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ôïõ ÓÅÁ 27-08-05 Summer is (finally) over ¹ ðåñßðïõ, Ý÷ïõìå áêüìá êÜðïéåò åâäïìÜäåò íá ÷áñïýìå ôïí êáëïêáéñéíü Þëéï êáé
ôçí åìðïñéêÞ åêìåôÜëëåõóç óôá íçóéÜ êáé ü÷é ìüíï. Ôþñá üóïí áöïñÜ ôçí comics
community, ôï öèéíüðùñï áëëÜ êáé ôï õðüëïéðï Ýôïò áíáìÝíïíôáé ðéêÜíôéêá, ãé
áõôü áò ðåñÜóïõìå óå Ýíá áêüìç Market Watch ðïõ èá ðñïóðáèÞóåé íá ñßîåé ëßãï
öùò -üðùò ðÜíôá- óôï backstage ôïõ áãáðçìÝíïõ ìáò hobby! Hot Book Of The Week Äåí Ý÷ïõìå êÜôé óõãêåêñéìÝíï áõôÞ ôçí åâäïìÜäá, ï ôßôëïò ôïõ áõôïý section
èá Ýðñåðå ìÜëëïí íá åßíáé "hot group of comics of the week". Ôá äåýôåñá printings
ëïéðüí ðïõ êõñßùò ç Marvel áíáêïßíùóå áðïôåëïýí üíôùò êÜôé ôï óõæçôÞóéìï
åíôüò êáé åêôüò ôçò óõëëåêôéêÞò áãïñÜò. Ìå highlights ôá 2nd printings óôá HOUSE
OF M tie-ins üðùò óôï HULK, óôá IRON MAN, SPIDER-MAN & FANTASTIC FOUR: HOUSE
OF M, áëëÜ êáé óôá 2 áðü ôá ôÝóóåñá parts ôïõ Sacrifice óôçí DC (SUPERMAN #219,
WONDER WOMAN #219) êáèþò êáé ôï sketch edition ôïõ JSA: CLASSIFIED #1, áíáìÝíåôáé
óõíÝ÷åéá êáé ðåñéóóüôåñïò íôüñïò ôïõò åðüìåíïõò ìÞíåò. To The Limit Ç åðéóôñïöÞ ôïõ Joe Madureira óôçí Marvel, êáèþò êáé ôï óõìâüëáéï
ôïõ Michael Turner ìå ôçí ßäéá åôáéñßá ðïõ áíáêïéíþèçêáí óôï panel
áõôÞò óôï Wizard World Chicago åß÷áí üðùò áíáìåíüôáí êÜðïéï impact, áëëÜ ü÷é
ôï áíáìåíüìåíï. Óôçí ðñþôç ðåñßðôùóç, ôï üíïìá "Madureira" äåí áðÝäùóå
ôá äÝïíôá åðåéäÞ ùò ãíùóôüí ï óõãêåêñéìÝíïò êáëëéôÝ÷íçò ôá ôåëåõôáßá ÷ñüíéá
ôá åß÷å øéëïðáñáôÞóåé. ÊáíÝíá åîþöõëëï áñáéÜ êáé ðïý, êé áõôü Þôáí üëï. ʼãíùóôïé
ïé ëüãïé, áí êáé ôá êáêÜ óôüìáôá ëÝíå ðùò ï Joe Mad åß÷å åðáíáðáöèåß
óôéò äÜöíåò ôïõ, áäéáöïñþíôáò ãéá ôéò ïñäÝò ôùí fans ðïõ æçôïýóáí êÜôé ðåñéóóüôåñï
