Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents... A Report On The August 2011 Semantink's Comic Savvy! A Meetup Held At The Milano Coffee Co. in the Mission Valley Area of San Diego, CA On August 21st of 2011! -  - Top Photo This Column:  Michael Wyatt, The Winner of the Free Gift, (A Copy Of The New Book Published By Archaia Entertainment -  'Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes', Presented By ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com, After All Who Were Present At The Time Were Given Equal Opportunity To Win!  -   Video Above: Three Minutes Of One Of The Earliest Discussions Held At The August 2011 Comics Savvy... The Topic:  Cowboys & Aliens Film That Had Been Released Since The Last Meetup! - Top Left Column: Logo for Semantink Publishing, Host Of This Monthly Meetup! - Middle Left Column:  Just One Of The Many Photos That Will Be Uploaded To The Special Photo Album At: August 2011 Semantink's Comic Savvy!

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3490:

This 'report' is on the August 2011 Semantink's Comic Savvy meetup that was held last night at the Milano Coffee Co. in the Mission Valley area of San Diego, California!

Here is the link to the Facebook Comic Savvy 'event page' for this meetup.  Even more attended than had clicked the 'attending' link, which was great! There is no charge to attend... And you have an opportunity to order food and drink from Milano's menu as well!

Chris Henderson moderated the meetup last night, which was a little hard to do, as several persons showed up later.  There were some other activities going on in So Cal affecting the attendance, and we actually had one person drive down after attending the Los Angeles Comic Book & Sci-Fi Convention that also ran on Sunday.  So there were good reasons for the late arriving crowd last night!

Chris started several good conversations, and the above video from my new YouTube Channel, at 'Hamersky On Comics' was just one of them.  This one that I filmed was on the recent movie, 'Cowboys & Aliens'.

Talking about comic book movies... My question last night to all who were present at the time, (20 of the 25 who attended), was also on 'comic book movies'.  There were actually five (5) that had been released since the July 2011 meetup.  I considered the "comic book" movies to be ones that had been based on comic books, OR have had comic books (one shots or series) based on the films. You'll notice that there was mixed reactions to the films:

~Michael D Hamersky - who is asking you for your vote in the current voting going on over at The Shel Dorf Awards web site. I was nominated for 'Comic Blogger of the Year' on Monday, August 8th!   While being honored to be nominated, I'd also like to win! The competition has some other good nominees for the same category I was nominated for, so I'm asking for your help on this!

Voting online ends September 4th... And there are several categories to vote in... I'm only mentioning the 'Comic Blogger of the Year' here, so as not to play 'favorites' with the others nominated in the other categories!

If you have enjoyed this blog or any of the others in the now over 3,489 blogs in this series of mine, I'd appreciate your vote!

Here is a direct link to the voting page. 'Comic Blogger of the Year' is the category, and 'Michael Hamersky On Comics' is the name I'm listed as to vote for.

Here is a link to blog #3481, where I went more into depth on this topic.

My thanks to any of you that take the time to vote for me!

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~ Michael D Hamersky

If I have it... You can find it 'Under The Big Top Of Comics' at:  

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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!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents... Tina LoSasso's Take On... Eat That Frog! By Brian Tracy / Illustrated By Paul Maybury / Published by SmarterComics! -   - Left Column Top Photo: The Front Cover to 'Eat That Frog', Published by Smarter Comics! - Topmost Photo This Column:  The SmarterComics Logo -   Video:  Author Brian Tracy introducing this latest version of his best selling book... Available in comic book format via eBook & hard copy from SmarterComics!

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3489:

Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy
Illustrations by Paul Maybury

Smarter Comics turns its business book/comics fusion magic to Brian Tracy's time-management classic Eat That Frog!

This is the perfect book and the ideal presentation for anyone overwhelmed by today's fast-paced world.

If you:

-- can't seem to carve out time to start that big project your boss gave you;
-- have an in-box that's never empty
-- come home from work exhausted only to start your second job of cooking, washing, cleaning and running errands;
-- tackle the small, easy stuff just so you can feel like you got something done;

... then "Eat That Frog!" is for you. No, you won't be required to down any amphibians - cooked or otherwise. But, you will be challenged to stop procrastinating and get on with what you need to do to have the life you desire.

