As I mentioned them yesterday and people have been asking for examples about what kind of news is being reported, here's a quick recap of today's headlines from the two papers I read...
From The Japan Times:
Corporate malaise deepest since '74
Nomura's Madoff hit: 28 billion yen
Redress nixed over Isahaya Bay project
Abhisit named new Thailand prime minister
Bush created loophole on executive pay in U.S.
Steelers outlast Raven
Sorenstam closes career with birdie putt
From The Daily Yomiuri
Business confidence dives 21 pts
Bush: Iraq war not over
Opposition leader becomes Thai premier
Ichiro, Matsuzaka head list of WBC candidates
Gamba earns clash with Man U.
Steelers top Ravens, take AFC North
Monday, December 15, 2008
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Beer!
At times it seems like the Japanese breweries release new beers on a weekly basis. And I usually make it my mission to try as many as possible while I'm here!
I'm only two days in to this trip, but I already have a new favorite, STRONG SEVEN...
Most Japanese beers, like my beloved Asahi Super Dry, contain 5% alcohol. However, the new trend here has been to start releasing stronger beers with higher alcohol contents. So far, this new entry from Kirin, clearly named for its 7% potency, is leading the pack. Unlike the other higher percentage beers now on the market, this one has a smooth, crisp taste that doesn't overpower your palette like some of the others do. Highly recommended!
My favorite can design so far goes to Clear Asahi, whose tallboys are made to look "clear", so you can try and imagine you're holding a glass of frosty brew...
I'm only two days in to this trip, but I already have a new favorite, STRONG SEVEN...
Most Japanese beers, like my beloved Asahi Super Dry, contain 5% alcohol. However, the new trend here has been to start releasing stronger beers with higher alcohol contents. So far, this new entry from Kirin, clearly named for its 7% potency, is leading the pack. Unlike the other higher percentage beers now on the market, this one has a smooth, crisp taste that doesn't overpower your palette like some of the others do. Highly recommended!
My favorite can design so far goes to Clear Asahi, whose tallboys are made to look "clear", so you can try and imagine you're holding a glass of frosty brew...
Sunday Food Fest
In addition to my Japanese baked breakfast treats, my mother made an omelet stuffed with suji, which is beef tendon and tastes SO MUCH better than it sounds, konnyaku (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konnyaku) and scallions.
Dinner was a feast of sashimi (chu-toro, kanpachi, hotate, tako and katsuo) and shabu shabu, which is a traditional Japanese dish where you cook meat and vegetables in a hot pot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabu_shabu). Apologies in advance for the poor pic...
My mother-in-law also found some simply AMAZING kimchi at a Korean market, some of the best I've ever had. Not too sour or tart, not too spicy... it was just perfect!
Dinner was a feast of sashimi (chu-toro, kanpachi, hotate, tako and katsuo) and shabu shabu, which is a traditional Japanese dish where you cook meat and vegetables in a hot pot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabu_shabu). Apologies in advance for the poor pic...
My mother-in-law also found some simply AMAZING kimchi at a Korean market, some of the best I've ever had. Not too sour or tart, not too spicy... it was just perfect!
Lazy Sunday
As I mentioned earlier, I sleep on planes. As soon as I get on and take my seat, always a window, I fall asleep quickly and sleep soundly, sometimes for the entire duration of the flight. Slept the whole Tokyo - JFK route once, 13 hours straight, and the stewardess woke me up only when I was the last person left on the plane, still snoring. Some people call it a gift, and I have to admit, it does help greatly with all the traveling I do, as it means I usually never suffer from jet lag. And that's how it went this trip as well, I got about 10 hours of sleep between both flights. So I woke up early yesterday morning fresh as a daisy and began my lazy Japanese Sunday.
I have a daily morning routine I follow when I'm here. Shortly after waking up, I leave the house and walk to Popura, our corner convenience store, where I buy a warm can of Cafe Au Lait. I crack it open and drink as I continue on to the train station, about four blocks away, where they carry English language newspapers. I buy the Japan Times and the Daily Yomiuri. I then proceed to my favorite bakery where I've been going for years and where they make the best "pastries" I know. I put the word in quotation marks there as the shop doesn't really make pastry as you know it, not sweet stuff anyway, but rather uses ingredients like bacon, ham, corn, sausage, potatoes, curry and cheese in these amazing rolls and breads. They're not really sandwiches either. I'll post pics to show you. After that, I head home and have another cup of coffee while I read the papers and eat my bakery breakfast. I began this ritual again yesterday and it felt immediately comfortable.