áðü Ýíá åîþöõëëï ôï ðåíôÜìçíï. ¼óïí áöïñÜ ôïí Turner, ðñïöáíþò ï ÷åéñéóìüò
ôçò Marvel óôï ðþò áêñéâþò Ýêáíå ôçí áíáêïßíùóç äåí Þôáí êé ï êáëýôåñïò. Ôï
íá áöÞíåé áíáðÜíôçôá êÜðïéá óçìáíôéêÜ åñùôÞìáôá, äçìéïýñãçóå Ýíá ÷ùñßò ëüãï
áñíçôéêü êëßìá, ôï ïðïßï åðéóêßáóå -ðñïò ôï ðáñüí- ôï ãåãïíüò êáé ôçí ðñáãìáôéêÞ
ôïõ áîßá. Åßíáé áðïêëåéóôéêü ôï óõìâüëáéï; Äåí åßíáé; Êé áí åßíáé ôüôå...; Ç
ëïãéêÞ áðÜíôçóç ìç äõíáôüôçôáò åíüò ôÝôïéïõ óõìâïëáßïõ áí êáé ðñïöáíÞò, Üñãçóå
íá äùèåß. Ï Michael Turner üíôáò ðáñÜëëçëá êáé ðñüåäñïò ìßáò åêäïôéêÞò åôáéñßáò
(Aspen) óôçí ïðïßá åðßóçò ó÷åäéÜæåé, äåí ìðïñïýóå åê ôùí ðñáãìÜôùí íá óõìöùíßóåé
óå ìßá "áðïêëåéóôéêüôçôá". Áêüìá âÝâáéá êáíåßò äåí êáôÜëáâå ôï ãéáôß üëïõ áõôïý
ôïõ ðåñéôñéãõñßóìáôïò óå êÜôé ôüóï óïâáñü. Disappointment ¼óï êé áí ðñïóðÜèçóá íá äþóù êÜðïéá credits óå êáéíïýñãéåò åôáéñßåò üðùò ç
Alias Þ ç Speakeasy, ôåëéêÜ äåí êáôÜöåñáí íá ìå êñáôÞóïõí óáí áíáãíþóôç, ðáñÜ
ôá äåêÜäåò êáéíïýñãéá comics ðïõ åêäßäïõí áðü ôïí ðñþôï êéüëáò ìÞíá ôçò åìöÜíéóÞò
ôïõò. Ôï èÝìá åßíáé ðùò ôï ßäéï ðéóôåýïõí êáé åêáôïíôÜäåò áêüìá comic readers
áíÜ ôçí õöÞëéï üðùò ìáò ëÝíå ôá íïýìåñá ôùí ðùëÞóåùí. Ôï ãåãïíüò âÝâáéá ìéáò
ãåíéêüôåñçò "öïâßáò" áðü ôïõò áíáãíþóôåò, üóïí áöïñÜ êáéíïýñãéïõò publishers
äåí åßíáé áìåëçôÝá ðïóüôçôá, áëëÜ ðáñ üëá áõôÜ, üëá äåß÷íïõí ðùò áõôü, åßíáé
ôï ôåëåõôáßï óôç ëßóôá. Ôá "êïëðÜêéá"-ðñþôï ôåý÷ïò: $0.70 üíôùò ðéÜíïõí, áëëÜ
äåí ðñïåîïöëåß ôçí ßäéá åðéôõ÷ßá êáé ãéá ôá åðüìåíá ôåý÷ç. Ïé ðùëÞóåéò áðü ôï
#2 ùò ãíùóôüí åßíáé ðïëý ìéêñüôåñåò, üóïí áöïñÜ ðïëëïýò áðü ôïõò ôßôëïõò ôùí
íåïóõóôáèÝíôùí åôáéñéþí äå, "áêüìç ðåñéóóüôåñï ðéï ðïëý ðáñáêÜôù ÷áìçëüôåñåò"!
