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ôïõ ÄçìÞôñç Óáêáñßäç 08-01-07 2007: The Wish List ÊÜèå ÷ñüíï, áõôÞ ôçí åðï÷Þ (üðïõ "åðï÷Þ", âëÝðå áðü áñ÷Ýò ÄåêÝìâñç ìÝ÷ñé ôÝëç ÃåíÜñç), üëá ôá sites êáé ôá ðåñéïäéêÜ ãåìßæïõí ìå äýï ôýðùí Üñèñá êáé áöéåñþìáôá: á) áíáóêïðÞóåéò óôç ÷ñïíéÜ ðïõ Ýöõãå êáé â) ðñïâëÝøåéò/åêôéìÞóåéò/whatever ãéá ôç ÷ñïíéÜ ðïõ Ýñ÷åôáé. ÊÜôé ôÝôïéï áðïöÜóéóá íá êÜíù ãéá ôï ðñþôï THINK TANK ôçò ÷ñïíéÜò. Èá ìéëÞóù ãéá ôï 2007, ìüíï ðïõ äåí ðñüêåéôáé íá êÜíù ïýôå ðñïâëÝøåéò, ïýôå åêôéìÞóåéò. (I guess this falls under "whatever".) Èá ìéëÞóù ãéá ôï ôé åëðßæù íá öÝñåé ôï 2007 óôá comics. Ãéá ôá ðñÜãìáôá ðïõ åõåëðéóôþ ðùò èá ðñáãìáôïðïéçèïýí ìÝóá óôç ÷ñïíéÜ ðïõ ìüëéò îåêßíçóå. ÊÜðïéá áðü áõôÜ åßíáé ó÷åäüí óßãïõñá Þ áêüìç êáé åðéâåâáéùìÝíá (áí êáé áõôüò ï üñïò åßíáé åëáöñþò áðïäõíáìùìÝíïò óôï ÷þñï ôùí comics) êáé êÜðïéá Üëëá åßíáé ðïëý ðéèáíÜ, áí ñßîïõìå ìéá ìáôéÜ óôá trends êáé ôéò óõãêõñßåò ðïõ ìðïñåß íá ôá åðçñåÜæïõí. ÌåñéêÜ, ðÜëé, ìïéÜæïõí ðåñéóóüôåñï ìå wishful thinking êáé ïé ðéèáíüôçôåò íá ðñáãìáôïðïéçèïýí åßíáé, óå ïñéóìÝíåò ðåñéðôþóåéò êÜôù áðü 50%, åíþ õðÜñ÷ïõí êáé ïñéóìÝíá ðïõ, áðëÜ, áíÞêïõí óôç óöáßñá ôçò öáíôáóßáò. Anyway, this is my wish list êáé èá åõ÷çèþ ãéá áõôÜ ðïõ èÝëù åãþ - üóï ðéèáíÜ Þ áðßèáíá êé áí åßíáé. Disclaimer: Ìçí ðåñéìÝíåôå âáèõóôü÷áóôåò áíáëýóåéò êáé ðñïóåêôéêÞ ìåëÝôç ãéá ôá items áõôïý ôïõ list. This is supposed to be a fun, light article êáé Ý÷ù Þäç ôñïìåñü ðïíïêÝöáëï áðü ôéò ãéïñôÝò.
Ðåñéóóüôåñá êáëÜ õðåñçñùéêÜ comics ðïõ íá áðåõèýíïíôáé óå üëåò ôéò çëéêßåò êáé ü÷é óå ãåñáóìÝíá (êáé åëáöñþò ðáëéìðáéäßæïíôá) fanboys. Ðåñéóóüôåñá êáëÜ all-ages comics ãåíéêþò. Áí êáé õðÜñ÷åé Ýíá -ó÷åôéêÜ äåéëü- trend ôá ôåëåõôáßá ÷ñüíéá, ìå êÜðïéá ðñáãìáôéêÜ äéáìáíôÜêéá (OWLY, AMELIA RULES, etc.), ç áëÞèåéá åßíáé ðùò ôá ðáéäéÜ äåí Ý÷ïõí êáé ðïëëÝò åðéëïãÝò ìðáßíïíôáò óôá comic shops. Ðåñéóóüôåñåò äïõëåéÝò áðü êÜðïéïõò íÝïõò ôáëáíôïý÷ïõò äçìéïõñãïýò (Kevin Huizenga, Paul Hornschemeier, Jonathan Bennett, R. Kikuo Johnson, êáé ðïëëïß Üëëïé), ðïõ äåß÷íïõí ðùò ìðïñïýí íá áíôéêáôáóôÞóïõí åðÜîéá ôéò ðáëéïóåéñÝò ôùí alt-comics. ¼÷é ðùò ÷ñåéÜæåôáé Üìåóç áíôéêáôÜóôáóç, áëëÜ êáëü åßíáé íá õðÜñ÷ïõí éêáíÝò åöåäñåßåò. Ðåñéóóüôåñïõò íÝïõò, ôáëáíôïý÷ïõò óõããñáöåßò, ðïõ èá ìðïñÝóïõí íá áíôéêáôáóôÞóïõí ôéò ðáëéïóåéñÝò ôùí mainstream comics. Êáé åäþ, íáé, ÷ñåéÜæåôáé Üìåóç áíôéêáôÜóôáóç. ¸íá íÝï ôåý÷ïò EIGHTBALL! (Get well, Mr. Clowes.) ¸íá íÝï ôåý÷ïò PALOOKAVILLE! (Get working, Mr. Seth!) ¸íá íÝï (êáé êáëýôåñï) ôåý÷ïò PEEPSHOW! (Get your shit together, Mr. Matt!!!) Ôï BOOK OF GENESIS ôïõ Robert Crumb. The master is still at the top of his game. Ôçí êõêëïöïñßá ôïõ ðïëõáíáìåíüìåíïõ âéâëßïõ COMICS AS ART: WE TOLD YOU SO, áðü ôçí Fantagraphics. Õðïôßèåôáé ðùò èá êõêëïöïñïýóå ôï êáëïêáßñé ðïõ ìáò ðÝñáóå êáé áêüìá ïýôå öùíÞ ïýôå