Even after two years, our neighborhood is exactly the same as it was when we were last here, with only a couple new additions: a new cake shop and a new seafood joint, part of some national chain which my mother-in-law says sucks.
I love the newspapers here because they give me an interesting perspective on the world I don't usually get in the States, even from an "international" news source like CNN. The reporters that work for the English language papers here, as well as the people who read them, are from all around the globe and cover world news from every country and every possible angle you can imagine. While the front page headline is usually about Japan, the papers are then divided by region, so I get news and op/ed from Europe, Asian, Australia, and plenty of other places, along with the usual big updates and human interest pieces from the States. Soccer, F-1 and rugby results usually take precedence over baseball and basketball scores in the sports section. Plus, the comics and editorial cartoons have a broad international diversity to them as well. We still get Dilbert though.
Anyway, rather than just sit around the house all day yesterday, we decided to venture out for a walk and headed down to this new mall they built to buy a new vacuum cleaner. (See how exciting life is here?!) The mall was surprisingly big by Japanese standards, with an enormous Yamada Denki (think Best Buy), a Sports Authority, Uni Qlo, Kansai Supermarket, McDonalds, ABC Store, Babies R' Us, and what surprised me the most, a new 10 screen movie theater! Most of the U.S. movies playing were a little dated, like Blindness and Tropic Thunder, and I was pretty surprised to see the John Cusack/Sam Jackson thriller 1408 had just opened! Quantum of Solace and The Day The Earth Stood Still are on the way. However, what shocked me most was the price of movies here these days... $25.00 a ticket!! I thought it was expensive the last time I went to a see film here, which was Tom Cruise's The Last Samurai, for $15.00, but today's prices are just ridiculous! Good thing you're allowed to bring your own food and drinks into the theater with you. (But truth be told, that gets pretty annoying as well with people unwrapping food and crunching McDonalds bags and making all kinds of noise as most of the audience is reading the subtitles and don't give two shits about the people who actually want to hear the movie in English!)
We didn't get the vacuum as my mother-in-law couldn't find the one she saw on TV that she wanted. I didn't go home empty-handed though as I picked up were a few Japanese design mags at the bookstore. Oh, and we got groceries for dinner at the supermarket, which I'll post pictures of right after this. We also hit the drug store, where I picked up a bottle of my favorite shaving cream and tube of the only toothpaste I ever use. Regular blog readers here may recall my affinity for Japanese hygiene products, and that I've only used Gatsby Shaving Cream and Clean Clear Citrus toothpaste for the past 10 years or so. Yeah, I'm a creature of habit, even when those habits mean coming halfway around the world to find the toiletries I like. I also discovered a new shampoo I like, Asience, and these new hard Q-tips that work wonderfully.
Sunday night TV in Japan sucks. There was nothing on. So I caught part of the Gamba Osaka vs. Adelaide soccer game until Mutsumi and her mom wanted to watch some historical samurai drama. So I fired up this new laptop and dove further into the second season of Battlestar Galactica. I know I'm late to the BSG party, but man, the show just keeps getting better! Those Battlestar Pegasus episodes were amazing!! Loved Admiral Cain. It does not let up and you never know which way the story's gonna twist and turn. Simply awesome writing and acting!!
And that was day two... bored yet?
I have a daily morning routine I follow when I'm here. Shortly after waking up, I leave the house and walk to Popura, our corner convenience store, where I buy a warm can of Cafe Au Lait. I crack it open and drink as I continue on to the train station, about four blocks away, where they carry English language newspapers. I buy the Japan Times and the Daily Yomiuri. I then proceed to my favorite bakery where I've been going for years and where they make the best "pastries" I know. I put the word in quotation marks there as the shop doesn't really make pastry as you know it, not sweet stuff anyway, but rather uses ingredients like bacon, ham, corn, sausage, potatoes, curry and cheese in these amazing rolls and breads. They're not really sandwiches either. I'll post pics to show you. After that, I head home and have another cup of coffee while I read the papers and eat my bakery breakfast. I began this ritual again yesterday and it felt immediately comfortable.