As Tracy explains early on, 'eat that frog' is an analogy for how you want to manage your day. Mark Twain said if you eat a frog first thing in the morning that will probably be the worst thing you do all day. This is the basis of Tracy's teaching, and the reason for some very interesting illustrations of really big, and really ugly, frogs!

Tracy narrates the book which is filled with humorous illustrations of people tackling their challenges, eating really big, ugly frogs, and visualizing their success. I particularly appreciated what Tracy said about creating a 'positive addiction' by completing tasks. That feeling of accomplishment becomes addictive urging us on to attack the tasks before us.

For some, the practices outlined in the book may seem overwhelming - writing to do lists and goals by year, month, week and day! My suggestion is just get started doing one thing, then another, and let the 'positive addiction' take over.

Smarter Comics version of "Eat That Frog!" is like Cliff Notes for the harried. You can easily read the book, and absorb the principles, in an hour. Plus, you'll find a quick-reference summary of rules and principles to keep you on track each day.

I give "Eat That Frog!" a VERY FINE PLUS (VF+) 8.5 on a comic book grading scale of 10.

~Tina Lo Sasso

Here's the Publisher's Info on this book: 

Publisher's Info:   Eat that Frog!

Author: Brian Tracy

Procrastinators, be advised: Success is not a magical combination of genetics and fashion sense. Rather, it is a series of time management behaviors which must be practiced on a regular basis. Luckily, “EAT THAT FROG!” will show you how to deal with those challenging tasks you keep putting off in an accessible comic book format. Instead of slowing you down, completing these hard jobs only empowers you to tackle the rest of your day.

“EAT THAT FROG!” is a vivid metaphor for conquering your most difficult tasks first. By ‘eating that frog’ during the first part of the morning, successful people know that the hardest part of the day is behind them. This allows them to plow through the rest of their business with relative cheer, and get more done on a daily basis. Plus, challenging tasks tend to be associated with the greatest personal and professional rewards. Once you learn how to develop habits that will allow you to perform at a consistently high level, the type of work you do becomes far more interesting.

Bestselling author Brian Tracy cuts to the core of what is vital to effective time management: decision, discipline, and determination. While the pace of modern life can sometimes be overwhelming, “EAT THAT FROG!” will teach you 21 time-tested habits that will not only help you get a grip on your life, but boost your productivity. By making to-do lists and then confronting the most heinous task first, successful people make the best use of their energy. Based on the international best-seller, this comic book version pairs illustrated panels with the original text. These illustrations will show you in only a few minutes how to avoid the time-trap pitfalls of technology while making the most of its efficiency.

Remember: While nobody can do absolutely everything, everybody can do a little something. By prioritizing your critical tasks, you can stop procrastinating and start accomplishing today!

NOTE:  The publisher has multiple ways you can purchase this book! Here is the link to where you can purchase it direct from them at SmarterComics!  Either ebook via iPhone, Android, online, iPad, android tablet, or hard copy!

Thanks, Tina, for the above review!   

This is the SmarterComics web site, with the link to this individual book listing.

SmarterComics also has a Facebook Fan Page, that I suggest you 'LIKE'.

~Michael D Hamersky - who is asking you for your vote in the current voting going on over at The Shel Dorf Awards web site. I was nominated for 'Comic Blogger of the Year' on Monday, August 8th!   While being honored to be nominated, I'd also like to win! The competition has some other good nominees for the same category I was nominated for, so I'm asking for your help on this!

If you have enjoyed this blog or any of the others in the now over 3,482 blogs in this series of mine, I'd appreciate your vote!

Here is a direct link to the voting page. 'Comic Blogger of the Year' is the category, and 'Michael Hamersky On Comics' is the name I'm listed as to vote for.

Here is a link to blog #3481, where I went more into depth on this topic.

My thanks to any of you that take the time to vote for me!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!  We currently have over 2,529 '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

If I have it... You can find it 'Under The Big Top Of Comics' at:  

http://www.ComicBooksCircus.com/ 

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The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  As of Monday, June 27th, 2011, I'll be using my new laptop, where the default resolution is 'higher', so there may be some temporary glitches until I am used to the new resolution.

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

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:

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 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 Presents...  Vinnie's Take On: True Grit - The 2010 Film (And A 'Comic Book' Connection!)    - - Top Photo:  A scene from the 2010 remake of 'True Grit' featuring the actors Hailee Steinfeld & Jeff Bridges. - Bottom Photo:  A scene from the original 1969 'True Grit' with Kim Darby & John Wayne. - Far Left Top Photo:  The 2010 True Grit film poster.

