Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Take On The Final Night Of The:   2012 Leo Carrillo Film Festival in Carlsbad, California!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3722 -   Last night, Tina and I attended the Final Night of the 2012 Leo Carrillo Film Festival for 2012...!

I'm sharing a few photos from the event here, and the rest will be uploaded to the special album, Leo Carrillo Film Festival September 21st of 2012.

BTW... The 2012 Leo Carrillo Film Festival started this past August 17th... With a Special Presentation:  Dinner & A Movie!  As seen in this flyer:  Dinner And A Movie.  Tickets were reserved for only 150 attendees, with a cost of only $30 each person.

Then, the following Friday night, August 24th, was the start of the Film Festival, which ran for five consecutive Friday nights, as seen at this link:  Flyer for the 2012 Season.  The cost for each of these Friday nights was 'Free'!

For those of you that haven't attended any of the previous seven seasons... Here's the master link to my review blogs on what the earlier film festivals were like:   Master Link.

In addition, I've uploaded a video so you can see what to bring to these evenings:  Leo Carrillo Film Festival video 2nd Night of the 2011 Festival.

Okay... Back to last night!

First, we arrived early enough to have dinner in the park!  We brought our own, although there were hot dogs and other goodies at the pool shack.  See the top right photos for the menu and service location.

We each took turns walking the house buildings to see what was new since our last visit.  Those photos are in the special album link.

Then when it was sunset, we saw an episode of 'The Cisco Kid', in which Leo played 'Pancho'.  After that was a trivia contest, where some nice prizes were awarded.  I will be uploading a couple of videos from this period of time at my YouTube Channel in the near future.

Then came the feature presentation from 1933... 'Moonlight and Pretzels'!

An 83 minutes film, in black & white, it went well as the final film for the six night festival!

The film, is identified in the IMDb web site, and also in the Wikipedia web site.

Tina laughed at the film's ending, as it was so crazy... and I... Well I enjoyed the film, as it was a Depression 'period piece'.  Some really nice songs and scenes, in my opinion.  Although a little 'dated', heck it's almost 80 years old!, it was a good viewing outside under the stars.

A good way to end the 2012 Leo Carrillo Film Festival!

So, I want to say, don't forget to post on your calendar, that the 2013 Leo Carrillo Film Festival will start next August.... You have to have called in earlier to reserve the number of tickets for your party for each Friday night, which is a new procedure that was started this season!

Oh... And don't forget to 'Like' the Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park Facebook Fan Page!

BTW, Leo Carrillo was 'Pancho' in the 'Cisco Kid' western TV show... Should we have any of those comics or other westerns comic books, they would be listed here for sale!

My thanks to all of those staff members and volunteers that worked the 2012 Film Season!

~ Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,722 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 link!  We currently have over 2,778 '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:  My online 'Loca8' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com, including the book 'Gotham City 14 Miles' that I am shown holding to the left. I'm 1 of 14 essayists in that book! !     

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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 Presents His Take On:   Expiration Date #1-2    by Robert Zappia / Lee Wiley As Seen At ComiKaze Expo On September 15

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3721 -   I found Lee Wiley's table at the recent 2012 Stan Lee's ComiKaze Expo.  There I found the first two issues of his and Robert Zappia's graphic novel series, 'Expiration Date'.

Here's what the graphic novel, (comic book series), is about, per their promo:

“Our ability to achieve near immortality through the eradication of all disease and the cloning of human organs has bred an entirely new threat to the survival of mankind. Overpopulation has brought the human race to the brink of near extinction. Now, more than ever, a program of governed population control must be considered. It is time we realized it is not the quantity of our life that matters, but the quality of it.”

"It is the year 2496 and the population of the United States has reached 8.6 billion. Every human being, by law, is implanted with an SY-9 chip. This chip controls overpopulation by activating at random and “expiring” the host. In so many words, it kills them. One day, a rising politician vows to end the reign of the SY-9 chips, but then sadly “expires” on the brink of his popularity. The investigation of his death begins to unravel a dark and devious conspiracy. This is the world of Expiration Date."

