ComicBookNetworkEmag Archives Index | RSS
<< February12, 2005 - [ComicBooknet E-Mag] CBEM 510.8 February19, 2005 - [ComicBooknet E-Mag] CBEM 511.01 >>

Subject: [ComicBooknet E-Mag] CBEM 510.1 - February12, 2005





-----------------------------------------------------------------
Ed Dukeshire and Mike Imboden Present:

THE COMIC BOOK NETWORK ELECTRONIC MAGAZINE      Issue Number 510
                                                       2/11/2004
           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: Rich Bonk & Darren G. Davis . Richard Vasseur
 [6] My Life With Comic Books ................ Paul Howley
 [7] Thoughts From the Land of Frost ......... Alex Ness
 [8] Suspended Animation ..................... Michael Vance &
                                               Mark Allen
 [9] Silva Shado Reviews ..................... Sarah Haslett
[10] O'Shea's Offhand Opinions ............... Tim O'Shea
[11] ComiX-FAN Reviews........................ Eric J. Moreels
[12] Rich's Reviews .......................... Richard Vasseur
[13] M.O.E. Reviews .......................... Paul Dale Roberts
[14] My View:ROB HANES ADVENTURES, ........... David LeBlanc
[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

We approach our anniversary season. It is a time of renewal, a
time to look back and remember and a time to end. Recently a few
of you have mentioned that the online Web Edition at Digital
Webbing has not been updated. Many people read this publication
by going to digitalwebbing.com and going to the features page. It
was formatted so that you could click on links to individual
columns you wanted without scrolling through the entire Emag.  I
say it "was" because you will no longer get that feature but be
re-directed to the home page at http:\\members.aol.co\comicbknet

I have been in correspondence with Ed Dukeshire this week and got
this message last night:

From: "Ed Dukeshire" eduke@digitalwebbing.com
To: ComicBknet@aol.com
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 23:38:14 -0500

Actually... I'm doing the comic lettering/pre-press and
publishing thing full time now and since the publishing ain't
making the money, the work-for-hire is what I gotta focus on.
And since this is the comics business which pays horrible, I'm
finding I'm taking more work than hours available.

I'll put up a redirect on the /CBEM/ area to point to your
website.

-e

And so the online web edition comes to an end. I know those who
used it liked it a lot. They even pass along the URL as the
"home" of CBEM, which it is not. I hope they will continue to
read the Emag in another format - either as text here on the AOL
home page, in their Email as mailed weekly to over 1100 other
readers, or on the Yahoo! group website at

 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComicBookNetworkEmag

where the Emailed sections are posted for reading online.

Our sincere thanks to Ed for doing this thankless task for as
long as he has, going above and beyond to help keep the Emag
vibrant through the years. His efforts, from the very start,
helped keep us going for as long as we have. I urge you to
support his comic work and all the products from Digital Webbing
Press and look for his credits as a letterer in a lot of other
publisher's comic books.

Speaking of other comics, these are out this week:

DC COMICS
    Fables #34, $2.50<--------------Pick of the Week!
    JLA #111, $2.25
    JSA #70, $2.50
    Outsiders #20, $2.50

DIGITAL WEBBING
    Bride Of Freakshow, $2.99

IMAGE COMICS
    Savage Dragon God War #2 (Of 3), $2.95

MARVEL COMICS
    Ultimate X-Men #56, $2.25
    Ultimates 2 #3, $2.99


So much time, so little to do.
Scratch that, reverse that.

Comics to review, tax returns to start calculating, business
stuff to keep ahead of, work at the comic store, home duties and
a small bit of recreation to squeeze in here and there. I can
understand from my own work load how Ed must feel. Best of luck
to him and we dedicate this issue in his honor.

Return next week to celebrate the first of three anniversaries.
Help me close out the ninth year as your editor in issue #511.
Then the following week we hit the landmark 10th anniversary of
the Emag, followed the next week with our annual anniversary
special edition of the Trivia contest.

Be there. Aloha!

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.
 +++++

I don't know what happened.
You don't call, you don't write . . .

*8^)
_________________________________________________________________
-----------------------------------------------------------------
[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:

In the letters page of the issue prior to their first appearance
in this comic, this super-team was originally called "The Legion
of the Strange."  Name the comic (with issue number) whose
letters page promoted this, and name the team.

