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Jon & Ed Show: Best of '02 Edition Jon: So I picked up something interesting a few months ago I'd like to recommend. Eric Drooker's BLOOD SONG. I was glad to see this as I didn't come across it in my local comic shop but rather my local book store. This was a nice surprise as their graphic novel section is quite shotty. In fact it's not even a section. It's a handful of shelf space. It's practically barren. Which I can understand since there's quite a few comic shops around. None the less, I feel they could sell more if they simply kept more in stock. But on this particular day I was delighted to see copies of, not only BLOOD SONG but NARCISSA and SHUTTERBUG FOLIES as well. I immediately grabbed BLOOD SONG and put it with the rest of my days stash. For those unaware BLOOD SONG is a silent journey of a young girls struggle to survive when her world is devastated. Eric Drooker is an artist whose work you may have recognized from The New Yorker or The Village Voice. Eric's work is rather amazing. Joe Sacco, cartoon journalist and author of PALESTINE and SAFE AREA GORAZDE wrote the intro and I believe put it quite well when he said "Each scratchboard-etched and water-coloured image in Blood Song works in sequential step to drive the story forward, and yet each could stand alone as a work of art." ED: I order mine from Midtown Comics via UPS, so I'm waiting on a pile. I assume I should add this to said pile?  Jon: Yes Ed. Most of the art is done in black, white and blue and Eric creates these striking moments in art by adding bright splashes of yellow, red and orange. Another art method to keep your eye out for is the flow of his art. Normally when you see a double page spread in comics the artist will draw outside the border so when printed the image meets together at the fold in the center. But with BLOOD SONG each page is its own so in creating a flow between pages Eric actually crosses the gap unseen while still keeping a continuous line of action. Though silent, this reads like poetry and quite frankly took more time to get through then most other comics I've recently picked up... and those are scripted.Story wise, some may feel the role of the police takes on too oppressive of a presence, or at least that's a bit of what I've heard, but having recently been hassled by the cops two consecutive weekends in a row, I have no qualms with it whatsoever. Back to the art for a second, I'd also say it seems to just scream New York, if that makes sense. In the same way that Peter Kuper's art says NY, or scenes from METROPOLIS says NY, you can also see that in Eric Drooker's cityscapes in BLOOD SONG. ED: You know... a lot of things scream NY. Jon: Yes but you know how an image of a cityscape will uniquely say NY? ED: Yes. Like a Velvet Underground song screams early East Village, NYC. Jon: Without even identifying specifics, you can just tell ED: Well, I can tell when an artist is NOT NYC. Jon: This also has the most clever Canadian pricing I've ever seen. You see folks, because of our fluctuating dollar, cover prices tend to rise and drop as the value of our dollar changes. A while back Wildstorm even attempted to have exact conversions. So rather then a book costing something fifty, something seventy-five or something ninety-five it would be something sixty-three or something eighteen. Quite ridiculous. In fact many have given up and simply list the U.S. price only. But bracing the barcode of BLOOD SONG you'll find the U.S. price listing 20 dollars and the Canadian price simply listing "Higher in Canada". Ha! So clever it's cute. No price, just a note saying "Higher in Canada" - might just be me but I thought it was clever. ED: No, that sounds amusing as all hell... what blows my mind? Most comics are printed in Canada, yet somehow the conversion always works against you. Why? Jon: Simple answer; Our dollar is worth less then a dollar. So for all you yanks, when you complain about a 2-dollar comic just remember We pay about 60 percent more then you. And in Australia, even more ED: Yes, but... it still winds up costing MORE. Jon: It costs more because it's compared against the U.S. price ED: Well, then serializer.net must be nice for you. You know what you're paying on the spot. In fact, if you buy the year at a good exchange rate time... Jon: With sites like serializer and moderntales, it's cool, yes, but you also have to be a person with the time and patience to sit in front of your computer and read the features on the site. ED: Is broadband becoming more popular up north? Jon: I can't tell if you're trying to make a joke or not, a faster connection is always more popular. But there's also the matter