áêñüáóç! Ðåñéóóüôåñá êáëÜ trade paperbacks áðü ðáëéüôåñåò äïõëåéÝò ðïõ åßíáé äýóêïëï íá âñåèïýí (êáé óõ÷íÜ êïóôßæïõí ðïëý áêñéâÜ). Äåí åßíáé áíÜãêç üëá íá åßíáé íá åßíáé ôïõ ôýðïõ "The Complete Whatever Slipcase Edition", Þ "The Absolute What's-his-face Edition". ÌåñéêÜ regular trades êÜíïõí ôç äïõëåéÜ ôïõò. Äþóôå êáëÜ comics óôïí êüóìï, damn it! Ëéãüôåñåò åîùöñåíéêÝò êáèõóôåñÞóåéò! Ôá ñåæéëßêéá ôùí ôåëåõôáßùí åôþí ìå ôá "unreasonably late", CIVIL WAR, ULTIMATES, INFINITE CRISIS, GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH ê.ëð, ìáêÜñé íá ìçí åðáíáëçöèïýí - ãéá ôï êáëü üëùí ìáò! Ëéãüôåñá self-conscious õðåñçñùéêÜ comics. Ëéãüôåñá pretentious õðåñçñùéêÜ comics. Ëéãüôåñá pretentious alternative comics! (Pretentiousness is bad! Me no like!) Ðåñéóóüôåñá Manga ðïõ èá áðåõèýíïíôáé óå (âéïëïãéêÜ êáé ðíåõìáôéêÜ) åíÞëéêïýò áíáãíþóôåò. Ëéãüôåñá Manga ðïõ áðåõèýíïíôáé óå áíÞëéêïõò Þ áðëÜ îåìùñáìÝíïõò áíáãíþóôåò! Ðåñéóóüôåñá self-contained stories. Ëéãüôåñá mega crossovers. No more zombies! No more pirates! No more robots! No more Mutants! Ðåñéóóüôåñá óïâáñÜ/ïñãáíùìÝíá/Ýãêõñá/êáëïó÷åäéáóìÝíá åíçìåñùôéêÜ sites êáé blogs. We ain't got enough of those! Ëéãüôåñá ðñï÷åéñïöôéáãìÝíá/êáêïãñáììÝíá/áíïñãÜíùôá/ åíçìåñùôéêÜ sites êáé blogs. We've got more than enough of those!!! Ðåñéóóüôåñá blogs áðü êáëëéôÝ÷íåò ðïõ Ý÷ïõí êÜôé íá ðïõí ó÷åôéêÜ ìå ôçí ôÝ÷íç ôïõò. Ëéãüôåñá blogs áðü feminist fangirls ðïõ âëÝðïõí ìéóïãõíéóìü óå ïôéäÞðïôå. Ðåñéóóüôåñá comics ìå ó÷Ýäéï ôïõ Joe Quesada. Ëéãüôåñá comics ìå óåíÜñéï ôïõ Joe Quesada! Ðåñéóóüôåñåò êáéíïýñãéåò åêäïôéêÝò ìå üñáìá, áëëÜ êáé ìåèïäïëïãßá ãéá íá ôï ðñáãìáôïðïéÞóïõí. Ëéãüôåñåò íÝåò åêäïôéêÝò ìå ìïíáäéêü üñáìá ôï "let's throw shit at the wall and hope it sticks"! Ôï åðüìåíï ìåãÜëï project ôïõ Dave Sim. You're still young, man. Êáé äåí åßíáé áíÜãêç íá äåóìåõôåßò ãéá êÜôé åîáéñåôéêÜ ìåãáëåðÞâïëï üðùò ôï CEREBUS. Èá Þìáóôáí éêáíïðïéçìÝíïé áêüìç êáé ìå Ýíá "öôù÷ü" 50-issue limited series. Ôï åðüìåíï -ðñáãìáôéêÜ- ìåãÜëï project ôïõ Alan Moore. But I'm not getting my hopes up on this one! Ôçí åðßëõóç ôùí... 158 äéáöïñåôéêþí subplots óôï LEGION OF SUPER HEROES. We're getting impatient here! Ôç äéÜëõóç ôïõ õðÜñ÷ïíôïò Marvel Universe êáé ôç äçìéïõñãßá åíüò êáéíïýñãéïõ. Ôçí áðüëõóç ôïõ Joe Quesada áðü ôç èÝóç ôïõ Editor-In- Chief. Ôçí ïëïêëÞñùóç ôïõ BIG NUMBERS. (Ôhe industry's oldest inside joke.) Ôçí "áðïêáèÞëùóç" ôïõ Brian Michael Bendis. (The industry's newest inside joke!) Ðåñéóóüôåñïõò íÝïõò áíáãíþóôåò! (Åíäå÷ïìÝíùò, ëéãüôåñï ðéèáíü êáé áðü ôçí ïëïêëÞñùóç ôïõ BIG NUMBERS!) Ðåñéóóüôåñï diversity óôá ñÜöéá ôùí comics shops (Óßãïõñá ëéãüôåñï ðéèáíü áðü ôçí ïëïêëÞñùóç ôïõ BIG NUMBERS!!!) Õãåßá êáé åõôõ÷ßá ãéá üëïõò. And that's all, folks. Have a happy new year!
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