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ôïõ ÓÅÁ 20-08-05 No Dogs - No Tricks!!! Hot Book Of The Week ÁõôÞ ôç öïñÜ óôï óõãêåêñéìÝíï section, Ý÷ïõìå Ýíá variant! ÌÜëéóôá, Ýíá Retailer Exclusive Convention Incentive (áìÜí áõôÜ ôá ïíüìáôá!) áðü ôï HOUSE OF M! ÁíáöÝñïìáé óôï HOUSE OF M #1 ìå ôï special åîþöõëëï ôïõ Joe Madureira, ôï ïðïßï ðñùôïåìöáíßóôçêå óôï Wizard World Chicago ðñïöáíþò ãéá íá "ãéïñôÜóïõí" ôçí åðéóôñïöÞ ôïõ êáëëéôÝ÷íç óôçí Marvel. Ôï óõãêåêñéìÝíï variant åóôÜëç óôïõò áíÜ ôïí êüóìï retailers óáí "äþñï". Ôï catch ôçò üëçò õðüèåóçò åßíáé ðùò êÜèå ìáãáæÜôïñáò Ýëáâå ìüíï Ýíá áðü áõôÜ, áíåîáñôÞôùò ôïõ áñéèìïý ðáñáããåëéþí ôïõ! Ìå Üëëá ëüãéá, åßôå ðáñáããÝëíåéò 2, åßôå 1000 áíôßôõðá ôïõ óõãêåêñéìÝíïõ series, äéêáéïýóáé Ýíá ìüíï áíôßôõðï áðü ôï variant! Ãé áõôü ôï ëüãï üðùò êáôáëáâáßíåôå ìéëÜìå ðëÝïí ãéá Ýíá õðåñ-óðÜíéï ôåý÷ïò ðïõ Ý÷åé ðñïïðôéêÝò ãéá ðïëëÜ öñÜãêá! ¼ìùò... (áêïëïõèÞóôå ôï "üìùò" óôï Üôéôëï áêüìç section ãéá ôçí Dynamic Forces this time!)
To The Limit H Marvel áíáêïßíùóå ôéò óåéñÝò ðïõ èá óõíå÷ßóïõí ôï "House Of M" storyline êáé åßíáé ïé HOUSE OF M: THE DAY AFTER, GENERATION M limited series, SON OF M limited series, X-MEN: DEADLY GENESIS êáé ôçí åðüìåíç ÷ñïíéÜ óôï WOLVERINE. Åðßóçò, áí äéáâÜóåôå ðñïóå÷ôéêÜ áõôü Þ ôï åðüìåíï PREVIEWS (ôá solicitations ôçò Marvel áíáêïéíþèçêáí ðñéí áðü ëßãåò çìÝñåò) èá áíôéëçèöåßôå ðùò áõôÞ åßíáé ìüíï ç áñ÷Þ. Óå ðïëëïýò ôßôëïõò Ý÷ïõìå HOM Aftermath, ôï ïðïßï ïõóéáóôéêÜ óçìáßíåé "êÜôé ðïõ îÝ÷áóå ç Wanda Maximoff", Þ áëëéþò êÜôé ðïõ îåðÞäçóå áðü ôï event. Åßôå áõôü ëÝãåôáé ìßá óðáóôéêÞ êïëëßôéäá óå Ýíáí õãéÝóôáôï ìÝ÷ñé ðñüôéíùò superhero åßôå Ýíáò ïëïêáßíïõñãéïò villain áðü ôç óåéñÜ (óôçí ïðïßá ùò ôþñá äåí Ý÷ù äåé êáíÝíáí Üëëï ðÝñá áðü ôïí Magneto). Ï ößëïò ìáò ï Joe Quesada ìáò äéáâåâáßùóå, âÝâáéá, ðùò üëïé ïé ôßôëïé èá ëåéôïõñãÞóïõí îå÷ùñéóôÜ, êáé äå èá åßóáé õðï÷ñåùìÝíïò íá ðáñáêïëïõèåßò üëï ôï X-line ð.