Even after two years, our neighborhood is exactly the same as it was when we were last here, with only a couple new additions: a new cake shop and a new seafood joint, part of some national chain which my mother-in-law says sucks.
I love the newspapers here because they give me an interesting perspective on the world I don't usually get in the States, even from an "international" news source like CNN. The reporters that work for the English language papers here, as well as the people who read them, are from all around the globe and cover world news from every country and every possible angle you can imagine. While the front page headline is usually about Japan, the papers are then divided by region, so I get news and op/ed from Europe, Asian, Australia, and plenty of other places, along with the usual big updates and human interest pieces from the States. Soccer, F-1 and rugby results usually take precedence over baseball and basketball scores in the sports section. Plus, the comics and editorial cartoons have a broad international diversity to them as well. We still get Dilbert though.
Anyway, rather than just sit around the house all day yesterday, we decided to venture out for a walk and headed down to this new mall they built to buy a new vacuum cleaner. (See how exciting life is here?!) The mall was surprisingly big by Japanese standards, with an enormous Yamada Denki (think Best Buy), a Sports Authority, Uni Qlo, Kansai Supermarket, McDonalds, ABC Store, Babies R' Us, and what surprised me the most, a new 10 screen movie theater! Most of the U.S. movies playing were a little dated, like Blindness and Tropic Thunder, and I was pretty surprised to see the John Cusack/Sam Jackson thriller 1408 had just opened! Quantum of Solace and The Day The Earth Stood Still are on the way. However, what shocked me most was the price of movies here these days... $25.00 a ticket!! I thought it was expensive the last time I went to a see film here, which was Tom Cruise's The Last Samurai, for $15.00, but today's prices are just ridiculous! Good thing you're allowed to bring your own food and drinks into the theater with you. (But truth be told, that gets pretty annoying as well with people unwrapping food and crunching McDonalds bags and making all kinds of noise as most of the audience is reading the subtitles and don't give two shits about the people who actually want to hear the movie in English!)
We didn't get the vacuum as my mother-in-law couldn't find the one she saw on TV that she wanted. I didn't go home empty-handed though as I picked up were a few Japanese design mags at the bookstore. Oh, and we got groceries for dinner at the supermarket, which I'll post pictures of right after this. We also hit the drug store, where I picked up a bottle of my favorite shaving cream and tube of the only toothpaste I ever use. Regular blog readers here may recall my affinity for Japanese hygiene products, and that I've only used Gatsby Shaving Cream and Clean Clear Citrus toothpaste for the past 10 years or so. Yeah, I'm a creature of habit, even when those habits mean coming halfway around the world to find the toiletries I like. I also discovered a new shampoo I like, Asience, and these new hard Q-tips that work wonderfully.
Sunday night TV in Japan sucks. There was nothing on. So I caught part of the Gamba Osaka vs. Adelaide soccer game until Mutsumi and her mom wanted to watch some historical samurai drama. So I fired up this new laptop and dove further into the second season of Battlestar Galactica. I know I'm late to the BSG party, but man, the show just keeps getting better! Those Battlestar Pegasus episodes were amazing!! Loved Admiral Cain. It does not let up and you never know which way the story's gonna twist and turn. Simply awesome writing and acting!!
And that was day two... bored yet?
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Kobe Quick Pix - Day One
Arrived without a hitch at Kansai International Airport in Osaka. Waiting for the bus...
...to take us to Kobe, where my mother-in-law had a nice home-cooked meal waiting for us. Or uncooked, if you count the octopus!
She'd been stewing the oden for two days...
...and it always tastes best when washed down with a super cold Asahi Super Dry!
Tasted so good I could kiss it. And I did.
...to take us to Kobe, where my mother-in-law had a nice home-cooked meal waiting for us. Or uncooked, if you count the octopus!
She'd been stewing the oden for two days...
...and it always tastes best when washed down with a super cold Asahi Super Dry!
Tasted so good I could kiss it. And I did.
Next Stop: Nippon
I’ve been Twittering more and more recently and in turn have simply let this blog turn into a series of posts about my upcoming projects and writing work. But now that I’m in Japan for a month, I’m gonna try and get back on track with daily posts of a more personal nature. I’m sure I’ll slip every now and again given the holiday season and certain commitments I have over here, but I’m gonna do my best to keep this blog regularly updated from now through January. Also, to make things easier, in the spirit of Twitter, I’ll try and write a little more freely, more train-of-thought if you will, rather than struggle over every phrase and sentence.