of time you have in the day just to be online. ED: No, no joke intended. I meant 'widespread' and not 'keen on'. Jon: Right... you're just surprised we don't live in Igloos aren't you? ED: Non-sequiter: So, you know how the QAF Comic Rage was reviewed here and stuff? Jon: Uh... yeah ED: Well, my friend's short film TARGET AUDIENCE has been picked up by Showtime and will air at various times during the day, including before/after QAF. More at triplefire.com Jon: What's it about? ED: It's about 10 minutes long *rimshot* Jon: Just give me the logline ED: Without spoiling it... "His parents are away. He's had a few too many beers. His best friend just passed out at the foot of the sofa. And he's about to find out that the most dangerous part of a Saturday night... ...could be a late-night infomercial." Jon: Interesting. Good sell. ED: Oh, it's a good short. I would tell David Kittredge if it wasn't good. It's good. I saw it in NYC at a showing and I was laughing very hard. David Kittredge is the writer/director of the short. And it won the Audience Award for Best Male Short Film at Reel Affirmations: the Washington DC Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. They're going to be running TARGET AUDIENCE in long interstitial breaks and in "Quick Flick Marathons". And it deserves the exposure. Jon: Congratulations David ED: So, did you go see HARRY POTTER? BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE DID!! Jon: No, I did not see the new Potter flick. I only recently watched the first one actually. Did you go Ed? ED: No... I was busy playing PS2. Jon: Yeah, Well. I haven't even seen Bowling For Columbine yet either. I'm bad. Very very bad. ED: BUT... Harry Potter beat Eminem. Jon: The worlds most famous gay rapper got beat by a kid in a cape. Oh what a world! ED: A kid in a cape with superpowers. So... why can't the big 2 market to this crowd? Jon: Writing children's books is half entertainment and half psychology. The wand = phallic symbol Kids eating abundant amounts of candy = oral fixation Spidey = tight costume fetish. See? Comics are shooting at an older market ED: You could corrupt BAMBI, Jon. Jon: I'd eat Bambi with some Bullseye Barbeque sauce. ED: BAMBI II: DIRTY DEER DONE DIRT CHEAP Jon: Have you seen the Two Towers BTW? ED: I didn't see Two Towers yet. Jon: Oh Ed ED: BECAUSE I WANT THE EXTENDED DVD EXPERIENCE. I WANT 9 HOURS OF EXTRA FOOTAGE. Jon: Well, I can definitely see the preference of watching it at home. The biggest impression this film left on me was how badly I needed to take a piss towards the end. ED: I don't like theatre folk. Scary people. Make me want to hide. Jon: So you've seen CINEMANIA then? ED: No Jon: It's a doc about, essentially, film fanboys. Definitely adds reason to your fear. ED: I don't hang out with other people who play PS2 games, either. For the record. Jon: No. 'Cause you can do that online right? ED: People are organic and unclean. Jon: People are stupid, ugly and they smell. I've said this many times. That's why I hate them. I hate them all. Except our readers. No. Actually, I hate them too. I hate everyone and everything. I'd say something clever now to show I'm joking but I'm not. Jon = Full of the hate No really Lots of hate. Me hate. I mean it! BURN EVERYONE BURN!!! ED: That was Evil Jon from the parallel universe. Jonathan Ellis loves puppies and kittens and all of God's creatures. Except Dick Cheney, but including Dick York. And Jonathan Ellis tastes like cappuccino. Taste him and see. Jon: Now we often talk about music's influence on comics but what about the other way around? And I don't mean the numerous songs about Superman or even that one about Wolverine but rather about Sequential Music videos. Specifically those featuring Matthew Good - Not the only examples of course, but the best and most recent ones. ED: Which ones were you thinking about? Jon: The first example was a video called 'The Future is X-Rated', which, upon seeing immediately brought to mind thoughts of Brian Wood's CHANNEL ZERO. The video sneaks in single lines of text to accompany the images, much like the hidden messages included in the design of CZ. Using a double screen visual it even seemed to mimic the visuals of paneling. It happened again in a recent video 'Weapon' which not only features short one liners but letters and short stories as well to accompany the images. And if you're to accept the definition of comics being images and text [and yes this is an incredibly simplified definition but it is also the most widely accepted] then is this not a new form of comics? Not only do I think this is a wonderful step in graphic storytelling but also in the design of film and other digital/visual mediums. Though I'm a little more subversive in my hidden messages the idea of a film that reads as well as shows is incredibly interesting and highly appealing. ED: Oh, that's a broad definition, Jon. Does the video have animation or still shots that are drawn?  