In My Greatest Adventures #79 the Doom Patrol was hyped with the
other name but debuted as DP. Randy Dere got it first and wins
SUPERMAN: THEY SAVED LUTHOR'S BRAIN! TP from Discount Comic Book
Service.
 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
THIS WEEK'S TRIVIA QUESTION:

Another non-comic bit of trivia for you to ponder.

What organization's members refer to the founding members'
hardcover history as "The Big Book?"

                       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

Laugh While You Can Tour with Tom Hart, Jen Sorensen and Tim
Kreider

Award-winning political cartoonists announce Northeast cartoon
tour

What:
Three of America's most promising and exciting new political
cartoonists bring their individual reflections on the current
state of affairs and crisis of heart and mind. In slides,
animation and discussion, Tim Kreider, Jen Sorensen and Tom Hart
walk you through the landscape that is the next four year to
find the laughs amidst the sorrow, dread and anxiety our
socio/political climate. An evening of catharsis and soul-
searching with Hart's nervous hobos and outlandish CEOs,
Sorensen's hot dog-shaped president and Kreider's anxious, cold
stare.

The cartoonists will present new work and work from their recent
collections.

Where and when:
Wednesday, March 23 - Million Year Picnic, Boston, MA
Thursday, March 24 - Rhode Island School of Design, Providence,
RI
Friday, March 25 - Jim Hanley's Universe, New York City, NY
Saturday, March 26 - Atticus Books, New Haven, CT
Sunday, March 27 - KGB Bar, New York City, NY
Monday, March 28 - Robin's Bookstore, Philadelphia, PA
Tuesday March 29 - Warehouse Theater, Sponsored by Olsson's
Bookstore, Washington, DC

Some recent quotes on the work:

"I have the cartoon 'male anorexia' on my bathroom mirror for
sixteen months. I cannot shave, pimple-scan, or floss without it.
It is I; He is me. Kreider rules."
-David Foster Wallace, author of Infinite Jest

"Tim Kreider is the unsung superhero of contemporary cartooning,
able to pierce the darkest, most clandestine corners of the
American subconscious in a single panel. He is crazy and
brilliant and funny enough to proclaim as truths the things the
rest of us are too chickenshit to say out loud."
-Myla Goldberg, author of Bee Season

"Smart and sharp"
-Get Your War On creator David Rees

"All life is a blur of Republicans and meat. Slowpoke roasts them
both over the coals...with gusto!"
-Zippy the Pinhead creator Bill Griffith

"Finally, thanks to Jen Sorensen, we have conclusive evidence
that it's actually fun to think!"
-Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting
by in America

"Hart's angry nonconformist Hutch Owen is a modern comics icon; a
pissed-off homeless man who stands up for idealism and represents
the individual against looming corporate hegemony. But the tales
in this collection are not angry diatribes. Instead, they mix
slapstick and verbal humor to create high-level social satire."
-Publisher's Weekly

"It's so accurately dead-on that it's scary... an amazing
character... his refusal to become another interchangeable part
in society's machine is believable, amusing, and intensely
applicable at the same time."
-Savant Magazine

Tim Kreider
http://www.thepaincomics.com

Tim Kreider was born in Baltimore in 1967, and graduated from the
Johns Hopkins University's Writing Seminars program in 1988. He
has been stabbed in the throat in Crete, ridden the Ringling
Brothers circus train to Mexico City, attended to a friend's
recovery from gender reassignment surgery in Neenah, Wisconsin,
and addressed the Forum on Innovative Approaches to Outer
Planetary Exploration 2001-2020 at the Lunar and Planetary
Institute in Houston. He is also the author of groundbreaking
critical essays on films such as "Eyes Wide Shut" and "The
Straight Story", which originally appeared in Film Quarterly and
have subsequently been anthologized.

Tim Kreider self-published issue #1 of The Pain-- When Will It
End? as a mini-comic in 1994. The cartoon began running weekly in
the Baltimore City Paper in 1997, and has since been picked up by
the Jackson Planet Weekly and The Indy in Bloomington-Normal,
Illinois. Tim Kreider's original artwork has been exhibited in
Baltimore, Chicago, and New York. His cartoon "Blowing One's Cool
in the Clutch" was included in the Catholic League's 2002 Report
on Anti-Catholicism. He is among the artists featured in Attitude
2: The New Subversive Social Commentary Cartoonists, edited by
Ted Rall. A collection of his more recent political work, to be
titled Why Do They Kill Me?, will be released by Fantagraphics in
2005. He migrates seasonally between an A-frame cabin on the
Chesapeake Bay and New York City.

