrical film and television shows; the creation of Marvel Interactive to exploit Marvel content in new media; and the joint venture with Planet Hollywood to develop a chain of Marvel Mania theme restaurants. At Turner, Mr. Sassa launched seven networks over a seven year period. Since 1992, he has been responsible for all operations and programming for TBS Superstation, Turner Network Television, Cartoon Network, Turner Classic Movies, and Turner's international entertainment networks in Europe, Asia and Latin America; Turner Home Video, Turner Licensing and Merchandising, Turner Publishing, and Turner New Media; and Turner Original Productions, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. and Turner Pictures. Mr. Sassa was named executive vice president of Turner Network Television in 1988, where he was instrumental in the network's launch, the largest to that time, with 17 million subscribers. Mr. Sassa came to TNT from Ohlmeyer Communications Co., where he served as vice president/new business development from 1987. Prior to that, he was vice president/network management for Fox Broadcasting Co., where he also ran advertising, promotions, operations and administration. At Turner, he also became known for his expertise and affinity for animated product through his revitalization of the Johnny Quest, Space Ghost and Scooby Doo Hanna-Barbera characters. ++++++++++ [Thanks to Shiloh999 here is what we believe is the hierarchy of the Marvel management] Ron Perelman, Chairman and CEO of MacAndrews and Forbes Holdings, parent of the Andrews Group. William C. Bevins, CEO of the Andrews Group. Scott M. Sassa, President and COO (Chief Operating Officer) of the Andrews Group, parent of Marvel Entertainment Group. Scott M. Sassa, Chairman and CEO of Marvel Entertainment Group. David J. Schreff, President and COO of Marvel Entertainment Group. ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [6] Keep up with DePace by Mike DePace MADMAN COMICS #11 Dark Horse Comics (Legend) Story/Art: Mike Allred Oh boy! Another episode of Madman Comics! Yippee! Madman Comics is like watching Saturday morning cartoons with a bowl of Count Chocula and my trusty Donald Duck spoon. Just in time for Halloween, folks. Get 'em while they're hot. In our continuing story... we find Frank Einstein (Madman) in somewhat of a trance. He's been reduced to mumbling incoherence and seems to be carrying on conversations with himself. But in reality he's talking (telepathically) with Dr. Boiffard, his creator (or re-creator as it seems). The good doctor is in need of help because his brain has expanded to the size of a weather balloon (sounds like some people I know). Frank's friends are concerned for him and they try to get through to him but he just ignores them, he's a man on a mission. Also throughout the story, Madman is struggling with accepting an inevitable evolution to something new and mysterious and his repressed past as a notorious human. Much intrigue here... The writing is simple and direct. I like that for this book. Even though the book comes out once in a blue moon, there is a continuing story here and it keeps your attention. It's interesting and entertaining. The dialogue in this book fits the motif well (more on the motif in the next paragraph). I've got to admit though, in past Madman books, the dialogue was much zippier than in this book. You can almost tell that the writer and artist are one. The artwork is subtlety simplified. It's just great. The posing, action panels and even the onomatopoeia's all contribute to the pop culture-ish, child-like world of Madman. The outline inking is so thick it reminds me of the comic books from the 50's and 60's. Even the coloring is simple enough to remind the reader of the old days of silver age. I don't think that anyone else could write or draw Madman other than Allred himself. BTW, if you're into Allred, check out his artwork in Untold Tales of Spidey '96, cool stuff! I'm not going to B.S. I'm not going to hard-sell (I've got nothing to gain from doing that). This book is fun. It's what comic books are supposed to be. It's kind of hard to explain but I'll try. Remember the excitement you felt when you were a kid in a comic shop or at a newsstand? Remember the heroes, the flashy colors, the action and the super powers? It's like, you knew this stuff was cool when you didn't even know what cool was. That's Madman. This book is so unique, I just love it. Buy it, experience it, love it. What do you think? Questions? Comments? I'd love to hear from you. miked@usaor.net ;^) ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [7] WORDS HARD AS STEEL by Brian Babyok Thundergod #2 Writer: Christopher Golden Artists: Albert Debnam What a week! I purchased a bunch of great comics that I hope to get around to reading and a few I hope to review. For right now let me dig into the way back pile and give you my thoughts on Thundergod. At first I didn't even think that this would make it. Now however I hope that it not only makes it, but gets the recognition that it deserves. It is a very well written tale by novelist