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[4] Network Buzz ............................ News/gossip/rumors [5] Interviews: Robert Young, Steve Murphy, Chris Wisnia ................. Paul Dale Roberts [6] Interviews: Wilson Hill, Derrick Fish, Richard Comely, Sean Stephen & Daniel Velez ................. Richard Vasseur [7] My Life With Comic Books ................ Paul Howley [8] Lines on Paper .......................... Bruce Canwell [9] O'Shea's Offhand Opinons ................ Tim O'Shea [10] Suspended Animation ..................... Michael Vance [11] Silva Shado Reviews ..................... Sarah Haslett [12] Thoughts To Be Heard .................... Jeff Clifford [13] ComiX-FAN Reviews........................ Eric J. Moreels [14] What About Bob? ......................... Robert Taylor [15] M.O.E. Reviews .......................... Paul Dale Roberts [16] My View: ROB HANES ADVENTURES ........... David LeBlanc [17] New Comic Book Releases List ............ Charles LePage [18] HYPE! & LINKS Section ................... Various _________________________________________________________________ World Wide Web Home Page-->> http://members.aol.com/ComicBkNet Mailed by Yahoo!: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComicBookNetworkEmag WEEKLY HTML WEB EDITION at -->> http://www.digitalwebbing.com/cbem ----------------------------------------------------------------- o \o/ _ o _| \ / |_ o_ \o/ o /|\ | /\ _\o \o | o/ O/_ /\ | /|\ / \ / \ |\ /) | ( \ /o\ / ) | (\ / | / \ / \ ----------------------------------------------------------------- The ComicBook Network started by Ed Dukeshire and Mike Imboden ----------------------------------------------------------------- If you wish to receive each issue automatically through your Email account, FREE, please send a message FROM that account TO: ComicBookNetworkEmag-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To UNSUBSCRIBE send a message FROM the account to be dropped TO: ComicBookNetworkEmag-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com See section [A] for the address to mail material to be reviewed. _________________________________________________________________ All text contained within is copyrighted to the originating author(s) and is used with permission. Except where elsewhere noted, The Comic Book Net Electronic Magazine is Copyright 2004 by David L. LeBlanc. You may freely distribute or retransmit this file intact without alteration for noncommercial purposes only. Except for personal archiving, permission must be obtained from theindividual authors to reproduce, retransmit, or publish any part of this magazine. Opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors And do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Editor. _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- [A] E-Mag Info: Submissions, Back Issues, Web Page SUBMISSIONS ----------- To submit an article, review, column, etc. to our Emag, simply Email it to the editor at: ComicBkNet@aol.com You must include your REAL name and a valid Email address in order to be published in this Emag. Sorry, we do not accept anonymous columns. The weekly deadline is 7:00 PM Eastern Time on Thursday - NO EXCEPTIONS! Late submissions are held over for the following week. Reviews of mainstream books are welcome and we encourage reviews of indies and self published material as we feel that material deserves more exposure to the general public. If you write intelligent, coherent, and timely reviews of any comic book it will almost always be printed, so give us a shot. Commentary on the state of the industry, and personal observations and reflections related to comics are *most* likely to be included in our publication. PLEASE, no material on Gaming, role playing, collectible card games or other hobbies or collectibles other than comic books. That also includes plugs for web pages UNLESS they are concerned with print comic books. We do not promote web comics per se, only the printed media. SEND US YOUR WORK ----------------- We also accept product for review purposes. Advanced copies of comic books will not be returned but any comic books sent to us *will* be reviewed in the ComicBook Net Emag in the column MY VIEW. Send material to be reviewed to: David L. LeBlanc 84 Heather Circle Jefferson, MA 01522-1419 Material is generally reviewed in the order received and be advised that we work a few weeks in advance so your review may not be in the magazine immediately. Advanced copies are therefore encouraged so the review will occur prior to your product hitting the stores. THE Comic Book Net WEB PAGE http://members.aol.com/ComicBkNet ---------------- If you have access to the World Wide Web, please stop by and visit our web page! On our web page, you can find the latest issue of our E-Mag, as well as all back issues and an annotated index. You'll also find important information and other neat features like links to the HTML version of the current issue of this magazine at DIGITAL WEBBING, [http://www.digitalwebbing.com/cbem], some of the comic companies and creators' web pages and many other Comic Book related links! _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- [1] On the Net David LeBlanc ComicBkNet@aol.com "Who are You?" "The new Number Two." "Who is Number One?" "YOU, are Number Six." "I am not a number, I am a free man! What do you want?" "We want . . . information." "You won't get it!" Heh, heh! I did not realize that BBC America is running episodes of THE PRISONER on Friday nights at 10:00. Now that I know, I plan to catch it after putting the Emag to bed. Just another incentive to get the Emag out at a decent hour. I was a big fan of the program when it first ran, as I was of SECRET AGENT. The AVENGERS is also on BBC America at 8:00 followed by THE SAINT. I knew it would be worthwhile to get those extra channels that come with Digital Cable. I can't believe we are already into the second week of August. The Summer is flying by and we only had one decent week of hot weather so far. Gotta stock up on comics and head to the beach before it's too late! Look for these this week: DC COMICS Batman 12 Cent Adventure, $0.12 Firestorm #4, $2.50 Legion Foundations TPB, $19.95 FORCEWERKS PRODUCTIONS Babeforce Jurassic Trailer Park #1 (Of 2), $2.50 I BOOKS Gulf War Journal GN, $14.95 IMAGE COMICS PVP #8, $2.95 PVP Archives Vol 1 At Large TPB, $11.95 MARVEL COMICS Exiles #50, $2.99 Runaways #17, $2.99 Ultimate Nightmare #1 (Of 5), $2.25 <-------Pick of the week! Ultimate Spider-Man #63, $2.25 Ultimate X-Men #50, $2.25 X-Men The End Book One Dreamers And Demons #1 (Of 6), $2.99 Nothing else strikes me as worth talking about this week so . . . on with the show! David LeBlanc - ComicBkNet@aol.com Editor The Comic Book Net Electronic Magazine _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- [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, including those sent to the columnists, may be used in future issues of CBEM unless you specifically request us NOT to use them. Your Email address and/or name will be withheld upon request. +++++ Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 14:43:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Vance miklvance@yahoo.com Subject: Michael Vance I am honored to have been nominated for the 2004 Speculative Fiction Foundation "Fountain" Award for Best Speculative Fiction for a story published in the Canadian magazine, Dreams and Visions. Hurrah!! [We rejoice with you and wish you good luck. - D.L.] +++++ Subj: Another Comics-Related Column! Date: 8/4/2004 11:55:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: JKCOMEFF@aol.com To: Silhouet98 Hi, Paul! Just a quick note to let you know that I have another comics- related column debuting at http://www.mightyminicon.com/ Just click on the Columns button on the home page. I'm listed therein! This will be a departure from my weekly column at Silver Bullet Comics Books. At Mighty Mini-Con I'll be doing a series of monthly articles on comics fandom. Any input would be greatly appreciated! Take care, Jim Kingman _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- [3] [TRIVIA CONTEST] Due to costs, customs regulations, and logistical difficulties: THIS CONTEST IS OPEN TO RESIDENTS OF THE CONTIGUOUS 48 U.S.STATES! IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A U.S. ADDRESS DO NOT ATTEMPT TO WIN THE PRIZE. THE FIRST PLACE TO FIND THE EMAG EACH WEEK IS ON OUR HOME PAGE! IF YOU ARE DESPERATE TO WIN THE TRIVIA, GO THERE FIRST ON FRIDAY NIGHT! http://members.aol.com/ComicBkNet QUESTION OF THE WEEK Prizes donated by Discount Comic Book Service at www.dcbservice.com where you can order most DC, Marvel, Image, and Dark Horse comics, statues and retail products for 35% off. 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. LAST ISSUE'S QUESTION OF THE WEEK: From where does the text that immediately precedes the words "FIRST PRINTING" in the indicia of DR BLINK: SUPERHERO SHRINK #0 originate? The text in question is, "I'm more than a bird... I'm more than a plane" and is from the song "Superman" by Five for Fighting. Carl Henderson got it first and wins DNA Agents Born Orphans Vol 1 TP from Discount Comic Book Service. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THIS WEEK'S TRIVIA QUESTION: Taking a clue from the prize above: Where did the DNAgents appear, under another publisher, and using what name? IMPORTANT RULES NOTICE Due to costs, customs regulations, and logistical difficulties: THIS CONTEST IS OPEN TO RESIDENTS OF THE CONTIGUOUS 48 U.S. STATES! IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A U.S. ADDRESS DO NOT ATTEMPT TO WIN THE PRIZE. Email your guess to ComicBkNet@aol.com or just REPLY to the message if you read the Emag in your mail. DO NOT quote the entire message! You MUST allow mail from ComicBkNet@aol.com to be notified if you win. 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! Messages with more than one guess will be disqualified. Winners will forfeit their prize if the Email notification is not accepted from ComicBkNet@aol.com LIMIT: ONLY ONE PRIZE every 4 weeks PER PERSON! _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- [4] Network Buzz News, gossip and rumors from the industry DIGITAL WEBBING PRESENTS #19 GOES FULL-COLOR TO WELCOME STEVE NILES TO THE TEAM! Contact: Ed Dukeshire eduke@digitalwebbing.com HAVERHILL, MA, AUGUST 5, 2004 - DIGITAL WEBBING PRESENTS, the long-running indy anthology makes the leap to full color, just in time to debut a new concept from acclaimed horror-master Steve Niles! Niles, best known for 30 Days of Night, teams with artist Kody Chamberlain to tackle sci-fi horror with "Sherman Danger: Robot Hunter." "Sherman Danger is about an out-of-work robot hunter who's finally settled down and started a family," explains Chamberlain. "The robot problem that's plagued man is finally under control, until things heat up very quickly and Sherman gets pulled into action again. It's a fun story with some great characters that readers are going to love." Chamberlain, set to work on a new IDW book with Niles, has nothing but praise for his collaborator. "Steve Niles is a fantastic writer. His stories are always fun and fast paced with plenty of twists. But there's something else about Steve that often goes unsaid - he loves giving new artists a shot in the business." Chamberlain also inks and colors the story. DWP #19 also marks the debut of a crossover featuring characters from previously published tales. "A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" is a collaboration of DWP alumni - written by Ian Ascher and Kevin Melrose, and illustrated and colored by Scott LeMien. "I think the coolest part of the crossover is the idea of what could happen... if?" says LeMien. "Ian's Guild is comprised of stage magicians who have become assassins. Very hardcore and savvy characters - but what if they met real, primal magic? Magic that kills in ugly and heinous ways. Imagine how that would mess with their world!" Ian Ascher agrees. "Both concepts deal with crime and magic, but of different kinds. We wanted to see if the worlds could be merged - and I think the results are pretty good." LeMien was thrilled at the opportunity to be part of DWP's first color outing. "I went hog-wild and colored the story based on the changing time-frame of the story. It starts during sunset, then, when inside, I use subjective lighting in an EC or "Creepshow" feel to show escalating tension as fortunes change. It ends in evening, and I threw in every kind of texture and color I could think of, to see what would `stick.' Color is a new experiment, so if I'm showboating a bit, I can attribute it to DWP's new bold leap!" Rounding out the issue is "How I Spent My 21st Birthday" by artist/plotter Nick Postic, writer/plotter Troy Wall, and colorist Nick Marinkovich. "It's the story of a young man who agrees to be exposed to new drug treatments in order to make some quick cash. The treatments lead to some serious side-effects, leading to some "David Lynchian" events!" says Postic. "Being in DWP #19 is like an IDW Publishing reunion!" adds Postic. "Nick [Marinkovich] and I are the artists for IDW's UNDERWORLD series, and Steve Niles has contributed a story, too!" DIGITAL WEBBING PRESENTS #19 (32 pages, full color cover and interiors, $3.50, is solicited in August's PREVIEWS (ITEM: AUG04 2670) for a October release. About Digital Webbing Digital Webbing (www.digitalwebbing.com), created by Ed Dukeshire, is the acclaimed source of comprehensive information on comic book-related websites. In addition to providing daily comic news and daily columns, DW is well known for its "talent engine" - matching writers with artists, both amateur and professional. The flagship title of Digital Webbing Press is DIGITAL WEBBING PRESENTS, an anthology of stories by both aspiring and established creators. Acclaimed titles such as SHADES OF BLUE, FREAKSHOW