Michael D Hamersky On Comics Mentions... The April 2012 Meetup of Semantink's Comic Savvy! Which Ran April 15th of 2012!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3635 -  In yesterday's blog I mentioned that I attended an organizational meetup on the upcoming San Diego Comic Fest 2012.

While down in San Diego, I stayed and went to a new Local Comic Book Shop, (which I will blog about later), and then went to the April 2012 Semantink's Comic Savvy at 5PM!

The meetup page for the April 2012 Comic Savvy is shown here.

It was held at the newest location for this meetup, at the Media Arts Center of San Diego which is found at 2921 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92104.

Matt Dunford chaired the meetup, and did a fine job doing so!

Attendance was a little light at this Sunday early evening meetup, but there was a couple with a child who were from Encinitas, while I was down from Carlsbad, which is even further North.

The room at the Media Arts Center of San Diego was a good sized one, as seen by the two photos at the top right of this blog post.

Fun was had by all who attended.  Here is the link to the rest of the photos that I snapped during the meetup. 

If you are in the San Diego Metro Area, the Semantink's Comic Savvy is held the third Sunday of each month.  You can find out more about the next one when it is posted by those doing so at the Semantink Publishing Facebook Fan Page!

~Michael D Hamersky

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,635 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 2,730 '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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 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 Mentions... News On The Upcoming   San Diego Comic Fest! Which Runs October 19th - 21st of 2012!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3634 -  On Sunday I attended a meeting sponsored by Mike Towry, who is running the upcoming San Diego Comic Fest 2012, (SDCF).  (Two photos from that meeting are shown above, and the SDCF's logo by Scott Shaw! is pictured by this Blog's logo.)

The SDCF has a web site already, and also a Facebook Fan Page.

The Facebook Fan Page can be found here: San Diego Comic Fest 2012. I volunteered to be a co-admin of the fan page, and will be adding more info / links / news/ etc., later on today.

If you’ve been missing the early, intimate comic con experience or never got to experience it but wished you had, then we hope to see you in San Diego over the October 19-21, 2012 weekend.

I personally am suggesting that with the total number of attendees / volunteers / honored guests / etc. being held to a maximum of 1,000, that you take a look at the Facebook fan page, look to see who are the special guests, what the programming will be, and make up your mind to first 'Like' the Facebook Fan Page for easy reference, and then click on the 'San Diego Comic Fest Memberships Now Available Online!' link to purchase your membership today!

(Please note:  This has no affiliation with the big Comic-Con International that is being held in San Diego in July with over 130,000 attendees.) 

The San Diego Comic Fest is "an old school comic con".

For more info on this upcoming San Diego Comic Fest 2012, please see the Facebook Fan Page link!

Hope to see you there also!

~Michael D Hamersky

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,634 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 2,730 '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! !     

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 Mentions That The Upcoming One Day... Long Beach Comic Expo Runs May 12th of 2012!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3633 -  Coming up very soon...  It's the One Day Only Long Beach Comic Expo!

Located at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California!

Here's the link to the Facebook Event Page for the Long Beach Comic Expo.

Here's the link to the Facebook Fan Page for the Long Beach Comic Con!

The above photos are from the two day Long Beach Comic & HoRRoR Con from 2011.

Here's a link to the other 2011 LBCC Comic & Horror Con photos not used in this blog.

Here's the link to the 2011 Long Beach Comic Expo at my own Facebook Fan Page.

To see those persons that will be exhibiting in Artists Alley, just click this link!

Tina & I should be attending this year's Expo...

See you there also?!!

~Michael D Hamersky

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,633 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 2,730 '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! !     

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... Judge Bao & The Jade Phoenix! Published by Archaia Entertainment!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3632 -  I recently received a box of relatively new TPBs and graphic novels from Archaia Entertainment for possible review.  My youngest son, Vinnie, already review blogged one of them.

This book is on 'Judge Bao & the Jade Phoenix'.

What is it about?   Here's the publisher's promo on that:

"In China under the Northern Song Dynasty, the Empire saw tremendous growth and prosperity. But with great riches come great temptations, and the Emperor must constantly fight against the corruption of renegade military officers, abusive governors, corrupt businessmen, and regular bandits and thieves. To fight against this scourge, Emperor Ren Zong gave broad magistrate powers to a judge whose reputation would extend well beyond the borders of the Empire: Judge Bao (999-1062 CE)."

