Michael D Hamersky On Comics: Atomman Limited Edition An Al Barrett Production!     -

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3331:

I have been communicating with Al Barrett since June of 2010, when he brought his creation to my attention.

That creation would be Atomman, which he started back in 2005.

All of what I had seen of Atomman was online, posted on the Atomman FanClub Group page,  and on the Atomman Comics Profile Page that Al had started for this fictional character.

I told Al, (pictured at the top left of this blog), as I have told all creators since March of 2010, when so many .pdfs of comics and links to online comics or webcomics came in for me to read, that I no longer found it possible for me to read comics online when I am on my laptop or Droid.  I found myself overwhelmed with all the product that is online, and that I either am blogging / networking / publicizing for clients / or listing comics while online.  I found that I am still a 'tactile' reader for my 'pleasure' reading. 

Al understood the above and recently mailed me a newly reprinted / upgraded copy of Atomman #1 in a 'Limited Edition' from Quebec, Canada.

The following is what Al provided as the promo blurb for this first issue of the Atomman series:

The origin of Atomman: John Smith, an ordinary soldier is exposed to the radiations of an atomic explosion in a 1947 bomb test. He encounters the cavern of a guardian and travels through time. 

So what is 'My Take' on this first issue of the series?

I had already seen several samples of the artwork, due to my exposure of being introduced to the Atomman FanClub and the Atomman Comics profile as mentioned above.

Al states that his black & white comic book is Silver Age / Bronze Age 'like' in substance and style.

I found that the artwork was of this period, but with more of an 'Underground Comix' feel, one that is still being used today for some self published comics / mini-comics that have been sent in for possible review.

The comic book that I received from Al is a little larger in width & height than most comics I am sent. I actually have bagged it into a 'magazine' sized bag to protect it until it was time to review blog it here.

The storyline in issue #1 starts off feasibly, which I know something about, after visiting the Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas over our recent Holidays Vacation trip.

Then it goes into an adventure / fantasy / sci-fi mode, which mixes well with the artwork style that is presented in this issue, and all the other artwork I've seen posted on the Facebook group page and profile page for Atomman.

There are 20 pages in this revised / updated first issue.  In black & white.  Which mixes well with this first issue's story taking place in 1947. 

There are at least ten issues so far in this series. The 2nd issue time jumps into the 1980's.

I'm pleased that Al sent me a hard copy to possibly review blog.  I now understand more of the 'approach' of what he is doing with this creation. For those of you that enjoy an independent style of artwork, which I consider to be in an 'underground comix' presentation / format, without the 'extreme language' that known for that genre, then you should take a closer look of what is already presented online, and then inquire as to where you could purchase copies. 

Review Rating for this Classic ReIssue Limited Edition: 8.25 VERY FINE / VERY FINE PLUS (VF/VF+) out of a possible 10.0 Comic Book Grading scale.

Retail Price (Not Shown - Is Canadian) Page count: 20 pages

Format: saddle bound, 7.25" x 11.0", color front cover and back, b&w interior

1st Issue (at least, and what is on the webpages) - General Audiences.

Here is the link to Atomman's Profile Page on Facebook.

Here is the Facebook Group Page for Atomman's FanClub, which I suggest YOU take a look at for more details and photos of some of the pages of the series that has been published so far.  You can inquire of what the back issues would cost, plus the shipping to your country from Al Barrett directly there.

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~ Michael D Hamersky 

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 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to have sent me a 'Friend Request'.

However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages in my network already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' for myself so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there. 

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics: Cyclops Book 1 of 8  From Archaia Entertainment!     -

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3330:

Today's blog is on a series that Archaia Entertainment is publishing that was originally published in France.

The orginal work is by the same creative team that was behind 'The Killer: Modus Vivendi' series that I've been blogging about.

The following is what Archaia provides as the promo blurb for this series:

From the creative team behind The Killer comes a new series originally published in France about controversial private armies for hire and the pervasiveness of the media.