(Ï ðëåïíáóìüò óå ïñéóìÝíåò ðåñéðôþóåéò äå âëÜðôåé êáé ôüóï!) Massive Hysteria Áíáêáëýðôùíôáò óéãÜ-óéãÜ ôçí áãïñÜ ôùí back issues ôçò Áããëßáò, Ýñ÷ïìáé áíôéìÝôùðïò ìå Ýíá êýìá ðåéíáóìÝíùí áíáãíùóôþí, ãéá comics ðïõ êáíåßò äå èá ðåñßìåíå íá âñßóêïíôáí óå Ýëëåéøç. ¸íá óçìáíôéêü ðáñÜäåéãìá åßíáé ç ìåãÜëç æÞôçóç ôùí comics ôçò BONGO, êáé êõñßùò ôùí âáóéêþí ôßôëùí ôçò SIMPSONS êáé FUTURAMA. ÅðáíáëáìâÜíù ðùò áäõíáôþ íá êáôáëÜâù ôïí ëüãï, äåäïìÝíïõ ìÜëéóôá üôé ïé óõãêåêñéìÝíïé ôßôëïé êõêëïöïñïýí óå reprints óå áããëéêÝò magazine-sized åêäüóåéò!The Professionals Ïñìþìåíïò áðü ìßá óõæÞôçóç óôï öüñïõì ôïõ COMICART,
óÞìåñá èá áó÷ïëçèïýìå ìå ôéò êëïðÝò. ÊëïðÝò ÐíåõìáôéêÞò Éäéïêôçóßáò ðïõ Ý÷ïõí
ùò âÜóç ôá comics. Ðïý óõíáíôþíôáé; Ðáíôïý. Áðü äéÜöïñá öáóôöïõíôÜäéêá êáé ôõñïðéôôÜäéêá,
óôéò ôáìðÝëåò ôùí ïðïßùí öéãïõñÜñïõí öáñäéÜ-ðëáôéÜ ÷áñáêôÞñåò êáé ïíüìáôá üðùò
"Ïâåëßî" Þ "Ðáé÷íßäéá Ìßêõ" Þ áêüìá êáé åã÷þñéá ó÷Ýäéá (óõóôçìáôéêüò äáíåéóìüò
ðáñáôçñåßôáé óå áõôÜ ôïõ ÄçìÞôñç ÂéôÜëç), ìÝ÷ñé óå ðåñéïäéêÜ ðïéêßëçò ýëçò êáé
åöçìåñßäåò. ¸íá ðïëý ðñüóöáôï ðáñÜäåéãìá åßíáé ç åâäïìáäéáßá êõñéáêÜôéêç åöçìåñßäá
"ÔÏ ÈÅÌÁ" ôùí ÌÜêç Ôñéáíôáöõëëüðïõëïõ êáé ÈÝìïõ ÁíáóôáóéÜäç, óôï êåíôñéêü Ýíèåôï
ôïõ ïðïßïõ (ôï ïðïßï åðéìåëåßôáé ï ÂáããÝëçò ÐåñÞò) ãßíåôáé üñãéï êëåðôáðïäï÷þí!
Áõôïýóéá êáñÝ êáé ãõíáßêåò-çñùßäåò áðü ãíùóôïýò åõñùðáßïõò êáëëéôÝ÷íåò üðùò
Manara, Bilal, Serpieri, Þ êïììÝíá óþìáôá çñùßäùí ìå ôá êåöÜëéá êáé ôá âõæéÜ
åëëçíßäùí showfuckers, ìå ôï êëáóóéêü ôïõ ÷éïýìïñ (ðåñß ïñÝîåùò...) Ãéá ôá ïðïßá
öõóéêÜ êáé äéêáéþìáôá äåí õðÜñ÷ïõí, (áõôü ìïõ èýìéóå ôçí ðëçñïöïñßá ðïõ åß÷á
ðñï êáéñïý, ðùò ôá comics ôïõ Milo Manara ðïõ Ýâãáëå ôåëåõôáßá ôï ÊËÉÊ Þôáí
åðßóçò "ïñöáíÜ") êé ïýôå êáí ìðÞêáí óôïí êüðï íá óôåßëïõí Ýíá ìÞíõìá
ãéá íá æçôÞóïõí ìéá êÜðïéá Üäåéá áðü ôïõò ôáëáéðùñçìÝíïõò êáëëéôÝ÷íåò! Ç êáôÜóôáóç
åìÝíá ðñïóùðéêÜ ìå åîïñãßæåé, åëðßæù ôï ßäéï êáé äéá åóÜò! Áí èÝëåôå íá áêïëïõèÞóåôå
ôï ðáñÜäåéãìÜ ìïõ, ìðïúêïôÜñåôå ïôéäÞðïôå ðáñüìïéï ðÝóåé óôçí áíôßëçøÞ óáò,
ìðáò êáé êáôáëÜâïõí ôï ëÜèïò ôïõò ÐÑÉÍ êÜðïéïò áðïöáóßóåé íá óôåßëåé áíþíõìåò