Jen Sorensen
http://www.slowpokecomics.com

Jen Sorensen is the author and artist behind "Slowpoke," a weekly
cartoon that runs in numerous alternative newspapers around the
country, from the Silicon Valley Metro in California to Norfolk,
Virginia's Ninevolt. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1974, Jen
has been turning out drawings of a comical nature for as long as
she can remember. In high school she honed her craft through
incessant doodling, as well as giving friends the occasional
ballpoint pen tattoo. She went on to attend the University of
Virginia, where she spent more time doodling in notebooks and
studying cultural anthropology. There she also penned a popular
daily strip entitled "Lil' Gus."

Since then, she has released two books of her own: Slowpoke Comix
#1, a 24-page comic book consisting of humorous short stories,
and Slowpoke: Cafe Pompous, a 64-page trade paperback which
collects the first two years of her weekly strip "Slowpoke."

Jen won a Xeric Grant to publish Slowpoke: Cafe Pompous, and has
twice been nominated for the Friends of Lulu Kimberly Yale Award
for Best New Talent. Her work is also featured in Trina Robbins's
book , The Great Women Cartoonists, and in Attitude: The New
Subversive Political Cartoonists, an anthology edited by Ted
Rall. In 2003, she spoke at the first annual ACLU membership
conference. She currently lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Tom Hart
http://www.hutchowen.com

Tom Hart is the creator of the comic book series Hutch Owen,
described as "Peanuts for the Post-Enron Generation.

"Born in Kingston, NY, Tom lived in numerous American cities
including Austin, Seattle, while developing his surly hobo who
hassles corporations. Tom Hart has been a popular
underground/alternative cartoonist since the early 90s. He
published the first Hutch Owen as one of the earliest recipients
of the Xeric Foundation grant for self-publishing cartoonists, a
foundation created by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle co-creator
Peter Laird.

He has released numerous books to critical and audience acclaim,
and has been nominated for two industry "Ignatz" awards and also
for the "Eisner" and "Harvey" awards. He has created a series,
Pitch Unger, for a publisher in Japan, has been translated into
French and Portuguese, and has had his work shown in show from
Seattle, Washington to Porto, Portugal to Lubjiana, Slovenia.

Tom Hart teaches cartooning all over the New York City area and
has also worked in public relations for 4 years, creating many
materials for large-scale advertising and PR campaigns.
 +++++
TALES WITH A TWIST, ILLUSTRATED

Eureka Productions is pleased to announce the publication of
GRAPHIC CLASSICS: O. HENRY, the eleventh volume in the GRAPHIC
CLASSICS series.

GRAPHIC CLASSICS: O. HENRY is a collection of stories from the
great American short story writer and master of the surprise
ending, adapted in comics form. The volume features "The Ransom
of Red Chief", illustrated by Johnny Ryan. Plus "The Caballero's
Way", the original tale of The Cisco Kid, by Mark A. Nelson, and
O. Henry's Christmas classic "The Gift of the Magi" by Lisa K.
Weber. With seven more stories, including a new O. Henry
"sequel" by Mort Castle, and art by Rick Geary, Gerry Alanguilan,
Shary Flenniken and Esao Andrews.

GRAPHIC CLASSICS: O. HENRY is available in bookstores, comics
shops, or direct from the publisher at
http://www.graphicclassics.com.
______________________

GRAPHIC CLASSICS: O. HENRY
Edited by Tom Pomplun
Published January 2005, Eureka Productions
Distributed by Diamond Book Distributors
(ISBN 978-0-9746648-2-0)
144 pgs, 7 x 10", paperback, b&w, 4c cover, $11.95

Still Available:
GRAPHIC CLASSICS: EDGAR ALLAN POE  (ISBN 0-9712464-9-1)
GRAPHIC CLASSICS: ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE  (ISBN 0-9712464-2-4)
GRAPHIC CLASSICS: H.G. WELLS  (ISBN 0-9712464-3-2)
GRAPHIC CLASSICS: H.P. LOVECRAFT  (ISBN 0-9712464-4-0)
GRAPHIC CLASSICS: JACK LONDON  (ISBN 0-9712464-5-9)
GRAPHIC CLASSICS: AMBROSE BIERCE  (ISBN 0-9712464-6-7)
GRAPHIC CLASSICS: BRAM STOKER  (ISBN 0-9712464-7-5)
GRAPHIC CLASSICS: MARK TWAIN  (ISBN 0-9712464-8-3)
GRAPHIC CLASSICS: ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON  (ISBN 0-9746648-0-4)
HORROR CLASSICS:Graphic Classics Volume Ten (ISBN 0-9746648-1-2)
 +++++
ALIAS ENTERPRISES SIGN "THE LEGEND OF ISIS"

Long anticipated series lands a publisher and a major film deal

February 4, 2005 - The hottest new publisher on the scene, Alias
Enterprises, has just acquired the rights to Blue Water
Productions' long anticipated comic book series, THE LEGEND OF
ISIS - also soon to be a major motion picture!