2054. Douglas Pistoia is looking for work, but only a private security firm, Multicorps Security, has offered him a job. Soon after he signs up, the UN decides to outsource its peacekeeping missions, and Multicorps wins the first bid, propelling Douglas into a war that is not his own, a highly sophisticated war broadcast worldwide by the soldiers themselves, thanks to the micro-cameras in their helmets. They are called the Cyclops. Douglas plays the game, and slowly emerges as both a unit leader and a media celebrity. But how far will he go in exploring the boundaries between war and peacekeeping, news and entertainment?

So what is 'My Take' on this first issue of the series?

I was already used to the art style that is in this new series, because of reading the earlier translated series I mentioned above, (The Killer: Modus Vivendi).

Thus I was able to concentrate more on the storyline in this first issue.

The storyline in this first issue is heavy with dialogue, which is good, because there are minimal captions as to what is taking place.  The reader is gently eased into the series, and I found it intriguing as to wondering where the storyline was going.

The colors that are used in the panels are mostly darker, which adds to the suspense.  The better paper that the first issue is printed on brings out the colors and meshes well with the artwork.

This is a good start for what is being considered as a 'Sci-Fi thriller'.  I'm looking forward to see what boundaries between war and peacekeeping will be brought up in this series.

The first issue for this series is a good start to jump on board for this series, instead of waiting months down the road for a TPB.

Cyclops - #1 of 8  went on sale: December 22nd at your LCBS - Check it out!

Review Rating: 9.0 VERY FINE / NEAR MINT  (VF/NM) out of a possible 10.0 Comic Book Grading scale.

Retail Price $3.95 Page count: 32 pages

Format: saddle bound, 6.625" x 10.25", full color

Mature Readers (series contains Nudity, Graphic Violence and Adult Content).

Here is the link to Archaia so that YOU can purchase either the single volumes or the collected works so far, if YOUR LCBS doesn't have them in stock.

Here is the Facebook Fan Page for Archaia Entertainment, which I suggest YOU 'like' also to keep up with what this publisher is presenting next.

BTW, You can 'follow' this Blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app!  We currently have over 2,165 'Followers'!  Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... We would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

~ Michael D Hamersky  & Tina LoSasso

Note: Our online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item that was reviewed here today...!

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Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works!

To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:

Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page! 

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics: The Killer: Modus Vivendi Book 6 of 6  From Archaia Entertainment!     -

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3329:

I received the 6th and Final issue of the series: The Killer: Modus Vivendi from Archaia Entertainment in the mail recently.

Which was great, because I've been reading this series since issue #3 and been blogging about it. (See my posts for #3 & #4 - #5.

The following is what Archaia provides as the promo blurb:

In the final chapter of THE KILLER: MODUS VIVENDI, political tensions are on the rise as nations seek to claim the rich oil deposit discovered in Cuban waters. Amid the swelling political climate, the Killer lends Mariano a helping hand, dispatching a group of drug-dealing Hell's Angels who've crossed Mariano and his boss in a nasty way.  Despite the distraction, the Killer knows a silent war is beginning between nations.  How long will he be able to avoid being drafted into the conflict? Time may be running out faster than the Killer thinks.

So what is 'My Take' on this sixth and Final issue of the series?

The storyline that was revealed in this issue continued to interest me.  This has been a well written series since I first started reading it in issue #3.

As mentioned in my earlier blogs, I don't normally start reading limited or mini series that have already started... Something about coming in after the film has already started in a theater!

However, I made an exception for this series, because the artwork was rather unique and grabbed my attention right away!  The darker colors used in this series definitely added to the tone of this series.

Issue #6 gave me the finale, the 'punch line' if you will, to have made reading this series worthwhile!

But then on the final panel of this 6th & Final issue... I find a 'To be continued in The Killer Volume Four' text blurb.  Wait a minute... Volume Four?  I already knew there had been an earlier series of 'The Killer', (which I haven't read), but now it seemed there was another volume where the story would be continued?

That didn't set right with me... Yes, I would like to read another volume of 'The Killer', but didn't this say Issue #6 of 6? 

This is the only thing that didn't set right with me after reading this far.  I realize that this series is being translated from a foreign language series in some format, but still...