åðéóôïëÝò óå üëïõò åêåßíïõò ôïõ ðëçãÝíôåò êáëëéôÝ÷íåò! Ups... Marvel Comics 60's. Êé åêåß ðïõ íïìßæáìå ðùò ç êßíçóç ôùí óõãêåêñéìÝíùí ôåõ÷þí
åß÷å êÜðïõ êáôáóôáëëÜîåé, íá' óïõ îáöíéêÜ ôï êýìá áíüäïõ, êáé ïé ôéìÝò íá ðáßñíïõí
öùôéÜ! ÐëçñïöïñéáêÜ íá áíáöÝñù óáí ðáñÜäåéãìá ðùò åßíáé ðëÝïí áäýíáôïí íá âñåßôå
óå êáëÝò êáôáóôÜóåéò ïðïéïäÞðïôå FANTASTIC FOUR Þ AVENGERS Ýùò ôï #100 êÜôù
áðü (áíôéóôïß÷ùò) $100.00. Êáé íá ìçí áíáöåñèþ óôá key issues! Åêåß ç öùôéÜ
åßíáé ðëÝïí...öùôéÜ! (loosy ëïãïðáßãíéï) ...and Downs ÐÝöôïõí ìå áñãïýò áëëÜ óôáèåñïýò ñõèìïýò, ôá åßäç õðïôïíéêÜ X-series äåõôÝñáò
äéáëïãÞò. Êáé ìå áõôü åííïþ üëåò ôéò óåéñÝò ôïõ X-universe åîáéñïõìÝíùí ôùí
X-MEN, UNCANNY X-MEN, X-FACTOR, WOLVERINE, NEW MUTANTS êáé EXCALIBUR. Óáò öáßíïíôáé
ðïëëÝò ïé åîáéñÝóåéò; Áí áñ÷ßóù íá áñéèìþ ôïí êáôÜëïãï üëùí ôùí õðüëïéðùí, ìáæß
ìå ôá äéÜöïñá mini-series ðïõ ðëçèáßíïõí êÜèå ìÞíá èá ìáò ðÜñåé ôï âñÜäõ! Variant Watch ÌåãÜëç êéíçôéêüôçôá åðßóçò ðáñáôçñåßôáé ôåëåõôáßá óôá êáô' åðßöáóç variants
ôùí Marvel êáé DC, Þôïé UK editions, Whitman "variants" êáé
ôá Þäç áêñéâÜ "+5 cents variants" ðïõ åß÷å åêäþóåé ç Marvel óôç äåêáåôßá
ôïõ 70. ÌÝ÷ñé ðñüôåéíùò ïé äýï ðñþôåò êáôçãïñßåò åß÷áí âñåèåß ìÝóá óôçí óõëëåêôéêÞ
Üñíçóç, áëëÜ ùò öáßíåôáé êÜðïéïé áðïöÜóéóáí ðùò ôï -ó÷åôéêÜ- ìéêñüôåñï ôéñÜæ
ôïõò ôá êáèéóôÜ êÜðùò "óõëëåêôéêüôåñá". Cover Me! Åß÷áìå ðåé, äåí ðåéñÜæåé, ìßá îåðÝôá Ýêáíå ï Ribic ìå ôá åîþöõëëá
ôïõ House of M, ìðïñåß íá åß÷å ðïëëÝò äïõëåéÝò ôï ðáëçêÜñé êáé âéáæüôáí, Üëëùóôå
ôá áðëÜ åîùöõëëÜêéá Þíôïõóáí. ¼ìùò üðùò áðïäåéêíýåôáé, ôï öáéíüìåíï åßíáé ãåíéêüôåñï,
ìÜëëïí ï óõãêåêñéìÝíïò cover artist Ýóðáóå ôï ÷Ýñé ôïõ Þ ôá ðåíÜêéá ôïõ äåí
îÝñù êé åãþ ôß! Äåßôå áðëÜ ôá 2 åîþöõëëá ôïõ áíáìåíüìåíïõ GHOST RIDER, -ôï äåýôåñï
ôï variant, åßíáé äéêü ôïõ- êáé âãÜëôå óõìðåñÜóìáôá!
New Column Ôßðïôá ôï éäáßôåñï áðü ôéò åôáéñßåò ôùí åéäéêþí åêäüóåùí áõôÞ ôçí åâäïìÜäá, êáëü ãéá ôçí ôóÝðç ìáò!
And Now... Something Completely Different Ï óçìåñéíüò ôßôëïò ôïõ áõôïý ection èá ìðïñïýóå íá åßíáé: "Áíïýóéåò ÁðáíôÞóåéò".
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