÷. ãéá íá êáôáëÜâåéò ôß ðáßæåôáé (åîáéñïýíôáé ôá Spider-Man titles, âëÝðå "The Other "). Ôï êáôÜ ðüóï âÝâáéá êÜôé ôÝôïéï èá éó÷ýóåé óôçí ðñáãìáôéêüôçôá åßíáé Üëëï èÝìá. Ç Marvel, ìåôÜ áðü ôüóåò äåêáåôßåò, ãíùñßæåé ðïëý êáëÜ ôï ðùò ëåéôïõñãåß ôï ìõáëü åíüò fanboy: üôáí äéáâÜóåé ìßá êáëÞ éóôïñßá, øÜ÷íåé üëá ôá related comics. Ïðüôå, äçìéïõñãïýìå Ýíáí êáëü, ÷ïëéãïõíôéáíü ðõñÞíá üðùò ôï HOUSE OF M, ôï ïðïßï åßíáé ãñáììÝíï ìå áõôÞí áêñéâþò ôç ëïãéêÞ, êáé áöÞíïõìå ôïõò õðüëïéðïõò ôßôëïõò ìåôÜ áðü áõôü íá âñïýí ôï äñüìï ôïõò ñß÷íïíôáò ôï äüëùìá ôïõ, êáôÜ óõíèÞêç, Aftermath. Áõôü âÝâáéá èá áðïäåé÷èåß óôéò ðáñáããåëßåò ôïõ åðüìåíïõ ìÞíá üðïõ êÜíïõí ôçí åìöÜíéóÞ ôïõò ôá óõãêåêñéìÝíá êñõöï-tie-ins, áëëÜ áðü ôçí ùò ôþñá ðïñåßá ôùí ðñáãìáôéêþí tie-ins ôïõ HOUSE OF M, ôá íïýìåñá áõôü áêñéâþò ëÝíå.
Disappointment Äå ìðïñþ íá ðù ðùò ôç óõãêåêñéìÝíç åâäïìÜäá ðïõ äéáíýóáìå áðïãïçôåýôçêá ìå êÜôé óõãêåêñéìÝíï... äåí Ýãéíå êáé ôßðïôá ôï óõíôáñáêôéêü Üëëùóôå, ïðüôå äåí Ý÷ù êÜðïéï ëüãï íá åßìáé pissed off. Áò ðåñÜóïõìå ëïéðüí óôï...
Massive Hysteria ¼÷é áêñéâþò "massive" áêüìç, áëëÜ óéãÜ-óéãÜ êÜôé êéíåßôáé õðïãåßùò... ÁíáöÝñïìáé óôá comics ôçò Marvel (áëëÜ êáé ôçò DC óå êÜðùò ìéêñüôåñï âáèìü) ôùí 70's, ôá ïðïßá -ôï Ý÷ù îáíáðåß Üëëùóôå- ãßíïíôáé ïëïÝíá êáé ðåñéóóüôåñï hot properties. Ôá óçìÜäéá Ý÷ïõí áñ÷ßóåé íá ãßíïíôáé áêüìç ðéï åìöáíÞ: ìÝ÷ñé óôéãìÞò, åêåßíåò ïé óåéñÝò ðïõ Ýðáéñíáí áîßá Þôáí ôï öõóéïëïãéêü åðáêüëïõèï åíüò ôÝôïéïõ êýìáôïò, äçëáäÞ ïé âáóéêÝò fan-favorite óåéñÝò üðùò UNCANNY X-MEN, AVENGERS, BATMAN, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN êáé Üëëåò ôÝôïéïõ âåëçíåêïýò. Ôéò ôåëåõôáßåò åâäïìÜäåò üìùò ðáñáôçñÞèçêå ìßá Üíïäïò êáé óå Üëëåò óåéñÝò, ïé ïðïßåò ìÜëéóôá åß÷áí íá óáëÝøïõí áðü ôçí ÷ñõóÞ åðï÷Þ ôïõ Miller! Ôåý÷ç ôïõ DAREDEVIL Þ ôïõ CAPTAIN AMERICA, ðïõ ðïôÝ äåí Þôáí óôï top list ôùí óõëëåêôþí ãéáôß ðïëý áðëÜ äåí åß÷áí êáíÝíá ëüãï áí åßíáé (ðñï-Miller åðï÷Þ óôï DAREDEVIL, ïðïéïäÞðïôå 70's issue óôï CAPTAIN AMERICA), áðü ôç ìßá óôéãìÞ óôçí Üëëç áðÝêôçóáí óõëëåêôéêü åíäéáöÝñïí! ÊÜôé ôÝôïéï öõóéêÜ åßíáé ìüíï ç áñ÷Þ, ãé áõôü êé åãþ óáò ðñïåéäïðïéþ ðùò ôéò óåéñÝò ðïõ åß÷áôå óêïðü íá "êëåßóåôå" êé áðëÜ ôï ðáñáìåëïýóáôå ôüóï êáéñü, ßóùò êáé íá åßíáé ç ôåëåõôáßá óáò åõêáéñßá. Áñãüôåñá, ðïëý áðëÜ èá ÷ñåéáóôåßôå êáé äåýôåñç äïõëåéÜ!
