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HOLGUIN, Cuba — Hurricane Sandy rumbled across mountainous eastern Cuba and headed toward the Bahamas on Thursday as a Category 2 storm, bringing heavy rains and blistering winds that ripped the roofs off homes and damaged fragile coffee and tomato crops, but caused no known fatalities on the island.
Two people died elsewhere in the Caribbean.
Even as it pummeled Cuba's rural eastern half, Sandy refused to lose intensity as storms normally do when they cross over land, raising fears that small mountain villages still unheard from might not have been ready for its wrath.
"It crossed the entire eastern region practically without losing intensity or structure," said Jose Rubiera, the island's chief meteorologist.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Sandy emerged off Cuba's northeast coast around dawn and was moving north at 16 mph (26 kph), with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 kph) as it closed in on the central Bahamas.
Late Thursday morning, it was about 65 miles (110 kilometers) south-southwest of Long Island in the Bahamas.
Schools and government offices were closed across the Bahamas on Thursday and some residents in southern Ragged Island already reported downed tree branches. All airports, seaports and bridges in the Bahamas also will remain closed through Friday, the government announced.
Residents of Siboney, just outside the eastern Cuban city of Santiago, reported waves as high as 32 feet (10 meters), with water coming as far as 115 feet (35 meters) inland. In Santiago itself, tin roofs were ripped off some homes, according to resident Yolanda Tabio, a 64-year-old retiree. She said a small Santiago church called San Antonio Claret was damaged, though there were no casualties.
"We're still wet, cleaning up leaves and branches that the wind brought down," she said. "It was very unpleasant."
Despite that, Cuba's second largest city was spared the worst of the storm's force, which slammed into the provinces of Granma, Holguin and Las Tunas.
Some 5,000 tourists at beach resorts in Holguin were evacuated ahead of the storm, along with 10,200 residents, according to Cuban media. Another 3,000 people in low lying areas of Las Tunas were moved away before Sandy arrived.
State-run media said at least 10 homes fell down in Holguin and that there was damage to coffee and tomato crops in Granma province but not as bad as had been feared.
Residents emerged from their homes early Thursday after a night without power, finding palm trees and some electric poles strewn across roads, blocking traffic.
Norje Pupo, a 66-year-old retiree in Holguin, was helping his son clean up early Thursday after an enormous tree toppled over in his garden.
"The hurricane really hit us hard," he said. "As you can see, we were very affected. The houses are not poorly made here, but some may have been damaged."
Still, Pupo said residents were used to such storms and would take the damage in stride. Cuba's communist government is known for its rapid response to natural disasters, and people on the Caribbean's largest island have long years of experience with hurricanes.
"We'll move forward," Pupo said. "We'll get out of this hole as we have many other times before."
There were no reports of injuries at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, but there were downed trees and power lines and all non-emergency personnel were still confined to their quarters Thursday after a night of heavy wind and rain, said Kelly Wirfel, a base spokeswoman.
Officials canceled a military tribunal session that had been scheduled for Thursday for the prisoner charged in the 2000 attack on the Navy destroyer USS Cole.
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To the Editor:
—I have read with much interest a clinical note by Dr. W. R. Houston entitled "Acute Dilatation of the Stomach, Report of an Unusual Case," in The Journal, October 24, page 1424.Taking it for granted that Dr. Houston recorded every symptom of importance—namely, that the woman was taken with sudden abdominal pain which was referred to the upper quadrant, that the distention was at first more marked on the right side and later became universal, and that the heart and liver were considerably displaced upward—I beg to submit my opinion that the ease was not one of dilatation of the stomach, but of volvulus of the stomach. The differential diagnosis between dilatation of the stomach and that of volvulus of the stomach is the absence of vomiting in the latter, and the presence of copious vomiting in the former. The facts that
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Enabling Funds Grants
The Junior League of San Francisco Enabling Funds committee awards grants to San Francisco Bay Area non-profit organizations that face an urgent and short-term financial need. Examples of such needs may include, but are not limited to, organizations that are in need of bridge funding, or face a sudden loss of funding or an unbudgeted expense.
The grant recipient organizations must clearly demonstrate that their program goals and priorities align with the JLSF Mission and JLSF focus area of Empowering our Community Through Life Skills Education. The JLSF Enabling Funds grants (up to a maximum of $5,000 per organization) enable existing nonprofit organizations to continue to provide needed services and programs in the community.
Over the past five years, the JLSF has awarded more than $300,000 in Enabling Funds grants to various San Francisco Bay Area non-profits, providing vital assistance to these organizations so that they may continue to serve the community.
Eligibility and Requirements:
To be eligible for a JLSF Enabling Funds grant, organizations must:
- Submit an Enabling Funds Grant Application and related documents.
- Clearly demonstrate an urgent and critical financial need that if left unmet would result in the disruption of community programs/services.
- Demonstrate that the specific program requiring funding aligns with the JLSF's focus area of Empowering our Community Through Life Skills Education in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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- Not have received a JLSF Enabling Funds grant during the current or prior JLSF fiscal year. This is defined as the time period June 1, 2014 – May 31, 2016.
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Early applications are encouraged. The fall deadline for applications is October 13, 2015, and the winter deadline has been extended to February 9, 2016.


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I'm trying to make popcorn, why isn't it working? I'm using the yellow corn from a can. What am I doing wrong?
It sounds like you're doing it right. I think you have to put the entire can in the microwave without opening it.
try preheating the oven. I had to do that for my pizza rolls tonight
o.k,heat oil,put a kernel in and it should pop fast.then temp is right and cover bottom of pan and put lid on and keep shaking pan.good eats.
Maybe your mircowave isn't smart enough. haha
There's probably a new brand out already.
Sounds almost human,go for it.
Must be your lucky day. Ha
Well take it home and watch it blow up.
Raining pop corn. Yes
It needs to be dry first.
Yeah it's worth a shot
You need to use the stove.
try drying it out first. I think you can do that in the oven on a low temp... I was until this point unaware that canned corn could be popped....
a bird in hand is good than two in the bush
Unless you are using a can that say Popcorn, it is the wrong corn. Place cup of popcorn in pan of oil and let it come to boil, with lid on top. After a minute or two shake pan, or pot, until corn start popping., After two minutes and no poping the popcorn is done. Serve hot and don't forget the butter.
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1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch springform pan.
2. Using a fork, combine gingersnaps, hazelnuts, 3 tablespoons brown sugar and melted butter. Press mixture onto the bottom and two inches up the sides of the pan to form the crust.
3. With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the pumpkin. Mix in the cream, maple syrup, cinnamon, allspice and vanilla. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing until smooth.
4. Pour batter into prepared crust. Bake in the preheated oven for 90 minutes, or until center of cheesecake is set. Allow to cool in pan for 30 minutes, then refrigerate overnight.
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Delmar : Oh, you can have the whole thing. Me and Pete already had one apiece. We ran across a whole... gopher village.
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- Monty Python's Flying Circus
V : Voila! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished, as the once vital voice of the verisimilitude now venerates what they once vilified. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin van-guarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose vis-a-vis an introduction, and so it is my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V.
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First and foremost, No. 5 Texas must get over the mental block it seems to have against No. 2 Oklahoma when the teams meet Saturday in the Red River Shootout (noon ET, ABC). It seems every year that the Longhorns are guilty of coaching and playing not to lose, rather than playing and coaching to win. The Sooners, on the other hand, always seem to come into the game very loose and carefree, playing aggressive football. It will be up to Texas to match that intensity and give itself a better chance.
