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Updated: 09/09/2011 - Authorities in Geary County are investigating vandalism that has left victims with thousands of dollars in damages.
Updated: 09/09/2011 - Authorities in Geary County are investigating vandalism that has left victims with thousands of dollars in damages.
Posted: 09/09/2011 - A teen will be tried as an adult in a November 2010 murder.
Posted: 09/09/2011 - A Topeka woman learned her fate Friday in Shawnee County Court.
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Posted: 09/08/2011 - K-State Police report the theft of a large roll of "Astro-Turf" from Kansas State Athletics. They say it was taken sometime between August 25 and September 6th.
Updated: 09/09/2011 - Last week, 13 News was the first to reveal that the investigation into brutal dog beatings in Riley County is getting attention at the national level.
Posted: 09/08/2011 - Brooke Hendrick, 19, is facing a number of charges. The teen was wanted for breaking into a Junction City home.
Updated: 09/08/2011 - Shawnee Co. DA Chad Taylor says limited resources mean his office will stop prosecuting misdemeanor offenses occurring within Topeka city limits.
Posted: 09/08/2011 - The doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death is returning to court to meet the first batch of potential jurors who may eventually decide whether to convict him of involuntary manslaughter.
Posted: 09/07/2011 - 911 callers describe chaotic scene inside, outside Carson City IHOP. Four others were killed, including three members of Nevada National Guard.
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Posted: 09/06/2011 - That court will join Shawnee County as one of two courts in the state to have limited electronic case filings in place.
Posted: 09/06/2011 - Officers in Riley County were cracking down on drunk driving over the Labor Day holiday weekend and caught several drivers in the act.
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Posted: 09/06/2011 - The victim of a shooting that took place at Baby Dolls early Sunday morning is identified as Kristen A. Taylor, 21, of Topeka.
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SDCC: Marvel: Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends Panel
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The absence of X-Factor from Marvel's November solicitations has some fans wondering whether the double-sized 50th issue will be the title's last.
For their part, writer Peter David and the publisher are doing little to ease concerns about the book's fate.
One his blog, David confirmed there won't be an issue of X-Factor released in November, adding, "There's really nothing to say, except that I assume Marvel will make some official announcement."
A Marvel spokesman had no comment this morning.
Relaunched in 2006 on the heels of a well-received Madrox miniseries, the somewhat noirish X-Factor centers on the detective agency established by Jamie Madrox and staffed primarily by characters from previous incarnations of the series (Strong Guy, Wolfsbane, Rictor and Siryn, among them).
Despite largely positive reviews and attention generated by plot developments like the recent kiss between Rictor and Shatterstar, X-Factor has had difficulty maintaining a foothold on the Diamond charts. While sales-tracker Paul O'Brien has chronicled a 47.4-percent decline over the past three years, the series has hovered in the 31,000- to 32,000-copy range for the past several months — not typically cancellation territory for Marvel.
"Sales remain a source of frustration," David wrote on the Comic Boards forum. "I think the book reads better than ever and retailers aren't ordering more. The book gets national publicity and retailers aren't ordering more. If the book were to end, well, it just wouldn't be a surprise since retailers seem to be sending the message that they're never going to increase orders."
But then David gets coy: "Then again, maybe it's not ending and I'm just yanking your chains. Two weeks before Layla Miller returned, I was asked at a convention if she was coming back anytime soon. And I said to the audience, 'Come on, you know how Marvel works. If Layla were going to return, wouldn't the approach be to beat the drums about it for six months with a whole build up to, "The Return of Layla Miller begins … HERE!" So it seems reasonable to conclude that until you see that kind of promotional approach, that Layla won't be back.' Sometimes it's not what I say; it's what I don't say. Or maybe it's canceled and I just don't want to admit to it. I'm a puzzle."
Wasn't David complaining that the book had no direction and had to tie into current marvel events? He's probably had enough. Or he's got something big — some way of pushing it into its own continuity where it can escape the x-books. OR, more likely, it's cancelled for now, will get some sort of mini-event (read: limited series) and then will relaunch, like with Iron Fist and Agents of Atlas. Other good books that don't sell well enough.
It's a shame if it is cancelled, but unless you're writing the x-men, wolverine inparticular, a bendis avengers title or batman or, I guess, your name's Mark Millar then your comic just ain't gonna sell too well. Shame. Peter David is da man. Oh and for the record I loved your FNSM run, PAD, and I have a complete run of Aquaman sitting at the foot of my bed ready to get a read someday. Don't give up on the big 2!
Are people still freaking out over this? Seriously? It's probably just taking a month off for a double-sized issue 200 in November. The official announcement will be this weekend. Chill, people. Just chill.
To be completely honest, the title lost me during the return of Larry Stroman on art duties, and the seemingly endless pointless crossovers with the Marvel event du jour. I heard good things about the book since then, but not enough to get me back to reading it.
What issue did X-Factor Volume 1 end with 150?
From all the Layla Miller rumblings and the potential tie-in with the 3rd part of the Messiah trilogy (Madrox's dupe is still in an alternate future, after all) I'd hope that there is some kind of major event to clear up the dangling plot threads before David is back to business as usual…
I hope.
— Greg Dunford
Writer and creator, Hard Drive
@ Manglr: I'm an avid X-Factor fan, so I really don't know WTF you're talking about. I mean, I do as far as Larry Stroman, but I don't know what you're talking about as far as crossovers. It crossed over with Messiah Complex and She-Hulk. One's a crossover limited to the X-Verse, the other's a book he was writing at the time. Aside from that, I don't really recall any other crossovers, so I don't get your meaning.
The first volume of X-Factor ended at issue 149. There was a NuMarvel era miniseries called X-Factor that ran 4 issues, but didn't have any of the X-Factor cast- it was a totally different concept.
So, technically, issue 51 could turn out to be issue 200 of the combined X-Factor.
I highly doubt this will end Peter's involvement with these characters- I'm smelling relaunch.