(Vinnie)  This past Saturday, my dad and I picked up the 2010 movie "True Grit" from Redbox.

  

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

(Michael)  Thanks, Vinnie, for writing up this blog that I'm posting this Friday morning!

First of all, there is a reason that I asked Vinnie to blog about this rental DVD.

I don't ask him to do that for every movie that we watch together, but I figured there should have been a comic book for the original film that was released back in 1969.

However, there wasn't one! 

Dell's Four Color series, which published 1,331 issues, including a LOT of Movie & TV based comics, had stopped in Apr/June of 1962.  So my memory is failing just a bit!

However, I came across this graphic novel, 'True Grit - Mean Business', when searching for the original John Wayne film!

I had not known about this publication being published, otherwise I would have rented the DVD sooner, when it came out on June 9th of 2011, as this remake of the original film didn't have the 'drawing power' for either Tina or myself to go see it on the 'Big Screen'.

The rental DVD had no additional extras, being a 'rental DVD' from Redbox.

However, this link will take you online to where you can read for 'free', the 27 page 'graphic novel', which is a semi-prequel for the new film. !

After reading this graphic novel, I definitely realize that this was a Coen Brothers movie.  Normally I would not take my youngest son to such a film playing a the 'Big Screen'.  This graphic novel is also 'graphic' in nature, but semi toned down for print.  The interior pages are in black & white, so that the blood n guts are not vividly etched in my mind after reading it.

Our society has come a long ways since 1969 when I first saw the original film with John Wayne, Glen Campbell and Kim Darby in it.  Now over 40 years ago... It seems that more and more 'remakes' are being made, or sequels to original film properties, (i.e. 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes').   Not everything has to be so darn grim n gritty does it?

I found myself missing the original film's actors.  John Wayne's portrayal could not be matched nor surpsassed by Jeff Bridges, nor Glen Campbell's by Matt Damon, IMO.  However Kim Darby's portrayal was matched IMO by Hailee Steinfeld. 

I wouldn't give this remake such a high comic book grade as Vinnie did.  But then again, he hadn't seen the original film before seeing the remake.  Looks like I'll have to rent the original so he can see the comparison between the two.  I think that those of you that have viewed this film either at the Big Screen or on DVD could do the same.  This film was one of John Wayne's biggest film roles.  He actually won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the original film!

Again, thanks to Vinnie for his review... And to the publisher of the graphic novel for making it available online to read! 

~ Michael

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~ Michael D Hamersky 

If I have it... You can find it 'Under The Big Top Of Comics' at:   ComicBooksCircus.com.

If it isn't available in my online 'Local Comic Book Shop, (LCBS), then you may be able find it in my Amazon affiiate link, as seen here:  Comics & Graphic Novels at Amazon!

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

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

 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.  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  Presents.... Comic-Con & Cupcake Wars?! As shown on the Food Network August 16th, 2011! -  - Top Two Photos:  Cupcake Wars TV Show As Seen On The 'Food Network' On Tuesday Nights 8PM EST & PST.  With (L-R) Season 3 judges: Florian Bellanger and Candace Nelson. And host: Justin Willman!   (Guest judge David Glanzer not pictured at the web site as this blog went to print!)

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3487:

I have to admit... I thought this was a just a little out of the ordinary when I saw it mentioned on the Comic-Con International Facebook Fan Page by Jackie Estrada!

Sure, both Tina & I enjoy attending Comic-Con International each year, (10 straight years for Tina, and 21 straight for me!), and we both enjoy several food related TV shows, (Top Chef on Bravo being our #1 foodie show!), but mixing 'Cupcake Wars' with Comic-Con? This we both had to see last night at 8PM PST!

Yeah, it seemed a little corny, looking at the TV Show listing on our Droids, but still... It was Comic-Con & pop culture mixed together for a 'mainstream' viewing audience. 

So what did the 'Food Network' show for a listing on this Season 3 - Episode 10?  Here's what they listed:  "Four talented bakers will have to use their super powers if they want a chance to have their delicious display take center stage at Comic-Con's exclusive Masquerade Party".

Okay, so besides being a little 'corny', they were probably going to be a little 'campy' also.  Which for me... Isn't necessarily a bad thing!  Oh, and I wondered if the writer of the above promo had ever been to Comic-Con?  As the Masquerade Party is definitely not 'exclusive', as any of the 125,000+ attendees could attend... Of course getting a membership to be one of those 125,000+ is getting harder to obtain every year!