and GUTWALLOW have also been published under the Digital Webbing Press banner. +++++ from Amy Harlib aharlib@earthlink.net Dear David, I think newsletter readers would be very interested in this. Thanks! Amy By Kenny Herzog In the 1930s, the comic book industry and the growing American Jewish population were simultaneously battling their way out of repressed minority status. As both struggled to fit in to a culture, the two worlds collided, and the seeds of the American superhero, be it Superman, Spider-Man or Green Lantern, were spread. "People make a lot of connections," says Alan Oirich, creator of the comic Jewish Hero Corps. "Everything from the fact that these were first-generation Jews who felt a little helpless and this was a way of fighting evil to the fact that these were Jews who were perhaps assimilating a little [and] able to use an inconography that wasn't available to them earlier." Oirich and others who follow the historical ties between Jews and comics feel it's only logical that a long-persecuted people would create animated adventures about fighting monstrous, evil forces. That is one of the many themes behind People of the Book, superheroes and Jewish Culture, a new exhibit, curated by Oirich, at the JCC in uptown Manhattan. The exhibit features artwork and information on everything from comics' formative years, when golems-modeled after Jews who lived in Czechoslovakia-were sidekicks to the Human Torch and others, up to the present, where you have outright Jewish characters like in Oirich's books, or Dominick Fortune, a Danny Fingeroth creation for Captain America, who lived on the Lower East Side under full name David Fortunoff. IN THE BEGINNING... Legends like Stan Lee, mastermind behind Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four, and Jack Kirby, creator of The Hulk, among others, rarely used their real names (they were born Stan Lieber and Jacob Kurtzberg, respectively). It wasn't because they were afraid of anti-Semitism. Rather, they primarily feared dabbling in this looked-down-upon art form would sully their artistic reputation. Lee "was embarrassed to use his real name," explains Oirich, "because he was looking forward to some day writing the great American novel as Stanley Lieber and he didn't want it demeaned by all this comic book stuff." "The comics were a way to make a living in a kind of...it was considered a trash art field," says Fingeroth, editor for the Spider-Man comic throughout the '80s and '90s and speaker at the JCC exhibit. "Therefore, there were really no barriers to getting into it if you were Jewish... Similar to movies, it was for people with not necessarily a lot of education, but with talent and imagination and maybe some kind of an immigrant outsider perspective." In the beginning, although the creators were Jewish, few of their characters would be. "It was so overwhelmingly Jewish, [creators] bent over backwards to make [comics] their perception of white-bred Christian America," says Oirich. He points out that with Superman, for instance, most of the writers and artists lived in ethnically diverse New York, but exaggerated their notion of Middle America to populate Metropolis with lily-white business people. Before the boom in comic shops and a wider acceptance of Jewish contributions in popular culture, Jewish drop-ins to the books were very subtle and often unessential, such as Shadow Cat from the X-Men originally wearing a Jewish star necklace. Oirich also claims less traceable Jewish connections, such as explaining how the Green Lantern's Yoda-like guardians of the universe were modeled by creator Gil Kane after David Ben-Gurion, the first prime minister of Israel. Oirich also asserts that Superman was originally based on Sampson and the story of Moses, and an early drawing of the Krypton- fearing hero in sandals is even up in the exhibit. Superman's creators, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, stopped discussing the Jewish origins of Superman after grappling with DC Comics and Warner Communications over ownership. They didn't want to damage their claims of originality by revealing inspiration from a classical source. "In the '70s, when ethnic pride became more popular, then there was a little more ethnic Judaism," says Oirich. "And then finally, after years of ethnic Judaism being cool, it finally became comfortable enough that people would actually talk about Jewish holidays, and in my case, creating the first-ever Jewish superhero team." LET MY PEOPLE GO Jewish Hero Corps' central figures are decked out in Jewish imagery, from a menorah-covered cape to weaponry crowned with Jewish