@Corwin: It ended at 149 so the next issue would be 200 if the were going to shift it back to it's original numbering
Runaways has also been conspicuously absent from solicits for a couple months now. Still no word on what's going on there. Alas, alack.
I thought Runaways was cancelled. ?
Between price hikes and Ultimatum killing my interest in the Ultimate line my monthly pull list has been getting smaller and smaller over the past few months. I'll be really bummed if this book ends as it's one of the few that I still consistently enjoy.
i hope x-factor is not canceled espically with what is going on with the group and the fabled summers rebellion going on not to mention would hate to see the book fade away and leave such good x characters stuck in limbo. not to mention rictor and shatterstar showing divesity thriving in the mu . but hope its not canceled just a break for peter david is too good for marvel to leave without a palate for his craft
I would be sad with X-Factor simply -gone-, but an overhaul and new title for the book perhaps wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. It's lost a lot of steam for me with the whole Summers Rebellion thing, which I guess just isn't my cup of x-tea. I was really digging the early bit of the book, with young creepy Layla, evil creepy Quicksilver, Mr. Tryp, and the Isolationist, but all those elements are gone now. Once the Summers Rebellion bit and other plot elements laced in rather old X-universe elements goes away, I'll personally have a lot more interest in the book.
I hope Marvel is just returning this book to its original numbering. I personally think titles feel more iconic when they hit higher numbers rather than consistently relaunching with a new #1.
Quesada has teased "The issue after #50″ as being a big deal numerous times, and it's clear that #51 will be renumbered as #200 (Vol. 1 = 149 issues, Vol. 2 = 51 issues), and will either be added into Nov.'s solicits late (as Marvel has increasingly been doing the last few months, regarding late solicit additions) after being announced at the Toronto Fan Expo, or it'll hit in Dec.
Heck, they can even relaunch after issue #200 with a brand new volume, and get even more people to jump on.
I dropped X-Factor during Messiah Complex, along with all of the X-books. After keeping an eye on things, it looked like it was the right move. Then there was a lot of on-line hub-bub about issue #39. After tracking that down (4 different stores in Arizona), it looked like PAD was getting the series revved up. It hasn't slowed down at all, and it's as good as the series ever was. It stays out of the cross-over mess that is the Dark Reign, and the art is fantastic. I hope PAD sticks with it. Sales have been stable for this book for some time, while a lot of other books have had to tie in to Dark Reign to stay afloat. This series has the same slow burn/nested stories like Brubaker's Captain America. Smart, character-driven, engaging, well-drawn. Drop the $4 Hulk book and get this!
It's the only X-book I'm reading. I'd be sad to see it go while crap like "Uncanny" and "Cable" continue.
I wish there was a way the low sales numbers could be discussed without laying the blame on the retailers. This is unreturnable product we're talking about, and it doesn't make much sense for retailers to just start increasing their orders if the sales are increasing as well. I know that there's a pretty big divide between responsible and irresponsible retailers, and I'd like to think Peter's just taking shots at the irresponsible ones, but it comes off (to me) as laying flat blame on all of them, which I think is unfair. I enjoy X-Factor, and I talk it up to my customers. We order more than our sales numbers on it to make sure that we have stock around for folks that may be interested in picking the series up and giving it a try. I know there are shops (the aforementioned irresponsible kind, IMO) that just order to sell out or just order in straight file customer numbers so that there are no copies on the shelf, and no one can try it out if they want to.
It feels a little unfair to go to retailers that are trying to promote the book and order more than enough copies to go around and say "Just order more because I said so!" A lot of customers are tightening their belts, and many stores are having to make adjustments in ordering and discounts to make sure that they remain profitable.
@Bear: Yeah really why doesn't Marvel just cancel Uncanny X-Men, that's a totally realistic thing to say
What's wrong with Cable?
I'm guessing 6 issue mini "THE RETURN OF LAYLA MILLER" or "THE SUMMERS REBELLION" or something like that, and then a relaunch.
Pretty sad, the best X-Titles out there and it´s gone.
While I haven't enjoyed the book as much as I did during its launch, it really would be a share if it were to end. I really think PAD should be put on higher profile stuff like Bendis or Fraction, anyway. Let Peter do the next event, dammit.
Also, Sir Apropos is amazing. How about another Mini series from IDW?
I thought issues 45, 46, and 47 were coming out twice in one month. Hardly seems like Marvel will cancel the book now that Peter David has found his stride again.
This run was notable for Siryn lack of "Ye's" and not even showing up in costume. I actually liked it though through Civil War but when the time hopping started it kind of lost me. But that was a time, ironically enough, when the X-Books we're actually readable mostly because of Brubaker's Uncanny and the first 6 issues of X-Force. Then it all ended when X-Force started Messiah War and Fraction started messing around with Psylocke again. what a joke this franchise has become!.
PAD should write Uncanny X-Men AND X-Factor. He needs recognition on a high sales book. He has been one of the most consistent writers in over 20 years but he needs to be in contact with new readers. A high profile book might be good. I´m not against Fraction´s work nor am I asking for Marvel to fire him. It´s just an scenario.
I'm going to say the same thing here that I said on bleedingcool:
"Okay, I think that PAD may be stirring things a bit here. In an interview on CBR on August 11th, he had stuff like this to say:
Q: Will the duplicating mercenary known as Clay return to the book anytime soon?
A: Yeah, he'll be back sometime in the next year.
Q:Will we be seeing Cassidy Keep at all in the book, considering Siryn inherited it from Banshee?
A: As a matter of fact, X-Factor is going to be doing a bit of globetrotting and I was planning to work in a visit to the Keep.
And in an earlier interview on CBR , he had this to say:
Q: As you've already delivered two noteworthy moments in the past year (the kiss and the Madrox baby), should fans be looking for anything big in issue #50? After all, good things come in threes!