Texas running back Cedric Benson comes into the game leading the nation in rushing at 186.5 yards per game, but he will face a completely different challenge against OU middle linebacker Lance Mitchell, safety Brodney Poole and the rest of the Sooners defense.
The only way Benson will be able to establish himself is if quarterback Vince Young can make some plays with his legs from the shotgun formation. Young's ability to scramble and create will be very big in this game and he will move the ball more effectively running than throwing.
On the other side, Oklahoma's offense will be all about establishing the run with freshman tailback Adrian Peterson. The Longhorns seem to have found a new kind of confidence on defense thanks to the zone blitz schemes of new defensive coordinator Greg Robinson, but those zones could open some opportunities for Peterson to find space. That, in turn, could loosen the defense up for quarterback Jason White, who has been under the radar a bit but has still been very effective this season. If Peterson can find room, things will be much easier for White and receivers Mark Clayton and Brandon Jones.
Texas is in a better position to compete this year, and the fact that not a lot of people are giving the 'Horns much credit will have them fired up and ready to rally the troops. This will be a competitive, four-quarter game, but in the end the combination of Peterson and White along with the Sooners defense corralling Benson and forcing Young into obvious passing situations will be the difference.
Oklahoma wins, 31-23.
No. 1 USC vs. No. 7 California (3:30 p.m., ABC)
This one is going to be a shootout. California quarterback Aaron Rodgers and his USC counterpart Matt Leinart are looking at an opportunity to put up some huge numbers.
Rodgers may be the most gifted, NFL-ready quarterback in college right now, with Chase Lyman stepping up as another threat at wide receiver alongside Geoff McArthur and Jonathan Makonnen. But the big key has been the balance Jeff Tedford's offense has with J.J. Arrington and Marshawn Lynch finding room on the ground. California can attack in a lot of different ways.
For USC, the young wide receiving corps has continued to gain experience. Steve Smith is getting better every week and Dwayne Jarrett and Chris McFoy have come along nicely to help out Leinart. But the true X-factor for the Trojans is always versatile tailback Reggie Bush. Look for him to line up in the backfield, staying there or motioning to the slot, and look for offensive coordinator Norm Chow to find creative ways to get the ball in his hands.
This game will come down to which defense is able to step up and make a play in the fourth quarter, and USC will have an advantage there playing in front of a sellout crowd in the Coliseum.
Tune in to College GameDay on Saturday morning for my pick.
No. 17 Tennessee vs. No. 3 Georgia (3:30 CBS)
Tennessee's inexperience in the secondary -- freshmen Roshaun Fellows and Jonathan Hafney starting at cornerback -- got the Volunteers in trouble last week against Auburn and things could get worse this week against David Greene and Georgia.
Greene and Bulldogs receiver Fred Gibson got hot last week against LSU and freshman tailback Danny Ware seemed to bring some toughness to the huddle, running with authority upon his return to the lineup. Tennessee got pushed around up front last week against Auburn and they don't seem ready to match up with Georgia, either.
The same thing happened on defense, where Auburn put pressure on Tennessee's young quarterbacks and moved its secondary around to confuse Erik Ainge and Brent Schaeffer. The game just moved faster than they were used to and we should expect Georgia to do the same things this week. This could turn into a long afternoon for the Vols.
Georgia gets a 34-13 victory.
No. 24 LSU vs. No. 12 Florida (7:45, ESPN)
Florida is improving on offense with running back Ciatrick Fason keying the attack by offering balance for quarterback Chris Leak. The contributions of young wide receivers Chad Jackson and Andre Caldwell have also been big, and with LSU struggling to get pressure on the quarterback, the Tigers' man coverage concepts have been ineffective. That should continue against Leak and his teammates.
Look for Leak to get away from the pressure, hit Caldwell, Baker and O.J. Small and open up screens and draws for Fason. The Gators' defense, led by Channing Crowder, will crowd the line of scrimmage against running back Justin Vincent and his backfield mates in order to put the game in the hands of the LSU quarterbacks Jason Randall and JaMarcus Russell. That leads to a Florida victory at the Swamp.
No. 13 Minnesota vs. No. 14 Michigan (noon, ESPN)
Minnesota caught Michigan off-guard last year on a Friday night in the Metrodome, building a 28-7 fourth-quarter lead before the Wolverines woke up and came back for a 38-35 victory. That victory turned Michigan's season around and lifted Lloyd Carr's team to the Rose Bowl, and you can be sure the Golden Gophers have their full attention this season.
Michigan has one of the most physically talented defenses in the nation and will put it to the test against one of the most physical running games in the country. Minnesota will win some of those battles but the Wolverines will continue to load up against the terrific tailback duo of Marion Barber III and Laurence Maroney, meaning Gophers QB Bryan Cupito will have to make some throws. How well he handles the pressure in Michigan Stadium will be something big to keep an eye on.
For the Michigan offense, the true freshman backfield tandem of quarterback Chad Henne and tailback Michael Hart have shown they will continue to get better despite taking their lumps in the early going. And wide receiver Braylon Edwards has become a one-man show in the passing game, so look for Minnesota to roll its coverages toward him, forcing Jason Avant and Steve Breaston to beat them.
The key to this entire game will be whether Michigan's defense shows up and plays with intensity. The Wolverines have not played a game this year with the urgency they displayed last season against big-time opponents like Purdue and Ohio State, so they are due to come up with a big effort.
Still, I'm going back-and-forth on this one and I'll have to wait for GameDay to make my pick.
No. 16 Wisconsin vs. No. 15 Ohio State (3:30, ABC)
If neither team can figure out how to throw the ball we may not see an offensive touchdown in this game. But Ohio State's Jim Tressel is too good a coach to think he can rely on an inconsistent running game and have any luck at all against Wisconsin. Don't be surprised to see the Buckeyes go to the air in order to get the ball in the hands of Santonio Holmes and the rest of the receivers. If they don't they will be swimming upstream all game long.
The Wisconsin defensive line is by far the best in the Big Ten with end Erasmus James and tackle Anttaj Hawthorne leading the way, and Ohio State's only chance is to mix up its play calling by throwing on running downs and vice versa. If they don't do that the Badgers will eat them up in the trenches.
Wisconsin also got a breath of fresh air when tailback Anthony Davis returned last week after a freak eye injury. But Ohio State has not been hurt by teams like the Badgers who line up under center the way they have by teams that spread the field with three or four receivers, which is not good news for Wisconsin. The whole goal for the Buckeyes will be to eliminate Davis.
Ohio State will be in a bad mood after last week's loss to Northwestern, and I like them to bounce back and show up ready to go. The Buckeyes throw the ball early and get a 19-13 win.
Kirk Herbstreit is an analyst for ESPN "College GameDay" and a regular contributor to ESPN.com during the college football season.


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with many parents, Mr Cunliffe promised Labour would reduce
class sizes by employing 2000 more teachers.
''This will help all our kids get a world-class education.''
The policy would reduce secondary school classes sizes from
26 pupils or more per class to just 23. Year 4 to 8 classes
would reduce from 29 to 26 pupils, he said.
The increased teacher numbers would be funded by cancelling
National's Investing in Education policy worth about $359
million, he said.
Mr Cunliffe said it was a better use of New Zealand's
education resource to increase the number of educators and
make sure they received the best training possible rather
than more money for performance pay and part-time principals
- two policies adopted by the Government.