Okay... So that is how this graphic novel series starts... So far there are two comics in this series.  I've read both issues printed so far.

The first issue was published via a KickStarter program.  So there was enough interest in this series to generate reaching the KickStarter goal.

Also, you might think that with the year being 2496 that this is just another dystopian future story... Well, it isn't.  There was enough storyline by Robert in the first issue to get me interested into reading the 2nd issue right away!

Additionally, the artwork by Lee is colored in all blue hues... Which had a strange effect on my reading these two issues!  It does give the storyline a 'darker' image, yet also makes it more intriguing to follow.

The binding is different also.  It almost looks like a comic book series, but is the size of a small magazine in its format.  Kind of an unusual print job...

I found the two issues to be of such a good quality of read, that I placed them near the top of my 'To Blog Stack'.  My Thanks to Lee Wiley who is shown at the top right of this blog post.

I give this 'comic book' / graphic novel series of two issues that I have read so far a comic book grade of a Very Fine / Near Mint (VF/NM) 9.0 out of a possible 10.0 comic book grading scale!  

Here's the link to where you can order your copies: Expiration Date.

Here's the link to the Facebook Fan Page for Expiration Date Graphic Novel. 

(Here's the link to my thoughts on Stan Lee's ComiKaze Expo. With more review blogs to follow, like this one you've just read!) 

~ Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,721 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 link!  We currently have over 2,778 '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:  My 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(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com, including the book 'Gotham City 14 Miles' that I am shown holding to the left. I'm 1 of 14 essayists in that book! !     

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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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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Take On:   Burger Force #1-3    by Jackie Ryan of Burger Force Comics As Seen At ComiKaze Expo On September 15

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3720 -   I found Jackie Ryan's table at the recent 2012 Stan Lee's ComiKaze Expo.

There I found her comic book series, and was interested enough in what I saw to film a video of me interviewing Jackie, which is shown below:  

Here's what the comic book is about, per her promo:

Having trouble with that pesky threat to civilization? Diabolical masterminds getting you down? Relax and turn up the theme music. The agents at your local takeaway are already on the case.

In a secret facility located beneath the Burger Berserker takeaway, undercover operatives set aside thick shakes and fries to thwart assain line-dancers, nefarious dating agency schemes, and cock-rockers gone (even more) wrong.

Into this strange world wanders the even stranger Mercury, a hapless young man with an unusual and unwanted talent, the burger team is tasked with discovering whether Mercury can help save the world as they know it, or if that world needs saving from Mercury!

So far there are twelve comics in this series.  I've read issues #1 - 3.

For a short video from this series that Jackie has produced, take a look at this link.

Okay, back?

I'm not going to do my usual 'review' of front cover, inside front cover, splash page, interior pages, etc....

Instead, I'm going to say that the three 'episodes' that I read were like storyboards / filmed scenes from 'Burger Force'.   The front covers are in color, while the interior pages are black & white.

The whole three issues I read are like scenes from a movie, which is probably why the series is twelve issues long (at this point). 

The artwork is 'realistic' in nature.  The plotline is also 'realistic'.  Other than some Australian words like 'takeaway', the dialogue is very understandable. 

This project's text was started in 1999.  Over the next ten years, Jackie has developed the comics / short films / etc. for 'Burger Force'.  The first 'shoot' was in December of 2008. The comic began to appear online in September of 2009.  There are other episodes that are being offered online.

I found these first three issues of the series to be really fascinating... and worth your taking a look!

I give this comic book series of three issues that I read a comic book grade of a Very Fine / Near Mint (VF/NM) 9.0 out of a possible 10.0 comic book grading scale!  

Here's the link to where you can order your copies: Burger Force.

Here's the link to the Facebook Fan Page for Burger Force. 

(Here's the link to my thoughts on Stan Lee's ComiKaze Expo. With more review blogs to follow, like this one you've just read!) 

~ Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,720 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 link!  We currently have over 2,778 '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:  My 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(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com, including the book 'Gotham City 14 Miles' that I am shown holding to the left. I'm 1 of 14 essayists in that book! !     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly 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:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

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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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Take On:   Spadra #1    by Grasiela Rodriguez of Not Your Friend Comic Books As Seen At ComiKaze Expo On September 15

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3719 -   Tina and I found Grasiela Rodriguez's table at the 2012 Stan Lee's ComiKaze Expo near the end of the day on Saturday, September 15th.

She had a table at the far South end of the large convention center hall, and it took some time to wind our way over there.

I'm glad we did find her... As the comic book she is holding in the photo above, 'Spadra', is one that I have already read, and placed at the top of the 'To Be Blogged' stack!

Here's what the comic book is about, per her promo:

Meet Billy Rubottom, the founder of Spadra and then take a ride with the Bride in the Stagecoach! Ghostly Appropriations Of A Town That Time Forgot.

Standard Comic, Full Color, Page Count: 16

I found that even though the page count was a little low in numbers, the quality of the presentation worked for me.  Interesting that there really was a town named 'Spadra' in the area of California!

The front cover was a pinup of Grasiela's unusual art, which I like. (See my review blog of her Lunatic Fringe #1). 

The inside front cover had a scroll map of 'Early Spadra - 1837', which added visualization to the comic book.

The first story, 'El Muerto - The Headless Horseman of Elephant Hill' was portrayed very well in color and black & white.  The story was shown in a semi-pinup style, with only one or two panels per page.  Which in this story, I liked!

The second story, 'The Bride In The Stagecoach', was a four page story, yet there was a lot in those eight panels!

The inside back cover page was a text piece on 'Early Spadra'.  Good background info!

The back cover was the seal of the City of Spadra, and advertising info.

I gotta say... I give this comic book a comic book grade of a Near Mint (NM) 9.4 out of a possible 10.0 comic book grading scale!   It was nice seeing Grasiela again, this time at ComiKaze Expo, and seeing this newest published work of hers from 'Not Your Friend Comics'!

Here's the link to where you can order your copy:  Spadra.

(Here's the link to what else I found at Stan Lee's ComiKaze Expo.) 

~ Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,719 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 link!  We currently have over 2,778 '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:  My 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(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com, including the book 'Gotham City 14 Miles' that I am shown holding to the left. I'm 1 of 14 essayists in that book! !     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly 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:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

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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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents:   Fans Fill LA Convention Center for Stan Lee's ComiKaze Expo    by Guest Blogger Tina LoSasso September 15 & 16

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3718 -   Fans Fill LA Convention Center for Stan Lee's Comikaze

It happens at least once every year at SDCC. Some ignorant panelist, moderator, vendor or comic book 'fan' makes a disparaging remark about Stan Lee. I want to give them a Thing-size smack down. One, since when is it cool to bash someone who's not in the room? Two, Stan sounds just like my old NYC relatives so I take this personally. Three, where the heck do these haters think THEIR careers would be, if not for what Stan Lee has done for comics?!

Fortunately, all those jerks stayed home this weekend and the LA Convention Center was taken over by True Believers and some just plain folks who wanted to take a gander at Stan. They got their fill. They got Stan interviews, Stan Q&A's, Stan signings (at a price), Stan announcements, sneak peaks and a showing of "With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (a great documentary for fans and non-fans alike).

With digital cameras flashing overhead, fans swarmed the main stage mosh pit for every Stan appearance. Frantic screams went up when Stan was spotted in the hallways...much to his amusement. Tiny squirming, crying fans were shushed with "Honey, it's Stan Lee -- he made Spider-Man." (Hey, I didn't correct them. You try explaining co-creation to a 4-year-old.)

After last year's inaugural Comikaze, the organizers brought Stan Lee in to lend his name, and it worked. Fans came by the tens of thousands. Hordes braved the 100 degree heat waiting outside to get in on Saturday. Many gave up when registration bogged down. To make up for the difficulties, the organizers honored unredeemed Saturday tickets on Sunday, and they even got Activision to kick in $10/ticket toward the Zombie Apocalypse Survival Course which seemed to boost participation.

