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----------------------------------------------------------------- Ed Dukeshire and Mike Imboden Present: THE COMIC BOOK NETWORK ELECTRONIC MAGAZINE Issue Number 503 12/24/2004 Edited by: David LeBlanc - ComicBkNet@aol.com Winner of the 2001 EAGLE AWARD as FAVORITE COMICS E-ZINE! FREE VIA EMAIL SINCE FEBRUARY 1995 _________________________________________________________________ C O N T E N T S ----------------------------------------------------------------- [A] Submissions, mailing address, web page [1] On the Net .............................. David LeBlanc [2] Letters to the Editor ................... Your Page! [3] TRIVIA CONTEST .......................... Win *real* prizes! [4] Network Buzz ............................ News/gossip/rumors [5] Interviews: Graig F. Weich, Jason Moser, Brian Augustyn, Ronald Hall ............ Paul Dale Roberts [6] Interview: Eric Adams ................... Richard Vasseur [7] Lines On Paper .......................... Bruce Canwell [8] Thoughts From the Land of Frost ......... Alex Ness [9] Suspended Animation ..................... Michael Vance [10] ComiX-FAN Reviews........................ Eric J. Moreels [11] Rich's Reviews .......................... Richard Vasseur [12] M.O.E. Reviews .......................... Paul Dale Roberts [13] My View: THE GOLDEN AGE OF DC COMICS: 365 DAYS, COCKATIELS FOR TWO, MUSICOMICS, QUANTUM: ROCK OF AGES - ACT 1 ........... David LeBlanc [14] Top 100 Comics & Graphic Novels for Nov.. Diamond [15] New Comic Book Releases List ............ Charles LePage [16] 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 "Merry, Merry, Freakin' Christmas!" Heh, heh - if you have heard it you know what that is all about. Can we please stop talking about RED and BLUE states and just concentrate on the seasonal RED and GREEN? Notice how people are finally speaking up about the continued use of the "PC" terms "Happy Holidays" and "Season's Greetings"? Do we really need to call a Christmas tree a Holiday Tree? I make a point of saying MERRY CHRISTMAS every chance I get. I don't care if you are Jewish or Arab, Agnostic or Atheist, or anything else. I celebrate CHRISTMAS - in many senses of the word and it is not JUST a religious celebration. The wish carries with it the best intentions that indeed stem from the origins when it was proclaimed "PEACE ON EARTH and GOOD WILL TO ALL". If you do not want to be reminded of that concept because you are afraid of my religious beliefs I can't help you. PLEASE, my fellow Christians, do not be afraid of offending people. I have never had anyone tell me they were uncomfortable or confronted me with a "how dare you" or some such, just because I said Merry Christmas. If they did I would just say I am wishing you well and will say an extra prayer that you will find peace. It may be different in other countries where our readers are but in the US we are supposed to be guaranteed Freedom of Religion NOT Freedom "from" Religion. I'd better stop now before I get way off topic. Here is something from the good folks at Archie to share with the little ones on Christmas. The sign off is what I am most pleased about. Follow the URL for more fun. From: http://www.archiecomics.com/newsletter.html Dear Reader, Riverdale's decked out in it's holiday best for you, so check out the Christmas chaos in this month's comics and digests. We are giving you some animal Christmas jokes to get you in the mood. Send us your Christmas jokes, and next month we'll put the best of them in our Newsletter. * How do Cows wish you a happy holiday? - Mooey Christmas! * What did the dog lover get for Christmas? - A "pointsetter"! * What do sheep say to each other at Christmastime? - Merry Christmas to ewe! * What do sheep say to shepherds at Christmastime? - Season's Bleatings! * How do sheep say Merry Christmas in Mexico? - Fleece Navidad! * How do Chihuahuas say Merry Christmas? - Fleas Navidog! * What do angry mice send to each other in December? - Cross mouse cards! * What do reindeer hang on their Christmas trees? - "Horn"- aments! * How can Santa's sleigh possibly fly through the air? - You would too if you were pulled by flying reindeer! * Why is Prancer always wet? - Because he's a "rain"-deer! * Which reindeer has the cleanest antlers? - Comet! * Why does Scrooge love all of the reindeer? - Because every buck is dear to him! * Which of Santa's reindeer has bad manners? - "Rude"-olph! * What do reindeer always say before telling you a joke? - This one will "sleigh" you! * How does Rudolph know when Christmas is coming? - He looks at his calen-"deer"! * How do you get into Donner's house? - You ring the "deer"- bell! * Did Rudolph go to a regular school? - No, he was "elf"- taught! Everyone at Archie wishes you peace, joy, hope and love! ++++ You can also follow the URL above and make your own custom gift labels with ARCHIE characters on them too! For your holiday reading these new comics are out: DC COMICS Authority Revolution #3 (Of 12), $2.95 Green Lantern Rebirth #3 (Of 6), $2.95 JLA Classified #2, $2.95 DIGITAL WEBBING Digital Webbing Presents #20, $3.50 Zombie Highway GN, $12.95 MARVEL COMICS Astonishing X-Men #7, $2.99 Marvel Previews #17 January 2005 Extras, AR Ultimate Elektra #5 (Of 5), $2.25 PENNY FARTHING PRESS Captain Gravity TPB (AA), $15.00 Para #6, $2.95 <---------------------Pick of the Week! magazines Previews Vol XV #1, AR . . . For a real laugh, check out the gang from That's Entertainment in our Christmas Card online at: http://www.thatse.com/images/xmascard.jpg I'm the goofy one in the middle with the mustache. This issue is early so that I may spend the evening with loved ones celebrating what we believe. I hope you all are with those you love. Please say a prayer for those who cannot be with theirs because they are doing their duty in service to our country. MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone! 