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Weekend Window-Closing Wrapup, Christmas 2009

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  • December 27, 2009

gi-joe-3199969I’m trying to avoid declaring an end-of-year window closing bankruptcy, wherein I just close every window and never look back, and then keep no more than ten tabs open.

Okay, twenty.

Thirty.

Stop me before I ctrl-click again.

Anything else? Consider this an open thread. Tell us what you got for Christmas!

Reminder: New ‘Doctor Who’ episodes premiere this weekend on BBC America

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  • December 18, 2009

Set your DVRs so you can see David Tennant and his great change.

Which is an obvious segue to this:

No, we have absolutely no shame.

The Waters Of Mars is this Saturday, The End Of Time part 1 is next week (day after Christmas) and part 2 is January 2nd.

ComicMix Quick Picks (in Six) for December 17, 2009

Six more windows to close… at this rate, I’ll be down to only two hundred open windows by the end of the year. Sigh…

Wolverine as you’ve never seen him before

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  • December 16, 2009

I’ve been looking for some place to use this image for a loooong time, and I’m tired of waiting.

Think of it as a magic of Christmas thingie.

Consider this an open thread.

It’s No New Comics Week

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  • October 2, 2009

Back in the days before direct sales and specialty shops overwhelmed comic book sales, you couldn’t find a new comic book on the newsstands to save your soul. The theory was, nobody buys magazines between Christmas and New Years Day, and even now “weekly” magazines like Time and Newsweek skip that week. The fact was, the newsstand distributors and shippers thought that would be a swell week to take off, so they did.

Well, those sing-along days are back. Diamond will not be shipping anything the week of December 30, 2009. Nada. Zippo. Nothing.

There’s a bit of a difference between modern times and those thrilling days of yesteryear. Maybe the old mom and pop stores could survive selling Brylcream and Ipana, or maybe they’d take the week off as well. But today’s comics shop owners can’t afford to close down that week – yes, comic book selling is that marginal a business – and they’ve still got to pay the rent.

Expect a lot of in-store post-Christmas sales, which might be lucrative for those retailers whose customers get cash as holiday presents.

‘The Archies Christmas Album’ Arrives Just in Time

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  • November 16, 2008

One of the most important and successful garage bands of all time, the Archies return for the Christmas season with The Archies Christmas Album featuring Betty & Veronica! The Riverdale High quintet scored several top 40 hits, with "Sugar, Sugar" becoming the No. 1 song of the year. The Archies have been named one of the top ten Coolest Cartoon Rockers by AOL Music. Just in time for the Holiday season, band members Archie Andrews, Reggie Mantle, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge & Jughead Jones are pleased to release their new album. The Archies Christmas Party combines the best of their trademark sound with the radio sensibilities of today.
 
Featuring…
Archie Andrews – Lead Guitar, Vocals
Reggie Mantle – Bass Guitar
Jughead Jones – Drums
Betty Cooper – Vocals, Tambourine, Percussion, Guitar
Veronica Lodge – Vocals, Organ, Keyboard
Hot Dog – mascot (more…)

Guest Strip Project Nears 100th Entry

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  • November 16, 2008

The Guest Strip Project has announced a new fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation (one of our personal favorites) as it nears its 100th strip.  The project was conceived in April and was announced as a one year event that would raise money through ads, donations and upcoming merchandise.

The spot reserved for the 100th strip on December 1 is up for grabs.

Program leader Mike Rouse-Deane says, “If you haven’t already contributed to the Guest Strip Project all you need to do is a Christmas strip and be one of the 31 artists, webcomic artists or even just fans. As long as you can pick up a pencil, that’s all we need!”

When we first profiled the charity site, we outlined the requirements which remain:

One artist can only do one guest strip, they won’t be asked back, once their page is completed it’ll go into the archives and they can never return. This means its much more complicated but also allows other talented people out there to have a chance of making an impact.

At the side of each page are banners and also donation buttons where people can donate money to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. There’s also the store which will every so often have exclusive merchandise as well as spin-off books, posters, t-shirts and artwork up for grabs all donating to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Entries can be e-mailed to moovok@yahoo.com and a selection will be made just before the release date.

The strip must be 700 x 221, in a gif format and have a Christmas theme including one (or all) of the established characters. Your submission should contain your email with your website.

David Tennant Officially Announces Departure from ‘Doctor Who’

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  • October 29, 2008

doctor-who-tenant-5393629David Tennant announced his departure from Doctor Who during the National Television Awards broadcast.

The BBC’s Doctor Who website confirmed the news mintues later complete with a video from the actor.

The website went on to report:

David Tennant first appeared as The Doctor in 2005 and has gone on to star in three series and three Christmas specials as the tenth incarnation of the Time Lord. The BBC has confirmed that David will continue to play The Doctor in the four specials that will make up the 2009 series before a new Doctor takes over for Series 5. Tennant will also star in the Doctor Who Christmas Special titled The Next Doctor this year.

David Tennant comments "I’ve had the most brilliant, bewildering and life changing time working on Doctor Who. I have loved every day of it. It would be very easy to cling on to the TARDIS console forever and I fear that if I don’t take a deep breath and make the decision to move on now, then I simply never will. You would be prising the TARDIS key out of my cold dead hand. This show has been so special to me, I don’t want to outstay my welcome.

"This is all a long way off, of course. I’m not quitting, I’m back in Cardiff in January to film four special episodes which will take Doctor Who all the way through 2009. I’m still the Doctor all next year but when the time finally comes I’ll be honored to hand on the best job in the world to the next lucky git – whoever that may be.

"I’d always thought the time to leave would be in conjunction with Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner who have been such a huge part of it all for me. Steven Moffat is the most brilliant and exciting writer, the only possible successor to Russell and it was sorely tempting to be part of his amazing new plans for the show. I will be there, glued to my TV when his stories begin in 2010.

"I feel very privileged to have been part of this incredible phenomenon, and whilst I’m looking forward to new challenges I know I’ll always be very proud to be the Tenth Doctor."

Russell T. Davies Executive Producer of Doctor Who comments "I’ve been lucky and honored to work with David over the past few years – and it’s not over yet, the Tenth Doctor still has five spectacular hours left! After which, I might drop an anvil on his head. Or maybe a piano. A radioactive piano. But we’re planning the most enormous and spectacular ending, so keep watching!"

Doctor Who returns to our screens on BBC this Christmas. The Next Doctor starring David Tennant, David Morrissey and Dervla Kirwan will be screened on the 25th December on BBC1.

Let the speculation over the next incarnation of the Time Lord continue.
 

Tennant to be Time Lord on Screens Both Big and Small?

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  • September 10, 2008

The Sun in the UK is reporting today that David Tennant’s negotiations to return for a fifth season as Doctor Who may include a guarantee that he star in the much-rumored feature film. The contract being dangled before the 37-year old actor is reported to be worth £1.5 million.

An unnamed source told the tabloid, “For ages, BBC Worldwide held the rights and were planning to make a movie, but it got held up and former BBC1 boss Lorraine Heggessey decided to bring back the TV series in 2005.

“But everyone is keen now and the fans are clamoring. Part of David’s conundrum is that he wants to do films, so this looks like it would solve both issues.”

Peter Cushing in 1965 and Paul McGann in 1996 both starred as the Doctor in previous film versions. Tennant is already committed to four specials and a Christmas story for airing in 2009.

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