''That's backed up by a wealth of academic evidence and it's
something parents know instinctively. One of the best things
we can give our kids is more one-to-one time with their
At the National Party conference the previous weekend, Prime
Minister John Key focused his remarks on the economy and
released a policy pledging $212 million for roading
improvements in the regions.
Mr Cunliffe said only Labour had a powerful strategic plan
for New Zealand's future economy.
Labour would build partnerships with the regions, businesses
and communities, he said.
National would not admit the so-called recovery was only
Canterbury rebuild insurance cheques and dairy exports.
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digital device, in the classroom and at home.
• Raise standards of entry into teaching
• Commit $25 million to provide teachers with
professional development during the 2016 and 2017 school
• Reduce class sizes by funding 2000 more
• National Standards thrown out.
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Learning Java starts at the beginning with a "hello world"-style program that demonstrates using Sun's Java tools. Throughout, the book introduces features using examples--all thoroughly discussed and explained in as straightforward and jargon-free a manner as practicable.
A tricky aspect of Java is the way classes are related, so it's neat to see a whole chapter devoted to the subject early on. Even more opaque is the explicit use of threads. Again, this topic is made accessible in this text, especially with its discussion of thread synchronization. Basic graphics, video handling, and other media in Java are discussed, followed by Beans and the builder environment--but stopping short of JavaBeans. The book finishes with a section on applets, the Java plug-in, and digital signatures.
Overall, however, the reader gets no feeling of working toward a goal, and perhaps this would have been a better book if a project had been its theme. Another odd decision in the mix here was to ignore the several--some free--Java IDEs generally used to program Java. (The book makes a point of saying it hasn't discussed them but doesn't explain. Even beginners find Java more accessible in a programming environment.)
Still, Learning Java, which uses Java 2 v1.3, does a competent job of introducing the language to beginners. As with most O'Reilly books, it's authoritative, lucid, and well edited. Though this book may fail to inspire in the reader the presumed enthusiasm for Java felt by the authors, you won't go wrong with this one, and its coverage of object-oriented programming issues is particularly good. --Steve Patient, Amazon.co.uk


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BAYLOR 41, No. 24 OK. STATE 34
WACO, Texas — Lache Seastrunk rushed for 178 yards, including a 76-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, and Nick Florence passed for 296 yards as Baylor beat No. 24 Oklahoma State 41-34 Saturday.
Baylor (7-5, 4-5 Big 12) has won at least seven games in three straight seasons – the first time the Bears have done that since 1949-51.
Seastrunk's long scoring run gave Baylor a 41-27 lead with 5:11 left in the game.
The sophomore burst through the middle and slowed down about 25 yards shy of the end zone. Seastrunk stumbled into the end zone and was down on the turf before limping off with an apparent right leg injury.
No. 12 OKLAHOMA 24, TCU 17
FORT WORTH, Texas — Landry Jones threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns, Damien Williams ran untouched 66 yards for a score and 12th-ranked Oklahoma held on to win 24-17 at TCU and clinch at least a share of the Big 12 title.
TCU's fourth-down pass to the goal-line in the final minute was well-defended and fell incomplete.
The Sooners (10-2, 8-1 Big 12) won their eighth consecutive Big 12 game since a late-September loss to Kansas State, which played it regular-season finale at home Saturday night against No. 23 Texas. Oklahoma would have the outright title and guaranteed BCS spot if the seven-ranked Wildcats lose.
No. 16 OREGON ST. 77, NICHOLLS STATE 3
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Storm Woods ran for two touchdowns in the first quarter and No. 16 Oregon State put up its highest point total ever, routing Nicholls State 77-3 in a game postponed by Hurricane Isaac.
The Beavers surpassed their 76-0 win over Willamette in 1931.
No. 25 BOISE STATE 27, NEVADA 21
RENO, Nev. — Joe Southwick threw two touchdown passes to lead No. 25 Boise State to a 27-21 victory over Nevada, earning the Broncos a share of the Mountain West Conference title and ensuring their nation's best seventh consecutive 10-win season.
D.J. Harper ran for 130 yards for Boise State (10-2, 7-1) and the Broncos' defense put the clamps on a Nevada offense that was averaging 38 points per game.
Stefphon Jefferson ran for 139 yards and a touchdown and Cody Fajardo passed for 203 yards and ran for 81 for the Wolf Pack (7-5, 4-4), who lost four of their last five games after starting the season 6-1.
No. 8 STANFORD 27, No. 17 UCLA 24
STANFORD, Calif. — Kevin Hogan threw for 155 yards and a touchdown and ran for 47 yards and another score to help eighth-ranked Stanford beat No. 17 UCLA 27-24 in the Pac-12 championship game Friday night.
As a defender barreled into him, Hogan hurled a 26-yard tying touchdown to Drew Terrell on third-and-15 early in the fourth quarter. Jordan Williamson kicked his second field goal from 36 yards with 6:49 remaining for the go-ahead score to seal Stanford's first conference title since the 1999 season.
No. 19 NORTHERN ILL. 44, No. 18 KENT STATE 37
DETROIT — Jordan Lynch ran for three touchdowns, including a 2-yarder in the second overtime, and Demetrius Stone's interception in the end zone gave No. 19 Northern Illinois a 44-37 victory over No. 18 Kent State in a stirring Mid-American Conference championship game Friday night.
Both teams were hoping a win would boost them into the top 16 of the BCS rankings and give them a berth in one of college football's marquee bowls. Northern Illinois (12-1) dominated for much of the night, but the Golden Flashes (11-2) tied it at 34 in the final minute of regulation.
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Rob Long: The Brawl Between Ventura & MachadoManny Machado made it perfectly clear in the second inning that he did not like Yordano Ventura throwing inside. Not only did he stare him down, he chirped at Ventura after hitting a fly ball to left field. Machado obviously had issues with Yordano's approach.
Rob Long: Surprising Rotation In Orioles Pitching & HittingKevin Gausman has been giving Chris Tillman a run for his money at the top of the rotation.
Rob Long: Is Machado Happier At Shortstop Or Third Base?Maybe the 23-year-old Miami native has visions of one day being the game's best shortstop, but for now, why can't we believe that he's committed to what he does?
Rob Long: Hardy Isn't Just A Shortstop, He's A LeaderWhile Manny Machado is more than capable of stepping and filling the physical void, J.J. Hardy's presence means so much more.
Rob Long: Ravens Pick Stanley Over TunsilWith this pick the Ravens have the flexibility to either trade Eugene Monroe or play Stanley at the right tackle position.
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Rob Long: Orioles Try Out Some Of The 'Young Guns'The Orioles sent some of their young guns out to the mound on Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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(From Our Regular Correspondent)Nov. 20, 1937.
The Annual Health Report
In his annual report, just published, Sir Arthur MacNalty, chief medical officer of the Ministry of Health, compares the vital statistics of today with those of a century ago. In 1936 the crude death rate was 12.1 per thousand against 22.4 in the eighteen forties, the infant mortality 59 per thousand live births against 153. The number of infants who died under 1 year of age, 35,425, was less than half the number who would have died under the conditions as recent as thirty years ago. The death rates for both respiratory and nonrespiratory tuberculosis were in 1936 the lowest on record. The standardized death rate from all forms of tuberculosis was 657 per million, against 3,476 in the fifties of the last century. It is noted as "particularly satisfactory" that the mortality from tuberculosis among young women,
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After a heavy tree branch broke off, landed on his head, and gave him brain and spinal damage, a Google engineer is seeking redress.