Jon: No, merely text overlaid the images. But then I'm not trying to start a 'what constitutes a comic discussion' - like 'is a picture-less graphic novel still a graphic novel'? I'll leave that to the Comics Journal and Dylan Horrocks. Though another Matthew Good video, APPARITIONS, was very much a short film. It actually told a story, something few others do. By some definitions THAT could also be considered 'comic'. Telling a story with a series of images.ED: Because I think the closest thing to new media comics is certain types of videogames. Certainly CONKER'S BAD FUR DAY from the Nintendo 64 days... Jon: I know nothing of video games Ed. ED: We have worlds to explore, Jon. Worlds. Jon: Yeah, I'm more busy with things like 'work' and 'life'. But hey, that's just me. ED: So you think that maybe the comic world, influenced by the film world, is re-influencing music videos? Jon: Why not? As we experiment with design and improve as a medium, they are influenced as well. Though most is crap... there are some that constitute works of art. ED: Because I do think that still photography with text can constitute a comic if it tells a story. Jon: Of course. We just call them graphic novels and not comics, because the stigma attached to the word comic can lessen peoples perceptions about a book before they even see it. Like that naked X-men website. If that were a comic, you'd buy THAT right? ED: Why do you think I'm always looking for the naked? I look for the nude. Jon: So in our last Jon and Ed show I promised to talk about why I thought the remake of the Swept Away movie was a bad idea, though it seems the reviews speak for themselves. It's old news by now, but I said I'd explain why so here it is. Have you seen the original Ed? ED: No, but it usually isn't a good idea to do an update. Jon: The reason I believe it was a bad idea is because I have seen the original. ED: Did it have bad acting? Jon: The original? No. This movie is about a rich aristocratic woman and a crude blue collar man stranded on an island together. ED: Do they fall in love and share a coffee and a cigarette? Jon: While on the island they go through a role reversal, the man becomes the domineering ruler while the woman takes a submissive role. He essentially makes her as his slave as he knows the rules of survival and she doesn't. He belittles her, beats her... ED: Sounds fairly misogynistic. Jon: and rapes her, and in the original it's in the moment that he finally gets inside her that her eyes light up and she turns around completely. ED: Update: very misogynistic. Jon: She enjoys it. She becomes submissive instead of complaining. Serves him and becomes dependant on him for her own survival. Now tell me how you can update this and package it to an audience today while staying true to the original? ED: I know; add Madonna. Jon: The answer is, you can't and they didn't. They turned it into fluff. Adding Madonna just limits that option. As a star they guarantee attention, and with that amount of attention, no way would they ever get away with a flick seeing Madonna beaten to the ground and held down while the domineering male slips inside her. Bad idea from the very beginning. Bad, bad idea. And that's why I thought it was a bad idea ED: So... this would be like... trying to update a classic comic. Like, say, WATCHMEN. Jon: No, not even. Cause a comic cannot draw that much attention, BUT if you were to try and make, say DRUNNA into a mainstream film with a name actress, say Catherine Zeta Jones for example - you know as well as I do there would be an uproar. ED: Moral of the story: avoid remakes. Jon: More like, choose wisely. ED: 2002: The Year of the Spider, Jon? Spider Jerusalem ends his adventures. Spiderman kills everything at the Box office. Some guy named Spider served me a drink at a gay bar. Jon: The year of the spider...? ED: Spiderman, for good or ill, put comics back in the zeitgeist. Jon: Not really, it just made comic book properties kitsch and profitable again for sales to other media ED: Well, it certainly didn't hurt them... or did it? Jon: No, but out of the close to a billion dollars world wide that the movie made, how much did marvel actually get? Next to nothing ED: Oh, I'd say that was not the case. Marvel is not in the red anymore. But for comics in general, is this good? Let's look at it from this angle; Do we really need to flood the market with Spiderman TPBs? What does this do to new concepts? Will shop owners