A: It's the conclusion of the current storyline. And we wind up answering one of the major outstanding questions about the series. Something that's going to have people saying, "Oh my God, how did I not see that coming?" And that's nothing compared to the end of the next issue…
And there's this from JQ's MySpace Cup oJoe back in April:
Q: Are there any big plans for X-Factor #50?
JQ: Definitely—but there are EVEN BIGGER plans for the following issue.
So, at the very least there's going to be #51/200 (delete as applicable). No, this isn't a reason to be complacent about the series, but even as recent as the start of last week PAD believed that the book had at least a short term future."
Obviously none of this is concrete evidence, but it's only a skip month, maybe to give the creative team some time to catch their breath after a double sized issue or what not. It's Runaways I'm more concerned about…
Yeah, i was really psyched about the return of Larry Stroman on X-Factor, but when I saw the issue, I was really let down. When he was the rgular on X-Factor vol.1, I felt he was one of the top artists in the business. I hope X-Factor doesn't get cancelled, as PAD is one of my favorite writers.
If you're going to blame anyone, it does kind of seem like readers who understandably can't afford or don't want to pick up another monthly book are the problem more than retailers. I mean, if my retailer suddenly upped his orders just because it's "reading better than ever," that doesn't make me much more likely try it. What does he really expect retailers to be doing here? Promoting his book isn't their job. Providing it to customers who want it is, and if customers don't want it, it's because he and/or Marvel failed to convince them it's worth buying. Is it insane that this is a market that can apparently sustain three monthly Deadpool titles and a book as consistently solid and well-reviewed as this is even in danger of cancellation? Yeah, it is. But I agree with Superfly that David's anger in his comments quoted here seems misplaced.
I'd wager the combination of Larry Stroman's run on art and a pretty bad Secret Invasion tie-in/She-Hulk crossover followed by a Darwin-focused arc that was below the book's usual quality level turned off some people who aren't going to come back in this economic climate no matter how good other people tell them the book is now. I know it seriously weakened my interest for a while. I've got the new hardcover coming and I'm excited about reading it because recent issues have been so well-received, but I still haven't made it to the end of the previous trade because I really couldn't get into the Darwin story, which certainly was not my retailer's fault. That said, I hope the book's not canceled. Or being replaced by a $3.99 miniseries or something. Because it has been one of the best X-books out there for most of the last four years.
IF X-FACTOR is taken from me, after the cancellation of Captain Britain and the MI13, I will very much lose all hope…..
I'm sure he's nice in person but through interviews and such, David strikes me as a really unlikeable person. It's always someone else's fault with this man.
– It's the fans screwing it up with their spoilers so let's take down Scans_Daily
– It's the crossover events (of which you've had two and seemed to have complete control over the Secret Invasion one- let's not get overly dramatic here)
– Now it's the mean retailers who are being mean and turning their noses at the book.
The retailers are managing struggling businesses; with fans turning away from stores at the new price tags (the next scapegoat I assume) they are of course NOT going to stack their shelves with a book they KNOW won't sell.
I absolutely loved the first Madrox Mini and have in fact turned away from X-Factor in recent months. Why? Ultimately my disinterest in X-Factor stems from….the writing (gee, imagine that).
A) Poor team dynamic. For a team book, focus isn't distributed evenly enough for me. Yes, you get the "M" issue once in a while, or the Guido moment, but ultimately it's Madox and his superfriends and that gets tiresome. Once a character gets focus (currently Syrin) then you know that 3 others fall to the background.
B) ADD when it comes to plots. Does anyone remember when Quicksilver's return was mean to be….something? Lots of build-up, a "special" issue and then he was repowered and shoved into limbo.
C) David himself doesn't seem to know where he's stories are going. Past this "coyness" in interviews I get a much stronger "wait until I get an idea" vibe than I do a "wait and see" one. Mister Trip and Madrox not being a mutant….nah…..Quicksilver vs. Layla Miller…..eh…..The isolationist (God, that was pointless)….nah, moving to a new city and working for the gvmt….nah, they're in the future now. I will admit that he is talented at creating powerful moments (again, Syrin and Madrox) but Sir, if you don't care; why should we?
And can anyone explain Longshot and Darwin to me? Because I stuck in as long as I could and the "interesting things coming up" never did. A sex scene with Monet? Really? That justifies adding the character to the roster?
Will Shatterstar join the team? "Hmm…Maybe. I don't know yet; we'll see." (So if you had no plan for the character, all his present was meant to do was create a ZOMG gay kiss?) It's ridiculous.
I'm sure the posters here, who consider his writing Nirvana because he actually posts here, will soon shred this post to pieces but I've said my piece. What is keeping me from enjoying the often very nice beats of this book, is it's writing and nothing else. (Though the art was pretty vile that one post-SI arc).
Or, maybe, David dosn't haven't an audience anymore.
I enjoyed some of his earier stuff; but, god, do th ethe mannerisims and tics get tiring.
This book lost it's way around the She-Hulk crossover. Art was so horrible, I dropped it and kinda forgot to check back in until the whole Madrox baby issue. This 'Summers Rebellion' storyline is boring.
David doesn't have an audience anymore because he spends most of his time trolling CBR pissing off fans.
I don't have any feelings of like or dislike towards David, but Damn it!
He is delivering the best X-book out there, if X-factor is allowed to die then so will my ties with Marvel (minus Spiderwoman and SWORD, which won't last long either.)
Only 31,000 per issue? I guess I've been holding onto buying this book WAY too long. Looks like it's time to drop it BEFORE the 50th issue. Sorry, Peter — nothing personal about your coyness. I'm just a puzzle.
It's an X-book that's actually good and well-made despite the "X" normally being enough to sell it.
Thus Marvel Zombies can't have that. They like their X-Books sloppy, incoherent, and featuring Wolverine.
X-Factor's going to stay past issue #50, and I want Peter David to remain on the title regardless of what happens next.
I just wanted to say:
PAD doesn't troll fans at CBR and I've only seen him piss off homophobes and trolls (which makes the regular posters happy not upset). From my experience on CBR, he has been a great addition to the boards.