Claiming that a rotten tree branch that broke off and landed on him in Central Park was visibly rotted and should have been trimmed, Sasha Blair-Goldensohn has sued the city and Central Park Conservancy. Over the summer, Google engineer Blair-Goldensohn was walking through the park in the morning when the heavy limb landed on his head, cutting it open and causing brain and spinal damage, as well as a partially collapsed lung. He remains hospitalized and has had to undergo multiple surgeries. According to the suit, the tree fell from over 30 feet in the air. Blair-Goldensohn has sued for unspecified damages in the State Supreme Court that would be at least "an amount in excess of the jurisdictional limits of all lower courts in which this action could otherwise have been sought." Lawyers for the city are reviewing the documents and call it a "tragic case."
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Earlier this year, the small publisher Oily Comics suspended its subscription service. But it's back, with Publisher Charles Forsman (creator of TEOTFW) tweeting Sunday that Oily is offering a new spring bundle that will be out in March. It's available for pre-order now, and the full bundle is limited to 200 copies.
I checked in with Forsman to see what the story is with Oily and get some details on the new bundle.
Brigid Alverson: What's going on with Oily Comics? Are you changing your business plan? How is this different from the way you were doing things before?
Charles Forsman: I stopped the subscriptions at the end of last year. I was feeling a bit burnt out at the time. It was a combination of my mental state and I was beginning to feel like I was just going through the motions with the monthly comics. So I put it on hold so I could crawl into my hole and get through my winter depression and decide what Oily would look like in the future. So, I am trying this bundle idea. I think I was inspired a bit by the humble bundle service. They do a pay-what-you-want bundle of video games. I thought it could work for Oily so I'm giving it a shot. Plus it satisfies a goal that the subscriptions had which is the simple idea of getting someone for Oily because they like a certain artist. But they will also be exposed to cartoonists they have not read before. I would love to do a pay-what-you-want but that just doesn't work for physical comics so well.
Becky Cloonan is now accepting preorders for By Chance or Providence, a limited-edition hardcover collection of her acclaimed trilogy of minicomics Wolves, the Eisner Award-nominated The Mire and Demeter.
"These stories cast a hypnotic melancholy," the description reads, "weaving their way through a medieval landscape of ancient curses and terrible truths that will haunt you long after you've set them down." The cover illustration is lovely, but the details sound even better: a canvas hardcover with gold foil blocking on the spine and cover, with a bonus sketchbook and illustration section, wrapped in a dust jacket.
By Chance or Providence is priced at $20; the print run will be determined by the number of preorders received by March 21. Retailers are encouraged to visit the wholesale site.
But wait! There's more! Cloonan is also offering a pair of gorgeous signed and numbered, limited-edition silkscreens from Wolves for $40 each. You can see both of them below.
If you're looking for an unusual handcrafted gift, minicomics and original prints are a good way to go. Many of them are beautifully produced, with unusual printing effects such as risography and die cuts, and they contain stories you can't find anywhere else. As a bonus, the minicomics creator you support today may turn out to be the art-comix superstar of tomorrow, and you'll be able to say you were one of the first to recognize their genius.
Here are six up-and-coming creators who are offering some very attractive mini-comics, prints, and other goods. You can get a lot of these things on Amazon and other mass-merchant sites, but the links here are to the creators' own stores so you can support them directly with your Cyber Monday dollars.
Sarah Becan: You might know Becan from her foodie webcomic I Think You're Sauceome, which recorded not just the amazing meals Becan ate but her mixed feelings about food and her body image. It's a thoughtful read as well as an entertaining one. Her food posters, on themes like Sausages of the World and How to Poach an Egg, would make a colorful addition to anyone's kitchen decor. Becan is also the creator of Shuteye, a comic about dreams nested inside of dreams, and The Complete Ouija Interviews, a minicomic (supported by a Xeric grant) based on "interviews" done via a Ouija board. "Printed in rich brown inks, assembled in a beautiful little perfect-bound volume, with a debossed feltweave cover," this 192-page volume is an amazing deal for $10.
Conventions | Although convention organizers rolled out an altered name — WonderCon Anaheim — and logo when they confirmed two weeks ago that the event will return to Anaheim, California, again next year, they insist they haven't close the door on San Francisco. "We still want to get back to the Bay Area. […] We are in touch with [the Moscone Center organizers] fairly regularly and we have an open dialogue," says David Glanzer, director of marketing and public relations. "They haven't given up on us, either." The convention was uprooted from the Moscone Center in 2012 first because of remodeling and now because of scheduling conflicts. WonderCon Anaheim will be held April 18-20. [Publishers Weekly]
Digital comics | I spoke with Archie Comics Co-CEO Jon Goldwater and iVerse Media CEO Michael Murphey about the new "all-you-can-eat" digital service, Archie Unlimited. [Good E-Reader]
Hip Hop Family Tree by Ed Piskor, Fantagraphics Books, 120 pages, $24.99.
I enjoy both hip-hop and reading books about the history of music or nascent art forms in general, so this book fits right in my wheelhouse anyway, but, man, did I like this comic. I liked the way Piskor designed the book, making it look like one of those oversized Marvel or DC "Treasury" books from the 1970s, and even goes so far as to use newsprint-like paper and print the colors slightly off-register at times, all the better to evoke those lap-sized comics of yesteryear. I liked the way he juggles a huge cast of characters, jumping around from one to the next without losing or confusing the reader. I like how he employs some wonderful bits of cartoonish exaggeration (that, it should be noted, never devolves into ethnic stereotyping), so that Grandmaster Flash wears an impossibly large cap, Mellie Mel's afro seems larger than his head at times, and Russell Simmons is a cross-eyed guy with a bad lisp. Piskor seems to know intuitively how to relate the best, most revealing and juiciest anecdotes without bogging the reader down in minutiae. I've enjoyed Piskor's work in the past (most notably with his hacker book Wizzywig) but he's never seemed quite as confident a storyteller as he does here. Can't wait for volume two.
The Small Press Expo has announced the nominees for the 2013 Ignatz Awards, the festival prize named in honor of the brick-wielding mouse in George Herriman's Krazy Kat comic strip.
Nominees are selected by a panel of five cartoonists — this year it was Lisa Hanawalt, Dustin Harbin, Damien Jay, Sakura Maku and Jason Shiga — and then voted on by SPX attendees. The winners will be announced Sept. 14 during a ceremony at the Bethesda, Maryland, convention. The nominees are:
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Mattel hopes it has the power to tamp down claims by writer Donald Glut that he has a copyright stake in the original Masters of the Universe minicomics packaged with the action-figure line three decades ago.
In a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Los Angeles, and first reported by Courthouse News Service, the toymaker seeks a declaration that it is the sole owner of the lucrative multimedia franchise, asserting that Glut's four stories were work for hire. Mattel refers to the writer's claims of ownership as "both baseless and stale," insisting the statute of limitations long ago expired.
According to the complaint, Glut was commissioned in 1981 to write "He-Man and the Power Sword," "The Vengeance of Skeletor," "Battle in the Clouds" and "King of Castle Grayskull" and to create backstories for He-Man and other characters under the direction of the toymaker ("Mattel told Glut what the toys could do and directed him to have the characters in the minicomics do these things as much as possible," the document states). The company notes the writer acknowledged as recently as 2001 that the minicomics were work for hire for which he received neither credit nor royalties.