even try to stock them unless they are pre-ordered by customers? Jon: What I said had nothing to do with marvels financial problems, the film did not contribute to that, Joe and Bill helped raise the company out of that before the flick but considering profit from the movie marvel got a very little, tiny tiny slice ED: I won't argue you down on that point, but Spiderman The Movie is the most profitable ADVERTISEMENT in a long while. Until someone starts making Tolken comics. Jon: Good point ED: With that having been said, will creators be on the warpath to "sell out" or is this the year of the New Idea? Hint: Look at Previews. ROBOTECH. HE-MAN. TRANSFORMERS. They're bringing back the fucking TEEN TITANS for Pete's sake... Jon: I definitely feel there's more diversity, as for selling out, I think the creators are at least smarter at this point, a lot of people can get an option for little money but there's no assurance the flick will actually get sold, backed or made. DC is notorious for releasing new series that are essentially a countdown to the cancellation point ED: Good point, Jonathan. When DC is good, it is very good. When DC is Clinging on To The Past... Jon: When DC is good, they still get cancelled ED: Y: THE LAST MAN has bucked the trend. This Pleases Me. And that is why Y: THE LAST MAN makes one of my top five new releases of 2002... Jon: BLOODSONG, the graphic novel by Eric Drooker is one of my faves, as mentioned above. Jon: For new series, I like PARADIGM and REX MUNDI ED: PARADIGM also gets my vote and REX MUNDI is a good choice, too. I have already expressed my pleasure with Y: THE LAST MAN, and I'd like to add the re-imagining of STORMWATCH: TEAM ACHILLES. Have you read the first six issues of that? Jon: No. I was interested simply by Micah's support of the book online, but was quite turned off by the art. I tried to give it a chance but I saw the opening to the first issue with the woman jogging and her tits practically thrown over her shoulder and I just put it back ED: Well, I'd beg you to give it another shot, Jon. Jon: I'll try, you're not the first to say good things about the book, so... I'm tempted ED: I'll get you the first TPB, Jon. I endorse it that highly. Jon: They've done the trade already then?  ED: It's coming soon.Jon: Ahhh ED: The fight with The Authority is worth it alone. Very smart it was. Jon: Now that is part of the book I'd like to see, another 'inspired by Micah's ranting's' decision ED: Well, the first 6 issues make a good case for continued life in the series, of that I want to assure you. Jon: A'ight Ed ED: Plus, I agree with you enough for you To Trust Me. Jon: Trust no-one Ed. No-one. They're just out to get you ED: See? You'll love STORMWATCH. Ok, so that's 4... Obviously the 5th one is AQUAMAN... No, wait... Jon: Ahhh, AQUAMAN. See what I mean about series meant to be cancelled? ED: We'll get to that later. Jon: There's a few other new releases that were interesting though I think they need to be read as a whole to be properly enjoyed, AUTOMATIC KAFKA, THE FILTH, THE RESISTANCE and 21 DOWN for instance. ED: Yes, but I have to jump at Matt Madden for number 5 on our list, Jon. Jon: For ODDS OFF or your other fave? ED: A FINE MESS #1 brings Madden back to the pamphlet format. ODDS OFF, as much as I'd like to grant it 2002 status, came out in 2001. Jon: But it IS still available for order [ORDER CODE: JAN03 2266] ED: That is actually telling. Book format comics have a much better shelf life. And therefore should be reviewed. Jon: I wonder how hard it'd be for small pamphlet style comics to get ISBN's ED: ISBN's are the wave of the future. Jon: Easier for bookstore and online distribution anyway ED: While I want to say Epoxy at Serializer.net, let's restrict this to webcomics that originally started as webcomics. Jon: Well I don't read many webcomics but SHUTTERBUG FOLIES is one of my top ones, and an honourable mention towards SLICES by Andrew Dabb of course. ED: I have a dirty little secret passion; Jim Massey's DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY at NEXTCOMICS. Death is a comedian! That makes so much fucking sense, no? Jon: I think it's great they're able to keep such a consistent schedule ED: Yes. That I do, too. Jon: Death is no stranger to cynicism ED: Death may very well outlive us all. Wait. Ok, I'm biased, but... YOUNG BOTTOMS IN LOVE has to get a nod here. The fact that I tricked... er, convinced Tim Fish to bring it here does not negate that it started at his site. It's a daily comic strip IN COLOR. Jon: Yeah, I have nothing to do with it, but c'mon. Big foot loving. Dat's good shit ED: And It Was Good. And it is doing something new with an old, neglected genre: ROMANCE! RAWHIDE