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. +++++ From: "Roman, David" David.Roman@mtvstaff.com Subject: Christmas: The Fantasy Role-Playing Game! Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:05:49 -0500 Seasons Greetings friends and co-workers, Per tradition, I wrote and drew an elaborate story card to share with you! But this year, I've decided to save money on toner, stamps and envelopes-- and instead posted the card on this new hi-tech interweb thing the kids are using these days. This way you don't have to feel bad about throwing it in the trash after you read it ;) So if you're ready for adventure, click on the link below...and be prepared to transport yourself to a magical world... http://www.realmsend.com/yaytime/holidaycards.html +++++ From: "actorcomicfund" actorcomicfund@aol.com Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:57:58 -0000 Subject: Happy Holidays! Happy Holidays! ACTOR would like to wish you and your loved ones happy holidays and new year! Thank you for all of your generosity whether it was through a donation of time, energy, ideas or money. You have continuously gone above and beyond as our supporters and friends and we truly appreciate it. Stay tuned for all the great stuff we have planned in 2005! Best wishes, All of us at ACTOR Comic Fund +++++ From: "Ken Gale" nuffsaid@riseup.net Subject: Hey! Sabrina writer/artist interviewed on radio and internet Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 13:00:45 -0500 Hi, folks, Please post and forward to appropriate chat rooms, web pages and e-lists! This will be live on the internet, too. Another comics-oriented show coming up this Tuesday overnight. The next installment of 'Nuff Said!, the sporadic radio show about comic books, will be overnight on Tuesday, Dec. 21 (technically early in the morning on Wednesday the 22nd) from 5:00 AM to 6:00 AM. I again substitute for Susan Brown's show, "Punk and Hardcore," starting with hard rock music (including punk, metal and new wave) at 3:30 and then playing Mercy Van Vlack interviewing Archie Comics' Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch writer / penciller Tania Del Rio from a recent Big Apple Con. For those of you in the listening area who won't be up that late, you can tape the radio using a vcr by simply connecting the input of your vcr to the output of your stereo. There is a more detailed description of this on our web site: http://www.comicbookradioshow.com/vcr.html. If there is a way to record a live stream using a pc, please let me know. I've been doing comic book-oriented radio shows since 1993, live-streamed over the internet for the past several years, usually interviewing a creator. I've covered all styles and all eras, pointing out the diversity of the art form to a radio audience who was often unaware of the versatility of sequential art. I used to be weekly, but for over two years I have done frequent specials, fill-ins and guest stints, keeping the show alive (see http://www.comicbookradioshow.com/nsgl17.html for a recent list and links to the past Guest Lists). Many other WBAI producers, especially Susan Brown and Sidney Smith, have welcomed 'Nuff Said! segments on their shows and I can't thank them enough. I've been in many different time slots recently, especially on Tuesdays; check the web site. WBAI-FM, 99.5, is a 50,000 watt station broadcast from the Empire State Building. The signal usually gets out to New Haven, CT; Westhampton, L.I.; the Poconos of Pennsylvania, Orange County, NY and Trenton & Princeton, NJ. But via the internet for an even greater distance, natch. WBAI-FM is a listener-supported Pacifica Network station. Bernard White, the program director, said on the air June of 2002, soon after the last regular episode, that 'Nuff Said! was not canceled, just put "on hiatus," but when he brought out a new schedule 'Nuff Said! was absent from it. However, that new schedule has not gone into effect, so it can still be changed. Among his criticisms of comic books are that they are "narrow- focused" and only appeal to "middle-class white males." Even mainstream comics don't deserve those criticisms (except for "male") and nearly every African-American who works at the station is into comics and has told him so, sometimes on the air. It seems to fall on deaf ears. He can add to his criticism the recent lack of membership support, despite an earlier track record to the contrary. And yet, here I am still on the air talking to comic book creators and fans, just not with a regular schedule and usually in the middle of the night. I might be on again in four weeks. Check the web site often, especially on a Tuesday. Please spread the word! Fannishly, Ken Gale, producer, interviewer and host http://www.comicbookradioshow.com _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- [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: Who is Carolyn Kelly? Hmm... I think some folks may have done a quick Google and sent the #1 hit as an answer, the daughter of Walt Kelly of POGO fame. Many knew her name anyway, but that is not the person I was looking for. There could be thousands of Carolyn Kellys but the one we wanted was also known as Carrie - the female Robin from THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS. Brad Christian got it first and he wins BATMAN DETECTIVE NO. 27 TP from Discount Comic Book Service. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THIS WEEK'S TRIVIA QUESTION: Originally a petty crook blessed with a lucky streak, Woozy Winks was the slapstick sidekick of which Golden Age hero? 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 HOLIDAY FACELIFT FOR SUNNYFUNDAYS.COM Insight Studios Group Website Gets New Strips Better than Botox! INSIGHT STUDIOS is bringing new strips to all the good little boys and girls who come to SunnyFundays.com for their daily dose of online entertainment. Starting December 20th, the Sunny Fundays will feature new continuing stories, new one- shots, and a host of holiday features, such as the FRANKENSTEIN MOBSTER'S "FRANKENSTEIN SANTA" holiday greeting card and the CRYPTOZOO CREW'S "TWELVE DAYS OF CRYPTIDS". Feel free to sing along! CRYPTOZOO CREW has been a popular web strip and will be following this up with a bi-monthly comic book from NBM Publishing, with the first issue due out in January. HOLLYWEIRD is a new ongoing daily strip being premiered on the Sunny Fundays by entertainment executive Mark Simon. It takes a sarcastic and skewed view of the movies from behind the scenes. The comedy is derived directly from true events, either from Simon's experience, or Hollywood lore. Mark has worked in the entertainment industry for 19 years, with a background in live- action and animation production, directing, designing and effects, so he's seen it all! In the holiday spirit, there will also be an exciting adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" done by up and coming "Insighter" Tim Wallace. Tim will tell the story in 4 weeks. If this whets your appetite for the holidays, let filmmaker Robert Tinnell cook up Christmas dinner with his recipes from his delicious FEAST OF THE SEVEN FISHES strip. Meanwhile, straight from the recently published OUTPATIENT graphic novel, Image Comics' DOCTOR CYBORG will be running "Time's Tower". In this bizarre month-long episode, Malcolm Syberg discovers an invisible boy named "Invisi-billy", a cult of futuristic scientists who have outlawed ties and a culture where political correctness has gone homicidal. All this and more this holiday season at the Sunny Fundays. And don't worry if you've missed a few days. The archives provide you with TIVO-like on-demand 24-hour service. Insight Studios Group, headed by Mark Wheatley, creates comics for other publishers and also publishes books, comic books, and on-line daily and weekly comic strips under its own imprint. In addition to the recent Image Comics hits Hammer of the Gods and Hammer of the Gods: Hammer Hits China, Insight has played home to Naked Brain, Jimgrim and the Devil at Ludd, Titanic Tales, and Al Williamson Adventures. Visit www.insightstudiosgroup.com and http://www.sunnyfundays.com. For further information, contact Mark Wheatley insight@insightstudiosgroup.com +++++ RISING STARS AND LIONEL ZERB HAUNT TOP COW! Top Cow Productions will release Rising Stars: Voices of the Dead April of 2005, with writer Fiona Avery (Amazing Fantasy, Amazing Spider-Man) and penciler Staz Johnson (Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus). Rising Stars: Voices of the Dead is a spin-off to the much acclaimed Rising Stars series by J. Michael Straczynski, and concentrates on the largely overlooked story of Lionel Zerb who until now, was always considered a freak in the Rising Stars universe. As a direct conduit to the dead, Lionel Zerb helps as a Ghost Interpreter, helping people deal with hauntings and other "spirit" cases. But one day, Zerb stumbles upon a force greater than he ever expected, and is forced to confront an ancient spiritual power that brings him closer to an understanding about the mysteries of the universe, and near his own death. "I hope to give some play to the world of Lionel Zerb, which feels like a whole universe unto itself, set within the greater Rising Stars world," says writer Fiona Avery. "Lionel's gift, the ability to speak with the dead, has been a great opportunity to explore a facet of myth that has always haunted readers; from Ebenezer Scrooge's ghosts of Christmas to The Sixth Sense". "Fiona Avery has a great 'voice' for the Rising Stars characters, and Lionel Zerb is one of the most interesting and complex of the bunch. Just as a reader, I'm very much looking forward to this series," says Top Cow editor in chief, Jim McLauchlin. +++++ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/bGIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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. No one else has access to the subscriber list. Replies to these messages will be received by the Editor ONLY, so you must CC: individual contributors if you want them to get your E-Mail. 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