Although I initially didn't plan it this way, it's appropriate that I'm running this interview with And The One Day creator Ryan Claytor on Father's Day, as earlier this month Ryan and his wife Candace welcomed their first son, Owen Marshall Robert Claytor, into the world. Congratulations to the Claytor's on their new addition!
No doubt Owen will one day be able to read about his birth from his father's perspective, as Ryan has been chronicling parts of his life in a series of minicomics titled And The One Day. After almost a decade of self-publishing his comics, Ryan has turned to IndieGoGo to fund a collection of Autobiographical Conversations, the most recent story arc from And Then One Day. Autobiographical Conversations centers on a discussion between Professor Harry Polkinhorn, who teaches classes on the personal essay, and Ryan when he was a graduate student studying Comics and Fine Art. Their conversation is about autobiography, comics and the intersection of the two. His campaign ends on June 19, and he just announced a new stretch goal.
You can read more about the project on its IndieGoGo page, on Ryan's personal site or in my own conversation with Ryan about the project below.
Roger Langridge, whose done some stellar work over the last few years on titles like Thor: The Mighty Avenger, Popeye, Snarked and The Muppets, has a new comic available for purchase online. Originally created as a minicomic that he sold at the 2-D Festival in Ireland, Langridge is now selling The Fez online himself for one pound. It is also coming to comiXology in the near future.
"I love minicomics. To me, they are the most perfect form of comics – comics in their most refined state," he said on his blog. "They are a formal embodiment of comics' most attractive feature: comics, unlike film or theatre or even music, require no collaboration, no real financial resources to make happen. One person can do it all. With minicomics, that person is not only producing the work, but more often than not printing, assembling and stapling the things as well. If comics are the people's artform, minicomics are its most accessible manifestation."
He goes on to wonder if a "digital comic" qualifies as a "minicomic."
There's a growing number of small-press publishers popping up these days, from Koyama Press to Oily Comics and beyond. No doubt that's in large part due to the increasing number of indie-comics conventions like CAKE and SPX, the relative ease of selling your work online, more and more cartoonists trained in basic printing and business skills thanks to schools like the Center for Cartoon Studies, and perhaps even more affordable printing technologies. (I'm guessing at that last one. OK, I'm guessing at all of these.)
Whatever the reason, we are blessed (or, depending on your viewpoint, cursed) with a plethora of minicomics from new and up-and-coming cartoonists. Here then are some short-ish reviews of minis that came to my doorstep from two relatively new publishers: Yeti Press and Retrofit Comics.
Our Ever Improving Living Room by Kevin Budnik ($20): This is a chunky-sized collection of a series of four-panel journal comics Budnik did while attending college. It's similar in style and presentation to James Kochalka's American Elf, although Budnik portrays himself as being a bit more reserved and anxious than Kochalka. It seems like just about everyone and their cat is doing a diary comic of some form these days, and while I can appreciate how the daily rigamarole of that type of comic can improve one's artistic and storytelling skill, there's always a danger in discovering that the examined life turns out to be rather dull. While he's not above highlighting the cute moment or indulging in some unnecessary naval-gazing, Budnik manages to avoid many of the pitfalls of his peers by possessing a self-effacing sense of humor and an appreciation for the minor victories and miseries of life. This is early work, and rough at times, but it shows a good deal of promise and I want to see what he does next.
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When she isn't drawing comics like Batman or The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, Becky Cloonan is self-publishing her own awesome minicomics like The Mire and Wolves. Her latest, Demeter, is now available for pre-order on WereHouse.ca, a site that also features work by Karl Kerschl and Andy Belanger.
Cloonan said she decided to move from her previous storefront at Big Cartel to the new site because of the response she's received to her self-published comics.
I first came across Rina Ayuyang's work with the arrival in 2010 of Whirlwind Wonderland, which collected her various minicomics in one slim book. Iwas quite taken with the warmth and good humor she displayed in detailing her life, family and relationships, and I dubbed it one of the most criminally ignored books of that year.
While she's still putting out the occasional minicomic, Ayuyang has recently become a small-press publisher with her new imprint Yam Books. The company is off to an excellent start with its first book Ticket Stub, by Tim Hensley, which came out late last year. The book, which collects the off-kilter minicomics Hensley created while working at his former day job as a closed-caption editor is a head-spinning series of dada-esque riffs on popular movies.
Curious about what sort of challenges Ayuyang might have encountered in making the transition from indie cartoonist to indie publisher, I asked whether she'd be up for answering some of my invasive questions. Thankfully, she was more than happy to do so.
Look, if we're going to have Pi Day and Talk Like a Pirate Day and all sorts of other random holidays, we should have a day to celebrate minicomics, too, right? The folks at minicomics.org have declared March 24 the third annual Mini-Comics Day. It's like 24 Hour Comics Day only… smaller?
Awards | Brian Crane (Pickles), Rick Kirkman (Baby Blues) and Stephan Pastis (Pearls Before Swine) have been nominated for the 2012 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year, presented by the National Cartoonists Society. [National Cartoonists Society]
Awards | Nominations are being sought for the Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award, which will be presented July 19 at Comic-Con International during the Eisner Awards ceremony. The deadline is April 5. [Comic-Con International]


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Disney to Reboot "The Rocketeer" With Black Female Lead
I can't help but imagine that the Top 100 Storylines list (that you can vote on right here) and last year's Top 100 Comic Book Runs list wouldn't be noticeably different had people had easy access to Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman's Miracleman stories that have been stuck out of print for two decades. So Marvel finally being able to reprint the Miracleman work of Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman is major news and when you toss in Neil Gaiman finishing his aborted run on the book? One of the biggest and coolest announcements from New York Comic Con so far.
Question, though, do you think Marvel will end all of this with the addition of Miracleman to the Marvel Universe, a la Angela joining the Marvel Universe (through one of those pesky temporal rifts from the Age of Ultron)? Or do you think that they'll keep the Miracleman line separate?
EDITED TO ADD: My pal Third Man suggests it is only Neil Gaiman's work that is being reprinted, so I edited the piece accordingly.
EDITED AGAIN TO ADD: Tom Brevoort has confirmed that they are reprinting the ENTIRE run, Moore included! Awesomeness!
Groovy Gravy.
Can't wait for Miracleman to be used on Agents of SHIELD to boost sagging ratings.
Really sad state of affairs at Marvel/ABC/Disney right now. It's all a product to these people now.
In all of the stories I've read covering this, there has been no mention of the Alan Moore work at all. From what I've gathered, that still hasn't been cleared for reprints. The Comics Alliance story says the reprints will begin with MM #17, and the eight existing Gaiman issues will be reprinted before the new stuff starts (allegedly Gaiman and Buckingham had planned an 18 issues run, with three 6-issue arcs, so there will theoretically be ten new issues coming after the 8 reprints).
I hope they keep it separate from the main Marvel U.
Will NO ONE ask the question "why MIRACLEMAN and not MARVEL-MAN? Since 2009, Marvel has said it will be called Marvelman and even published material with that name. What has changed?
The Marvel press release specifically refers to the original creators and the Warrior stories, so it is the Moore stuff. Moore had said he didn't want his name associated with it, so apparently they are abiding by that, but it would be weird to taunt people with the original Warrior stories if they only meant Gaiman.
If you look at this news article at Marvel's website and read between the lines, you'll see that they're going to reprint Moore's run, even if they're not using his name to promote it:
If they were only reprinting Gaiman's run, which was entirely drawn by Mark Buckingham, David Gabriel wouldn't use the word "artists" in plural.