Other than that final panel, I found this series to be a satisifying read.  The translation into English was very readable, the artwork different enough to make this genre of story more than readable, and the colors kept this series going smoothly on eight cyclinders throughout the series.

I'm only going to 'downgrade' this issue half a grade, because of the fact that 'the story' is 'to be continued', which I wasn't expecting to see in the final panel of a 'final issue'.  I'm not knocking this issue per se, just the fact that as a reader, I'm told in the last panel: 'To Be Continued' in another volume. 

However, since this series does NOT have any ad pages, then I'm thinking where would the translators / editor of this series have placed the fact that there is another volume that continues the adventures of 'The Killer' from this point in time.

Plus I'm not aware of what sort of format this was originally published in.  So this may have been the best point in time to stop the complete storyline, and start a new volume. 

To give credit... The storyline presented in issue #1 of this series does wrap up with issue #6, so a 'complete' story is presented in this series.  So maybe I'm being a little 'picky' here, so which is why I still think this series (or volume) itself is worthwhile for YOU to pick up and read in its entirety.

The Killer: Modus Vivendi - #6 of 6 - For mature audiences. It went on sale: December 2nd at your LCBS - Check it out!

Review Rating: 9.2 NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-) out of a possible 10.0 Comic Book Grading scale.

Retail Price $3.95 Page count: 32 pages

Format: saddle bound, 6.625" x 10.25", full color

Mature Readers (series contains Nudity, Graphic Violence and Adult Content).

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Here is the link to Archaia so that YOU can purchase either the single volumes or the collected works so far, if YOUR LCBS doesn't have them in stock.

Here is the Facebook Fan Page for Archaia Entertainment, which I suggest YOU 'like' also to keep up with what this publisher is presenting next.

My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 3,327 total posts in number! I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this Blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app!  We currently have over 2,165 'Followers'!  Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet...I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note: Our online comic book shop carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items at the link seen below.  

http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

 

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My thanks to those of YOU that have read today's blog post! I do appreciate that! For those of you that didn't know me before today... I first set up as a 'dealer' at the 1972 San Diego West Coast Comic Con (SDCC) at the El Cortez Hotel. So I've been around comic conventions for a little while, LOL!   My wife Tina and I now have an on-line exhibitor (dealer) table at the first "virtual" comic con titled the "Facebook Comic Con" (FBCC)! Plus I have a chapter in a new book coming out in December of 2010, that is pictured above, "Gotham City 14 Miles"!  Click here to become a 'Fan' of the GC14M Facebook Fan Page! You can view our dealer table and interact with us there on Facebook by clicking this link, which takes you to our table named: 'Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing'.  So if YOU are a Facebook member, please 'join' our Facebook Comic Con - Make It So Marketing exhibitor table for updates, specials, links to this blog, and other wall comments that we post every day!     Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!         ------------------- Talking about comics: if YOU are a comics creator, (writer, penciler, inker, colorist, letterer, etc.), OR even a Comics / Magazine Publisher, feel free to contact me regarding YOUR works for a possible mention / review! I've made a special blog post about: "How To Best Submit YOUR Publication For Possible Review!" for those creators / publishers that would like to possibly have their publications mentioned or reviewed. Just click on the link provided in this paragraph! ~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com   WEB PAGE NOTE:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards. Chrome, Safarai, Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently, sorry about that! The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer. NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

 

Michael D Hamersky On Comics: My Take On The... 'No Ordinary Family' Series From ABC!   - Above: Julie Benz (Stephanie Powell) & Michael Chiklis (Jim Powell) at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con International! - To The Right: A Publicity Poster Announcing the Sneak Preview Show for Last September.    -

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3328:

I've been asked why I haven't blogged about the ABC series, 'No Ordinary Family', because after all... Isn't it a 'superhero' show?

Well, beore the WGA Strike interferred with that year's TV Season back in 2007-08, I was blogging about a LOT of TV shows, 'superheroes' based or not!

Now I just blog about those shows that have a definite 'comic book' history, like 'Human Target', or have a comic book promotional item to draw in the viewing audience, like 'The Cape'.

