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----------------------------------------------------------------- THE COMIC BOOK NETWORK ELECTRONIC MAGAZINE Issue Number 559 1/20/2006 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- COMICS OBSCURA - (Various Places) ....... Mike Curtis [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:Derek Ruiz, ROVE ............. Richard Vasseur [6] Interviews:Scott Christian Sava ......... Paul Dale Roberts [7] Thoughts From the Land of Frost ......... Alex Ness Interviews:Marc Hansen, Rick Veitch, Joshua Hale Fialkov, [8] Suspended Animation ..................... Michael Vance & Mark Allen [9] ComiX-FAN Reviews........................ Eric J. Moreels [10] M.O.E. Reviews .......................... Paul Dale Roberts [11] My View: TRICKED ........................ David LeBlanc [12] Top 100 Comics for December ............. Diamond Comics [13] New Series in February Previews ......... Diamond Comics [14] New Comic Book Releases List ............ Charles LePage [15] HYPE! & LINKS Section ................... Various _________________________________________________________________ World Wide Web Home Page-->> http://members.aol.com/ComicBkNet Archived and mailed by Yahoo!: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComicBookNetworkEmag ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2006 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 the individual 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. Final edit is reserved by the editor, not the submitter! 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, non-comic derived media, role playing, collectible card games, Anime or other hobbies or collectibles other than comic books. That also includes plugs for web comics and 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, in both a text and a zipped version for fast downloading as well as back issues and an annotated index. You'll also find important links to 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 This week was one of those rare ones when I travel by air for a business meeting, usually in the midwest somewhere. The home office is in Wabash, Indiana and the other plant is in Alabama. But, my boss lives in Ohio and that is where our meeting was. I don't mind the travel or the change in routine and I always bring enough comic material to read while waiting in the terminals and while on the planes. This time I brought Alex Robinson's TRICKED. It is fabulous! See my review in MY VIEW this issue. What also is fabulous, speaking as an old fart and long time DC fan, is INFINITE CIRSIS #4. It is my pick of the week . . . ABSTRACT STUDIOS Strangers In Paradise #79, $2.95 DC COMICS All Star Superman #2, $2.99 Ex Machina #17, $2.99 Firestorm #21, $2.50 Green Lantern #7 (resolicited), $2.99 Infinite Crisis #4 (Of 7), $3.99 <----------Pick of the Week! JSA Classified #7, $2.50 Legion Of Super Heroes #13, $2.99 Planetary #24, $2.99 Seven Soldiers Mister Miracle #3 (Of 4), $2.99 Testament #2, $2.99 DORK STORM PRESS Ps238 #14, $2.99 IDW PUBLISHING Maze Agency #2 (Of 4), $3.99 IMAGE COMICS Freshmen #5 (Of 6), $2.99 Vice #4, $2.99 MARVEL COMICS Runaways #12, $2.99 X-Statix Presents Dead Girl #1 (Of 5), $2.99 PENNY FARTHING PRESS Herobear And Decoy Field Trip Complete Con Ed, $12.95 adult products ICARUS PUBLISHING A G Super Erotic Anthology #26 (adult), $4.99 So many comics, so little time. Have you been watching the new episodes of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA? I like the series a lot. It still remains exciting. Gotta get this out in time to watch the next episode. See you in seven. 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: "Soyoung Jung" <sjung@netcomics.com> To: <ComicBkNet@aol.com> Subject: NETCOMICS Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 09:09:47 -0500 I am writing on behalf of NETCOMICS, the newest manhwa/manga/graphic novel publisher from Korea. We are a New Jersey-based graphic novel publisher dedicated to bringing the most sought-after titles of top-notch manhwa authors from Korea. NETCOMICS is affiliated with Korea's leading online comic book provider Ecomix Media Company, which offers more than 40,000 volumes to Korean audiences through several popular web sites including Yahoo!Korea. Beginning January 2006, we will be releasing 3~4 titles and doubling that volume in late 2006. Another key element that makes our U.S. presence interesting is our online effort. We have launched our website in an attempt to initiate a wholly different approach to graphic novel reading: reading it online. Our website will soon mirror eComiX's in its capacity. eComiX, for