There's an exchange between Ed Brubaker and Tom Brevoort on Twitter that confirms they will reprint the Moore stuff.
@AdamG Wonderful, thanks for pointing that out. Brevoort is probably an authority on the matter. Though it does suck that by starting the reprints at the beginning and serializing them as a monthly comic, that means this is a 3-year project. (The addition of ten new Gaiman/Buckingham issues means 33 issues total.) I was hoping it would all happen a little faster whenever it did finally start happening.
But, obviously, this is wonderful news all around.
Given the large lead-time before the new issues would come out, I wouldn't be surprised if Marvel scheduled it as a bimonthly. Quite possibly at $4.99 a pop, too.
I'm fine with them taking a monthly schedule for these reprints. If they're re-scanning and recoloring everything that itself will take time. Of course Marvel could still pump these out 16 issues a year or whatever double shipping strategy they've got. Either way it should give Gaiman/Buckingham additional lead time to get the new issues ready. I would hate to get the original comics once a month and then be hit with (additional) big waits later for the new stuff. I think the best realistic scenario is getting through this in 33 months.
Oh wait, what about Miracleman: Apocrypha? Or the Gaiman/Buckingham short story in Total Eclipse #4?
Brevoort confirmed on Twitter last night that they are reprinting it all. I think they are just not allowed to promote the run as being by Moore
I think they should go for a two year printing schedule, so they can advertise that the complete 15-issue Moore run (or Leach/Davis/Veitch/Totleben run, if they can't use Moore's name) will come out in 2014, and the complete Gaiman/Buckingham 18-issue run will come out in 2015. That wouldn't require any more double shipping than Marvel usually uses.
I hope the two year delay until the new stories gives Mark Buckinghman enough time to get a few issues out of the way. I'd hate to see him off Fables for nearly a year.
Did I say, that I'm really, really, really stoked?
Wonder what McFarlane thinks of all this?
I think Todd's come to grips with "losing" Miracleman by now. (Quotes because you can't lose something you never had in the first place.)
I'm curious about the name change as well considering the whole reason for the name change of Marveman to Miracleman in the first place was because of the name "Marvel". I'm sure we will get the answer sooner or later. Looking forward to this. Never read the series but read the Kimota! Book years ago and was bummed to find how hard and expensive the original issues were to get.
What is the big deal about Miracleman? I'm not being snarky, I just honestly don't know. I know more about the legal battles than the actual character. What is interesting about him, and why should I be excited about this? Where can I find more information on this character?
"Where can I find more information on this character?"
On the internet, maybe?
Here's the gist: In the early 1980's, a British comic anthology called Warrior Magazine got the rights to a defunct 50's character called Marvelman, who was an analogue for Captain Marvel (Shazam). Alan Moore wrote the character for a bit before Warrior Magazine went under, and then Moore became a superstar writer in America. Then during Moore's fame in the mid-80's, Eclipse comics got the rights to the character, renamed him Miracleman to avoid any legal issues with Marvel, and Moore continued the story he had started with the character in Warrior Magazine. When Moore's saga of the character finally wrapped up in 1989 (after endless delays), many regarded it as one of his very best works; Maybe not quite the equal of Watchmen, but definitely on par with Swamp Thing, V For Vendetta, and his other classics. However, the issues had very small print runs, especially the last several due to the delays (it took two years for the last 3 issues of Moore's run to come out). Then Moore gave his ownership of the character to Neil Gaiman, who wrote 8 classic issues before Eclipse comics went out of business, and his story was never finished.
So what happened was basically two of the greatest comic writers of all-time did some of their very best work on a title that almost no one read, and those stories have been out of print for over 20 years due to Eclipse going belly-up and the legal rights to the character falling into a very tricky limbo with several factions thinking they "owned" the character–Todd McFarlane, who bought Eclipse comics; Neil Gaiman, who believed Moore had given him control of the character and Eclipse never had any to begin with; the original companies who printed the 1950's stories of the character and the estate of the creator Mick Anglo, who wrote and drew those stories, etc. But overtime, and with the help of the internet, the legend of those stories have grown, and two plus decades of comic fans have had no ability to read them. The individual issues and trades go for a fortune on eBay, and the stories constantly appear on internet "Greatest Ever" lists. And now, a mass audience will finally have the chance to discover them for the first time.
The best analogy I can come up with is if a movie like Rear Window, Mean Streets, or A Clockwork Orange hadn't been shown in 20 years and had never been issued on DVD/Blu-Ray. Something that maybe isn't the VERY best work by a great director, but definitely in the canon, and any cinephile under 35 had never had the ability to see those films. How excited would people be if a deluxe Blu-Ray was suddenly announced?
I'm tentatively excited for this. I've always wanted to read the original Moore stories, but could never afford them. Maybe now I'll finally be able to own these classics.
On the other hand, after the total wet fart of the Zenith announcement by Rebellion, I'm a bit leery. Will Marvel be reprinting the stories in an equally unaffordable super deluxe Absolute (pain in my ass) hardcover edition? Will the announcement genuinely be followed up on, or is it one of Marvel's classic "winning the con news cycle" moves, which will be proceeded by more teases through to 2016, without a single issue released? We'll see.
When it comes to any announcement on the Moore or Gaimen Miracleman/Marvelman issues being reprinted, I'll believe it when I actually have the books in my hands.
I read the Alan Moore issues about 15 years ago, and they really stay with you. I can't read any stories about Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr. and Dr. Sivana without remembering the haunting sequences in Miracleman.
miracleman was fine and dandy. not THAT great but the Gaiman issues…oh my.. those were really really crappy.
so yeah have fun reading that, kids…i didnt ..
What is the big deal about Miracleman? I'm not being snarky, I just honestly don't know. I know more about the legal battles than the actual character. What is interesting about him, and why should I be excited about this? Where can I find more information on this character?
In a nutshell, there was a Captain Marvel (the Shazam! version) pastiche published in the UK during the post-WW2 period named Marvelman. The creator was named Mick Angelo. Alan Moore wrote his first deconstruction of the superhero genre using those characters without the publisher securing the rights. Moore co-created a classic run with some top shelf artists, like Alan Davis and John Totleben. Moore then gave whatever rights he had to Neil Gaiman, who picked up the story with Mark Buckingham. Then, the U.S. publisher collapsed and their rights were purchased out bankruptcy by Todd McFarlane.
Basically, it is seminal early work of major creators that hasn't seen print in decades. It also was not published by a major publisher, so comparatively few people actually read it.
On an especially lucky day, I found the first 8 Eclipse Miracle Mans in the discount bin at my local shop. When I went to pay, the counter dude almost had a heart attack, "These were in the discount bin?!!" Anyhow, if memory serves, they were about a buck apiece, maybe even less. Great stuff.
What also may be affecting their rarity was the terrible flood that wiped out most of Eclipse's back stock.
yes mircle man will proably be used in the mu thats why they bought him and the legal mess of the material. though proably after they reprint the material and release the legendary issue 25 at last.
Hmm, maybe they're keeping the Miracleman name for the old issues that everybody actually wants (the Moore/Gaiman stuff), and they'll introduce Marvelman into the MU.
Man, Brian, you did a lotta thinkin' today, which means you didn't do ENOUGH drinkin' with Trumbull and Walko!
Also, why are they publishing this in single issues? Or will they milk the inevitable trades for multiple versions: an Omnibus, several small trades, HCs, etc, etc, etc?
I love everyone who says "Why should I care about some 20+ year old comic series?"
Would you ever say that about an old record or book or film?