KID my ass... this is the gay comic strip worth checking out. Jon: I don't know, RAWHIDE KID has cowboy boots and a gun ED: And gun peni. Jon: Comics are a very phallic medium aren't they? Have you read the first issue of ULTIMATE WAR? ED: No. No I have not. Jon: Kevin Costner, I mean Hawkeye, shots Rogue in the ass with an arrow. In the ass Ed. The ass ED: I'm going to ignore that for a moment and suggest that K. Thor Jensen's RED EYE, BLACK EYE makes the list. His web comic can be read at Serializer.net. But I will return to the ass arrow at another time. Jon: I will continue the ass reference by suggesting CHIP ZDARSKY'S PRISON FUNNIES ED: Query: Did Prison Funnies start on the web? Jon: Yes. Several strips are available on Chips site, and the first COLLECTED PRISON FUNNIES issue comes out through Diamond this march. [ORDER CODE JAN03 2309] ED: Well, then... the little scamp has to get a shout out. Jon: Natch ED: Death, Bottoms, Prisoners, Shutterbugs... Jon: Now we just need some porn. That's your department Ed ED: Achewood. I'm going with Achewood. Not for porn. Jon: By Chris Onstad, also available on serializer.net ED: Daily at http://www.achewood.com/ Sunday colour version on Tuesdays at Serializer.net. It has been consitantly witty and reminds me that comics can bring the funny. Jon: Funny is good, and funny too. What about your expectations for 2003 Ed? I know you can guess one of the projects I'm looking forward to... ED: AQUAMAN Jon: No, but close, take another guess. Would you like a hint? ED: Does it involve an old genre that was very popular in the 70's? Jon: No, here's your hint: Michelangelo ED: Your appreciation of Alan Moore and Jose Villarrubia is legendary. And yes, MIRROR OF LOVE makes the list. Jon: Damn straight ED: Tell the people a bit more about it, Jon. Jon: MIRROR OF LOVE is an adaptation of an epic prose poem by Alan Moore and features artwork by Jose Villarrubia. The poem examines same-sex love in relation to famous figures throughout history such as Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Oscar Wilde and more. You can find out more on the series HERE.I wonder if that'll make a gallery showing or perhaps Jose will revive the play he did based on the story ED: One can only hope. Jon: Gallery, Play, Book - That'd be a sweet party ED: Do you know what I'm looking forward to? Jon: Ben Affleck in fetish gear? ED: Hint: Ted Naifeh is involved. Jon: Oh HELL YEAH ED: HOW LOATHSOME is due out in March 2003 and it sounds fantastic. And It's For Adults. Jon: From NBM Publishing ED: NBM has been putting out the good stuff. Jon: Have you seen the cover for issue 2?  ED: The cover to number 2 is nice.Jon: Order Code JAN03 2326 - I find it interesting that it's an ongoing series 'cause NBM usually puts out books in GN format. I'm thinking about HOW LOATHSOME and Leonard Cohen is signing in the background. This is one series to watch out for ED: Let us not forget to mention Tristan Crane, co-creator on the book. Jon: Of course, more info at howloathsome.com. Another book I'm looking forward to is the second little sisters benefit book, the first, dealing with sex has already been released and the second, dealing with censorship is on the way ED: These are the store owners in Canada who have been discriminated against, correct? Jon: Little Sisters is a gay/lesbian bookstore in Vancouver [the first too!] that is currently battling customs over seizure of material they have ordered for their store ED: Oh, yes. Lovely customs you folks have. I really have no room to talk, since in Texas, a man who sold an adult comic to an adult is facing the possibility of PRISON. Jon: Comics and Canadian Customs have had their problems before, as detailed in the TRUE NORTH anthologies, and the fact that it's happening again is quite sickening. But yeah, we're not as bad as Texas. Fucking Texas... ED: I'm going to have to say, if all is well, I hope to be holding ORBITER in 2003. I look forward to having a full hardcover graphic novel with Colleen Doran's art and Warren Ellis' writing. And no, I don't care what other people have to say, since I am concerned with quality and not timeliness. I'll buy this if it is a few months late. Also, shoot me, but Evan Dorkin and Dean Haspiel on The Thing miniseries looks to, pardon the pun, rock. I think Matt Madden is colouring. Dorken. Haspiel. Madden. Yancy Street. Jon: Yeah, my picks don't really include a lot of Marvel stuff. Although I'll be picking up Captain America when Jae Lee comes aboard, that's an assurance ED: My picks include good creators, and I can't ignore when they want to do something I probably wouldn't otherwise buy. See? Jon: You know LA PERDIDA issue 3 comes out in March? [ORDER