The Professionals Áò ñßîïõìå ìéá ìáôéÜ óôéò ðùëÞóåéò ôïõ Éïõëßïõ. Óôçí êïñõöÞ üðùò áíáìåíüôáí, âñÝèçêå ôï ALL-STAR BATMAN & ROBIN #1. Ëïãéêü áêïýãåôáé, ìéá êáé ç åðéóôñïãÞ ôïõ Frank Miller óôï Batman, óå ó÷Ýäéï Jim Lee êáé ìå ôçí ÝíäåéîÞ "ôï óõãêåêñéìÝíï story ðáßæåé óôï DARK KNIGHT RETURNS Universe" äåí åßíáé øéëÜ ãñÜììáôá. ÂÝâáéá áò ìçí áðáôþìáóôå: ç DC, ãéá óéãïõñéÜ, êáôÝöõãå óå Ýíá êëáóéêü ðëÝïí êüëðï áýîçóçò ôùí ðïëÞóåùí, ðñïóöÝñïíôáò ìßá exclusive öéãïýñá óå ðáñáããåëßåò Üíù ôùí 260-270 ðåñßðïõ. ʼñá äå ìðïñïýìå íá åßìáóôå áðüëõôá óßãïõñïé ãéá ôç óõãêåêñéìÝíç "åðéôõ÷ßá" ôïõ concept, ðáñÜ ôá 260 ÷éëéÜäåò áíôßôõðá ðïõ ðïýëçóå. Óôç óõíÝ÷åéá èá âñåèïýìå óå ìßá ñåæåñâÝ -üðùò áðïäåéêíýåôáé ôïõò ôåëåõôáßïõò ìÞíåò- èÝóç, ôç äåýôåñç, ôçí ïðïßá êáôÝ÷åé ôï NEW AVENGERS, ìå áñêåôÜ ìåãÜëç äéáöïñÜ áðü ôçí ðñþôç, óôá 158.700. Ôï óçìåßï üìùò ðïõ èá óôáèþ åßíáé ïé 2 åðüìåíåò: HOUSE OF M #3 êáé #4. Áð' üôé öáßíåôáé ôï major event ôçò Marvel Üñ÷éóå åðéôÝëïõò íá áðïêôÜ åíäéáöÝñïí ãéá ôïõò áíáãíþóôåò, ðïõ ìÝ÷ñé óôéãìÞò äåí Ýäåé÷íáí ôçí áíáìåíüìåíç æÝóç. To RED SONJA #1 öõóéêÜ êáé óõíáíôÜôáé, ü÷é ìüíï óôá 50 ðñþôá ôåý÷ç, áëëÜ óôç èÝóç #14! ÊÜôé áñêåôÜ óçìáíôéêü ãéá ìßá êáéíïýñãéá åôáéñßá, áëëÜ íá ìçí îå÷íÜìå ôç äéáöÞìéóç ðïõ Ýãéíå êáé ôï ðïéïò âñßóêåôáé ðßóù áðü ôçí D.E! ÔÝëïò íá õðïãñáììßóù ôï Market Share ôùí äýï ìåãÜëùí åôáéñéþí, ìå ìßá äéáöïñÜ áñêåôÜ ìéêñÞ: 37% ãéá ôçí Marvel, 33% ãéá ôçí DC. Ç ìÜ÷ç óõíå÷ßæåôáé, êáé èá óõíå÷ßæåôáé åð' Üðåéñïí, êÜôé ðïõ âÝâáéá åßíáé ãíùóôü.