It's like saying "Why should I care about this stupid Citizen Kane/Dr. Strangelove/Goodfellas/Sgt. Pepper/Nevermind/Hamlet/Julius Caesar?"
Well, the one person here who said "why should I care" added on that they honestly didn't know about the series and why it's important, so it's not someone saying "pfft, screw that, it's OLD", it's someone saying, "hey, what are you all talking about that's so important, cuz I want in".
And we should embrace that.
Also, why are they publishing this in single issues? Or will they milk the inevitable trades for multiple versions: an Omnibus, several small trades, HCs, etc, etc, etc?
I imagine that's exactly what their plan is. Individual issues then hardcovers then trades then omnibus. Certainly makes sense.
Why doesn't Marvel just call him Marvelman now? Has that been addressed?
I'm sure that they CAN. but he's likely become more famous as Miracleman now.
Wonder what McFarlane thinks of all this?
I'm sure he finds it… disadvantageous.
@Travis, absolutely I agree, and not saying that I was calling attention to posts here, but rather ones that I've seen over the weekend here and on other comics sites, CBR's Facebook page, Twitter, etc. Some of those have had the flavor of "What's this old crap, who cares?!" more often than not.
I for one can't wait to read this series in a quality format that isn't the Eclipse issues or their trades that were not built to stand the test of time…or as a torrent of scans. A proper book will be nice to have.
Be on the lookout for classic Miracleman #15 which was classified as the most violent story ever published.
See reference link:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?id=5&page=topxx&pg=4 (which stated Miracleman" #15, one of the goriest superhero fights ever takes place)
Maybe they can have MiracleCow, for all the milking they'll be doing! And then he can be in MiracleNOW!
Another thought, besides my thought that "Marvelman" will be the version that gets introduced into the Marvel U, is that they're calling this version Miracleman both to save on re-lettering and also because it's more "adult", while the "Marvelman" stuff they reprinted already was the kiddie stuff from the '50s. So Marvelman can be in the big Disney/Marvel/Star Wars crossover (it's inevitable!), and Miracleman can have the Kid Miracleman parts in all their glory.
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As someone who read the Eclipse reprints, I thought they were more of historical interest than actual interest. Moore hits the themes (superheroes are Nietzschean!) with zero subtlety and as someone with no previous exposure to Marvelman, they had no emotional resonance (like if Dark Knight were my first Bat-book). But definitely they do foreshadow elements of his later work.
and in the course of portraying 'realistic' superheroes you add a ton of gore and of course never forget the rape scene….
Moore's 'Captain Marvel" deconstruction stuff is still a power fantasy, if not an adolescent one.
and in the course of portraying 'realistic' superheroes you add a ton of gore and of course never forget the rape scene….
Moore's 'Captain Marvel" deconstruction stuff is still a power fantasy, if not an adolescent one.
Good news that's somewhat annoying, as I've been tracking down the singles on eBay. I'm only missing 5 from Moore's run (including 15) and I believe I've got all of Gaiman's from the main title. Haven't read any of them yet though as I was waiting till I had them all.
With any luck Marvel will do a good job with the reprints. I'll probably wait for the trades. What sort of imprint will they use, Max? It's a bit too dark and graphic for mainstream Marvel, non?
Once the title was published as a standalone, it was always published as "Miracleman". This means that the majority of Moore's work on the title, and all of Gaiman's, was done with the understanding that the character would be called Miracleman. I'm not that familiar with the work, so I can't point to specific examples, but my understanding is that there is dialogue (as well as possibly actual storypoints) relating to "Miracles" that he performs, so it seems as if it makes sense to leave these issues as "Miracleman".
Are they going to actually reprint #8? (This was a pure fill-in with a couple of Anglo stories. Completely unnecessary, and yet it would be a shame to disrupt the original numbering for reference purposes…)
@Jeff R.
There's no way they'd reprint #8. And I don't think it would hurt the original numbering too much, because they'll probably start Gaiman's run with a new #1 once they finish Moore's run. That's just speculation, but Marvel usually likes to get as many first issues out of things as possible.
It also wouldn't surprise me, if they also want to retain the original numbering of the latter Moore issues, that they might commission a new story from Gaiman or one of their "architects" for an all new issue #8, or even do one of those 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 bullshit moves if they wanna throw a new 3-part story by Bendis into the middle there.
But I can absolutely guarantee that they have no reason to reprint the Eclipse #8 as it was.
If they have the rights to the Warpsmith stories #8 would be a good place to put them. And "The Tomorrow Gambit" as well…
Yeah, very good point. There're a lot of things they could do with a blank canvas for #8 if they choose to retain the original numbering. And I've never read those original Warpsmith stories… They've never appeared anywhere besides Warrior, right?
Thanks for the info, everyone. So basically he's a Shazam-type of character that Moore deconstructed? I like Gaiman better as a writer than Moore, so I'm more excited to be able to read his issues. And if I understand correctly, he's going to write new issues to wrap up his original story?
Yeah, Gaiman and Buckingham originally planned an 18-issue saga consisting of three different 6-issue arcs: The Golden Age, The Silver Age, and The Modern Age. But only the Golden Age and the first two issues of The SIlver Age were ever published, with the third part being completed and as-yet unseen. But it appears Gaiman and Buckingham are committed to finishing their entire saga. A warning though, you should probably read the Moore issues for the Gaiman issues to make sense, even if you don't expect to love the Moore stuff. When the first Gaiman issue came out back in the day, it wasn't exactly a "new reader jump-on point."
Actually, I've seen Warpsmith stories reprinted in A1.
Anyone who read MM #24 knows that the multiple cliffhanger has been burning in their minds.
The return of Johnny Bates.
The kiss.
YM goes into space.
The impending conversation between MM and MW.
The Warrior warpsmith stories ran, colored, as a backup in Axel Pressbutton as well. I don't think there was ever a color version of the one that was in A1 (v1), though.
I liked #8 and hope they retain it. It showed us what, exactly, was being deconstructed. It gave a needed context to the series. Plus, it connected Miracle Man with the real world (i.e. the flood).
Eh, the 3D special does all of that and has a framing sequence by Moore and one of the artists at the time as well. Absolutely no need for both, and it's by far the better pick.
So if Marvel publishes each issue monthly, that give Neil and Mark a good two years of lead time before their new issues come out. No excuses for delays, you two!
I'd wager that "Miracleman" will be the stand alone Moore/Gaiman stories and "Marvelman" will join the Marvel U proper having the Mick Angelo stories as his backstory, but not necessarily the harder, grittier Moore/Gaiman stuff.
I can't imagine any scenario in which Marvel doesn't incorporate Miracleman/Marvelman into the Marvel Universe. I can see them putting him in his own alternate world, like the Ultimates or the New Universe or any of the zillion alternate realities they jump back and forth to, but they're certainly going to start doing crossovers sooner or later.
Interestingly enough, Alan Moore created a Miracleman for Marvel in the early 80's.
Yes – a bit sneaky. At the time the character was called Marvelman and the comic was black and white so Marvel had a bit of an easier claim on that not really being Marvelman.
Since then, Marvelman got renamed to Miracleman and they coloured the comic using the same colours. It's quite nice that it's Marvel that wound up owning the character so this can all be official.
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Dragon age origins:Where the world ceaces...
Author: Revan sama
Game: Dragon age origins
Character/pairing: Aedan Cousland x Leliana and Desire demon (False Warden Aedan Cousland)
Summary: In a world where humanity make their dreams come true and is bathed in the warm soft light, in a world secluded from reality, providence make them meet again.
