Friday, December 08, 2006
This Weekend
:: Posted by Bryan @ 12/08/2006 12:45:00 PM 1. Event
For Better or For Worse creator Lynn Johnston will be meeting fans and signing books in North Bay
As well, Tom Spurgeon rounds up recent commentary on the some of the plotlines of the strip as it enters its final year. Readers are concerned about the love life of Liz, the daughter character, apparently.
Saturday, Dec. 9th, 1-3 pm
Coles North Bay at Northgate Square
1500 Fisher Street
North Bay, ON
phone: 705-476-1550
2. Shopping
Chris Butcher raves about the giant collected New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke, claiming that it's "inspiring, not only in being really good but also in seeing how uncompromising and... right... Darwyn Cooke's view of these characters is" and that it's "A damn-near perfect book, and a must-own for anyone who's ever loved superheroes, or still does (bless their hearts)." If you are interested in this book and can't justify paying over $75 for it at the Beguiling or somewhere else, over at The Comics Reporter, letter-writer Stephen Leach spills the beans on how to pay only $30 by buying online. As someone who once loved superheroes and still loves some old superhero comic books, I can testify that the book is not a "must-own" by any means but I'm sure it makes a nice gift for older fans. I recently resisted paying $6 to sit down and read Cooke's new Batman-Spirit team-up comic book myself so I don't know from compulsion. I imagine I will eventually read it though since Cooke is the only superhero artist who has been seriously and consistently considered by the Wright Awards (his Solo book was very very pretty).
Other comics for sale?
2006 books by Jillian Tamaki, Salgood Sam, Svetlana Chmakova, Scott Chantler, Joe Ollman, Colin Upton, and many others (including tons of new books in French from Mecanique General and other publishers). And not a U.S. superhero in the bunch.Labels: events, new books, news
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