More on-topic: I really hope this is just a marketing scheme, because I've really been enjoying X-Factor lately.
It took me a lot of time to stuck to this title : I didn't like the detective agency – and still don't. I didn't like the art at the beginning of the relaunch , but since the Madrox baby issue, I started to understand finally which book X-Factor really is, and till that, I'm completely stuck onto it…and to my opinion it's getting better each new issues, it seem to me the very best written Marvel' title actually, I like very much the way the situations are developped and really can't wait for the future.
PAD got in a tizzy at me on Newsarama when i posted that I lost interest in the series, but I might pick up 40-50 second hand to give it another try. "You tell me that you do find my comic worth paying full price, that you plan to purchase it in a way that doesn't benefit me, And you expect me NOT to be offended? "
Yeah, it's a wait and bait for a relaunch at 200. Nothing wrong with stirring the pot a bit. I do get the feeling the book will be significantly different at 200. I keep waiting for Wolfsebane to kill Jamie and Adult Layla, and it seems to be inching towards that. I betcha issue #50 ends with that. but they'll be a twist. X-Factor is good at that.
What the book needs is a consistent artist. It's strugged with that for 50 issues. There's been holdovers and people on for a year or two but not a single artist on the book for more than, what, 6 issues? I love the book. And it needs a consistent artist. I'll wait, I don't care. Just get some consistency here, people.
I loved the original X-Factor and Peter David's an amazing talent; I have to admit the 'two guys kissing' isn't about the bring me in as a reader. Yeah, the orignal ended at 149 (not including the -1 issue) and then they did that Mutant X thing as a change of pace.
Speaking of artists on X-Factor, I look through these old original series issues I missed out on in the 90s and I notice Jeff Matsuda would do a few then do inconsistent numbers of issues. Sometimes he'd only do covers and then did the covers to the last couple issues. I hope the cover rates paid well, but it makes an artist look inconsistent.
To boost sales, why don't you add a killer artist?
You already have a killer writer.
I think adding a Leinil Yu or a Steve McNiven-type would greatly boost sales (no offense to Raimondi).
Visuals also sell. Have John Romita draw one issue. What do you think would happen?
For heaven's sake, no!!!
Where are you from, Guido? The moon?
YU and McNiven's style would in no way work for this book.
I wouldn't mind JR JR doing a issue, he coudl certainly draw a bit more anyway.
To be honest, I don't think this is a cancellation, one missed month doesn't really signify a lot on its own. it might just be that #50 is one of those big status quo changing issues that means theres a slight delay.
If it is cancelled though…. my pull list really isn't havign a good year….
She Hulk, Agents of Atlas, Captain Britain in one year, with Iron Fist on a hype building excercise…
This series is not X-factor, is Madrox and his amazing friends. I won't deny that it is well written, but it is in no way a team book. Characters here don't have their own stories, they just react to whatever the hell is going on with Jaime. I hope, I really hope, that this series is relaunched as a real team book, because I really want to like it, but Madrox is in no way a selling point for me and apparently most readers. And get rid of the dead weight like Darwin, Longshot, and specially that crappy waste of ink known as Shatterstar.
Technopriest_1 seems to be horribly outdated in his complaints, because the storylines since issue #39 have been very evenly split between different cast members. Over the ensuing arc since that point, everybody has had a fair spotlight by way of getting the main meat of an issue each while the others get a smaller look in. For example, there's been Longshot guarding Lenore, Siren and Val, Guido and Ric on the road, and Darwin and Monet all getting a nice bulk of these issues, all independent of revolving around Madrox for the most part, while actually the running story with Madrox and Layla in the future actually gets the smallest amount of pages. If that's not a team book then I don't know what is – and let's not forget it was the Madrox mini which launched the 3rd run of X-Factor, so obviously he *is* a selling point.
I guess people will complain about things even after they've been well resolved.
Anyway Guido has the right idea – a stable and consistent art team is what's needed most of all on X-Factor.
Just to be clear, that's a fall of 47.4% since the first year of the title. But most of that fall happened early on – the two-year drop for June was only 16.2%. The title has been hovering quite steadily at 31-32K for several months now. The danger point for regular Marvel Universe titles looks to be closer to 20K these days. (All this, of course, is by ICV2's estimates, which are confined to the Diamond sales charts. Total sales will be higher because of foreign sales, trades, newsstands, etc.)
Perhaps saying "retailers haven't increased their orders" was just intended to be shorthand for "demand hasn't increased such that retailers have increased their orders". It might be that since the retailer orders are the most literal sign of success, that's what they use in discussion, even though technically it's a more complicated concept.
August 24, 2009 at 10:07 pm
PAD got in a tizzy at me on Newsarama when i posted that I lost interest in the series, but I might pick up 40-50 second hand to give it another try. "You tell me that you do find my comic worth paying full price, that you plan to purchase it in a way that doesn't benefit me, And you expect me NOT to be offended? "
What's worse, to read the comic second hand or never to read it at all? At least reading it second-hand there is a slight chance you will pick up the book on a regular basis…
I think they should combo the book with a back-up She-Hulk feature. Twice the fans for the one book might boost sales and secure the book's market share?
I thought we were paying 3.99 for Dark Avengers and New Avengers and Hulk and every mini-series so Marvel could afford to keep lower selling titles in print??????????
I applaud Guido´s suggestion. No wonder he wants to save his title since i guess no other X team would want him, ha! Please have Romita in JUST one issue, Marvel!
Sorry, but you're wrong. His holier-than-thou attitude in the thread for October's Marvel solicits last month infuriated quite a few people, myself included, and served only to provoke extreme reactions from fans. If he weren't a comics writer, he would have been accused of trolling by everyone. Civility only prevailed in that thread because of his position in the comics community. Virtually everyone in the thread was accused of bashing Marvel's output, even if people were just wondering where some missing books, like Exiles and Runaways were and wondering if they were canceled or not. Yes, that's right: wondering if your favorite series is canceled means you're not a real fan. He lost a lot of respect from me and many others I've talked to since then.