example, is enjoyed by about 1 million comic book readers in Korea and visited by their members about 2 million times a day. Our innovative approach includes online pay-per-view service at a mere quarter dolloar per chapter. We believe this will bring a new era of graphic novels/comic books in the U.S. and other English-speaking regions. * We currently have only the January releases. Our February books will arrive in the next 3 week, but can be printed in papers. Please take time to visit us at www.netcomics.com Below are some articles written about us: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6289260.html?text=netco mics http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/7966.html Thank you and have a great Friday! Soyoung Jung Director of Operations NETCOMICS Tel: (201) 399-4314 Fax: (201) 369-6913 sjung@netcomics.com www.netcomics.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: What do Estelle, Mayor Jefferson and Lillian Rand have in common? A tough one, unless you are up to speed on the MILESTONE Comics. They were all love interests of the character Icon. Looks like I stumped the readers! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THIS WEEK'S TRIVIA QUESTION: For a while some new comics came with coupons or cards inside to mail in for an exclusive issue. Do you know which mail-away comic of this type, as mentioned in Overstreet's Guide, came with a temporary tatoo, among other things? 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! _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- COMICS OBSCURA Mike Curtis shandafa@cyberback.com [COMICS OBSCURA are facts Mike Curtis has dug out during his 30 years of collecting Superman and writing about comics. His website for his comic imprint is www.shandafantasyarts.net ] THINK YOU KNOW YOUR SUPERVILLAINS? Here's one you SHOULD know, but most folks don't. Can you name the FIRST LIVE ACTION Supervillain Superman battled? And not once, but on several occasions! As they say on television, the answer after the break. THINK YOU KNOW YOUR SUPERVILLAINS PART TWO First off, the live action Superman who did the fighting was GEORGE REEVES of 1950's television fame. And the supervillain is MR. KRYPTONITE. Never heard of him? You're not alone. In 1957 Reeves decided to create his own enterprise, now referred to as the STATE FAIR TOUR. The troupe included his TV Lois Lane, Noel Neill, his best friend Natividad Vacio, and pro wrestler friend Gene La Bell. The show ended with the first three singing and harmonizing. But it began with "Lois Lane" being menaced by a costumed villain, MR. KRYPTONITE. Western Costume made the Kryptonite uniform, which was a black and green duplicate of Reeves' own, and the villain's name substituted for the chest symbol. A view of this unusual supervillain can be seen in the current issue of CULT MOVIES magazine. _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- [4] Network Buzz News, gossip and rumors from the industry BLUE WATER WINS AT CREATIVE CHILD AWARDS "Atlas: ABC's for Superheroes" named Book of the Year. January 15, 2005 (Los Angeles, CA) - Creative studio, Blue Water Productions, is pleased to announce that its recent children's book, ATLAS SCHOOL FOR SUPERHEROES: ABC's FOR SUPERHEROES, in cooperation with Angel Gate Publishing, has won Creative Child Magazine's Book of the Year Award. "This is a great honor," said Blue Water's Managing Editor, and ATLAS creator, Darren G. Davis. "We're very excited to be part of a project that reaches out to kids and makes a real difference in their life. The fact that it has been recognized in its field by such a prestigious award gives us a wonderful feeling of success and accomplishment." ATLAS: ABC'S FOR SUPERHEROES (By Darren G. Davis, Artwork by Mark Brooks and Andrew Dalhouse, ISBN: 1-595591-10-9, $5.99, 16 pages, 5"x5" board book) is the first book in the ATLAS SCHOOL FOR SUPERHEROES series (Created by Darren G. Davis and Debbie Bishop). In it, pre-schoolers get to not only learn their ABC's but also the Supreme Code of Superheroes from the infamous ATLAS. "We're so thrilled to see these books earn the accolades of Creative Child Magazine," said Angel Gate Publisher, Debbie Bishop. "Every creator hopes their work is appreciated on some level and to win an award - especially from a great publication like Creative Child - is just a treat for me and every single one of our creators." Future books in the ATLAS line include ATLAS: 123s FOR SUPERHEROES and ATLAS: SUPERHEROES GUIDE TO THE PLANETS. All books in the ATLAS series for pre-schoolers are available from all major distributors and finer bookstores