So yes, I’m back in Japan. While I was in Tokyo last year on business (Afro Samurai: Resurrection on sale February 3rd!), Mutsumi hasn’t been back in two years. Therefore, we decided to make this an extended stay so she could spend some much-needed and long overdue time with her family and friends here in Kobe.
Despite heavy rain in NYC and freezing cold and snow in Detroit, our flights were thankfully on time and uneventful. We flew Northwest, which I haven’t been on in years due to certain past problems with them, but not much had changed. We were on an older plane, so no personal entertainment systems, which kinda sucked, but I sleep on planes anyway, so it didn’t really bother me. I did wake up at one point and watched Fred Claus, which had a moment or two but was nothing worth wasting two hours on if I hadn’t been trapped in an airborne metal can. Looking at the menu, their crappy meals were exactly the same ones they were years ago. One new stitch was that they were charging for drinks! Five bucks for a beer on an international flight I already paid $1800 for?!! And as with past flights to Japan, I again noticed that the flight attendants were all elderly grandmother types, not one under 50, I would guess. So do the stewardesses with seniority request the long hauls or are they dumped on them as no one else wants them?
Thanks to American Express we got into the Northwest WorldClubs at both LaGuardia and Detroit, which was nice. We had morning flights, so it was too early to take advantage of the free open bar, although I was tempted to have one Bloody Mary. The free wireless was a great perk though, and I was able to catch up on some work and e-mail comfortably and free of charge in both lounges.
We landed at Kansai International early and while Mutsumi got right through Immigration, new procedures for foreigners meant long lines for me. Just like the States requires now, all foreign visitors needed to be fingerprinted and photographed upon entry in Japan, even those of us married to Japanese nationals and already registered here. I have to admit it bothered me at first, and I felt a little violated even, but looking at it from the other side of the table, I know why they’re doing it. So I pressed my index fingers down on the NEC finger scanners and smiled for their camera. The nice Immigration lady didn’t make me take my Spidey baseball cap off though so at least I don’t have bed head in my mug shot.
Got a laugh in line while waiting though as some young know-it-all, ex-pat kid tried to tell me what it was like for foreigners in Japan. Turns out he was an ex-JET like me, having just finished his run, and was returning to be with his girlfriend, who he met while teaching here in Shimane. As I remembered what that was like, I just smiled and listened as he lectured me about what to expect as an American visiting Japan and offered me advice on how to get by during my stay, assuming I knew nothing about the language and culture. Thanks, pal!
As Mutsumi’s mother doesn’t drive and we didn’t want to disturb any of our friends on a Saturday night, we got the airport bus without any problems and headed into Kobe. As we crossed the bridge into Osaka, I felt old for some reason. Jaded. I’ve done this trip so many times now, it’s nothing new for me, and I kind of resented being an old hat at it at that moment. I still clearly remember when I stepped out of Itami Airport back in ‘91 and how magical Japan was for me that very first time, with its bright neon lights and Japanese chatter and cars that drove on the wrong side of the road. Sometimes I wish I could go back and experience it all over, fresh and new again like that.
We got to the apartment around 7:30 PM and my mother-in-law was waiting for us. It was a nice reunion for Mutsumi and her mom as they’re close and had a lot of catching up to do, in person now after two long years of nothing but phone calls.
Dinner was on the table, and as usual, it was a cornucopia of my favorite foods. Yes, my mother-in-law spoils me to no end! Two types of karage (fried chicken), two types of shumai (dumplings), tako-su (sliced octopus in vinegar), and a big heaping pot of oden, which is a Japanese winter stew, simply put. Not the fanciest of meals, but more of what I consider comfort food for my first meal back. And beer, of course, Asahi Super Dry.
We spent the even eating and chatting and gossiping about all that was going on in our lives. We then unpacked and gave her mom the Zabar’s coffee, rugelach and chocolates she asked we bring from New York and had a very non-Japanese dessert.