I saw parts of both 'The Cape' and 'No Ordinary Family' panels at the 2010 Comic-Con International: San Diego (a.k.a. SDCC). 'No Ordinary Family' was at 3:15 - 4:15 on Saturday the 24th.

The main reason that I wanted to see 'No Ordinary Family' was because Michael Chiklis was starring in this TV Show.

I've liked watching Michael Chiklis portray 'The Thing' in the two Fantastic Four theatrical films. Those were a 'perfect portrayal' of both Ben Grimm and 'The Thing', IMO.

I also like Michael's portryal as 'Jim Powell' in this TV series.

However, after realizing that I was watching the 13th episode of this series, I had to wonder why the series wasn't 'clicking' for me?!

I asked Tina, (my wife), who was watching with me, (and checking her Droid), what she thought of this series.

Her reply: "I don't feel compelled to watch this".  She followed up with: "It's not bad, but... It's like a mayonaise sandwich".

Which brought me back to reality, right during the commercial break.

Yes, there are comic book references in this series, like tonight's reference to 'Kitty Pryde' from the X-Men.

But 13 episodes into this series, neither Tina nor I can fully name the main characters names in the series, let alone their 'real names'.

Tina and I both started asking each other questions about the show and Tina stated further... "It's a very bland show, very predictable".  She also added: "You can be 'cute' and be a family oriented show, yet have an action packed entertaining show".

Tina ended with the fact that we both love 'EUReKA' and 'Warehouse 13', which was ironic, because Joanne Kelly, who plays 'Myka' in Warehouse 13, was the guest star in this 13th episode of 'No Ordinary Family'!

The super-powers that the four family members obtained in this show are not overpowering which is good, and are actually relatively realistic. Yet the show seems a little 'disjointed' to me, when watching each family member do their own thing with the powers in individual scenes.  There seems to be 'no direction' in their discovering their powers and what they could do with them.

Additionally, Stephen Collin's role as Dr. Dayton King, Stephanie's boss at Global Tech, wasn't even seen in the episode by 8:51 PM, nor did he show up in the remaining minutes or in the preview of next week's episode.  He is supposed to be the main 'bad guy' of this series, but is under utilized..  And I like Stephen Collins as an actor.  And Julie Benz was fine in 'Roswell' and 'Desperate Housewives'.

There are moments or scenes that 'work' for me in this series, like the ending scene of the 13th episode. Jim asks: 'You guys remember 'Die Hard'?  I lived it!", but unfortunately not enough of them for me to rave on about this show.

The series has been picked up for a full season, per news on October 25th.  I know that I'll continue to watch, but I also know that when 'Glee' returns to Fox, Tina will want to watch that show 'live' and tape 'No Ordinary Family' to watch later with me.

We both think that the writing of this series is what is keeping us from liking it more.  Plus the cast of the show doesn't seem to 'jell' for us.  So after 13 episodes into the 'full season', we just don't have the 'immediacy' to watch it live, unless 'Glee' is on season break like it has been.

Unfortunately I have to give this series a 'Comic Book Grade' of FINE (F) 6.0 out of a possible 10.0 grading scale... Which is a shame, because this show had better potential when it was first previewed at the 2010 SDCC... I'm hoping that this show can turn it around in time to be renewed for the next season.

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My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 3,325 total posts in number! I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this Blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app!  We currently have over 2,150 'Followers'!  Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet...I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

~ Michael D Hamersky, of 'Michael D Hamersky On Comics' - my New Facebook Fan Page, and Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing - my Facebook Group Page which is under the 'virtual umbrella' of 'Facebook Comic Con'! Plus of course this blog...

Note: Our online comic book shop carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items at the link seen below.  

http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

 

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"Hammering Out the Web For You Since May 12th, 1998!"       Note: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:   Make It So Marketing Inc. PO Box 130653 Carlsbad, CA 92013   ComicBooksCircus.com - It's Under The Big Top Of Comics! Click the Above Circus Tent to See Our Current Listings!