Okay... I'm not going to give last night's episode totally away... As it will be airing again on the Food Network, and there are a few online websites that appear to be also showing it for a charge.

Suffice to say that the premise was that there were four cupcake bakers that were invited to participate in this episode of 'Cupcake Wars', and that the winner would be chosen after three elimination challenges, thus taking up a full hour of network TV!

Of course the bakers had to work with 'super-powered ingredients'!  And some of those ingredients were pretty exotic!

The first commercial after the initial setup of the episode was on the upcoming 'Spy Kids in 4-D / All the Time In The World' on August 19th, which shows you the target market for this TV series, and this episode in particular!

The nice touch of this episode was that the 'guest judge' for this episode was David Glanzer, the Comic-Con Director of Marketing and Publicity. Which made the total number of judges being three.  Tina was wondering about this, as only two judges were first introduced...

The first challenge was quick, a 45 minute challenge. The film used for airing seemed to be a little 'speeded up', not super-powered or anything, but really speeded up / spliced to cut to the elimination of the first of the four bakers.

Not going to 'spoil' it for you here... As to who was eliminated. Plus the fact I can't find any photos online this morning as to the participants of this episode!

The second challenge was the 'sequel', (the host thinking he was using a comic book term), which was going to be based on 'taste & presentation' a 50/50 graded challenge.

Each of the three remaining bakers had to come up with three different cupcakes for this challenge.  Included were 'strawberry shortcake cupake', 'chocolate banana cupcake', 'vanilla bean cupcake', buttermilk chocolate cupcake', 'lime margarita cupcake', and 'red velvet cayenne cupcake'.

Those cupcakes were to represent super-villains, heroes, etc. Keeping with the 'Comic-Con' theme of course!

Very interesting cupcakes were presented. Tina & I enjoyed the judges reactions and comments. Tina did notice that the guest judge's comments appeared to be cut off, probably due to the time limitations. This show seems to 'run faster' than 'Top Chef' on Bravo Network does...  There's a lot of replaying the previous scene just before commercial break on 'Top Chef'.

Challenge #3 was the 'display presentation', where 1,000 cupcakes were to be displayed, and the winning presentation would be the centerpiece of the upcoming Comic-Con International's Masquerade Party. As both Tina and I have attended a few of those in the past, and seen the hordes of con-goers scarfing down any and all food presented... We both looked at each other at the beginning of this challenge. The displays would have to be built pretty sturdy to withstand the crush of con-goers is what we both voiced out loud!

So far, in Challenges 1 & 2, it had been just the four bakers, with an assistant brought in from their bakery.

For Challenge #3, the two remaining bakers & their one assistant each were helped by a craftsman, who would build the display based on the baker's idea, and four additional assistants to bake the 1,000 cupcakes! Now that was going to be a 'super-heroic' feat in itself, as the time limit for this was only two hours!

So far I had been 'amused' by all the usage of the generic 'comic book' terms that had been used in this episode. Of course with the four bakers being 'mainstream', they only knew comic books as 'POW!', 'BIFF!', 'ZAP!', and other cartoony expressions, plus outlandish color schemes representing super hero costumes. Which they had used on their cupcake decorations.

The final two bakers had totally different ideas on what the displays should look like.   However, one of them had a display that wouldn't be so functional on the floor of the San Diego Convention Center, in the 'Under the Sails Pavilion', where the food would be displayed... The other baker had a good idea, but the colors weren't so 'comic-book' friendly in presentation...

Who won? Tune in during the next airing of this 'Cupcake Wars' episode to find out if you didn't last night! Now that's a comic book expression for sure, LOL!

And yeah, I was a little disappointed that the winning display of cupcakes only ran onscreen showing appreciative con-goers eating the cupcakes at Comic-Con for approx 1-2 minutes at the closing credits.  Not enough time to showcase those that were there participating in this display at the Comic-Con's Masquerade Party area!

But... Both Tina & myself are going to check out the next episode of 'Cupcake Wars'... And that is what this special episode was all about... Bringing cupcakes & the 'Cupcake Wars' TV Show to even more viewers!

