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Near Mint Minus(sm)
The Official Haven for Collectors, Fans, and Plain Old Nerds.
At Near Mint Minus we believe that 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 thanks to those out there who continue to read, and now, listen. We at Near Mint Minus hope that you enjoy every bit of our silly commentary and that you get some hearty laughs along the way. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to improve our site. Tell us what you think by emailing us through the link at the bottom of every page. 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.
Check out the 2005 Eisner Award Winners!
Peblee Recommends:
I guess I am in the mood for some dark humor, this week. I thought that since you are unable to decide anything for yourself, and I skipped out on giving you any recommendations last week, you must really be in dire straights. So here are the two recommendations: Desolation Jones, by Warren Ellis; and Zombie King, by Frank Cho. Read em and weep about your crappy life. Fumanchu Recommends:
Few can deny Eric Powell’s prowess at both writing and art, and his brain child The Goon receives his utmost attention. Just from that you should be inspired to pick up this issue, but if you are not convinced, let me tell you that this is one hilarious comic book. And not only is it funny, but it is fun to read. Trust me, you will like it, both of you. |