everywhere, including amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com and walmart.com. For additional information on Blue Water Productions, visit them online at http://www.bluewaterprod.com - and visit Angel Gate on the web at http://www.angelgatepress.com +++++ Bristol International Comic Expo 2006 - January Update For the eighth successive year, the Bristol International Comic Expo (www.comicexpo.net) is back in 2006, on May 13 and 14 at the British Empire & Commonwealth Exhibition Hall coupled with talks at the Ramada Plaza Hotel. For this first update, a few items on Special Guests and some of the Expo Exclusives available at the show. Special Guests: This year we're proud to have Roy Thomas, Howard Chaykin, Geoff Johns and Tommy Lee Edwards (Star Wars) as special international guests: all four will be signing, talking and mingling with their British and European fans. In addition, just announced, making his first UK appearance is Arthur Suydam, known for his stunning work on CHOLLY and FLYTRAP, MUDWOGS and the gruesome covers of the current Marvel Zombies series, and each attendee at the Expo will receive a FREE EXpo EXclusive official convention poster by Suydam (produced in association with INCOGNITO COMICS). Other guests include Transformers writer Simon Furman, bringing along an EXpo Exclusive Andrew Wildman variant cover edition of issue four, and the cream of the current crop of British comics writers and artists. Charity Project: This year the Expo has selected Everychild and the Draw The World Together (www.drawtheworldtogether.com) project as the supported charity. Everychild is an international development charity that works with the most vulnerable and marginalised children in many of the world's poorest countries to enable them to grow up free from disease, poverty and exploitation as valued individuals within strong communities. Draw The World Together is a collection of comics creators donating their time, their art, their abilities, to raise funds for Everychild, via auctions of original artwork, and providing original sketches to fans at the convention. Full details of the artists involved at Bristol will be provided shortly. Expo Events and Exclusives: Hypotheticals (www.hypotheticals.co.uk) returns after a riotous performance last year, with Dave Gibbons hosting and Lee "Budgie" Barnett writing, featuring a panel of very well known comics names being put through the wringer. Tokyopop attend for the second time, and follow-up amazing levels of interest last year by bringing along virtually their entire range of UK-available titles, giving away posters and sneak peeks, and discounting their books from the usual price of Pounds Sterling6.99 to Pounds Sterling6 for one, or just Pounds Sterling5 each for two or more. Top Shelf's (www.topshelfcomix.com) Chris Staros will be bringing along a selection of brand new releases, including OWLY: FLYING LESSONS, SUPER F*CKERS, EVERY GIRL IS THE END OF THE WORLD FOR ME by Jeffrey Brown and THE TICKING by Renee French, as well as the fine books TRICKED, THE SURROGATES, THE KING, SPIRAL-BOUND & AEIOU from late 2005. Strangehaven's auteur, Gary Spencer Millidge, will be signing the complete works so far, including the new issue eighteen and the Conspiracy TP, as well as his limited edition European Tour t- shirt - a selection of artwork from the series will also be available to purchase. Just confirmed is Rob van Bavel, the Don Lawrence Collection publisher from Holland who will be at his booth with original art, the books and who knows what else! It's his first UK convention, and a Don Lawrence panel with Liam Sharp and Chris Weston remains a distinct possibility... Monkeys With Machineguns (http://www.monkeyswithmachineguns.com/pages/mwmissue1.htm) will have a brand new issue on sale, the first from their new publisher Open Book Press (www.openbookpress.com), and the whole creative force will be signing too. They'll also have copies of their charity book, "Hammer of Time" (http://www.monkeyswithmachineguns.com/pages/mwmhammeroftime.htm) , which has lots of UK and US indie contributors, including Nicola Scott (who has since exploded since being featured in Wizard). The End Is Nigh issue three will be a con-exclusive release, scheduled to include some cracking features - including ones by Leah Moore and John Reppion (of Albion fame), artwork by Frazer Irving and Boo Cook, and a cover by Liam Sharp! Issue Two will also be available, this one includes interviews with Alan Moore, John Wagner and Alan Grant. Both of these will be available via mail order at 4.99(pounds) each, but attendees at the con receive a Pounds