Although we technically have three bedrooms in our apartment here, the sleeping arrangements when we visit always end up being a challenge. There’s a single bed in each bedroom, which usually go to Mutsumi and her mom, with me getting stuck on a futon on the floor in the tatami room. I don’t mind sleeping on the futon, but the thin-walled room is near the kitchen and laundry room and Mutsumi’s mom is an early-riser, which means I’m usually woken up at 4:30AM when she starts cooking and cleaning. So this year, after my suggestion that her mother just learn to stay up later and sleep later was overruled, we worked out a rotating system that will hopefully make everyone happy, with me getting the bed this week. We’ll see…
So that was my first day back. Loads of excitement, I know, eh? I’ve got some pictures I’ll be posting soon, and hopefully more exciting reports in the days and weeks to come, including trips to Tokyo and Kyoto, which are guaranteed to be dangerously fun.
Welcome to my life in Japan. It’ll get more interesting… I promise!
So yes, I’m back in Japan. While I was in Tokyo last year on business (Afro Samurai: Resurrection on sale February 3rd!), Mutsumi hasn’t been back in two years. Therefore, we decided to make this an extended stay so she could spend some much-needed and long overdue time with her family and friends here in Kobe.
Despite heavy rain in NYC and freezing cold and snow in Detroit, our flights were thankfully on time and uneventful. We flew Northwest, which I haven’t been on in years due to certain past problems with them, but not much had changed. We were on an older plane, so no personal entertainment systems, which kinda sucked, but I sleep on planes anyway, so it didn’t really bother me. I did wake up at one point and watched Fred Claus, which had a moment or two but was nothing worth wasting two hours on if I hadn’t been trapped in an airborne metal can. Looking at the menu, their crappy meals were exactly the same ones they were years ago. One new stitch was that they were charging for drinks! Five bucks for a beer on an international flight I already paid $1800 for?!! And as with past flights to Japan, I again noticed that the flight attendants were all elderly grandmother types, not one under 50, I would guess. So do the stewardesses with seniority request the long hauls or are they dumped on them as no one else wants them?
Thanks to American Express we got into the Northwest WorldClubs at both LaGuardia and Detroit, which was nice. We had morning flights, so it was too early to take advantage of the free open bar, although I was tempted to have one Bloody Mary. The free wireless was a great perk though, and I was able to catch up on some work and e-mail comfortably and free of charge in both lounges.
We landed at Kansai International early and while Mutsumi got right through Immigration, new procedures for foreigners meant long lines for me. Just like the States requires now, all foreign visitors needed to be fingerprinted and photographed upon entry in Japan, even those of us married to Japanese nationals and already registered here. I have to admit it bothered me at first, and I felt a little violated even, but looking at it from the other side of the table, I know why they’re doing it. So I pressed my index fingers down on the NEC finger scanners and smiled for their camera. The nice Immigration lady didn’t make me take my Spidey baseball cap off though so at least I don’t have bed head in my mug shot.
Got a laugh in line while waiting though as some young know-it-all, ex-pat kid tried to tell me what it was like for foreigners in Japan. Turns out he was an ex-JET like me, having just finished his run, and was returning to be with his girlfriend, who he met while teaching here in Shimane. As I remembered what that was like, I just smiled and listened as he lectured me about what to expect as an American visiting Japan and offered me advice on how to get by during my stay, assuming I knew nothing about the language and culture. Thanks, pal!
As Mutsumi’s mother doesn’t drive and we didn’t want to disturb any of our friends on a Saturday night, we got the airport bus without any problems and headed into Kobe. As we crossed the bridge into Osaka, I felt old for some reason. Jaded. I’ve done this trip so many times now, it’s nothing new for me, and I kind of resented being an old hat at it at that moment. I still clearly remember when I stepped out of Itami Airport back in ‘91 and how magical Japan was for me that very first time, with its bright neon lights and Japanese chatter and cars that drove on the wrong side of the road. Sometimes I wish I could go back and experience it all over, fresh and new again like that.
We got to the apartment around 7:30 PM and my mother-in-law was waiting for us. It was a nice reunion for Mutsumi and her mom as they’re close and had a lot of catching up to do, in person now after two long years of nothing but phone calls.
Dinner was on the table, and as usual, it was a cornucopia of my favorite foods. Yes, my mother-in-law spoils me to no end! Two types of karage (fried chicken), two types of shumai (dumplings), tako-su (sliced octopus in vinegar), and a big heaping pot of oden, which is a Japanese winter stew, simply put. Not the fanciest of meals, but more of what I consider comfort food for my first meal back. And beer, of course, Asahi Super Dry.