In this odd and innocent dream, things are not always what they seems but even so, grief and despair push us to embrace ignorance and to lose ourselves in it.
Where the world ceases...
The mind of a person is very complicated.
It can be ruled by two things : logical and feelings. Humanity usually use both of them, which it's what make it difficult to capture a mortal's mind.
But...what if a person is broken ? Then the logic would slowly disappear into oblivion to ruled by their emotions. And that's the time to strike.
To control a mortal, you must give it a weakness or search a weakness if it already possesses one.
Usually, the Mages are the principal prey of the demons. Their raw potential and their powerful magic make them perfect for the demons.
But in certain cases, a simple mortal is good enough.
And to gain their trust, it just need to take a familiar appearance.
"There you are!" All the sudden, a female voice came from behind.
It turned its head toward the source of voice...To only find a woman with short red hair with a small smile on her face.
It found her in the middle of dead people. It saved her just in time before she could join them.
A good prey wasted because of Darkspawns...how disgusting.
But before she could regain conscious from her shock, it took the appearance of the person who held her heart.
Apparently it was a young man, with mid long brown hair and with green eyes. Called Aedan Cousland.
So as Aedan Cousland, the desire demon answers her by calling her name.
The woman called Leliana seemed very happy just by being called by her beloved warden. because her smile grew even bigger.
"I was wondering where you were...I couldn't find you anywhere so..." Her voice was now barely a whisper: "It was kind of...frightening"
The demon looked at her with a puzzled look. It couldn't understand what this mortal meant.
Leliana sat down on the grass next to the one she thought was her beloved one.
They spent a moment in silence, until :
"I had...A bad dream last night." The False warden turned his eyes toward her without moving his head. He said nothing.
"It was nothing like the vision I had...it was far worse than anything I had dreamt before."
She wasn't looking at him, her voice was lifeless but she continued to talk anyway.
"A world in grief and despair, Streets filled with corpses, a sky without a sun. Blood on my hands for those I couldn't protect..."
A dog eaten by darkspawns.
A warden king without a head.
A bloody witch on the floor.
A Qunari warrior dead without letting go of his blue sword.
An old lady mage on a pike.
An assassin elf crushed by an ogre
A dwarf cursing for his weakness until his last breath.
The Cousland's sword was on floor and he...he was in the mouth of that...filthy creature.
The dragon...the Archdemon...
All she could do was staring at the scene and fall on her knees.
No tears, no rage, no hate, no words.
She had lost everything once again... And this time, the Maker wasn't on her side.
She was the only one left. The Darkspawns were going to finish her off but...
"I woke up in my tent, filled with those terrible memories, I couldn't make them leave, they would haunt me again and again."
Leliana slowly took a dagger coming from her belt. She began to cut the grass under her feet with a sadistic smile.
"When I went outside, in the camp, I found everyone as they were. As if nothing happen, as if everything was just a horrible nightmare."
Wynne was reading a book next the fire.
Alistair was making food and Morrigan, always with her arrogant smirk, would criticized him.
Zevran would talk with Oghren about what he drinks and he would tell the elf that it was none of his damn businesses.
Sten would guard the camp with the dog.
And also...Aedan was standing there.
Aedan Cousland, her warden, her friend,...her lover. The one who was dear to her heart.
The demon noticed that Leliana's expression has completely changed. She was smiling but in her eyes she was petrified because of fear.
"I told my dream to the others, some laughed and some told me I was being ridiculous. Then I...I went toward you...I called your name and..."
"Aedan!" She said with a voice filled with joy.
He turned around to look at her. he smiled and said what she dreaded the most...
"Who are you?"
"I...I just couldn't forgive you for this..." She wasn't looking at him. Her voice was trembling and her heart told her to ran away.
"..." The false warden said nothing. He just stared at her. He was very calm and cold...everything was calculated with such precision.
All the sudden she came closer to him slowly with the dagger still in her right hand.
"At that time you...you were just like Marjolaine."
You enter someone's heart very closely and slowly. Then you invade that person's mind every single day. To finally shatter the heart and soul into pieces.
You're so cruel and cold and yet...
You listened to everything I said.
You didn't judged me.
You helped me to face my former mentor.
You told me that I could change...That my past as a bard was over.
You...You showed me affection, adoration and most of all...love.
She came closer to the demon with the dagger, if the demon was afraid or hesitant, it didn't show it in any way.
She put the dagger close to the false warden's throat. Very, very close.
Her eyes were filled with madness and despair.
"You...You really think that you can manipulate me this way? You...You think that you can take my heart this way and then crush it as you like?"
The demon said nothing. It just stared coldly in Leliana's blue eyes.
"I...I can take your life here any time. Aren't you afraid? The wrath of a woman's broken heart can be terrible you know." She wasn't convincing. She told those things as if she was trying to convince herself.
The demon said nothing and took the dagger that Leliana still held.
He was cutting slowly his throat. Of course this was an illusion of the demon. But Leliana had no idea it was a demon or an illusion.
A small drop of blood roll down on the armour of the false warden.
"W-What are you doing? !"
A big drop of blood.
"S...Sto..." She was trying to stop him, but he was stronger and he continue to slowly cut his throat.
Then a bigger drop.
She slapped his hand and the dagger fell down.
"Ah...Ah....Ah." She had a hard time to breath.
She was now trembling and grinding her teeth. Tears were falling on her cheeks.
"...Damn it..." She cursed silently.
The demon just stared at her...Again with the green eyes of her lover.
"Is there nothing...I can do? Am I still....Such a childish little girl?"
She cried all her heart, putting both of her hands on her eyes to stop the tears but failed miserably.
Until, she felt a strong and warm hand on her head.
And she was suddenly pulled toward the false warden's arms.
For some odd reason she wanted to resist. Something told her to resist this feelings of warm, of love.
But she grew weaker and weaker. She closed her eyes and gripped his clothes tightly.
I love you Aedan...
A few hours later she was sleeping peacefully.
It's been twenty times like this and the same scene would repeat again when she would wake up.
The demon's grin grew bigger.
It would feed itself with the feeling of despair and love of this woman mortal.
"You don't have to worry dear prey..." Whispered the demon in Leliana's ear.
Where the world ceases...
I shall remain forever.
Author's note: sorry about the error in the title (ceaces instead of ceases). I've notice it only now.
Though, I feel like I need to improve more than that...
Fear not! Perfection is not required in order for this story to have a big emotional impact, which it did. <3 8/10.
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This is a really nice shot,I lived for 6 years in Toba
What is the name of this viollage. I visited it while at Danau Tabo.
pangururan,near the hotsprings?
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For a monopolist's product, the demand equation is
and the average-cost function is
Find the profit maximizing price.
Note that the question is to find the
profit-maximizingprice. Since the profit function is given in terms
of quantity, wefirst find the profit-maximizing quantity.
FromdP/dq= it
followsthat the critical value is q= .
Sinced2P/(dq2)= for all q, by the second derivative test,
itfollows that the profit function has a relative when q= . To
showthat this is the profit-maximizing quantity, we note that
fromp=153 - 4 q it followsthat q is
between 0 and 38.25 and that both of thesevalues give negative
values for the profit function. Finally, theprofit maximizing price
is dollars.
Solution: First we note that the total costfunction is given by c= 81*q+224 . Next we use the fact that Profit = (Total revenue)-(Total cost ) to get the profit function P= -4 *q^2+72*q -224 .
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