Marvel and DC sales figures for September 2004 are up at the Pulse. Both pieces are also posted on Usenet, with extensive discussion threads following.
Dorian at PostmodernBarney has been doing some really entertaining seasonal blogging. He’s looked at horror manga, the trouble with vampires, and Italy’s giallo school of horror cinema.
The V takes a look at something equally horrifying: the Mary Sue! Where did she come from? What does she want? And just how many has Warren Ellis unleashed on the world?
Ed Cunard at the Low Road is looking for suggestions of monthlies to try. I love posts like these, because I always manage to find a handful of titles to try.
The John Byrne Forum isn’t quite sure how to take praise for “the Chief” from Brian Bendis (duly reported in Wizard 158 — Bendis loved the aborted “Dark Scarlet Witch” plot from the end of Byrne’s Avengers West Coast run). For example:
“as soon as i found out what happened in 503, i knew Bendis would find some snarky way to BLAME JB for all this — Avengers Dissed should be the final statement of how Bendis and Brevoort totally lack professionalism and don’t belong in the industry, but sadly, it won’t be.”
The thread contains spoilers, including the preview pages that were posted at Pop Culture Shock.
Okay, off to find out why I’m not pinging.