Advice to Make Kickstarter Successful for Your Project

Four months ago, I warned people of the dangers of Kickstarter before moderating my concerns. Since then I’ve donated to my first Kickstarter effort — I’m looking forward to seeing the preordered book before the end of the year — and I’ve found this excellent post on how to make Kickstarter effective for your project. I don’t agree with all the advice — I never watch the videos, for example, since I’m usually surfing in an environment where the audio […]

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Scary Godmother

This beautiful hardcover is perfectly timed. As fall creeps over the country, there’s nothing better than relaxing with some lightly scary (but also funny), impressively illustrated stories about monsters. The strong sense of family, whether natural or assembled from close friends, is a comforting underlay, as is Jill Thompson’s tangible portrayal of the season. I was pleasantly surprised to see that, in addition to the original four storybooks — The Scary Godmother, The Revenge of Jimmy, The Mystery Date, The […]

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The Social Network

KC and I went to see The Social Network last week. You can probably tell how much I enjoyed it by considering that it took me this long to get around to writing up my thoughts. I don’t regret seeing it, but it wasn’t as entertaining as I hoped. The Social Network is a Citizen Kane for our time, looking at a media mogul — in this case, Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook, played by Jesse Eisenberg — who is […]

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Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs Volume 17

It’s a good thing that I’ve had years of practice reading “boy comics”, material that, regardless of whether it’s appropriate and in spite of what’s going on in the story, position their female characters as eye candy for the male reader. If I didn’t, I’d have given up on this series by Yukiya Sakuragi long before now. Volume 17 was a real challenge in that area. I’ve mentioned the fan service before — the pinup shots of Suguri in bathing […]

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All-Star Superman Next DC Animated Movie

All-Star Superman, due in Spring 2011 and based on the comic by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, will be the 10th DC Universe original animated film. There’s a lot of good reasons to look forward to All-Star Superman. It’s got wonderful source material, and it’s being adapted by writer Dwayne McDuffie. In the original story, Superman came to terms with his own mortality, and yet, while dying, set out to save the Earth once again. Based on this piece of […]

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Veronica #202: Introducing Kevin Keller, the New Gay Guy

Veronica #202 has gotten tons of press, as it was promoted for months ahead of time (since April) as a real milestone for Riverdale: it would introduce Archie’s first “openly gay” character, Kevin Keller. While I completely support the idea — it’s about time that Archie’s hometown of Riverdale was made more diverse in lots of ways — I did find it a shame that, as with another recent big-press storyline, the execution is much worse than the concept deserves. […]

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Kodansha USA to Replace Del Rey Manga at Random House

Looks like Andre’s speculation was right after all. Kodansha USA Publishing just sent out the following press release: Kodansha and Random House Transform and Expand Their U.S. Manga Publishing Relationship Kodansha Ltd. and Random House Inc. have announced their plans to change and expand their manga publishing relationship in North America. The companies are shifting from a licensing relationship to a sales and distribution arrangement as of December 1, 2010. The current relationship between Kodansha and Random House began in […]

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Networked: Carabella on the Run

When I first heard that Networked: Carabella on the Run was a co-production with a non-profit organization, I was leery. PrivacyActivism is dedicated to helping people “understand the real-world implications of privacy losses” and protecting this fundamental human right. I feared that the message, although from a cause I support, would overcome the story. Thankfully, that’s not the case. I quickly got caught up in the adventures of Carabella and her classmates as we learn more about where she came […]

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