We spent the even eating and chatting and gossiping about all that was going on in our lives. We then unpacked and gave her mom the Zabar’s coffee, rugelach and chocolates she asked we bring from New York and had a very non-Japanese dessert.
Although we technically have three bedrooms in our apartment here, the sleeping arrangements when we visit always end up being a challenge. There’s a single bed in each bedroom, which usually go to Mutsumi and her mom, with me getting stuck on a futon on the floor in the tatami room. I don’t mind sleeping on the futon, but the thin-walled room is near the kitchen and laundry room and Mutsumi’s mom is an early-riser, which means I’m usually woken up at 4:30AM when she starts cooking and cleaning. So this year, after my suggestion that her mother just learn to stay up later and sleep later was overruled, we worked out a rotating system that will hopefully make everyone happy, with me getting the bed this week. We’ll see…
So that was my first day back. Loads of excitement, I know, eh? I’ve got some pictures I’ll be posting soon, and hopefully more exciting reports in the days and weeks to come, including trips to Tokyo and Kyoto, which are guaranteed to be dangerously fun.
Welcome to my life in Japan. It’ll get more interesting… I promise!
X-Infernus #1 Goes Back to Print!!
X-Infernus Heats Up And Explodes With A Second Printing!
Marvel is please to announce that X-Infernus #1 (of 4) has sold out at Diamond (though copies may be available at the retail level) and will return with X-Infernus #1 (of 4) Second Printing Variant! Join fan-favorite writer C.B. Cebulski and red-hot artist Giuseppe Camuncoli as they promise to make this one of the hottest winters in recent memory with the return of Illyana Rasputin! When fans last saw the Darkchylde, she had claimed the throne of Limbo as her own. Now, she wants her soul back and nothing will stand in her way, not demons, not the X-Men, not even Colossus! She’s ready to raise hell and her rampage will lead her straight to Earth. And once the flames have settled, the X-Men will never be the same again! Plus, an all new eye-popping cover, featuring the interior art of Giuseppe Camuncoli!
The reviews are in and both fans and critics agree: X-Infernus is a hit!
“This is a heck of a first issue and the creators really get the ball rolling.” – Paul Steven Brown, ComicAddiction.com
“C. B. Cebulski has made X-Infernus #1 accessible, dramatic, and fun.” – Timothy Callahan, ComicBookResources.com
“Camuncoli does a great job of storytelling” – Daniel Crown, IGN.com
Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on future issues of X-Infernus as the first issue sold out quickly at Diamond. And, this January, there will be hell to pay when Illyana Rasputin battles the X-Men in X-Infernus #2 (of 4)! And don’t miss X-Infernus #1 (of 4) Second Printing Variant!
X-INFERNUS #1 (of 4) SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (OCT088195)
Written by C.B. Cebulski
Penciled by Giuseppe Camuncoli
Cover by DAVID FINCH
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC—12/18/08, On-Sale—01/14/09
X-INFERNUS #2 (of 4) (NOV082411)
Written by C.B. Cebulski
Penciled by Giuseppe Camuncoli
Cover by DAVID FINCH
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC—12/18/08, On-Sale—01/07/09
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
YTHAQ 1 Shipped This Week
Ooops, I completely forgot that YTHAQ: The Forsaken World #1 shipped this week! It's a wonderful sci-fi adventure written by Christophe Arleston with art by Adrien Floch, to which I provided the English adaptation. There's a U.S. exclusive Floch variant cover to boot! Hope you'll check it out...
Sunday, December 07, 2008
"What if the Runaways...
...had become the Young Avengers" continues this week as the back-up story in WHAT IF FALLEN SON?, hitting stores this Wednesday, December 10th. Written by me, drawn by Patrick Spaziante, colored by Christina Strain. Hope you'll all give it a look. Thanks!
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
I Always Wanted A Threesome
I actually have three comics hitting shops this week...
X-INFERNUS #1, by me, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Jesse Delperdang and Marte Gracia, with a kick-ass David Finch cover...
X-INFERNUS also features an awesome J. Scott Campbell variant cover as a bonus...
X-MEN: MANIFEST DESTINY #4 with a Mercury/X-23 story by me, Andre Coehlo and Rain Beredo...