Created by Darren G. Davis ("Tenth Muse"), and written by Ryan
Scott Ottney, THE LEGEND OF ISIS is the story of the would-be
Egyptian Goddess who never fulfilled her historic destiny, as
Isis is magically exiled from her own time, into modern day Los
Angeles.  Now lost out of time, she uses her goddess powers to
protect our world from the same evils that have stolen her from
her home.

"I miss the fun in comics," said Ottney. "I think sometimes we
get so caught up in the battle to prove the industry as a
legitimate form of art and literature (and it is - regardless of
what your art teacher says) that we tend to forget about the
fun.  I try to bring that back in my stories and THE LEGEND OF
ISIS specifically; mixing modern day realism with a little Silver
Age fun.  Sure, I want the reader to identify with the characters
on some deeper level, and be able to connect with what's going
on, but every now and then I promise to make you smile too."

Alias isn't the only one interested in this story either.  In
September of 2004, mega-Hollywood giant, Paramount Studios
optioned the property for film with Grammnet Productions, who
have acquired an amazing treatment by scribe Ali Russell and
Brooklyn Weaver of Energy Entertainment, with film and television
potential.

Russell recently sat down to discuss the upcoming film with Jazma
Online; found at
http://www.jazmaonline.com/interviews/interviews.asp?intID=133.

In the interview, Russell talks more about adapting the comic to
film, as well as her other upcoming film projects, including
another Blue Water Productions character, THE TENTH MUSE.

But before we see her on the big screen, Isis makes her explosive
return to comics in a one-shot graphic novel titled, THE LEGEND
OF ISIS: BEGINNINGS, featured in the March issue of Diamond
Comics' Previews catalog.  Featuring stories by Davis, Ottney,
and Marv Wolfman, with art by RV Valdez, Roger Cruz, Ferdinand
Gertes, and Frank Mills; also sporting a special cover by artist
Randy Green ("Witchblade")!

BEGINNINGS is a prequel collection; republishing Isis' first
appearance in 2002's IMAGE INTRODUCES: THE LEGEND OF ISIS, and
then offering an all-new 22-page feature that fills in the time-
gap between the end of her debut issue and her second appearance
- fighting alongside the Tenth Muse in TENTH MUSE (vol. 1) #10 .
also included in this graphic novel!

How did she get from Los Angeles to San Francisco, and why did
she seek out the Muse?  BEGINNINGS answers those questions and
more, as it sets the scene for Isis to star in her own ongoing
series.

And fans won't have to wait long for that ongoing series to
begin, either!  You can find THE LEGEND OF ISIS #1 also featured
in the March issue of Previews, kicking off the start of her all-
new, monthly, solo series!  Written by Ottney, and featuring
artwork by Rod Fontana, THE LEGEND OF ISIS #1 expands the Isis
universe, introducing new friends and villains!  Witness the
birth of her all-new secret identity, and her museum-wrecking
brawl with the deadly mummy of Sekhent!

"The first four-issue story-arc is an introduction to the
characters, their relationships, and the conflicts that they're
all struggling with," said writer, Ottney.  "In addition to that,
Isis is fighting another ancient warrior named Lynx . trying to
stop her from destroying our society, while she unravels clues to
Lynx's true identity."

This debut issue features three variant covers, by ISIS artist
Rod Fontana, along with artists Logan Lubera ("Spider-Man"), and
Tone Rodriguez ("Violent Messiahs")!  Special edition copies,
signed by Ottney, will also be available!

Both THE LEGEND OF ISIS #1 and BEGINNINGS will reach comic shops
in May 2005!

For more information on THE LEGEND OF ISIS, and other great
comics, visit Blue Water Productions online, at
http://www.bluewaterprod.com, and Alias Enterprises at
http://www.aliasenterprises.com.
 +++++
Temporary goes Bi-Monthly!

