So yesterday afternoon I turned on the TV to watch the live Global Citizen concert and caught one of my favorite artists, Yusuf Islam – formerly known as Cat Stevens – performing songs “Wild World” and, joined by Eddie Vedder, “Father and Son,” both from one of his best albums, 1970’s Tea for the Tillerman. I was singing along and getting back into my ‘60s groove when, all of a sudden, right as he started to sing another song, fucking MSNBC went to commercials!!!!
C’mon, are you kidding me? And to make it even more frustrating, the network did one of those “little boxes” so that you could see Mr. Islam singing, but you couldn’t hear him. Aaagh! Global Citizen’s mission is to end extreme poverty around the world, so I found it extremely disturbing and in incredibly bad taste to have a concert meant to raise awareness and...
C’mon, are you kidding me? And to make it even more frustrating, the network did one of those “little boxes” so that you could see Mr. Islam singing, but you couldn’t hear him. Aaagh! Global Citizen’s mission is to end extreme poverty around the world, so I found it extremely disturbing and in incredibly bad taste to have a concert meant to raise awareness and...
- 9/26/2016
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
When I was smaller, the idea of a Marvel and DC crossover was a dream. Little did I know that there had actually been quite a few crossovers from the 90's. I found out one random day on the internet, and immediately the next day I went to Jim Hanley's Universe to purchase the DC Comics vs. Marvel Comics trade paperback. Wow, seeing these guys on the same page itself was almost too much. I went and bought some of the crossover classics, such fun reads. (The best being Jla/Avengers.) I am not here to talk about those however, I am here to talk about a one-shot from the 95 featuring two unlikely partners: the amazing Spider-Man and the Batman. It's funny, these two are quite the opposite. They're both heroes, and believe in a strong sense of morality. Spidey definitely has more fun with the job, and actually...
- 12/10/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
When I was smaller, the idea of a Marvel and DC crossover was a dream. Little did I know that there had actually been quite a few crossovers from the 90's. I found out one random day on the internet, and immediately the next day I went to Jim Hanley's Universe to purchase the DC Comics vs. Marvel Comics trade paperback. Wow, seeing these guys on the same page itself was almost too much. I went and bought some of the crossover classics, such fun reads. (The best being Jla/Avengers.) I am not here to talk about those however, I am here to talk about a one-shot from the 95 featuring two unlikely partners: the amazing Spider-Man and the Batman. It's funny, these two are quite the opposite. They're both heroes, and believe in a strong sense of morality. Spidey definitely has more fun with the job, and actually...
- 12/10/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
A lot of pixels have been spilled recently about Dark Horse going day-and-date digital at a cheaper price point than the print edition, with many retailers feeling undercut. Mark Millar has said we shouldn’t be doing day-and-date at all:
I really think day and date release is a disastrous idea and makes no economic sense at all to comics as a business. It’s potentially ruinous for comic stores, and in the long term it’s not going to do publishers any favors either.
Brian Wood has a more nuanced point of view:
No sane creator, or publisher, wants to see comic shops hurt. We all have emotional connections to them, to the idea of them, and we count owners and employees as personal friends. We aren’t looking for digital to steal customers away from shops, but rather to be an additive thing, to be an additional source of income.
I really think day and date release is a disastrous idea and makes no economic sense at all to comics as a business. It’s potentially ruinous for comic stores, and in the long term it’s not going to do publishers any favors either.
Brian Wood has a more nuanced point of view:
No sane creator, or publisher, wants to see comic shops hurt. We all have emotional connections to them, to the idea of them, and we count owners and employees as personal friends. We aren’t looking for digital to steal customers away from shops, but rather to be an additive thing, to be an additional source of income.
- 12/9/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Midsomer Murders
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Kieran Kinsella
On 6 September, Acorn Media are set to release Midsomer Murders: set 18 on DVD. This set contains three stories that have never aired in the United States and if you are a fan of the series you will not want to miss out on these episodes. Each of the stories is 100 minutes long which means that you get five hours of top notch drama when you buy the set.
Former Bergerac star John Nettles resumes his role as Dci Barnaby while Jason Hughes returns as his able assistant DS Ben Jones. When you buy this set you get to learn more about the latter because the third disc includes a fascinating 23 minute interview in which Welshman Jason Hughes talks frankly about how he broke into acting and what it is like working with John Nettles.
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Kieran Kinsella
On 6 September, Acorn Media are set to release Midsomer Murders: set 18 on DVD. This set contains three stories that have never aired in the United States and if you are a fan of the series you will not want to miss out on these episodes. Each of the stories is 100 minutes long which means that you get five hours of top notch drama when you buy the set.
Former Bergerac star John Nettles resumes his role as Dci Barnaby while Jason Hughes returns as his able assistant DS Ben Jones. When you buy this set you get to learn more about the latter because the third disc includes a fascinating 23 minute interview in which Welshman Jason Hughes talks frankly about how he broke into acting and what it is like working with John Nettles.
- 9/3/2011
- by admin
I’ve had a very strange feeling the last few months.
I’m not talking about that feeling you get when you think that history isn’t going along the right path and that you’re living in an alternate universe where people you know and love have changed– I’ve had that feeling since December 12, 2000.
No, I’m talking about how everybody in comics is talking about Flashpoint and a changed comics universe. Because twenty-five years ago, that’s what Flashpoint meant to me– and meant to a lot of other comics fans on Long Island.