With all of the late comics out there are fans really freaking out about one missed month?
I love PAD's work and usually try to pick up his stuff but X-Factor has hit the chopping block for me. Nothing against the book itself but when a bigwig at Marvel made the statement a couple months ago that with the price hike they could lose a 25% of sales and still be ok I got annoyed and am slowly dropping every Marvel title. Thank goodness for Fallen Angel (if you are not getting this title from IDW you are missing some of PAD's best work).
Yeah to me, the arc after MC was a perfect jumping off point for the series. I'm sorry, but you tell me that after 40 issues, the series has become more evenly split among the cast? So for only the last 7 issues, the cast has actually shared some of the spotlight? I am not paying for a Multiple Man series, I am paying for X-Factor. Unless the series shift focus from Madrox to the other characters, I will not be back. And no, if the book cannot still keep or gain new readers, then Madrox is not a selling point.
I left this title when it had it's crossover w/ Messiah Complex, and never found my way back to it.
I didn't read the thread at the time, but just read through it and I feel like Marvel should make a contract with PAD to keep him off the internet. I've seen him misinterpret really innocent statements several times in order to have grounds to start a fight. I know it's possible to enjoy a book without enjoying the creator, but his vitriol definitely turns a lot of people off. Call a troll a troll.
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If X-Factor didn't ship for a month, there'd probably be Internet riots that Mr. David would surely endorse.
No. If XF didn't ship for a month, people would say, "Where's X-Factor!" and I'd explain why it's missing shipping and when the next issue will come out.
Because unlike some creators, I haven't given up on participating in various boards other than my own.
This is also the only X-book that I'm reading these days and is one of the few mainstream super-hero books that I read at all. It would be a shame to see it go. I do think that the art has suffered a little bit, and I liked Layla better when she was younger… but this is still a great title
There's a motivational poster in there somewhere.
"PAD got in a tizzy at me on Newsarama when i posted that I lost interest in the series, but I might pick up 40-50 second hand to give it another try. "You tell me that you do find my comic worth paying full price, that you plan to purchase it in a way that doesn't benefit me, And you expect me NOT to be offended? "
Perfect. Absolutely perfect. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for posting this.
Folks: DJSweet has been kind enough to set himself up as the classic example of the PMF: The Poor Me Fan, who manipulates history and reality, provokes confrontations, then wrings his hands and complains about how ill-treated he was.
Of course, over on Newsarama, he wasn't calling himself DJSweet. He was calling himself VirginiaAppleJack. To be a true PMF, running around under a variety of fake names while sniping at pros who always post under their own names is an absolute must.
He popped in on a thread extolling the virtues of X-Factor. We were discussing the art. I said we were the only book that I knew of that was regularly using different artists on different storylines. He disagreed and, to my puzzlement, declared that I was "pompous" for believing this.
In his next posting he rambled at length about what he liked and didn't like about the book and why he'd dropped it, but was "looking forward to picking up 40-50 on ebay" (issue #42 had just come out.)
My scathing response to that?
Nothing. I ignored him. I didn't reply at all.
Frustrated that I wasn't rising to the bait, he then posted this passive/aggressive gem:
"So no response to this PAD? I thought I was very reasonable displaying my opinion and support for this title. As well as directly but not rudely, calling you on your $hit about being the only book on the stands using multiple artists to tell different segments of the story. Oh well, I guess we can't be e-pals."
At which point I responded:
"I didn't respond because I didn't feel the need to. The only thing at all worth addressing was your basically saying that you didn't feel my work was worth buying either in its original comic form or even in trade paperback; that you would only buy it if you could pick it up at a bargain basement price second hand. Which is, frankly, pretty damned insulting. So I figured either you were clueless, or you were trying to pick a fight. Either way, I didn't want to reply.
Now I replied. And now rather than telling your friends that Peter David was a big jerk for ignoring you, you can say that Peter David was a big jerk when he responded to you.
Which is, of course, exactly what you did.
Because you're a PMF. And you may think you're special, but really, you're just a dime a dozen, hiding behind fake names and trolling for trouble with pros so that you can then turn around and talk about how meeeeeeaan they've been to you.
To everyone else, thank you for–for the most part–your support and positive comments about X-Factor. And just to clarify: No, I wasn't "blaming" the retailers. I used to be Marvel's direct sales manager. I was out there in the field regularly talking to retailers and distributors. I know how tough their job is. When I say the retailers aren't ordering more, what I mean is that…well…they're not ordering more. What should I say? They are? Except…they're not. If they ordered more, we'd sell more. Maybe Diamond would stop selling out of it. It's just a flat statement of truth.
When you think about it, I'm pretty curtailed in what I can say that doesn't get interpreted in the worst possible way. If I say the retailers aren't ordering more, I'm blaming the retailers. If I say that more fans aren't sampling it, then I'm blaming the readers. Quite a few fans have looked at ICV2 charts and pointed out that we hemorrhaged readers during Larry Stroman's tenure; if I said that, then I'd be accused of blaming the artist. Plus there's always someone bringing up Scans_Daily which got itself shut down because it was violating the copyright policies of its host, but they'll sure as hell blame me for it. (And, by the way, started up elsewhere immediately.)
Meantime critics ignore all the interviews right around issue #39 in which I said I thought the book had lost focus, that that was entirely my fault, and I was going to do my damnedest to correct that.
Sometimes a fact is just a fact. Retailers aren't ordering more. Is anyone arguing they ARE? Because if so, I'd like to know about it. You know how to get them to order more? Order it from them. That's pretty much the only way. I'll do my best on the writing end, and all I ask is that people meet me halfway.
There´s people who just like to draw a little attention to themselves. And I´m talking about you, Peter David. Ha, just jokin´! Looking forward to X-Factor wich, by the way, is not listed on November´s Previews.
Yeah, I heard something about that. There will be an announcement soon.
