JaCkKraken [Member Since: November 04 '07]
I’m a freelance graphic designer specializing in corporate identity design (but I love illustration…I’m just too lazy to do anything these days). I love me some pie and comic books. My girlfriend (Gasp! Comic book geek has a GIRLFRIEND? Just call me Brodie and be glad I’m not dating “Brenda?”.) and I have started a tradition of going to WonderCon every year, so we usually get our fix of the tiny, indie publishers there, but other than that we’re pretty picky about what we read/buy. I’m a stickler for good artwork, she’s a stickler for good story, but it all works out…somehow. I can’t tell you what my faves are at the moment because I’m barely awake.
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Pete says:
Hey JaCk, could you point to a few things that you're interested in that are listed as out of stock? I'd like to look into what we can do about that.
Also, while we don't do well on the backorder stuff right now, there are a few things we'll be working on that should help with that.
Yeah, yeah, I know. "Serious" comic geeks don't like the kiddie titles. Well you know what? If liking the Futurama makes me uncool, then I prefer to remain hot. From the issues that I've read, the writing retains the same wry humor as the show; the only difference is is that it isn't animated. So what? Give the people who put this title out a break: This is all the new material we've had for the past few years (besides reruns on [adult swim]) until the show comes back to DVD this month. Cherish it, don't diss it.
1 pts.
I...just don't have high hopes for this, and the last pornstar I actually came to admire for doing something else other than using their name was Traci Lords (1000 Fires was actually very good/classic, and her work on Profiler was good, too). I've yet to read something noteworthy by someone using their starpower to drive the vehicle. We'll see, I guess? If I can change my rating after I've read it, I certainly will, but I'm rating it a 2 based on my expectations.
3 pts.
Don't get me wrong, Jhonen is a great guy with a very intuitive sense of what drives human depravity vs. decorum (I will never forget, and often reference, "Oh my G-d, somebody put sh*t in my pants!"). If only he'd get off his butt and publish more juicy brain meat droppings, we'd be all set. I give him five stars for creativity, but take away a star for productiveness (and lack of a copy editor). Yeah, whatcha gonna do about that star, huh? Whatcha gonna do? Gonna go home and cry to mommy? DRAW, BOY. DRAW!
0 pts.