Look What You've Been Missing!

About the Author: Rod Brown

 
 
 

What's going on? And who is this guy anyway?

Welcome to Rockem Sockem Comics' review newsletter. I hope to help you find the treasures hidden in that 400 page mammoth called Previews. Sure, Previews has its "Gem of the Month" and other categories, but they can't tell you about everything. Heck, the comics may not even be finished when Previews solicits & reviews them. I plan to tell you about the comics I personally enjoy or despise, having read the complete issue.

And who am I?

I'm a fanatic who has been collecting comics for over twenty years, amassing over 24,000 comics in a spare bedroom upstairs. Yes, I'm a 32 year old comics fiend with an extremely understanding wife and a whole lot of comic book boxes. I've been a loyal customer of Rockem Sockem Comics for over four years.

Just to give you a gauge, here are a few of my favorite things:

Authors: Andrew Vachss, Theodore Sturgeon, Stephen King, Orson Scott Card, Larry Brown, Isaac Asimov, Dashiell Hammett, Joe R. Lansdale, Peter David, James M. Cain

Movies '98: Out of Sight, Saving Private Ryan, Smoke Signals, I Went Down, Clay Pigeons, American History X, The Opposite of Sex, Dangerous Beauty, Mulan, The Big Hit

Music: Johnny Cash, Steve Earle, Metallica

Comics: Preacher, Astro City, Starman, Cerebus, Kane, Dork, Usagi Yojimbo, Akiko, The Inhumans, Galaxion

Comics Writers: Garth Ennis, Alan Moore, Peter David, Neil Gaiman, Mark Waid, Kurt Busiek, Kevin Smith, James Robinson, Devin K. Grayson, James D. Hudnall

Comics Artists: Steve Dillon, Alex Ross, Joseph Michael Linser, Jay Anacleto, Jae Lee, Mark Texeira, John Byrne, Phil Jimenez, George Perez, Sergio Aragones

Comics Writers/Artists: Frank Miller, Evan Dorkin, Don Rosa, Dave Sim, Paul Grist, Stan Sakai, Mark Crilley, Tara Tallan, Brian Michael Bendis, Carla Speed McNeil

TV: Friends, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, ER, Party of Five, King of the Hill, The Simpsons, X-Files, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Siskel & Ebert

Oh, I do take requests. If you have any comics you've been thinking of buying but just weren't sure about, drop me a line at lwybm@usa.net. If I have read it, I'll let you know what you've been missing.

-Rod Brown
 
 

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Last Update: 03/5/99