SOME COOL STUFF

Posted on October 9th, 2008

A BIT OF ONE OF THE AMAZING IMAGES BY JAMES WHITE AND ON DISPLAY AT TRIBECA IN HALIFAX – CLICK THE IMAGE TO CHECK OUT JAMES’ WEBSITE

I FEEL SO CULTURED!

SOME PALS OF THE SHOP ARE SHOWING OFF THEIR ARTISTIC SKILLS THIS MONTH. NATHAN BOONE’S PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE UTILITY GALLERY. SOME AMAZING STUFF! DROP IN TO THE SECOND FLOOR GALLERY ON BLOWERS STREET, JUST ABOVE PRO SKATES! MORE INFO HERE

JAMES WHITE IS SHOWCASING HIS ARTWORK AT TRIBECA WITH MUSICAL GUESTS AND MORE. IT’S ON TONIGHT AND I’M NOT SURE IF THE WORKS WILL BE ON DISPLAY FOR A WHILE OR NOT, SO IF YOU DON’T GET THERE TONIGHT, BE SURE TO CHECK OUT JAMES’ STUFF AT SIGNALNOISE.COM

AND IN THE COMIC BOOK BIZ, YOU BUFFY FANS MAY HAVE NOTICED THE NEW ISSUE IS LATE AND STARTING TO FEEL DEPRIVED OF YOUR FAVOURITE VAMPIRE SLAYER’S NEW ADVENTURES. I HAVE NEWS AND IT’S GOING TO HURT FOR A BIT. THE NEXT ISSUE COMES OUT ON THE LAST WEEK OF NOVEMBER….BUT ONCE IT DOES THE NEXT BATCH OF ISSUES WILL BE RELEASED ON A 3 WEEK SCHEDULE UNTIL IT’S BACK ON TRACK. MORE INFO FROM THE FOLKS AT DARK HORSE:

I WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW WHAT THE SITUATION IS WITH BUFFY. FIRST OF ALL, I APOLOGIZE FOR GETTING THE WORD OUT A LITTLE LATE ON THIS. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE INFORMATION WAS ACCURATE BEFORE I PASSED IT ALONG FROM OUR EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT.

AT ANY RATE, AS I’M SURE YOU’VE NOTICED, OUR NORMALLY RELIABLE BUFFY MONTHLY HAS SLIPPED OFF SCHEDULE. JOSS HAS SAID TO SEND ALONG HIS APOLOGIES, APPARENTLY HIS TV SCHEDULE JUST GOT REALLY CRAZY. ANYWAY, WE’RE COMMITED TO GETTING IT BACK ON SCHEDULE. SO, THE BASIC PLAN IS TO PUT IT OUT EVERY 3 WEEKS UNTIL WE’RE BACK ON SCHEDULE, COMING OUT THE FIRST WEEK OF EVERY MONTH.

HERE BELOW ARE THE ON-SALE DATES OF THE UPCOMING ISSUES. EDITORIAL PROMISED ME THAT THESE DATES ARE FIRM. WHICH, IS EXACTLY THE INFORMATION I WAS WAITING FOR, TO PASS ALONG TO YOU GUYS. ANYWAY, PLEASE DROP ME A LINE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. WE’VE ALL BEEN REAL PROUD THUS FAR OF BUFFY’S RELIABILITY, AND WE’RE COMMITTED TO GETTING IT BACK ON TRACK…

THANKS! – DIRK

#19

ON SALE: 11/26

#20

ON SALE: 12/17

#21

ON SALE: 1/7

#22

ON SALE: 1/28

#23

ON SALE: 2/18

#24

ON SALE: 3/11

#25 (THIS ISSUE GETS US BACK ON TRACK)

ON SALE: 4/1

NOW BACK TO YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED RAMBLINGS…..

I’VE BEEN WATCHING LOADS OF UK TV SHOWS LATELY. “NO HEROICS” IS TERRIFIC FUN, THE NEW “LITTLE BRITAIN USA” GOES WHERE EVEN THEY HADN’T GONE BEFORE. SCARY, SCARY STUFF. “NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOCKS” HAS STARTED A NEW SEASON AND IS WELL WORTH CHECKING OUT. “MASSIVE” STARS RALF LITTLE (FORMERLY OF “TWO PINTS” AND “ROYLE FAMILY”) WORKING AT DEVELOPING A RECORD LABEL WITH HIS CHILDHOOD CHUMS AND DISCOVERING NEW BANDS. IT ALSO FEATURES JOHNNY VEGAS AS A THIEVING FATHER FIGURE.

THE NEW STUFF LIST IS UP AND I’M WORKING ON THE FAQ PAGE. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS AS TO WHAT I SHOULD ADD TO THE FAQ PAGE, PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL OR MAKE A COMMENT. MOST OF OUR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ARE “IS THIS WORTH ANYTHING?” AND “DO YOU HAVE VENOM?”

MY WIFE IS WATCHING “GREY’S ANATOMY” SO SHE’S IN HER HAPPY PLACE AND I AM IN PAIN.

I THINK I WILL GO READ SOME COMICS!