Ups... Áíåâáßíïõí êáé ðÜëé ïé ðáëéÝò óåéñÝò ôçò Top Cow. Áðü ôï CYBERFORCE êáé ôï WEAPON ZERO, ìÝ÷ñé ôï DARKNESS vol.1 êáé ôï CURSED, ôá íïýìåñá ôùí ðùëÞóåùí ãéá ôá back issues áíôéêáôïðôñßæïõí ìßá ðïñåßá ü÷é éäéáßôåñá áîéüëïãç, áëëÜ ôïõëÜ÷éóôïí áíôßèåôç (ðñïò ôá ðÜíù) ìå åêåßíç ðïõ óõíÞèéæáí ôÝôïéåò óåéñÝò. Áêüìá åßíáé íùñßò ãéá óõìðåñÜóìáôá âÝâáéá, ôï ìÝëëïí üìùò åßíáé ìðñïóôÜ.
...and Downs Áðü ôçí Üëëç ðÝöôïõí óõíÝ÷åéá üëá ôá -ïëïêëçñùìÝíá Þ ìç- runs ôçò CrossGen. Áó÷Ýôùò ðïéüôçôáò Þ áãïñáóôéêÞò áîßáò ôçò åðï÷Þò ðïõ ç áôõ÷Ýóôáôç åôáéñßá äïýëåõå áêüìá, ôá CrossGen comics åßíáé ðëÝïí Ýíá ìÜôóï... ÷áñôéÜ. Ìðïñåß íá áêïýãïìáé êÜðùò õðåñâïëéêüò, áëëÜ ç áëÞèåéá äå âñßóêåôáé êáé ðïëý ìáêñéÜ. Áí ëïéðüí äåí åß÷áôå ïëïêëçñþóåé êÜðïéåò óåéñÝò áðü ôçí åôáéñßá, óðåýóáôå.
Variant Watch Ôßðïôá ôï êáéíïýñãéï, ôßðïôá ôï éäáßôåñï. Next time.
Cover Me! Sketch covers... åßôå ìéëÜìå ãéá reprints, åßôå ãéá variants, ïé black&white sketch versions êÜðïéùí åîùöýëëùí ðÜíôïôå èá ìáò äåß÷íïõí äýï ðñÜãìáôá: ôçí ðñáãìáôéêÞ êáëëéôå÷íéêÞ áîßá ôïõ ó÷åäéáóôÞ Þ ôïõ ìåëáíùôÞ ôïõò, Þ ôçí ðñáãìáôéêÞ êáëëéôå÷íéêÞ áîßá ôïõ êïëïñßóôá, ôïõ ïðïßïõ ç Ýëëåéøç Ý÷åé Ýíá áðïôÝëåóìá ëéãüôåñï êáëü (Þ "êáìßá ó÷Ýóç") ìå ôï "ðáñèÝíï" pencilled (Þ êáé inked) cover. Óôç äåýôåñç êáôçãïñßá áöéåñþíåôáé óÞìåñá ôï Cover Me!, ðáñïõóéÜæïíôÜò óáò ôï ôß ìðïñåß íá êáôáöÝñåé Ýíáò êáëüò colorist üôáí Ý÷åé ìåñÜêé!
Comics Related Êáéíïýñãéï expansion ãéá ôï card game VERSUS áðü ôçí Marvel, ôï ïðïßï áõôÞ ôç öïñÜ êéíåßôáé ìå âÜóç ôïõò Avengers. Ôï promotion ôïõ óõãêåêñéìÝíïõ expansion ùò öáßíåôáé ðÝôõ÷å, êáé ôá exclusive tin boxes ðïõ åß÷áí åìöáíéóôåß óå áðïêëåéóôéêïýò ÷þñïõò gaming, ðïõëÜíå óáí ôñåëëÜ.