My thanks to those of YOU that have read today's blog post! I do appreciate that! For those of you that didn't know me before today... I first set up as a 'dealer' at the 1972 San Diego West Coast Comic Con (SDCC) at the El Cortez Hotel. So I've been around comic conventions for a little while, LOL!   My wife Tina and I now have an on-line exhibitor (dealer) table at the first "virtual" comic con titled the "Facebook Comic Con" (FBCC)! Plus I have a chapter in a new book that was just published in December of 2010, that is pictured above, "Gotham City 14 Miles"!  Click here to become a 'Fan' of the GC14M Facebook Fan Page! You can view our dealer table and interact with us there on Facebook by clicking this link, which takes you to our table named: 'Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing'.  So if YOU are a Facebook member, please 'join' our Facebook Comic Con - Make It So Marketing exhibitor table for updates, specials, links to this blog, and other wall comments that we post every day!     Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics!         ------------------- Talking about comics: if YOU are a comics creator, (writer, penciler, inker, colorist, letterer, etc.), OR even a Comics / Magazine Publisher, feel free to contact me regarding YOUR works for a possible mention / review! I've made a special blog post about: "How To Best Submit YOUR Publication For Possible Review!" for those creators / publishers that would like to possibly have their publications mentioned or reviewed. Just click on the link provided in this paragraph! ~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com   WEB PAGE NOTE:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards. Chrome, Safarai, Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently, sorry about that! The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer. NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

 

Michael D Hamersky On Comics: Spotlight On... Elizabeth Watasin!   Above: Elizabeth Watasin holding 'Wits World: Never Was' excerpt copy at the 2010 Long Beach Comic Con (LBCC) -   - Above: Elizabeth holding 'Charm School - Book One' from Slave Labor Graphics!

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3327:

I met Elizabeth Watasin for the first time at the 2010 Long Beach Comic Con (LBCC) held during Halloween Weekend, even though we had been 'Facebook Friends' since May of 2010.

I published a photo of Elizabeth on my Facebook pages later after meeting her, and another Facebook Friend of mine, Matt Levin, asked if I published 'guest blogs', which I will do if asked! 

Here's Matt's 'guest blog':

Michael Hamersky’s blog-photo of Elizabeth Watasin, her book, Charm School in hand, sent me looking for the nine issues I’ve had from long ago, which I read again, and liked again, and want to call more attention to.

A black-and-white comic from the best of the good old black-and-white days, published by Slave Labor Graphics, issue one appeared as of April 2000. The story’s about “The Witch,” “The Vampire,” and “The Faerie”—Bunny, Dean, and Fairer Than. Bunny and Dean are in love; Fairer Than is more than Faerie, part dragon, and wants Bunny’s love as her own. Dean is set for the drag race of her life and then to take on Fairer Than.

It’s fun. The characters are left to reveal themselves gradually, as is the multi-“monster” world they live in (Dean’s chief dragsters competition are the werewolf boys).

It’s elegant to look at. Watasin’s sense of layouts creates nicely framed pages, and balances black and white spaces skillfully.

Her faces are individual and emotional, are charming. Her dialogue’s natural and in fact is at times exciting. You can read it for yourself at Elizabeth Watasin’s Charm School website-- read issues 2-8 at Elizabeth Watasin's Charm School.

Her site says she’s working on issue 10. CS Vol. 1, (as pictured in the blog-photo), republishes Charm School #1, 2, 3, a complete story arc, 'The Wrecking Fairie'.

Elizabeth reports that “Charm School” is on the backburner until she can figure out how to best bring the conclusion to the last story arc and any possible future CS stories to her readers.

Matt Levin
Walking Man Comics

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Matt's works can be found at his Facebook Profile Page, via this link. You should be able to view them, even if you aren't a Facebook Friend of his.  If not, then send him a message!

I, (Michael), have blogged about several of Matt's works, either his Walking Man series, or his contributions to anthologies from the Trees and Hills Comics Distro publishing group.

A 'current' listing of the links where this Blog has mentioned Matt and his works can be found here.  Currently there are about 219 results, where the blogs have been picked up by others!