It's really a shame if it is indeed canceled. It wouldn't make sense though. I'm thinking its taking a short break of maybe the title is just changing, so the retailers will start ordering more issues.
X-Factor is one of the best written comics out right now, if not the best. It got me back into comics and made me an instant fan of Peter David. I plan on getting all the old vol. 1 X-Factor issues and other stuff written by PAD after reading this
Okay, then. We´ll wait (not so) patiently.
PAD – I have no idea if you'll see this or not, but I have to say, bravo for shutting the ill-tempered up. All the whining just ended at 8:50 PM on August the 26th. It does not matter what I do, but I will say that I have to deal with the same type of people every single day; 2/3 are grateful for your help, 1/3 are expectant of things like having you give them something for free if they or their representation were given the wrong promotional item. The only problem is, when you attempt to prove them wrong, all of a sudden everyone goes "Whoa, whoa, whoa!" You are now an angry "troll" (or whatever the real life equivalent is; pick your favorite) and YOU become the instigator. It's a terribly fine balance that most in any position such as this do not dare attempt; you are expected to simply prove and reprove yourself again and again to be a miracle worker with a smile on your face, your tongue kept silent of anything reactionary, and bags of money under your arms so that you may give freely to whomever asks.
On the "X-Factor" side of things, as long as the title isn't being forsaken when I see Marvel dry-humping itself to get out a new Deadpool title every two weeks, I'm happy.
I do have one question though: Whenever a comic's status comes under scrutiny, I only hear talk of the retailers. Does subscribing straight from Marvel not matter in this industry? That is how I get my X-Factor fix, as well as several other Marvel titles.


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Does anyone in Seattle care about the writer's strike that started today in Hollywood? According to the L.A. Times (same story Brad linked to in the morning news): "Both sides are girding for what many believe will be a long and debilitating strike, potentially more disruptive than the 22-week walkout by writers in 1988, which cost the entertainment industry an estimated $500 million." I just asked the people at the table next to me at Cafe Presse if they cared about the strike and the question barely registered. (Hey, Mudede, you're a "Hollywood writer"—do you care?)
I only care because that mention of the 1988 strike is a perfect excuse to put up a Slog post directing you toward this excellent and often overlooked Joan Didion book—really, get yourself a copy, it's $11!—which has, in addition to the best essays ever written about the Central Park jogger and Patty Hearst, an essay called "Los Angeles Days," about earthquakes, Aaron Spelling's mansion, and the writers' strike of 1988. (You can also find "Los Angeles Days" in the Everyman's Library collection of all of Didion's nonfiction, published last year, with it's too-small type and Bible-thin pages.)
A couple quotes from "Los Angeles Days"—which don't do it justice, you have to read them in context. But here's a taste:
Writers have never been much admired in Hollywood. In an industry predicated on social fluidity, on the daily recalibration and reassessment of status and power, screenwriters, who perform a function that remains only dimly understood even by the people who hire them, occupy a notably static place: even the most successful of them have no real power, and therefore no real status.
I heard repeatedly during the strike that I, as a member of the Guild "but an intelligent person," had surely failed to understand what "the leadership" of the Guild was doing to me; when I said that I did understand it, that I had lost three pictures during the course of the strike and would continue to vote against a settlement until certain money issues had been resolved, I was advised that such intransigence would lead nowhere, because "the producers won't budge," because "they're united on this," because "they're just going to write off the Guild," and because, an antic note, "they're going to start hiring college kids—they're even going to start hiring journalists."
It's a long, sharp, fantastic piece, and it ends with an anecdote about going to the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta in July of 1988—only then, Didion writes, "did the emotional core of the strike come clear to me." She goes on:
I had gone to Atlanta in an extra-industry role, that of "reporter" (or, as we say in Hollywood, "journalist"), with credentials that gave me a seat in the Omni but access to only a rotating pass to go on the floor. I was waiting for this rotating pass one evening when I ran into a directior I knew, Paul Mazursky. We talked for a moment, and I noticed that he, like all the other industry people I saw in Atlanta, had a top pass, one of the several all-access passes. In this case it was a floor pass, and, since I was working and he seemed not about to go on the floor, I asked if I might borrow it for half an hour.
He considered this.
He would, he said, "really like" to do this for me, but thought not. He seemed surprised that I had asked, and uncomfortable that I had breached the natural order of the community as we both knew it: directors and actors and producers, I should have understood, have floor passes. Writers do not, which is why they strike.


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Georgia Mae Goudy Peltier, 71, a native of Chackbay and resident of Thibodaux, died at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2003.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time Wednesday at Moses Baptist Church in Thibodaux. Religious services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with burial in the church cemetery.
She is survived by her mother, Cleora Goudy Watkins of Thibodaux; two grandchildren; four sisters, Barbara J. Goudy and Betty J. Goudy, of Thibodaux, Eula P. Hall and Mary L. Goudy of Portland, Ore.; four brothers, Isiah Goudy of Thibodaux, Sidney Goudy Sr. and Samuel Goudy of Chackbay, and Herman Goudy of Portland; three stepsisters, Delores Henderson, Louise Landers and Dorothy Johnson, all of Thibodaux; and four stepbrothers, the Rev. Ernest Watkins Jr. and Philip Watkins of Thibodaux, Freddie Watkins of New Orleans and Moses Watkins of Houma.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Peltier; her father, Walter Goudy Sr.; her stepfather, the Rev. Ernest Watkins Sr.; five brothers, Walter Jr., Alvin, Nelson Goudy, Henry and Joseph Goudy; and one sister, Eda Goudy.
She served on the Usher Board No. 1, Deaconess Board and Pastor's Aid Committee at Moses Baptist Church. She was a past Worthy Matron of Rebecca Chapter No. 23 Order of Eastern Star, Lafourche Parish Head Start Program, Lafourche Parish Office of Community Action, member of BISCO and grandparent teacher at South Thibodaux Elementary School. She was a retired radio dispatcher with the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office.