stars. But much like the current TV sensation Hebrew Hammer or Heeb magazine, it can be argued that this comic would have trouble expanding beyond a niche audience, since Judaism is, realistically, something most of America is familiar with through vague stereotypes. "In its present form, the comic book is really something that's for Jewish children," Oirich explains, though he does feel some of the characters can transcend religious ignorance and appeal to readers. However, Steve Bergson, librarian at the Jewish Library of Toronto and noted archivist of Jewish comics, wishes that the Jewish cultural and artistic lineage could be reflected in comic books on a more serious and widespread platform, a la Art Spiegelman's Maus or Michael Chabon's 2001 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. "I'd like there to be more recognition and respect like they have in Japan and Europe," he says. "I'd like more of the classic Jewish stories adapted into comics form...maybe even from the novelists like Phillip Roth. Anything that's been written can be adapted into comics if people are willing to take the risks and publish them." People of the Book, Superheroes and Jewish Culture, located at the JCC in Manhattan at 334 Amsterdam Avenue at 76th Street, NYC, runs through Mar. 11 and is free and open to the public. For more information, visit jewishsuperhero.com +++++ Publishers Weekly for the week of August 2, 2004 reviews three graphic novels, including WATERWISE (Alternative Comics; ISBN 1- 891867-82-2; Diamond Code JUL04 2539), CRAYON SHINCHAN: Vol. 8 (Comics One; ISBN 1-58899-272-1); and THE HEDGE KNIGHT (Devil's Due; ISBN 1-932796-06-1) WATERWISE Joel Orff. Alternative Comics, $14.95 paper (128p) ISBN 1-891867-82-2 The cartoonist behind Strum and Drang: Great Moments in Rock `n' Roll, Orff favors moments that are ripe with possibility. His first book-length narrative is a slight but charming evocation of such an instance, one that's particularly sweet. Jim and Emily are childhood friends who meet again, decades later, while on the rebound from breakups; they spend a day together hanging out on a lake, remembering playing in the water when they were younger, and a night at Emily's cabin on its shore. The setup is for a romance (and Orff supplies plenty of moments where you'd expect them to fall into each other's arms or to rip off each other's clothes), but this isn't that kind of story--it's a story about friendship and its particular intimacies, and the joys that people who've known each other forever can take in one another's company. Orff's drawings are rough, spacious and vaguely woodcut- like, savoring the odd crinkles of trees and ripples. An early scene shows Jim drawing his ex-girlfriend, adding detail with each line, and it underscores how carefully (and impressionistically) Orff observes his wobbly, scribbly characters and settings. His writing works the same way: there's no moment of revelation, and very little plot, but by book's end readers will understand the depth and dimensions of the bond between these characters. (Sept.) For more information about Joel Orff or his September 2004 Waterwise graphic novel from Alternative Comics, visit his website at http://www.indyworld.com/orff ### For more information or requests please contact Alternative Comics publisher Jeff Mason at 503 NW 37th Ave., Gainesville, FL 32609-2204. Phone: (352) 373-6336. E-mail Jeff Mason at jmason@indyworld.com. +++++ ACTOR Comic Fund Announces WW Chicago Booth Schedule WIZARD WORLD CHICAGO August 13-15, 2004 Artist signing appearances at ACTOR booth # 127: FRI., AUGUST 13 (Con Hours 10 - 6) Terry and Rachel Dodson (Spider-Man): 10:00 am - 1:00 pm David Finch (Avengers): 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm SAT., AUGUST 14 (Con Hours 10 - 6) Jim Calafiore (Exiles): 10:00 am - 11:30 am Terry and Rachel Dodson (Spider-Man): 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Brian Michael Bendis (Ultimate Spider-Man): 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Francis Manapul (Witchblade): 4:30 pm- 5:30 pm SUN., AUGUST 15 (Con Hours 10 - 5) Mark Millar (Wanted): 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Terry and Rachel Dodson (Spider-Man): 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm http://www.wizarduniverse.com/conventions/chicago.cfm www.actorcomicfund.org +++++ Thanks for subscribing to the Comic Book Network Electronic Magazine (CBEM) --------------------------->Disclaimer<--------------------------- This is an ANNOUNCE only mailing list, only the Editor can send messages to the list. 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