CODE JAN03 2175] ED: And that is eagerly awaited. So, note that NIGHT FALLS ON YANCY STREET is a 4 issue mini. Haspiel. Dorkin. Jon: And the penis-less rock wonder ED: MIRROR OF LOVE, HOW LOATHSOME, LITTLE SISTERS ANTHOLOGY VOLUME 2, ORBITER, and YANCY. Or are you voting against Yancy? Have you seen the sample art? Jon: I've seen. I'll check it out ED: You have nothing to suggest from Our Lord Grant Morrison? Jon: Well, there is a project in the works from Grant I'd really like to see but I'm not sure if it'll come out in 03 ED: Invisibles vs. X-Men? (duck) Jon: No, it's the collaborative book from Morrison, Douglas Rushkoff and Genesis P. Orridge. We announced the project here when we did the big Morrison profile. One thing I'm looking forward to in 2003 is actually an EVENT. The Toronto Comics Art Festival in March which just seems to sound better and better [More info at http://www.torontocomics.com]. You'll be coming down for that won't you Ed? ED: I have every intention of making it. Bless my frequent flyer miles. Toronto is Da Bomb. Jon: And what happens when you get Ed Mathews, Christopher Butcher and Chip Zdarsky in the same room? ED: Disco inferno? Jon: Anything they want. Plus the monkey loving. Everyone wants the monkey loving You're the monkeys ED: Now we talk of how The Jay Stephens will be there and how great his work is. Jon: We like Jay because he recognizes us ED: We like Jay because he's Jay. Jon: Jay draws stuff ED: And he rocks the house what rocks the house. Jon: What what ED: I'm drinking. Jon: WOO! ED: Samichlaus is truly wonderful. It's a sixpack in a bottle. Jon: We already mentioned the How Loathsome crew but there is one creator from the past year who's certainly left an impression and will continue to do so over the next year. Michael Avon Oeming. ED: It is once again the year of the Oeming.  Jon: POWERS, HAMMER OF THE GODS, BULLETPROOF MONK - the film as well as new comics, BASTARD SAMURAI, PARLIAMENT OF JUSTICE.... cover art for someone new just about every month. I don't think the man sleepsED: He sleeps. He has a wife and son. Steady work is important in that situation. Jon: And yet he does so much. Kudos to him. Kudos to Oeming. ED: And he is one of the nicest guys in comics. You can't help but feel great for him. Jon: We also already mentioned Colleen Doran, working on Orbiter. But she also has a few other projects on the way and, quite frankly, she's been a lot more outspoken as of late. She certainly left an impression online as well as on the convention circuit. ED: Have you read her latest column at Slush Factory? Jon: No. Thanks for the reminder. I'm the type that needs to see consistent PR on message boards, so much to read, so little time. ED: When is 1602 due to come out? Because anything Gaiman is HOT this year. Jon: I suspect they're aiming for the third quarter. It'll be interesting to see when they finally decide to reveal the plot to the series simply because Andy Kubert is a great artist and has the ability to adapt quite well to work outside the regular capes and tights ED: I hope they hold on to the plot until the last possible moment, actually. Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert sells itself. Jon: Well, maybe not plot but genre, time period, etc. ED: Texas Retailer Fights for his Freedom. Jesus Castillo, manager of a Dallas comic store. He sold Demon Beast Invasion: The Fallen #2 to an adult. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail, a year's probation, and a $4,000 fine. Jon: Well, that's still ongoing and really no surprise as it's happened before. My disgust for censorship and idiocy in this world will never end but best story of '02, for me, without a doubt was the Top Shelf crisis. Within 12 hours the online comics community saved an entire company from bankruptcy ED: Free Speech trumps internal problems between creators as interesting as Gaiman v. McFarlane may be... Jon: I haven't been following that, I don't need to read court transcripts between toddy Mac and Neil. I know where my support lies and look forward to when that'll be all over ED: Saving Top Shelf was a great story. But not the top story. Great for online comics and obviously great for Top Shelf, but not as important as what the CBLDF has to deal with. Jon: CBLDF - Top Organization. They need more support, and deserve it. ED: Little Sister's is equally important as a news story. Jon: So many legal battles, don't realize till you run down the list. Even freaking Stan Lee. ED: Yes, poor Stan Lee. Poor Steve Ditko is more like it. Jon: And Joe Simon and Marv Wolfman and it goes on and on. Here's hoping we have better days ahead. Cheers.
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