What did we see besides Stan Lee?

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, unveiled cover art for her new comic book, curled up with fans for (paid) signings, and showcased her treasure trove of Elvira memorabilia for attendees. (We got a big kick out of the Elvira satin pillow cases!) Cassandra has retired her Elvira persona, but she still looks amazing and she clearly charmed the crowd.

We thoroughly enjoyed the parade of enthusiastic cosplayers throughout the weekend, but didn't appreciate waiting for the 55-minute late start of Saturday's Cosplay Contest on the main stage. The contestants were ALL fabulous, but, between you and me, those Steampunk X-Men were robbed!

Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flannery had fans roaring at the Boondock Saints panel which mysteriously time traveled from Sunday at the main stage to Saturday in the big meeting room. Fortunately, I'd headed upstairs to check out the panels and walked smack into the line so I didn't miss it. (Some fan boys I met Sunday morning were not so lucky.) Despite the scheduling snafu, the room was packed. The stars of the cult flicks shared crazy stories, answered even crazier questions (example: When Willem Dafoe dressed up like a woman, were you strangely arroused?), led the audience in a recitation of The Prayer from the movie, and tried out their Irish accents once more time.

The Nerd Dating Game, hosted by husband and wife team Destin Pfaff and Rachel Federoff of HBO's Millionnaire Matchmaker, was a great concept with poor execution. Destin and Rachel tried their best, but unfortunately, the contestants  apparently never saw the original show or didn't understand the concept or the value of a well-placed double-entendre. Crude and graphic language took over, making the audience uncomfortable.

We caught a few serious panels. I enjoyed hearing Marv Wolfman (Blade, The New Teen Titans) and Zak Penn (The Avengers, Alphas), share their thoughts on writing for transmedia. Kyle Winters and Mike Andersen gave an education panel on Kickstarter. Unlike most con panels, this one was packed with concrete tips on exactly how to use the crowdfunding giant and why. (I took notes for my business authors!) The Womanthology panel was the first all-woman panel I've attended at any Con that didn't embarrass me as a woman. Smart woman making their way in business and art - no matter the obstacles - is always great to see.

The Zombie Apocalypse Survival Course seemed to pick up on Sunday. To be frank, it looked rather ho-hum from the outside. But, thanks to our press credentials, we got inside to observe - and that's where it got scary. I wasn't participating and my heart started racing when those undead came after me! The professional FX artists really did a great job on the zombies, some of whom really got into their roles. A few were way too quick for a zombie, but most were deliciously disgrusting and creepy. Overhead as "survivors' left the course, "How'd you do? "I got bit." "I want to do it again."

Over the weekend, we checked out every exhibit table for artists, writers, and publishers. This wasn't a DC-Marvel-type show, exhibitors were mostly small press, independents and self-published creators which gave fans, many of whom appeared to be at their first show, a chance to interact with creators.

Stan Lee's Comikaze appeared to be a success despite the registration challenges and numerous scheduling changes. Attendees were having a fun time and seemed to look forward to next year, (November 1st through 3rd of 2013).

- Tina Lo Sasso
 
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Thanks, Tina!

Here's a few links that I believe our readers would be interested in regarding this same topic:

First, here is the link to the first special photo album that I have posted on my Facebook Fan Page: 2012 Stan Lee's ComiKaze Expo.  I will have more photo albums on this con, this is the link to the 2nd album:  2012 Stan Lee's ComiKaze Expo - Sunday photos by Michael.

I will also be uploading videos from the panels to my YouTube Channel at Michael D Hamersky On Comics, in the days to come.

Oh, and you can see how others thought of this 2012 Expo by checking out the ComiKaze Expo Facebook Fan Page!  Plus think about attending the 2013 ComiKaze Expo... During November 1st through 3rd!

~ Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,718 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 link!  We currently have over 2,778 '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:  My 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(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com, including the book 'Gotham City 14 Miles' that I am shown holding to the left. I'm 1 of 14 essayists in that book! !     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly 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:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

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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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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