Plus there is more: 

"First published in France, Judge Bao is China’s answer to Sherlock Holmes! To combat the scourge that goes along with great prosperity, Chinese Emperor Ren Zong gives broad magistrate powers to Judge Bao. He becomes a symbol of justice for the people of the land. His aversion to corruption and dedication to justice make him a popular hero, with many enemies. Accompanied by his bodyguard Zhan Zhao, his page Bao Xing, and his assistant and coroner Gongsun, he travels the length and breadth of the Middle Kingdom, crusading against corruption and all forms of injustice. In the first volume, Judeg Bao and the Jade Phoenix, Bao finds himself in a small village where a mother mourns her son, languishing in prison, caught in a complicated love triangle and accused of a murder he says he did not commit. Will Judge Bao find the real murderer?".

So what's 'My Take' on this book?

The front cover to the book, which is rectangular in format, was inviting.  The black & white interior pages were strong in design, and the writing was what made me read this book first.

This book is translated, and as seen on the last page of the book, it is just Volume 1 of a series.

I found the artwork to be very detailed.  That is what grabbed my attention first, as well as the irregular rectangular format it was printed in.  Finely tuned, the artwork kept me turning page after page. There are seven chapters in this book, and is a finely laid out book writing wise.

It kept me reading until I finished all 160 pages!

My comic book grade for this graphic novel presentation is a VERY FINE / NEAR MINT (VF/NM) 9.0 out of a possible 10.0 comic book grading scale.

The book is not full of action scenes, nor is it just talking heads.  I look forward to seeing Volume 2 when it comes out.

To help you find this book, here is the info you would need:

JUDGE BAO VOL. 1: JUDGE BAO & THE JADE PHOENIX
Retail Price: $14.95 U.S.
Page Count: 160 pages
Format: hardcover, 7” x 5.25″ (landscape), black and white
Written by Patrick Marty
Illustrated by Chongrui Nie
Cover by Chongrui Nie

You could also buy it direct from Archaia via this link.

My thanks to Archaia Entertainment for bringing this book to my attention!

~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 3,632 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 2,726 '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! !     

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... TRIBUTE #1 Published by Main Enterprises!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3631 -  Catching up on some comics that have come in the fast few months here!

Here is one:  Tribute #1 from Main Enterprises.

What is it about?  Here's what the publisher has as a promo:

"The newest publication from ME is a showcase of talented illustrators showing off pieces usually found in their portfolios or art files on Facebook or sketchpads. This first issue has no theme but you'll find many pieces of popular heroes and villains, obscure to well-known, classic to present day. Talents include: Jeff Austin, Rock Baker, Gary Barker, Doc Boucher, Troy Boyle, Larry Blake, Dann Phillips, John Lambert, Scott Shriver, Jeff Mason, J. Monares, Dash Martin, Andy Smith, Jim Taylor, Joe Martino and Simon Mackie. A gorgeous package. 3.99 with S&H included."

Here's My Take On this first issue:

Front Cover -  Nice Green Lanterns front cover.  For 'A Gallery Of Homage Illustrations!'.

Inside Front Cover -  The God of Thunder  by J. Monares and Scott Shriver. Okay...

Splash Page - Is a table of contents page. With all 20 interior pages laid out as to who created the one page piece, and on whom it is about.

The table of contents page also has a memo from the publisher, Jim Main, where he states that... "Comic artists have been doing homage illustrations / pin-ups of popular characters from comic books / comic strips / movies / tv shows / pulps / cartoons for years now.  Many of their versions lay dormant in sketch pads or online, hardly ever seen by others.  I decided to rectify this situation and started pulbshing these unseeen masterpieces".

Okay, so now you and I know what this comic book issue is about. 

Does it fit the billing? 

Well... The front cover is pretty good.

Page 3 of Hourman by Gary Allen Barker is pretty good also. 

So is page 4, 6, 7, 8 (Fantastic Four page), 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19 & 20. 

The back cover is also well illustrated.

So yes, this is a pretty good pin-up comic book.

If that is your 'thing' to view. 

Upcoming issues will have more of a theme to them.  As this issue didn't.

So I'm giving this first issue a a VERY FINE PLUS (VF+) 8.5 out of a possible 10.0 comic book grade.

You can find this issue at the Main Enterprises web site for possible purchase!

My thanks to Jim Main for sending this comic book my way for possible review purposes!

~Michael D Hamersky

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,631 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 2,725 '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! !     

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!

---------------            

      

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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