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What’s
the breakfast bit about?
Well,
it’s supposed to be the most important meal of the day and I’m
aiming for this to be the equivalent in comic book comment.
So
come and get your all day breakfast.
And
comic books!
I’m
finding that I write best, first thing in the morning.
I
let ideas, that are bubbling up in the waking hours, percolate for
a while before getting up and jotting them down on paper.
That
in turn gets my creative juices going and before you know it, another
‘Breakfast…’ column is complete.
Ok,
quick change of subject.
In
an earlier column I was talking about various animated series. I
have to add another classic to the list.
Aeon
Flux. Originally
designed as a series of shorts for MTV they have been collected
on DVD and need to be seen.
Click
here to check out Aeon Flux - The Complete Animated Series [DVD]
by Peter Cheung
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Very
quirky and stunningly original, animator Peter Chung, who went on the
work on the Animatrix and now the Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury, designed
this sci-fi masterpiece.
So
Crossgen Comics has filed for bankruptcy.
Looks
like the end is indeed near for the embattled publisher.
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amount of money they owe their former staff and various creditors,
including their printers, is truly astounding.
Though
Marvel pulled out of a similar situation in the late nineties, it
would take a miracle for Crossgen to come through. I
still wish them luck though as they brought some fresh ideas to
the table.
Came
across this mad take on Dracula, Frankenstein and the Mummy in comic
book format by writer/artist John Byrne of X-Men and Fantastic Four
fame.
Check
it out.
It
was the pencilling work of John Byrne, combined with the writing
of Chris Claremont, which laid the foundation for the huge current
success and popularity of Marvel Comics' X-Men franchise.
Click
here to check out Runaways Volume 1 HC: (Marvel Comics) by Brian
K Vaughan
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Euro
2004 football (soccer) finals and Wimbledon tennis tournament have now
concluded.
Rank
outsiders Greece won the football trophy with a magnificent display of
skill and will.
17
year old Russian Maria Sharapova beat last years champion Serena Williams
to claim the prestigious tennis crown in a thrilling encounter that few
thought she could win.
Coupled
with the fact that she had never won a major tournament before.
She
and her parents had to sacrifice much for her to get to that point,
it was a great story.
Truly,
the year of the underdog. But what have those sporting achievements
got to do with comics?
Well,
many superhero comic book stories are – at their crux –
tales of individual or collective personal triumphs over adversity.
They're
about doing the right thing, making mistakes and overcoming them.
They carry an ultimately positive message, and I’m all about
positivity.
Click
here to check out the Inhumans TPB (Marvel Comics) by Paul Jenkins
and Jae Lee
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Breakfast
is served!
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