In the summer of 1986 at 106 West Broadway, Port Jefferson, NY, Flashpoint was a comic book shop with a bit of a sideline in science fiction and robots. It was arguably the best store on the island. Yes, there was Port Comics down in Medford which Brevoort swore by, and the Batcave in Bay Shore,...
I’m not talking about that feeling you get when you think that history isn’t going along the right path and that you’re living in an alternate universe where people you know and love have changed– I’ve had that feeling since December 12, 2000.
No, I’m talking about how everybody in comics is talking about Flashpoint and a changed comics universe. Because twenty-five years ago, that’s what Flashpoint meant to me– and meant to a lot of other comics fans on Long Island.
In the summer of 1986 at 106 West Broadway, Port Jefferson, NY, Flashpoint was a comic book shop with a bit of a sideline in science fiction and robots. It was arguably the best store on the island. Yes, there was Port Comics down in Medford which Brevoort swore by, and the Batcave in Bay Shore,...
- 5/11/2011
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Former DC Comics and Marvel comic book artist Chris Walker gives us a inside perspective on fanboy culture with Anti-Matter, an original web series comedy "about a NY comic store, its staff, and the regulars that drive them crazy." The series, starring Jill Butterfield, Christina Calph, Shannon Coffey, Kaite Johnson, Julie Katz, Aaron Kheifets, Pedro Lee, Kirstan Perry, Davram Stiefler, Justin Tyler, and Walter Vincent, is written and directed by Walker, who produces Anti-Matter on nights and weekends out of real-world New York comic book store Jim Hanley's Universe. “The basis for the humor in Anti-Matter is that as a comic fan, you’re hanging out with your buds and probably being an ass at someone’s place of business,” Walker told Wired.com. “I know because I was that guy. I’d come by Hanley’s and talk smack on new comics every Wednesday with everyone in the store right up until closing,...
- 1/3/2011
- by Drew Baldwin
- Tubefilter.com
I almost did it. I almost got out of a bookstore Without buying something. You see, as my family and friends know, I love going to bookstores—so much the better if they also, as the Borders and Barnes & Noble chains do, stock DVDs and CDs and feature coffee shops. Why, that means they have Everything I might need to survive the day (except for Dr. Pepper, pepperoni pizza and action figures). Any bookstore that might add those items to its merchandise mix would have my eternal gratitude. Shrimp cocktails would be nice, too. And BBQ potato chips.
Anyhow, the thing is once I enter a bookstore, I find myself compelled, psychologically speaking, to buy something to exit. Now, this isn’t really a problem in some ways—there are Always the latest volumes of the mystery series I follow to acquire, new history books, graphic novels, magazines, DVDs, movie soundtracks; in short,...
Anyhow, the thing is once I enter a bookstore, I find myself compelled, psychologically speaking, to buy something to exit. Now, this isn’t really a problem in some ways—there are Always the latest volumes of the mystery series I follow to acquire, new history books, graphic novels, magazines, DVDs, movie soundtracks; in short,...
- 11/2/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (David McDonnell)
- Starlog
This week’s “Pull of the Week” Captain America #600 has already sold out. The epic 600 issue series milestone has been announced to go to a second printing with a variant cover featuring the interior art splash page from artist Butch Guice. Following the mainstream media attention the issue received and the comic being released on Monday as opposed to the regular Wednesday ship date, this has been the most talked about issue of Captain America since Steve Rogers was shot and killed two years ago.
About the milestone issue, David Gabriel, Marvel Senior Vice-President of Sales & Circulation, had this to say: “First and foremost, I’d like to thank all those retailers who made this amazing event possible by participating in this special advance release on Monday. Despite what might have been the largest overprint we’ve ever done for a book, copies sold out well before even the early on sale date.
About the milestone issue, David Gabriel, Marvel Senior Vice-President of Sales & Circulation, had this to say: “First and foremost, I’d like to thank all those retailers who made this amazing event possible by participating in this special advance release on Monday. Despite what might have been the largest overprint we’ve ever done for a book, copies sold out well before even the early on sale date.
- 6/18/2009
- by John Carle
- The Flickcast
Comics writer Mark Sable was detained by Tsa security guards at Lax this past weekend when they discovered inflammatory material in a script for Sable’s new Boom Studios miniseries Unthinkable. The comic series follows members of a government think tank that was tasked with coming up with 9/11-type “unthinkable” terrorist scenarios that now are coming true.
Sable was detained while traveling from Lax to NYC to attend a signing for the premiere of Unthinkable #1 at Jim Hanley’s Universe this Wednesday, May 13th.
Fans and friends were made aware of the Tsa detention when Sable Twittered about the events after he was released.
Sable wrote Boom! Studios a more in-depth version of the encounter to release to the public:
"Flying from Los Angeles to New York for a signing at Jim Hanley's Universe Wednesday (May 13th), I was flagged at the gate for ‘extra screening’. I was subjected to not one,...
Sable was detained while traveling from Lax to NYC to attend a signing for the premiere of Unthinkable #1 at Jim Hanley’s Universe this Wednesday, May 13th.
Fans and friends were made aware of the Tsa detention when Sable Twittered about the events after he was released.
Sable wrote Boom! Studios a more in-depth version of the encounter to release to the public:
"Flying from Los Angeles to New York for a signing at Jim Hanley's Universe Wednesday (May 13th), I was flagged at the gate for ‘extra screening’. I was subjected to not one,...
- 5/12/2009
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
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