New Paltz, NY, February 7, 2005: Due to overwhelming reader
response, Damon Hurd and Rick Smith's new series Temporary has
gone from quarterly to bi-monthly release. The new storyline from
Temporary, The Real Me, is now being released in two parts
spanning issues 2 and 3 and the cover price has been lowered to
$2.95! Temporary # 2: "The Real Me, Part 1" is being solicited in
the February issue of Previews, on sale now. Tell your retailer
to order a copy today, the Item Code is: FEB053001. So far the
series has earned high praise from both critics and fans, and was
featured in Wizard's Best of 2004 issue.

Also, being offered again in Previews this month is the first
issue of the hit series, Temporary # 1: "Cubes and Ladders".
Available for re-order the new Item Code is: FEB053003.
A complete preview of Temporary # 2 is available on-line for
retailers, book buyers, librarians, and journalists:
http://www.sulfurstar.com/origincomics/temporary/2_the_real_me_pa
rt_1/index.html - this preview should not be announced to the
general public.

Temporary #2: "The Real Me, Part 1"

When Envy goes to work for the 31st Precinct to catalog evidence
for a big case, she expects just another typical day. But after
meeting Jimmy and his four closest friends, she quickly realizes
that there's nothing typical about this job. Jimmy is a
detective. His Lieutenant thinks he's edgy. The Assistant DA
calls him a loose cannon. His fellow detectives say he's a
ticking time bomb. As for Jimmy, he's driving down the dark road
of his mind, and he's not alone. He's never alone.

Follow Envy this April as she clocks into the 31st Precinct -
probably the worst job for a burgeoning kleptomaniac. "The Real
Me" is the second issue in the new series, Temporary, by the
Eisner-nominated writer of My Uncle Jeff and A Sort of
Homecoming, Damon Hurd, and the Ignatz-nominated creator of Shuck
and Baraka and Black Magic in Morocco, Rick Smith.

Damon Hurd

Damon Hurd is the author of four graphic novels, including his
Eisner nominated debut, My Uncle Jeff. He lives in New Paltz, NY
with his wife Kathryn, and their bird, Zizek.

Rick Smith

Rick Smith is best known for his work with the devilish Shuck
(which he produces with his wife, Tania). The Shuck Unmasked
trade paperback collects the Ignatz-nominated Shuck Comics plus
48 pages of new material. His work has been favorably compared to
that of Seth and James Kochalka. He and Tania live in Denver with
their daughter Sage and cat Peco.
 +++++






------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~-->
Meet the McDonald??s?® Lincoln Fry  get free digital souvenirs,
Web-only video and bid on the Lincoln Fry prop charity auction.
http://us.click.yahoo.com/U0ptCC/fV0JAA/Zx0JAA/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.  The E-mail to the E-mag MAY be used in future issues at
the Editor's discretion UNLESS you specifically request that they not
be.  It is our policy to withhold names and/or Addresses, by request only,
from letters of comment.  All contributors are required to use their real
name and have a valid Email address for their columns to be published.
Send Email comments to: ComicBkNet@aol.com

Material for inclusion in the Emag - press releases, solicitations,
column submissions, Letters to the Editor, guesses for the trivia
contest should be sent to ComicBkNet@aol.com

The EDITOR, not the submitter, has final approval and edit rights on
ALL material.  Printed comic books and advanced copies for review
in the Emag should be sent via US Mail or UPS to

David L. LeBlanc
84 Heather Circle
Jefferson, MA 01522-1419

TO Subscribe send a message FROM the intended address to:
        ComicBookNetworkEmag-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

TO Unsubscribe send a message FROM the address to be dropped to:
        ComicBookNetworkEmag-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

You may also unsubscribe from the Egroups Web page at the short cut
below.
            Shortcut URL to the Egroup page:

        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComicBookNetworkEmag

All contents COPYRIGHT 2005 The Comic Book Network.
This messages may be reproduced only in its original form, and in its
entirety for non-commercial purposes.  Contact the original author(s)
or the Editor for permission to use individual items.

Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComicBookNetworkEmag/

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
    ComicBookNetworkEmag-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/












<< February12, 2005 - [ComicBooknet E-Mag] CBEM 510.8 February19, 2005 - [ComicBooknet E-Mag] CBEM 511.01 >>
ComicBookNetworkEmag Archives Index | RSS
Google
 
Web http://archives.zinester.com
Archives powered by Zinester's Mailing List Service
Details on ComicBookNetworkEmag
Browse for more newsletters at Zinester's Ezine Directory
Managed by Zinester's Mailing List Management