 My thanks to Matt for submitting the above 'guest blog'.  I had been thinking about blogging a review blog on 'Charm School' or 'Action Girl' or 'Carnival Anthology' after reading them, but decided that after reading Matt's great reveiw blog, that I should run a special 'Spotlight On...' blog on Elizabeth instead!

A few of Elizabeth's works can be found in this Grand Comics Database link, but it needs to be updated for sure! 

(Side Note from Michael: Since the GCD is done on a volunteer basis, several works are not included until the volunteers index the works or submit the covers to the publications.  It is always a good thing if you are a comics creator to be sure to either do it yourself, or bring this to the attention of those at the GCD.  I see this reference base as one of the top used references for comics, if not THE main reference base!)

I want to thank Elizabeth for introducing herself to me in person at the 2010 LBCC.  She was with Sandra Chang-Adair in Artist Alley, and noticed my coming by that section looking for possible topics for this Blog.  I appreciate her introducing me to her previous works, and look forward to seeing her upcoming creations as well.

Matt has already provided a link to her 'Charm School' web site, but I'll repost it here: Elizabeth Watasin's Charm School.

I don't see a Facebook Fan Page for her works yet, so I'll show the following additional links for her, Elizabeth's DeviantArt page, and her animated work in film, of which I wasn't totally aware of! Elizabeth's works via the IMDb. As you will see there, Elizabeth has been involved in some really Big 'mainstream' animated films! Add that to her works in the printed sequential art field, and she's a real 'power house' and someone YOU should get to know! 

If you see her at a comic-con, stop and say hello! If you don't get to many comic cons and want to see the 'Charm School - Book One' shown above in a published printed format, the link here will provide you with the means to do so:   Charm School Book One: Magical Witch Girl Bunny (v. 1)

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My thanks again to Elizabeth Watasin for her time at the 2010 Long Beach Comic Con, her giving me a few of her previous works, which she does have for sale at comic cons that she exhibits at! 

PLUS: My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 3,325 total posts in number! I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this Blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app!  We currently have over 2,150 'Followers'!  Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet...I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

~ Michael D Hamersky, of 'Michael D Hamersky On Comics' - my New Facebook Fan Page, and Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing - my Facebook Group Page which is under the 'virtual umbrella' of 'Facebook Comic Con'! Plus of course this blog...

Note: Our online comic book shop carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items at the link seen below.  

http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

 

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My thanks to those of YOU that have read today's blog post! I do appreciate that! For those of you that didn't know me before today... I first set up as a 'dealer' at the 1972 San Diego West Coast Comic Con (SDCC) at the El Cortez Hotel. So I've been around comic conventions for a little while, LOL!   My wife Tina and I now have an on-line exhibitor (dealer) table at the first "virtual" comic con titled the "Facebook Comic Con" (FBCC)! Plus I have a chapter in a new book that was just published in December of 2010, that is pictured above, "Gotham City 14 Miles"!  Click here to become a 'Fan' of the GC14M Facebook Fan Page! You can view our dealer table and interact with us there on Facebook by clicking this link, which takes you to our table named: 'Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing'.  So if YOU are a Facebook member, please 'join' our Facebook Comic Con - Make It So Marketing exhibitor table for updates, specials, links to this blog, and other wall comments that we post every day!     Also, if you are a Facebook member and would like to also join my Facebook Network, feel free to send a 'friend request' to 'Michael D Hamersky'. Please Note: I have reached the maximum of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so it might be a while before I am able to accept your request. Just send a message along with the invite that you saw my Blog!         ------------------- Talking about comics: if YOU are a comics creator, (writer, penciler, inker, colorist, letterer, etc.), OR even a Comics / Magazine Publisher, feel free to contact me regarding YOUR works for a possible mention / review! I've made a special blog post about: "How To Best Submit YOUR Publication For Possible Review!" for those creators / publishers that would like to possibly have their publications mentioned or reviewed. Just click on the link provided in this paragraph! ~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com   WEB PAGE NOTE:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards. Chrome, Safarai, Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently, sorry about that! The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer. NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.