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This gal abuses her comics

Eve Tushnet blogs about the whole monthly comics vs. trades discussion. Interesting perspective, considering I’m totally different from her. I treat my trade paperbacks extra carefully because they’re actual expensive books. But then, I take good care of my monthly comics, too. If I wanted comics to be disposable, I’d buy them printed on toilet…

November 7, 2003
Maybe this isn’t the best news piece title?

We’ve mentioned this subject before, but I’d like to comment on the way this news story is written: “Kim Jong-Il becomes an unlikely hero of Japanese manga” I don’t know why this is the title of the piece. I was getting extremely angry reading it because of its use of the word “hero.” I thought…

November 7, 2003
100 Scariest Movie Scenes of All Time?

Yes indeed!

November 7, 2003
CrossGen, DC, Image First Looks

Comics Continuum has first looks for CrossGen, DC and Image. Previews include Route 666, Brath, JSA, H-E-R-O, G.I. Joe and Gotham Central.

November 6, 2003
“Blankets” is going strong!

Here! Comic book news! ICv2 News – Blankets Sales Hit 20,000

November 6, 2003
Last non-comic news of the day

Okay, so linking you to cheap software was a bust. How about Free Money???

November 6, 2003
ACME Products Catalog

Amazing! The ORIGINAL Illustrated Catalog Of ACME Products really does have every product offered by ACME. Even Earthquake Pills! And yet, not one word about the massive lawsuit against them by one of their biggest customers. Truth in labeling laws should have brought ACME down ages ago.

November 6, 2003
Follow-up on O.E.M. post

Microsoft’s page on legal packaging makes it very clear that O.E.M. products are intended to be packaged with new PCs…and you can tell if your copy is legit because it should come with a certificate of authenticity. Guess I won’t be getting my $60 copy of Office XP.

November 6, 2003
Texas convention news

Just a reminder that I will be at Wizard World Texas in Arlington to promote Job Wanted. We’re going to have a booth for Shooting Star Comics…that’s right, a booth, not a table in artist’s alley…so be sure to look for us. Joining me will be Scott McCullar, Roz Terrill, John Morgan Neal and Jayme…

November 6, 2003
OEM Software

I have a few O.E.M. (Original Equipment Manufacturer) products. I wouldn’t even own Microsoft Office ’97 if not for my best friend working for a software company where he could buy an OEM copy and give it to me for Christmas. And I recently bought Norton System Utilities from Webworm and am quite satisfied at…

November 6, 2003

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