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Welcome to Jimmy's Vendetta! The first DLC add-on for Mafia II. The achievements in this DLC are fairly straight forward, but some of them are a huge grind. For the estimate of how long these will take to obtain, i have suggested 10-15 hours. The campaign will take you around 3-5 hours, but there is 1 achievement that will cause this DLC to take up to 15 hours. This achievement is, 'Explorer' and to obtain it you will have to drive for a total of 1000 miles. During the original game, which is a lot bigger than this DLC, you would not have driven so many miles, so to drive this many in a smaller story will take a lot of effortless grinding, just driving around the map.
Step 1: Story
Your first step is to complete the story. All of the missions are timed and you will obtain a score at the end of each mission that can be added to a leader board to compare with others. There are no achievements attached to this leader board feature, however, so do not worry about it too much. While you play through the story, you should be aware of some of the miscellaneous achievements as some are easier earned during story missions. You cannot miss any achievements, so if you are aiming for any during missions and fail to obtain them, you can try again at any time in free roam.
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The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
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Assessment of land use impacts on soil ecological functions: development of spatially differentiated characterization factors within a Canadian context
- Rosie SaadAffiliated withCIRAIG, Chemical Engineering Department, École Polytechnique de Montréal Email author
- , Manuele MargniAffiliated withCIRAIG, Chemical Engineering Department, École Polytechnique de Montréal
- , Thomas KoellnerAffiliated withProfessorship of Ecological Services PES, Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Geosciences, University of Bayreuth
- , Bastian WittstockAffiliated withAbteilung Ganzheitliche Bilanzierung, Lehrstuhl für Bauphysik, Universität Stuttgart
- , Louise DeschênesAffiliated withCIRAIG, Chemical Engineering Department, École Polytechnique de Montréal
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Among other regional impact categories in LCA, land use still lacks a suitable assessment method regarding the least developed "soil ecological quality" impact pathway. The goals of this study are to scope the framework addressing soil ecological functions and to improve the development of regionalized characterization factors (CFs). A spatially explicit approach was developed and illustrated for the Canadian context using three different regional scales and for which the extent of spatial variability was assessed.
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A model framework based on the multifunctional character of soil and the ecosystem services defined by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment is suggested. This framework includes land use impacts on soil ecological quality evaluated regarding the change in soil capacity to fulfill a range of soil ecological functions. Four impact indicators, namely erosion resistance, groundwater recharge, mechanical, and physicochemical filtration, proposed by the functional method of Baitz (2002), were used to assess three major degraded regulating services: erosion regulation, freshwater regulation, and water purification. Spatially differentiated CFs were calculated based on the principles proposed by the UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative for two Canadian spatial models (15 ecozones, 193 ecoregions) along with a non-spatial one (one generic). Seven representative land use types were tested.
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Using the ecozone-based scale, an overall result comparison between the non-spatial and spatial models indicates significant differences between ranges across land use types and results up to four times larger than what the generic scale can capture. This highlights the importance of introducing a regionalized assessment. When considering the impacts from a specific land use type, such as urban land use, generic CFs fail to adequately represent spatial CFs because they tend to be highly dependent on the biogeographical conditions of the location. When comparing all three resolution scales, CF results calculated using the ecoregions spatial scale generally show a larger spread across each land use type. Interesting variations and extreme scenarios are revealed which could not be observed using a coarser scale-based model such as the ecozone resolution scheme.
This work demonstrates the accomplishment of developing spatially differentiated CFs addressing impacts of different land use types on soil ecological functions. For a large territorial area spreading over many biomes, such as Canada, accounting for ecological unit boundaries proves to be necessary since the generic scale is not sufficiently representative. An evaluation of the extent of spatial differentiation emphasized the influence on the variability of regionalized CFs.
KeywordsCharacterization factors Ecosystem services Land use Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) Regionalization Soil ecological functions Soil ecological quality Spatial differentiation
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- Assessment of land use impacts on soil ecological functions: development of spatially differentiated characterization factors within a Canadian context
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Volume 16, Issue 3 , pp 198-211
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- 10.1007/s11367-011-0258-x
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- 1. CIRAIG, Chemical Engineering Department, École Polytechnique de Montréal, P.O. Box 6079, Montréal, Quebec, H3C 3A7, Canada
- 2. Professorship of Ecological Services PES, Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Geosciences, University of Bayreuth, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
- 3. Abteilung Ganzheitliche Bilanzierung, Lehrstuhl für Bauphysik, Universität Stuttgart, 70771, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Mark Teixeira hit his 30th homer, Manny Alexander added a two-run double and the Texas Rangers won their eighth straight game Saturday night with a 5-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
The Rangers matched their longest winning streak of the season and remained tied with Boston for the AL wild-card lead. They trail first-place Oakland by a half-game in the AL West.
Texas starter Mickey Callaway gave up only two runs and five hits but was lifted after 4 2-3 innings, one out from qualifying for his first win since April 1, 2003, with Anaheim.
Making his second start since missing 123 days with an elbow injury, the right-hander gave up Ruben Gotay's sacrifice fly and Joe Randa's RBI single in the fifth before giving way to Franklin Francisco (4-1).
Francisco retired Mike Sweeney on a pop fly to end the threat and went two innings for the win, giving up one run and two hits.
Francisco Cordero pitched a scoreless ninth for his 39th save in 41 chances. He converted his 19th consecutive opportunity, tying the team record he set earlier this season. Desi Relaford flied out to the warning track with two on to end the game.
The Royals stranded seven runners in the last three innings.
Teixeira homered leading off a four-run fourth against Brian Anderson (2-11). Alexander's two-run double a few minutes later made it 4-0, and Eric Young's RBI single put the Rangers on top 5-0.
Young doubled leading off the first for the Rangers and scored on Alfonso Soriano's sacrifice fly.
Anderson went 5 2-3 innings and gave up five runs on eight hits. Randa also had an RBI single in the seventh.