Christopher Golden that focuses on Thor as we have never seen him before. The short version is that Thor was imprisoned for a hundred years and is set free in America 1996 where dark elves and other nasties have infiltrated. Now Thor and his wife, Sif are the only two gods that care enough about earth to help it in it's hour of need. Issue two features Thor returning home to ask his father Odin why he didn't help him out . And why he isn't doing anything about what's going on down on Earth. Needless to say Odin, doesn't like to be questioned and gives him the boot. The artwork is a little rough but it's improving with each issue. Give it a shot and let me know what you think. Next week I will bring you a review of my favorite artists Bill Willingham and his new book Coventry. Also as a response to Michael DePace's comment in his column; thanks for the kind welcome and comments and I look forward to reading your column, just in case you pick up something good that I might have missed. Questions or comments? Contact me at: Brian Babyok weirdling1@aol.com ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [8] Just In by Justin Steiner I'd like to apologize for not having a column the last two weeks. I should be back on track now and hope to continue on a weekly basis. And please, let me know how I'm doing. This week, I'd like to do some shorter reviews of material I picked up at the UPC/ICE show in Chicago a few weeks back. I had a good time at the show and enjoyed chatting with various comics professionals; the show itself seemed to be reasonably successful, with members of the comics industry mixing with people producing zines and poetry and more. On with the reviews... THE COPYBOOK TALES #2 $2.95. 24 pgs. Written by J Torres, Illustrated by Tim Levins. Published by Slave Labor Graphics, 979 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose, CA 95128. Yes, I know David reviewed this comic in his "My View" last issue and he did a good job of it. So why am I reviewing it too? To convince you to buy it, to order it from your shop even, because it's that good. THE COPYBOOK TALES is appealing on a number of levels. It is the story of Jaime and Thatcher, twenty-somethings who are pursuing their dream of publishing a comic book. And it is also the story of Jaime and his friends when they were younger, in those innocent wonderful days of the 1980s. And I think it is especially poignant for those of us who grew up as comic book fans in that time period (like me). J Torres does a good job of weaving the two time periods into a seamless story. This issue is built around Halloween (among other things) and proves that life is very cyclical in nature - costumes can always be misunderstood and it's never easy dealing with women. Torres also handles comedy very well, most notably in the sequence that pokes fun at the art in many of today's super-hero comics. Tim Levins is the perfect artist for this book. His art is crisp and clean, with easily recognizable characters who are realistically drawn. And the opening homage to the animated Batman television series is superbly done. And as an aside to David, yes, Jaime and Thatcher are pretty close to what J and Tim look like in real life. This book is wonderful fun and deserves the widest audience possible. I hope you will give it a try. CREEPSVILLE #1,2 $4.95 each. 64 pgs. each. Written and Illustrated by Various, Edited by Frank Kurtz. Published by Laughing Reindeer Press, 1045 E. Wilson Ave., Lombard, IL 61048. Much more than a comic book, CREEPSVILLE is Frank Kurtz's latest project. For those of you who don't recognize the name, Kurtz was involved with the late, great HERO ILLUSTRATED. With this project, he has turned from writing about comics to writing comics. The lead feature in every issue is "Creepily," written and drawn by Kurtz himself. Creepsville is a twon full of strange creatures and strange occurrences. The focus is on the Malone family, some of whom may be more than they seem (such as the daughter being a vampire). This strip takes a humorous and scary look at the goings-on around town and is loads of fun. Every issue also includes "Black Sun," a look at Japanese live action (among other things) by Roy Ware. The subject matter is something I'm not very interested in but the column is well-written and informative. Kurtz also includes a "Review-O-Rama," which reviews various items related (or not) to the overall theme of the comic - such as old monster movies, super-hero figures, and more. Again, this section is nicely done. There are more comics too, in the form of Greg Hyland's (from LETHARGIC LAD) "Criswell's America" and Mark A. Nelson's "Crab Boy." Both are enjoyable; the latter is an hilarious parody of monsters and super-heroes. And in the second issue, Kurtz also produces "Hoodwink," a look at bungling super-villains as they recount their most recent failures. My favorite has to be Evil Ricky - "My computer crashed! I don't want to talk about it!" As you can probably gather from my review, the main thrust of CREEPSVILLE is fun. If you pick this up, you're guaranteed a good time. And