New Column (óõíÝ÷åéá áðü ôï Hot Book Of The Week) ÂÝâáéá ôï ôåëåõôáßï éó÷ýåé óå ðåñéðôþóåéò ðïõ ôï ôéñÜæ åßíáé ìåãÜëï, ðÜíù áðü 1000 áíôßôõðá, Þ áíáöåñüìáóôå óå ôßôëï ðåñéïñéóìÝíïõ åíäéáöÝñïíôïò (âëÝðå SHI titles). Ôï ôéñÜæ ãéá ôï HOUSE OF M #1 Convention Exclusive Retailers Variant äåí ôï ãíùñßæù, áëëÜ óáò õðüó÷ïìáé íá ôï øÜîù.
And Now... Something Completely Different Åß÷á áíáöåñèåß óôï ðáñåëèüí óôçí áãÝíåéá ðïõ óõíáíôÜôáé óôéò ìÝñåò ìáò óå äéÜöïñïõò ÷þñïõò êáé ãåíéêüôåñá óôçí êáèçìåñéíüôçôÜ ìáò. Êáéñüò ëïéðüí íá áíáöåñèþ êáé óå êÜôé ðáñåìöåñÝò, óå áõôü ðïõ ëÝãåôáé "êá÷õðïøßá". Åßíáé ãåãïíüò ðùò ïé ìÝñåò ðïõ äéáíýïõìå åßíáé äýóêïëåò. ÓôñåóáñéóìÝíåò üóï äåí ðáßñíåé, ãéá äéáöïñåôéêïýò ëüãïõò óå êÜèå Ýíáí áðü åìÜò, áëëÜ ðÜíôá ìå ôï ßäéï áðïôÝëåóìá: ôç äõóëåéôïõñãßá ôïõ íåõñéêïý ìáò óõóôÞìáôïò. Ãéá ôçí áðïöõãÞ ëïéðüí ôÝôïéùí êáôáóôÜóåùí, ï áíèñþðéíïò ïñãáíéóìüò êáé óõãêåêñéìÝíá ï áíèñþðéíïò ìç÷áíéóìüò óêÝøçò áðïöÜóéóå íá ïîýíåé ôç ëåéôïõñãßá ôçò êá÷õðïøßáò, Þ áëëéþò "ôï ìéóü ìÜôé". ¼ëá êáëÜ êáé Üãéá ùò åäþ èá ìïõ ðåßôå, äåí ìðïñïýìå íá åßìáóôå êáëïß ìå ôïõò ðÜíôåò, ðïôÝ äåí îÝñåéò ôß èá óõíáíôÞóåéò, Üâõóóïò ç øõ÷Þ ôïõ áíèñþðïõ êé Üëëá ôÝôïéá. ¼ìùò õðÜñ÷åé êé Ýíá ìÝôñï! ¹ ôïõëÜ÷éóôïí, ðñÝðåé íá õðÜñ÷åé... Ç êá÷õðïøßá, ëïéðüí, Ý÷åé ãßíåé ôñüðïò æùÞò. ÎõðíÜò ìå ôçí êá÷õðïøßá, êïéìÜóáé ìå áõôÞí, äåí åìðéóôåýåóáé êáíÝíáí êáé ãéá ôßðïôá, áêüìá êáé ôï "êáëçìÝñá óáò" êñýâåé êÜôé áðü ðßóù ôïõ! "×ìì... êáëçìÝñá óáò ìïõ åßðå... ôß íá åíïïýóå Üñáãå; Ôï âëÝììá ôïõ Ýìïéáæå ðåñéóóüôåñï ìå "êáêÞ óôñáâÞ êé áíáðïäç íá åßíáé ç ìÝñá óïõ ðáëéïìáëÜêá"... áëëÜ ôïí îÝñù åãþ ôß óôñéììÝíï Üíôåñï åßíáé, ðñï÷èÝò ìïõ åßðå "êáëü âñÜäõ"..." Ôß Üëëï íá ðþ; Çñåìßá! Äåí åßíáé üëá ãêñßæá! ÕðÜñ÷ïõí êé Üëëá ÷ñþìáôá, äåí èÝëïõ üëïé ôï êáêü ìáò!
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