Astros 4, Cubs 3: In Houston, Jose Vizcaino and Jason Lane hit RBI singles in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Houston Astros won for the fifth time in six games, rallying for a victory over the Chicago Cubs.
Jeff Kent led off the bottom of the ninth with a single and moved to third when Morgan Ensberg reached on a throwing error by third baseman Jose Macias. Kent scored on Vizcaino's single.
After pinch hitter Mike Lamb reached on an intentional walk to load the bases, Lane singled to right, scoring Ensberg with the winning run.
Brad Lidge (4-6) earned the win. He struck out three in 1 1-3 innings and gave up two runs on three hits.
LaTroy Hawkins (2-4) allowed two runs on three hits in 1-3 of an inning and took the loss.
Chicago's Aramis Ramirez led off the ninth with a single, and pinch runner Jose Macias then scored on Michael Barrett's triple.
Ramon Martinez drove in Barrett with a sacrifice fly, giving the Cubs their first lead of the game at 3-2.
Brandon Backe struck out four and walked three, while holding the Cubs to four hits over seven innings in his first major league start. Only two Chicago base runners reached second.
A walk to Kent, an intentional walk to Vizcaino and a walk to Brad Ausmus loaded the bases with two outs in the second inning for Houston. Backe then bounced a two-run single up the middle for the first hit of the game, giving the Astros an early lead.
It was Backe's first major league hit in just his third plate appearance.
Chicago moved within 2-1 in the eighth when reliever Dan Miceli allowed a single to Corey Patterson and walked Derrek Lee. Patterson scored on a single by Moises Alou.
Miceli was lifted in favor of Brad Lidge, who struck out Sammy Sosa to end the rally.
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Home entertainment has gone way past the TV/VCR stage.
Consumers now have a vast array of choices to suit their lifestyles, budgets, space and personal preferences when it comes to picking components for that ultimate audio/video experience.
Don Hamby, founder of Don's Hi-Fidelity, believes in keeping up with the latest technology as the electronics market keeps changing and growing. Hamby and staff played host to a recent Electronics Expo. On display was a large assortment of new electronic gadgets and audio/video components.
Hamby said he was excited about the expo for home theaters and custom installation, saying the event was aimed primarily at architects, builders and interior designers.
On hand for the event were five factory representatives from leading high-end audio/video manufacturers. Hamby had arranged for them to conduct a question and answer panel discussion with audience members.
Wilson Audio sent John Geolis. Larry Reagan and Ken Dawkins represented Thiel Audio. Ron Cornelius came from McIntosh Labs. Roberta Lewis was there from Phase Tech Audio, and Russell Vestal represented Mitsubishi. KFDA-TV Chief Engineer Tim Winn came to explain the changeover from analog to high definition broadcasting and how service has been affected in the area.
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"Home theater has become huge in new home design," Reagan said. "our company (Thiel) specializes in custom applications. Our speakers offer ultra high resolution without losing sound quality."
Geolis described his company as offering mostly high-end components used mainly in the entertainment industry.
"Our least expensive speakers run $11,400 apiece," he said. "We have some that run $125,000 a pair. These are used mainly in music recording studios, movie soundtrack studios and commercial recording facilities."
All of the members of the panel agreed that planning is the key to achieving optimum results for the amount of money a homeowner wants to spend on his home entertainment system.
"The best outcomes with new construction is when the architect works closely with the client," Cornelius said.
Hamby said the key to success is for the designer, architect and builder to work together to ensure that the end result will be positive for everyone involved.
"I advise all of my clients to over-wire their homes," Lewis said. "It is very difficult to wire a component or add more wiring after the Sheetrock has been hung. It is an inexpensive way to save yourself a lot of headache later."
Cornelius agreed. "Add a few extra dedicated lines for the stereo. It will help keep the (audio) noise down."
Michael Norris, owner of Norris Audio-Video Systems said the number of new homes being built with a home system is increasing.
"I would say that over one third of the new homes are pre-wired for audio and video," he said. "It is becoming more and more a standard feature. It won't be long before the buyer considers it as something missing when looking at a new home. Our jobs usually run from $1,500 to $3,500 to wire a home. That can include amplifiers to drive the speakers. Some people add whole house audio and surround sound systems which can increase the cost. People want a home theater space."
A good rule of thumb for budgeting a home theater system in a new home is to allow as much money for the theater as will be spent on the kitchen, panel members said.
"If you're going to spend $10,000 on your kitchen," Dawkins said, "allow the same amount for your home entertainment room."
The size and shape of the room is important when considering a home entertainment system, panelists said. The least desirable room is one that is square.
The experts said vaulted ceilings are acceptable, and they recommended heavy drapes and bookshelves to absorb and deflect sound.
Rick Denny, salesman at Sound Systems Ltd., said that an irregular shaped room is the best option when building or remodeling for a home theater.
"A rectangular shape as opposed to square is best," Denny said.
Norris said a general trend is toward basement applications. "Budget allowing."
Denny said that a home-owner can get a good introductory system for as little as $2,000.
"I think for the do-it-yourselfer, $2000 can get you started very well," he said. "Of course, you can spend that much on the TV alone. But for the audio equipment, that is a good start. We also have systems that sell for tens of thousands. It is up to the owner. It depends on how important it is to the user. It's like a boat, why spend a lot of money on something you are not going to use all the time."
Lewis showed off a new in-wall speaker that comes with a grill that is wall mounted before the speaker is installed. This allows the homeowners to come back and install the speakers when they either need or can afford them. A pair of the speakers from Phase Tech Audio cost about $600.
Everyone who attended the seminar was given a grill to take home with them. The idea was to give the grills away to encourage later installation.
"Please, take all the grills you want," Lewis said.
Panel members compared the entertainment room to having a swimming pool in the back yard. A homeowner can spend $20,000 and up for a pool that is used a limited number of months during the year, they said. The same amount can be spent on a media room, and it will be used every day of the year.
It's a matter of priorities, panelists said, and consumers are limited only by the size of their budgets.
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