there's nothing wrong with that. jsteiner@netnitco.net ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [9] My View by David LeBlanc MYTHIC COMICS 81 Townsgate Dr. #906 Thornhill, Ontario Canada L4J 8E6 http://www.thenerve2.com/mythicom E-mail garyain@pathcom.com Gary Ainsworth was kind enough to send 3 comics currently being offered by Mythic with instructions to read 'em, review 'em, pass 'em around and generally spread the *good* word about Mythic. I have visited the web site and there are some interesting things for you to look at, aside from the books in this review, among them a promising parody of the Dark Knight. Anyway, it seems like these Canadians are putting major effort into comics that are apart from the ordinary and worth taking a look at. Ainsworth also advertises "Preney & Ainsworth Publications Inc" in the pages of the comics as a full service print shop for artists and small publishers so if you are in the market for that check it out. Now for the reviews. GRIMLOCK #2 Plot: Jerry Beck & Tony Viccaro Created by Jerry Beck Story: Tony Viccaro Art: Jerry Beck Lettering: Tony & the Pac Rule #1 in publishing: BE SURE you give the creators proper credit. The credits on this issue are on the inside front cover and are sadly illegible. I got them off an ad in another comic. (sigh!) That is about the only fault I found with this comic. This is a tale which has its roots in the life after death tradition of Frankenstein's monster. Grimlock is aware that his body is not his and he has memories of a life once lived. He is a grotesque simulation of the human form. Actually he reminds me of the Hulk, and Sludge. He is oversized and muscular. This issue starts with him helping an unfortunate victim of street thugs, and those thugs have a connection with his past. The other main player is a detective, Keith Ericson, who evidently has the goods on a Dr. Mondrian who is responsible for the reincarnation of Grimlock. This is an interesting take on on the hero(?) who is perceived as a monster and has some things to find out about his past. The art is very moody and dark and fits the tone very well. It shows a true knowledge of the craft in the panel arrangement and flow as well as the mood it sets from beginning to end. It is an intriguing tale which is worth another look when the next issue is out. There is some mystery and some interesting developments that make you want to know more about this character. Well done! LEITMOTIV #1 Everything by: Timothy II I am not sure what to make of this one. It starts out intriguing enough with a break in in a high tech office by a mercenary with a bat and a gun. The dialogue is bit mundane ("Thanks, I was hoping you would do that") as the invader makes her way to her objective. She is a cyborg who is at the door of her objective and . .. we are suddenly thrown 2 weeks into the future and into outer space and a ship that is trying to penetrate the Sende Var system with no transition from the previous segment. We see that the people on this ship are going to try to slip into the planet below even as their ship is being challenged by authorities. So a couple of escape vehicles sneak to the planet and we follow their occupants as they try to carry out their mission, whatever that is. Frankly I found this all too confusing to follow. Any comic that makes me go back a second time to try and understand what is going on is not at the top of my list. What is the purpose of the cyborg at the start and what connection is there with the rest? I don't know. And the plot of the rest does not grab me enough to want to find out. Sorry Timothy II, you may know where you are going with this but it is too obscure for me to want to find out. The art is very stylish, with a sort of Mobeius quality to it, but the subplots are all mysteries with no clue as to the big picture. You get the feeling if you stick around for 4 or 5 issues it will start to make sense, but at $3 a shot, I would rather be entertained. BRUISER #2 Story: Angelo Furlan Art: Pia J. Guerra Inks: Peter Palmiotti Cover: (variant) Dan Ng with Patrick Lee (regular) Geof Darrow I saved the best for last. This Angelo guy has a knack for attracting some really fantastic artists to draw his stories. Fans of "Sinnamon" know that M. Gerald Delaney is a superb master of the female form. In Bruiser, Angelo has found another photo-realistic artist with an even keener sense of the way to tell a story in pictures. In fact, I like Pia's work a bit more, as it has more fluid style with more emotion in the characters and more style in the action. There is no doubt that this artist is top notch and should have a long career ahead of her. As to the story, well Bruiser is kind of a fun hero. He gained some strength and invulnerability from some tainted toothpaste made by Seaton-Windham Company a while back. In fact, he is not the only one that was affected, though he was lucky it was not a disaster as in some cases. Now, he is trying to help a female executive from the company find others like him and earn a few bucks doing it. Right now it is his only source of