More than I can chew

As I mentioned last week, it is my intention for my next podcast to be a spotlight on Neil Gaiman. Since I own an awful lot of his work and love almost all of it, I thought it would be an easy one to knock out, no problem. Well, now as I sit and try to assemble all of this stuff coherently and do it justice, I see how big an undertaking it really is.

In order to do it right, I'm going to give myself another week. Just to give you an idea of what I am dealing with, I went to pull out all my books that he worked on, either as a writer or editor. The stack comes up past my knee without adding in my absolutes or any of the Marvel stuff. Wow.

So next week, there will be podcasty goodness.

If you want to read or listen to me go on about how much I love Neil Gaiman's work you can check out:
Episode 1
Episode 4
Episode 5

Also, in a personal note:

My husband and I get to go to a home inspection on Monday. If all goes well, GDRC Headquarters will get to move soon to a new space where I don't have to turn off the refrigerator to do a recording. So think happy thoughts for me and my Mr. There will be more news on this front as we get closer.

Episode 14

So I realized that I have been remiss in my duties as the wife of writer/creator. My husband's 3rd book came out during the Christmas Madness, and I didn't even mention it. So I would like to direct your attention to PX! Book 2: In the Service of the Queen.




New Release

House of Mystery Vol 01 Written by Matthew Sturges and Bill Willingham; Art by Luca Rossi, Ross Campbell, Sean Murphy, Zachary Baldus, Steve Rolston and Jill Thompson; Cover by Sam Weber

I really enjoyed this an awful lot. House of Mystery features layered story telling, varied and excellent art and a compelling connective tale. Also, the Bill Willingham story totally gave me nightmares, so hurray for that.

Marvel

Punisher: Circle of Blood Written by Steven Grant, Pencils by Mike Zeck

I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. I still prefer the Marvel Knights run though.

Vertigo

Young Liars Vol 01 Story and Art by David Lapham

After reading this, I feel reinforced in my belief that David Lapham hates everyone. Otherwise this was fun, if totally insane.

Tokyopop

Captive Hearts Vol 01 Matsuri Hino

This work, from the creator of Meru Puri and Vampire Knight is just as cute, angsty and well executed as you would expect. I really liked it, and I look forward to the second book once I get it back in stock.

Thanks again, and if you have requests, suggestions or comments, just let me know.

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Episode 13

Wow

I'm surprised I could even find this place, it's been so long. It's good to be back though. Retail holiday crap is over with now, and I can get back to the very serious and important business of reading comics and then talking about them.

A lot of really fun stuff has come out since last time, and I had a tough time choosing my books this week. Too many cool things to read isn't so bad a problem to have though. For example, right after I went on break, Fables Vol 11 came out, and it was so good that I sat in the pub and cried while I read it. In public and everything.

I am such a nerd.


New Release

Secret Invasion Written by Brian Michael Bendis, Pencils by Leinil Francis Yu

This book is kind of a big deal in the Marvel Universe right now. Not only is it central to the direction of the whole Universe, but it's an experiment to see if people will pay $29.99 for an 8 issue trade paperback. If the sales of the singles were any indication, then Marvel should be able to move forward with their secret plan to force subscribers to pay in limbs, children and precious bodily fluids. It's a fun read though.

Vertigo

Doom Patrol Vol 01 Written by Grant Morrison, Art by Richard Case, Doug Braithwaite, various

I honestly believe that Grant Morrison is at least a little bit insane. After I read this, I did actually have a nightmare about the scissormen. Blegh. Interesting though, and I feel like I need to see where it goes.

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The Nightly News by Jonathan Hickman

While I really liked the dark, sort of psychological story it was telling, I got a little bogged down in the fine print fonts. There were a lot of little info boxes in teenie-tiny type, and I felt like if I didn't read them all, I would be missing important content. So, this book gave me a headache from squinting, but it was worth it.

Tokyopop

Phantom Dream Vol 01 Natsuki Takaya

This is a relatively new release that's actually an older series. This was Natsuki Takaya's first published manga, before she did Fruits Basket. To me it feels like an artist's early work, in that the story is kind of rough and when you compare this with the art in Fruits Basket, you can see how far she's come. It took me a couple of chapters to get into this story, but once it sort if got itself together, it was fun.

Thanks again, and if you have requests, suggestions or comments, just let me know.

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