And last but not least, all this month's issues of WHAT IF? will feature an inter-connecting back-up story by me, Patrick Spaziante and Christina Strain telling the tale of "What if the Runaways had become the Young Avengers?". It launches in this week's WHAT IF HOUSE OF M...
X-INFERNUS #1, by me, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Jesse Delperdang and Marte Gracia, with a kick-ass David Finch cover...
X-INFERNUS also features an awesome J. Scott Campbell variant cover as a bonus...
X-MEN: MANIFEST DESTINY #4 with a Mercury/X-23 story by me, Andre Coehlo and Rain Beredo...
And last but not least, all this month's issues of WHAT IF? will feature an inter-connecting back-up story by me, Patrick Spaziante and Christina Strain telling the tale of "What if the Runaways had become the Young Avengers?". It launches in this week's WHAT IF HOUSE OF M...
Some X-Infernus Links
My "Setting the Stage for X-Infernus" interview over on Newsarama: http://www.newsarama.com/comics/120803-X-Infernus.html
A sneak peek at David Finch's sweet X-Infernus 2 cover: http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?aid=24492
And an advance review from SBC: http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/122825647587401.htm
A sneak peek at David Finch's sweet X-Infernus 2 cover: http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?aid=24492
And an advance review from SBC: http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/122825647587401.htm
Friday, November 28, 2008
'70s Cebulski Family
As we're transferring files between computers and cleaning up my hard drive, we found a few old pics. Here's one of my family from sometime in the late '70s, I think...
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Irish Breakfast
There's no better way to fill your stomach after a red-eye flight across the Atlantic! Ah, savory blood pudding...
Fly Irish
I love the fact that on Aer Lingus you can look out the window and see a shamrock!
Ireland's such a nice, scenic country to fly into.
Ireland's such a nice, scenic country to fly into.
Marvel gets Wired
ASTONISHING TALES #1 is a new Marvel Comics anthology launching this February with a Wolverine/Punisher story by me and the utterly amazing Kenneth Rocafort. However, as they continue to expand their digital domain, marvel.com will actually be debuting the story online on December 3rd! Wired.com recently interviewed John Cerilli, Marvel's head of digital content where he talks about the story and previews some of Ken's kick ass artwork here!
The Marvel Christmas content sounds pretty damn sweet as well!
The Marvel Christmas content sounds pretty damn sweet as well!
Friday, November 14, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
AFT 4 This Week!
The Wizard of Oz comes to the Marvel Universe this week as Avengers Fairy Tales 4 hits shops! In this issue, She-Hulk wakes up amongst the Wicked Witches and Munchkins and must slip on emerald slippers in order to travel to the Ruby City with the "Marvel-ous" versions of Tin Man, Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion. You can check out a preview up on marvel.com.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
WB Bearbricks
Pepsi Japan has teamed with Warner Bros. to produce a new line of Bearbricks based on characters from some of their feature films. This December, with every 500ml bottle of Pepsi Nex you buy, you'll get one of 12 custom WB Bearbricks. Now some of these choices I clearly understand, like Superman and Batman or even The Matrix, but 300 and V for Vendetta? Odd choices, but very cool! And it looks like The O.C. is also being given its due over there now, but honestly, that's a pretty lamely designed bear...
Monday, November 03, 2008
DRAIN Collected... Finally!!
The DRAIN trade paperback, written by me with art by Sana Takeda, goes on sale from Image Comics this week. Finally, I know! This volume collects the first six issues of our critically-acclaimed vampire vengeance story, along with an new exclusive epilogue as well as lots of extra bonus materials. We hope you'll check it out. Here's a peek at the cover...
Also, if you're in your local comic shop and have a little extra time and money to spare, be sure to pick up A Tribute to Michael Turner. As most of you already know, Mike was an amazingly talented artist who left us much too soon, and in this collection, his friends and fans from around the industry honor his memory with their words and pictures. All proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society and the Make A Wish Foundation.
Also, if you're in your local comic shop and have a little extra time and money to spare, be sure to pick up A Tribute to Michael Turner. As most of you already know, Mike was an amazingly talented artist who left us much too soon, and in this collection, his friends and fans from around the industry honor his memory with their words and pictures. All proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society and the Make A Wish Foundation.
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