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Slim week for me ... will walk into the LCS with a tenner & leave with enough for a tea or coffee; that said, am very excited for both Amazing Spider-man (Marcos Martin returns, yay!) & Ghost Rider. BQ: 18, 6 in the first, 7 in the middle, 5 for the final & Irish through & through.

In the old Tomb of Dracula series, Quincy Harker had a German Shepherd named Saint that served as both guard dog & vampire attack dog.  Alas, poor Saint, hasn't been seen (to my knowledge) since the series ended.

Looking forward most to Spider-man Loves Mary Jane Season 2 #3 & Green Lantern #35, which finally ends the Secret Origin. BQ: for whatever reason, a big takeout carton of Fried Rice always makes me feel better when I have a Cold, as does a big bowl of Pho .

@paulmontgomery, When the Minx line was first released, I remember seeing each new book (for the first few releases, at least) prominently displayed at my local B&N in/near the YA section.  But, recently, can't remember seeing the newer Minx releases--like Confessions of a Blabbermouth or Water Baby --in any of the major bookstores, or even the local independents, at all, neither i...

Good article, Ron.  But also wanted to point out something that hasn't quite been touched on ... at the moment, we're in a recession.  You correctly draw attention to the downturn in sales/circulation since Jan. 08, but, in general, all periodicals are down by 6.3%.  It's not just Marvel and DC that are having difficulty selling issues in this economic environment, it's also Time...

Kirkman is speaking from a very fortunate position--he's struck indie gold not once, but twice, so he's in a very good position to make this call to arms. However, I find his reasoning to be somewhat dubious with a few holes in his logic. Just because something has worked for you, it doesn't necessarily follow that it will work for the next guy. And the fact is a mass exodus of creators from M...

@neb, oh yeah, recommend any comic to children & they'll eat it up.  Last Christmas, I bought my nephews (a 7 & 5-year-olds at the time) Essential Spider-man Vol. 1.  They both loved it so much & my sister had to go out & get Vol. 2.  They youngest is now obsessed with Spider-man, even w/o watching the new cartoon.

There's a mythological theme running through my books--Thor #7, Incredible Herc #115, The Illiad #4 possible I'll do War Is Hell, want to flip through it first & might wait for the trade. BQ: Guinness, nitrogen-pour is best. 

Don't know if this counts but ... Lilith, daughter of Dracula (Marvel Universe), possessed Angel O'Hara, an Irish woman.  According to the Marvel Handbook: "... one night in Northern Ireland, a Catholic named Martin O'Hara learned that his daughter Angel had secretly married a Protestant named Ted Hannigan a year before, and was now pregnant by him. Martin O'Hara first struck Angel, ...