Sterling1 discount, per title. FireballComics.com are first-time attendees and as well as bringing a great range of figures, statues and busts are offering a number of Expo Exclusives: Comics - Buy 4 get 5th one free; 3 posters for 15(pounds); 2 t-shirts for Pounds Sterling20; 3 trade paperbacks for Pounds Sterling20; 3 manga books for Pounds Sterling15; Money off voucher website orders with every purchase; and Pounds Sterling5 off first monthly order for new subscriptions. Future Quake Publishing will be launching three brand-new publications: FutureQuake #6, MangaQuake #2, and Something Wicked (an all-new Horror comic), the creators of which will be around for signing and sketching. They are also running portfolio sessions for writers and artists. Silver Bullets Comics (www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com) have a table for fifth successive year, and once again will be bringing along a set of "Officially Cheaper Than Amazon!" books and comics, as well as showcasing Paul B. Rainey's (www.bookoflists.co.uk) stable of books, plus...new for this year...a Small Press Sampler table, containing a wide variety of UK Small Press talent. In addition, Bevis Musson's The Queen Of Diamonds hits issue six at the show, Scar Comics launch their new title at the SmallZone table, Fiction Graphic Productions will showcase their titles Nosferatu, The Boss and Death Police, and Paul Von Scott brings the newest issue of SF comic "omnivistascope". Next Time: More on the talks to be given by guests Roy Thomas, Howard Chaykin and Geoff Johns; more on other EXpo EXclusives; more on the UK Small Press scene; more on the UK guests yet to be announced; and more on the mysterious figure guesting on Sunday...it'll soon be Time to reveal all. About the Bristol International Comic Expo 2006 Organised by Mike Allwood of renowned UK comics shop Area 51, the Bristol Expo is the longest-running and most successful comics event in the UK ever. Advance tickets are available through the official website (www.comicexpo.net) at a bargain price (Pounds Sterling5 per day for an adult ticket, children 10 and under FREE, children 11 to 16 just Pounds Sterling1). The Ramada Plaza hotel offers special Expo rates, see the website for details. +++++ Independent Comic Publisher offers $500 award for "Students of the Unusual" Independent Film Contest (January 14th-- Melbourne, Florida) So, you want to be an independent filmmaker? Get out your DV cameras or fire up your home animation studio and make a short film based on your favorite "Students of the Unusual" story! 3 Boys Productions is proud to sponsor the 1st Annual "Students of the Unusual" Independent Film Contest. The winner will receive $500 and lots of "Students of the Unusual" merchandise (Comics, t-shirts, DVDs, cards and more). Terry Cronin, the publisher of the critically-acclaimed comic book, states "this is a wonderful opportunity for indie filmmakers of all skill levels to get some instant notoriety with a short film project." The winning film (as well as the best of the rest) will be included on a complimentary DVD compilation which will be included in the new giant-sized "Students of the Unusual Extra Credit Special #1" comic book and distributed at convention appearances in San Diego and across the US. The films will also automatically be entered for consideration to the Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival in November. Films must be submitted on DVD or VHS and must be received by May 1st. Send to 3 Boys Productions/Students of the Unusual 1399 S Harbor City Blvd Melbourne, FL 32901 Students of the Unusual is an independently published horror comic anthology and was recently featured in "The Comic-con Chronicles" on the IFC channel. (you can watch the documentary at http://www3.ifctv.com/comicon/) SOTU is published by 3 Boys Productions, an independent filmmaking and multi-media firm who coordinate the Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival and the Megacon Indy Film Expo (Friday, February 24th, 7 pm, Orlando). Students of the Unusual will be appearing across the nation in 2006! FX show www.fxshow.com January 27th-29th. Megacon www.megaconvention.com February 24th-26th Heroes Con www.heroesonline.com June 30th- July 2nd San Diego Comic-Con International www.comic-con.org July 20th- 23rd For more info on Students of the Unusual go to www.studentsoftheunusual.com For more info on 3 Boys Productions and the Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival go to www.3boysproductions.com +++++ 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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