You can catch this episode next during one of these airings on the 'Food Network':

Aug 20, 2011 - 8:00 PM ET/PT

Aug 21, 2011 - 3:00 AM ET/PT

Aug 21, 2011 - 5:00 PM ET/PT

Here is the link to the Food Network Facebook Fan Page.

Here is the link to the Cupcake Wars Facebook 'Community' Page.

And here is the link to the Comic-Con International Facebook Fan Page!  

Thanks again to Jackie Estrada for bringing this to our attention on the Comic-Con International Facebook Fan Page yesterday afternoon!

~Michael D Hamersky - who is asking you for your vote in the current voting going on over at The Shel Dorf Awards web site. I was nominated for 'Comic Blogger of the Year' on Monday, August 8th!   While being honored to be nominated, I'd also like to win! The competition has some other good nominees for the same category I was nominated for, so I'm asking for your help on this!

If you have enjoyed this blog or any of the others in the now over 3,482 blogs in this series of mine, I'd appreciate your vote!

Here is a direct link to the voting page. 'Comic Blogger of the Year' is the category, and 'Michael Hamersky On Comics' is the name I'm listed as to vote for.

Here is a link to blog #3481, where I went more into depth on this topic.

My thanks to any of you that take the time to vote for me!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!  We currently have over 2,525 '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

If I have it... You can find it 'Under The Big Top Of Comics' at:  

http://www.ComicBooksCircus.com/ 

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers 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:  As of Monday, June 27th, 2011, I'll be using my new laptop, where the default resolution is 'higher', so there may be some temporary glitches until I am used to the new resolution.

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

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 Wishes A Happy Birthday To.... Julie Newmar! a.k.a. 'Catwoman' in Batman TV Show, 'Yellowbird' in F-Troop, 'Eleen' in Star Trek -TOS, 'Ingrid' in Get Smart, and too many more to list here! -  - All Three Photos Shown In This Section:  Were taken at the 2011 Wizard World Anaheim Comic Con by either Michael D Hamersky or Tina LoSasso.  More photos can be found in the special album at my Facebook Fan Page, 'Michael D Hamersky On Comics'!

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3486:

This is a 'Happy Birthday' message blog to Ms. Julie Newmar, who I met once again recently! This time I saw her and others at the 45th Anniversary Panel of the Batman TV Show held at the  2011 Wizard World Anaheim Comic Con, as seen at the 2nd photo of the top right of this blog post! (More photos at this special photo album at my Facebook Fan Page.)

Ms. Newmar has lighted up the Big Screen, the Small Screen, and countless Comic Cons & Pop Culture Cons with her presence these many years of her career.

I'm sure I'm not the only one to wish her a 'Happy Birthday' today!

Here is a link to her latest book, 'The Conscious Catwoman', where you can get it signed and personalized to you!

Here is a link to her bio.

Here is a link to her acting credits!

Here is a link to her personal web site, JulieNewmar.com

Here is the link to the Official Julie Newmar Facebook Fan Page.

Here is the link to 'my book' Gotham City 14 Miles can be purchased at!

Again, my thanks to Ms. Julie Newmar for being gracious enough to pose recently with 'my book'.

 I promised her a 'shout out' when her new book, 'The Conscious Catwoman' was published... I've done it before at my Facebook Fan Page, (Michael D Hamersky On Comics), And here I am doing it again!  

Happy Birthday, Ms. Newmar, from one of your many fans!

~Michael D Hamersky - who is asking you for your vote in the current voting going on over at The Shel Dorf Awards web site. I was nominated for 'Comic Blogger of the Year' on Monday, August 8th!   While being honored to be nominated, I'd also like to win! The competition has some other good nominees for the same category I was nominated for, so I'm asking for your help on this!

If you have enjoyed this blog or any of the others in the now over 3,482 blogs in this series of mine, I'd appreciate your vote!

Here is a direct link to the voting page. 'Comic Blogger of the Year' is the category, and 'Michael Hamersky On Comics' is the name I'm listed as to vote for.

Here is a link to blog #3481, where I went more into depth on this topic.

My thanks to any of you that take the time to vote for me!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!  We currently have over 2,521 '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

If I have it... You can find it 'Under The Big Top Of Comics' at:  

http://www.ComicBooksCircus.com/ 

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers 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:  As of Monday, June 27th, 2011, I'll be using my new laptop, where the default resolution is 'higher', so there may be some temporary glitches until I am used to the new resolution.

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

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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