Does anyone know what's up with the Fringe comics? Did they get ganked?
On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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Torque - Oct 19, 2008 9:39:47 am PDT #1880 of 5059
Bad Wolf
Fay - Oct 20, 2008 1:54:04 am PDT #1881 of 5059
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
tries not to spoil self for latest Season 8 developments...
Hey there! Just read The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier and reread The Forty Niners, and then read Top Ten: Beyond The Farthest Precinct.
Alan Moore for the win, with his great big sexy brain. Gene Ha for the win, with his mad artwork skillz.
Fanfic spinoff writers/artists...not so much for the win. Beyond the Farthest Precincts - yeah, no.
It strikes me that one of the key elements in Moore's and indeed Gaiman's writing which seems to be absent from most of their emulators (excepting Mike Carey, who kicks ass) is compassion. And dignity too. Just - BtFP isn't bad, but it's heavy-handed and it doesn't make the characters real, dirt-under-the-fingernails rounded human beings. It just makes them characters.
Okay, and I hated the cheap shot at Cathy's religion (and I'm an atheist). And Girl 49...yeah, no. And being open about Smax's lover being his twin sister. And Shock-headed Peter's racism getting downplayed whilst he teams up with a clicker. Bad job, professional fanfic-writing people. No cookie.
SailAweigh - Oct 20, 2008 4:17:25 am PDT #1882 of 5059
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Torque, according to my comic shop newsletter, the first issue was set to be released Sept. 9th. I can't find in any of the subsequent newsletters that it's been delayed for any reason. You could try calling Westfield Comics, they're always up-to-date on that stuff. Another newsletter comes out tomorrow, I'll keep an eye out for any news on it.
SailAweigh - Oct 21, 2008 5:31:58 am PDT #1883 of 5059
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
From my weekly newsletter:
We just received an update on the lateness of Buffy Season 8 #19 from Dark Horse and thought we'd share it with the comic's rabid fans:
"The new release date will be November 26th. Due to the unfortunate nature of Joss Whedon's extremely packed schedule, the issue ran much later than expected. The good news however, is that we will be returning the Buffy release date, to the first week of each month in short order.Issue #20 will have an on-sale date now of Dec 17th, while issue #21 will land on Jan 7th - thereby reestablishing Buffy release dates at the first of each month. In addition issue #20 is a one-shot and will land perfectly in time for last minute holiday shoppers by arriving one week before Christmas. Now who said Santa doesn't have a soft spot for Vampires?"
Invisible Green - Oct 23, 2008 4:40:23 pm PDT #1884 of 5059
Does anyone know what's up with the Fringe comics? Did they get ganked?
I just stumbled across this. It looks like issue #2 was pushed back until January.
sumi - Oct 28, 2008 11:14:15 am PDT #1885 of 5059
Art Crawl!!!
JenP - Oct 28, 2008 1:02:40 pm PDT #1886 of 5059
Has the Farscape comic been released yet? I forgot that it was happening.
sumi - Oct 29, 2008 5:49:53 am PDT #1887 of 5059
Art Crawl!!!
November.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 29, 2008 6:30:20 am PDT #1888 of 5059
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
That cover (and the storyline it implies) makes what would have been a joyful upcoming product release ambivalent for me. Why didn't they just go the whole nine yards and feature Scorpius reaching out from under the baby's bed?
JenP - Oct 29, 2008 4:05:01 pm PDT #1889 of 5059
Thanks, sumi. I'm going in this weekend, so I guess I'll add it. Matt, I kind of agree. Ah, well.