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Near Mint Minus(sm)
The Official Haven for Collectors, Fans, and Plain Old Nerds.
Comic books are vital to the survival of mankind.
As the mightiest task-masters of a sweaty world devoid of sleep, love, or social skills, comics incessantly beat on the drum that beckons us weekly to place small, green bills into the pasty and hyper-knowledgeable hands of the Golfshirt-Tucked-into-Sweatpants-Man, who we call the comic shop owner.
We do so with satisfaction. As members of an addict culture without a cure (except for maturing to adulthood, which we dismissed, like so many Rob Leifield Lithographs), we strongly support the reading, collecting, and hoarding of comic books. We understand that the addiction weighs you down, until you are hopeless - a shell of a man wandering through the dark Gothams and Metropoli of the mind. At Near Mint Minus, we offer you a brief respite from your baleful, nerdish woes. Remember that these reviews are subjective and reflect the views of the NMM staff only, therefore it is incumbant upon you as the reader to read these books, and to judge for yourself, or God himself will judge you.
Read, laugh, cry, gnash, shake fists at your computer, spit, and repeat.
Enjoy it while you can. Next Wednesday is closer than you think. Holy Crap! Check out Week By Week!!! Near Mint Minus News in Briefs: This is Peblee. I just wanted to say a big DOH! We are way late this week, but that’s to be understood since Robotics and I have slowly been making my way across the country. As I was traveling, I ran into all sorts of problems. From hotels which claimed to have wireless, but didn’t to Santa Fe’s lone comic shop not receiving this week’s books due to snows in Colorado, it seemed that this week’s madness was doomed not to happen but, here and now, and only three days late, you have your reviews. Sorry for the delay. Now get to reading, unbeliever. We now have business cards and T-Shirts available. Remember to checkout the forums page and register. It’s a free forum for: buying and selling comics and comic collections; obtaining your own free nearmintminus.com email account forwarded to an existing account; posting your own reviews and insights; and berating the Near Mint Minus reviewers for their silly, mad-cap antics, and basic, sublevel genius. Check Out the Tommy Castillo Interview!
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This Week's Madness * WARNING * The following reviews are meant to be humorous and may be found to contain sarcasm, dubious associations, groundless opinions, and senseless rebukes for the sole purpose of entertainment (if not yours, then ours) all of which are substances known by the State of California to be harmful to your work-ethic, and may cause malignant tumors of laughter. Caution advised while reading.
Peblee Recommends: One to Pay Attention To:
With a story that never ceases to entertain, plenty of action, and the super sexy galavanting of one Poison Ivy, this book is sure to please. If you are going to read any of the Bat books out today, you should understand that this title is the best in the Batman catalogue. There is no better story, the art is perfect, and the characters are as real as you were before you started reading comics. You should all understand that the price you pay in missing out on this great book is greater than the $2.50 you pay each month for 80 pages of goodness. Fumanchu Recommends: This Book Must Not Be Ignored
This book is definitely worth checking out for any type of comic fan. From the killer cover to the hilarious dialogue and ensnaring plot, I really have to recommend this one to all my readers (all eight of ‘em). There’s also the extremely cool and original characters, all of which are unique and three dimensional. That isn’t something you see everyday in a comic. So quit jerk’n around and read it already. Check out Ultimate Heroes today! Are you looking for a new comic shop? That old shop of yours never have those elusive books that aren't best-sellers, but are your personal favorites? Want to try a whole new concept? Check out Ultimate Heroes Comic Shop. Only a small minority of folks are able to live in the heart of the country, and only a few of them get the pleasure of meeting George - a very different kind of comic shop guy. George pulls into his shop the most extensive line of new comics every week! He also carries games, posters, art, and the most high-grade backissues that we have seen. If you are tired of finding back-issues that look like they were read in the bathtub, chewed on by a vulture, or used to wipe after a night of nachos and beer, then your solution is a click away! Tell George Peebs and Fumanchu sent ya! |