income he being a house husband otherwise. The pair head off to Toronto to follow up on a lead, and the lady has more than business in mind for our hero. They confront the group of teenagers they are looking for and meet a couple of allies along the way. There is a bit of fun and a few inside jokes that sometimes poke fun at comic creators, and I'll bet more than one Canadian specific joke is in here as well (is Johnny Canuck really Captain Canuck?) The last two pages show us a glimpse of a former foe who will surely cause problems once again, and the foundations of more mysteries that Angelo likes to weave through his stories. The only problem I had was the fact that Bruiser maintained his cover the whole time, mask and all, on the plane, through customs, and on the streets walking around to protect his identity. Uh, this is a bit too much to believe, that the company would have that much pull, or even that once in Canada he couldn't just walk around unobserved rather than stand out in the crowd with the mask. I don't get it. Other than that it is a fun book and a good point to jump on and join the fun. ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [10] New Comic Book Releases List by Charles LePage ncrl@fair.net NCRL: New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, November 6, 1996, compiled by Charles LePage. This is the *preliminary* list and is not complete. The completed list is posted weekly, usually Monday evening, at rec.arts. comics.info, http://www.america.net/~cslepage/ncrl.html, and Compuserve's Comics Publishers Forum. PUBLISHER, TITLE, ISSUE NUMBER, PRICE IN U.S. DOLLARS ACADEMY Robotech II Return To Macross #37, 2.95 Robotech II Sentinels Halloween Special, 2.95 Robotech II Sentinels Wedding Portrait (deluxe ed.), 6.95 Robotech II Sentinels Wedding Portrait (limited ed.), 4.95 Robotech II The Sentinels Book IV #11, 2.95 ACCLAIM Grackle #3 (of 4), 2.95 Gravediggers #4 (of 4), 2.95 Ninjak #1, 2.50 ANTARCTIC Amazing Adventures Of Professor Jones #1 (of 4), 2.95 Cell #2 (of 3), 2.95 Collected Silbuster TPB #1 (AA), 10.95 Furrlough #47, 3.95 Ninja High School TPB #10, 10.95 October Yen #3 (of 3), 2.95 ARCHIE Betty #45, 1.50 Pals N Gals Double Digest #23, 2.75 Sonic Live Special #1, 2.00 BONGO Simpsons #25, 2.25 CHAOS Evil Ernie: Youth Gone Wild TPB (AA), 9.95 Lady Death: The Crucible #1 (Leather Edition), 19.95 COMIC SHOP NEWS Comic Shop News #490, free CRUSADE Shi: Way Of The Warrior #10, 2.95 DARK HORSE Oh My Goddess: 1-555-GODDESS TPB, 12.95 DC Batman: Dark Knight Returns 10th Annv. Slipcase Ed., 100.00 Batman: Dark Knight Returns Retail Poster, 5.95 Batman: Gordons Law #2 (of 4), 1.95 Batman: Shadow Of The Bat #58, 1.95 Cyberella #5, 2.25 DC/Marvel: Access #2 (of 4), 1.95 Farewell Moonshadow TPB, 7.95 Flash Plus #1, 2.95 Green Lantern #82, 1.75 Hardware #46, 2.50 Justice League A Midsummers Nightmare TPB, 8.95 Lobo: Death & Taxes #4 (of 4), 2.25 Nightwing #4, 1.95 Pinky And The Brain #7, 1.75 Power Of Shazam #22, 1.75 Preacher #21, 2.50 Seekers Into Mystery #12, 2.50 Showcase 96 #12 (of 12), 2.95 Starman #26, 2.25 Steel #34, 1.95 Superman #119, 1.95 Superman Adventures #3, 1.75 Terminal City #7 (of 9), 2.50 DEEP-SEA Reid Fleming Toughest Milkman Comics #4 (3rd print), 2.95 HARRIS Vampirella #1 (Commemorative Edition), 2.95 HOMAGE Astro City Vol. II #3, 2.5 IMAGE Allegra #3, 2.50 Backlash #25, 3.95 Black Ops TPB, 14.95 DV8 #2, 2.50 Leave It To Chance #3, 2.50 Shattered Image #3, 2.50 Spawn #54, 1.95 Supreme #43, 2.50 KEVLAR Horseman #1, 2.95 KRAUSE Comic Buyer's Guide #1200, 2.95 MARVEL 101 New Ways To End The Clone Saga, 2.50 All-New Marvel Try-Out Book, 24.95 Angels of Destruction #1, 2.50 Angels of Destruction #1 (gold stamped), ? Cable #39, 1.95 Daredevil #360, 1.50 Deadpool: Circle Chase TPB, 12.95 Disney Comic Hits #16, 1.50 Fantastic Four #3 (Heroes Reborn), 1.95 Fantastic Four #1 (gold stamped), ? Maverick #1 (of 1), 2.95 Mystique & Sabretooth #2 (of 4), 1.95 Rune: Hearts Of Darkness #2, 1.50 Sensational Spider-Man #12, 1.95 Star Trek: Deep Space 9 #2, 1.95 Uncanny Origins #5, 0.99 Uncanny X-Men #340, 1.95 MAXIMUM Avengelyne #7, 2.99 NBM Tarzan Vol. #17, 37.50 Tarzan Vol. #17 (S/N), 60.00 SLAVE LABOR Caffeine #4, 2.95 Johnny The Homicidal Maniac #4 (2nd printing), 2.95 Money Talks #3, 2.95 SLEEPING GIANT Threshold #2 (of 2), 2.50 TOP COW Witchblade #10, 2.50 TOPPS Lady Rawhide #1, 2.95 TRADING CARDS Fifty Concrete Watercolors T/C Set, 14.95 Fifty Concrete Watercolors T/C Uncut Sheet, 19.95 VEROTIK Sunglasses After Dark #5 (resolicited), 2.95 WIZARD Inquest Guide To Collectible Card Games #20, 3.99 ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [A] E-Mag Info: Submissions, Subscriptions, Back Issues, Copyrights SUBMISSIONS ----------- To submit an article, review, column, etc to our e-mag, simply E-mail it to the editor at: ComicBkNet@aol.com If you have access to the ComicBook Net, submit your articles for consideration in any ComicBook Net conference and leave me a message in the CBN: E-Mag conference giving me permission to use the article. 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