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Eddie Crittendon was born and raised in Fulton, Kentucky. Eddie is the executive director of the Fulton County-Hickman County Economic Development Partnership. This is a two-county partnership that was formed in 2007. Previously Eddie served as administrator of the Park Terrace Assisted Living facility in South Fulton, Tennessee. Eddie served two years as vice mayor of the City of Fulton before being elected to his first term as mayor in 2000 and was re-elected in 2004. Eddie also served as constable of the First District in Fulton County. Eddie is very involved in the community through youth activities and currently serves as president of the Twin City Youth League.
Dr. Gene Gilliland is Assistant Vice President of Strategic Planning and Public Relations at Community Financial Services Bank (CFSB) where he has been employed since 2004. He represents Marshall County on the regional chamber and is the Immediate Past Chairman of the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce. Prior to coming to the bank 8 years ago, he preached for over 30 years in AL, TN, OH, CA, and KY. He has four degrees from three universities including one doctorate (in Church Growth). Since joining the bank he has also completed 3 banking schools graduating magna cum laude last May at the Barret School of Banking in Memphis, TN. Gene believes strongly in community involvement as he is an active member of the McCracken, Calloway, and Marshall Chambers as well as being on the board of the West Kentucky Regional Chamber Alliance. He is a shepherd/elder at the Reidland Church of Christ. He has been a member of the Benton Lions Club since 1990 and served in a variety of leadership positions (Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, & Treasurer) as well as serving as a Zone Chairman for the district. He is Vice Chairman for Marshall County Needline. He is founder and president of Character Counts in Marshall County since 2001. He is president of the Society for the Preservation of Southern Harmony Singing which in 2012 hosted their 130th annual Big Singing at the old courthouse in Benton. He also publishes a Quick Reference Directory of Community Resources for Marshall and McCracken counties. Gene has been happily married to his wife Ella for 38 years. Ella is a speech-language pathologist for the Marshall County School System. They have three grown children. Bradley & his wife Anna live in Oklahoma City where he is a middle school teacher. Bethany & her husband Ryan live in central California where she is a deputy district attorney. Cindy & her husband Jesse live in Draffenville where she is a server at Patti's Restaurant and subs for the Marshall County School System. Gene and Ella recently became grandparents of their first grandchild, Paige Rylee Willcutt.
Michael Muscarella has been the Director of Rehabilitation Services at Baptist Health Paducah for 23 years. He has been a physical therapist for 33 years and is responsible for the Community Health Needs Assessment for Baptist Health Paducah. He holds a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Kentucky and a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Old Dominion University. He has taught as an adjunct faculty to the University of Kentucky's doctoral program in physical therapy for 10 years. Currently he serves as the President of the Kentucky Physical Therapy Association. In addition to chairing the Purchase Area Health Education Center Advisory Board at Murray State University, he also serves the Regional Advisory Board. He is a member of the Kentucky AHEC advisory board. Michael has been a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and the Kentucky Physical Therapy Association for 33 years. He is a member of the Kentucky Rural Health Association's Board of Directors working to address health disparities throughout the state and region. Locally, he is a past president of the Rotary Club of Paducah and teaches adult Sunday school at First Baptist Church Paducah. He is married to Julie Waldrop Muscarella, UK '80, a dietitian and a Certified Diabetes Educator. They have one daughter, Miriam, who is a 2012 graduate of Harvard College and is currently involved in endocrine research through an NIH grant.


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More From The BarkFrom This IssueMagazine: 2009Wellness: Health Care
Vet Advice: Dry Eye
Diagnosing and dealing with a common canine ailment
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Make It & Take It
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Good Dog: Behavior & Training
Teach Your Dog a Flip Finish Trick
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Don't Try This at Home!
Five common misconceptions about dog training and behavior
The Art of Training
Building trust is the first step
Culture: DogPatch
Nellie & Doris & Dogs
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All My Patients Have Tales: Favorite Stories from a Vet's Practice
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Why Dogs Are Better Than Cats
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The Joy of Dog Fostering
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Shared Giving
Animal-loving companies direct charitable dollars
Safety On the Set
American Humane dogs the industry on behalf of animals
Dog's Life: Lifestyle
Dogs in the Castle
Delightful Discovery in Doylestown
Dogs as Gifts?
Good advice for any time of the year
In the Dog House
The kids have flown and now canines rule the roost
American Beauties
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Tricks of the Trade
Cold weather walks
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New AUDI Q5 Reviews (5 customer reviews) |
Advantages: Handles just like a car, neat and sophisticated exterior styling
Easy to drive, simple to park and with a choice of great engines
(5) AutoeBid customer AUDI Q5 reviews05-February-2013 New Deals (2.0 TDI Quattro S Line 5d)
"So far we are very impressed with the ride, handling, pace and economy. A great all round car. Looking forward to the first long distance drive."
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Advantages: Great engines and plenty of class
Audi's A5 feels classy, handles well and showcases the much-improved chassis for the next A4
(9) AutoeBid customer AUDI A5 reviews02-November-2012 New Deals (S5 Quattro 5d S Tronic)
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Advantages: Good value; trendy styling
Something a bit different for the family hatch market - nice enough to drive and well-equipped for the money
(28) AutoeBid customer NISSAN QASHQAI reviews04-June-2014 New Deals (1.6 dCi Tekna 5d)
"Well designed, spacious, good looks and a pleasure to drive. The entertainment/connect system is the only area needing improvement."
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Advantages: Built on a lightweight new platform, the C4 Picasso is the first MPV to deliver sub-100g/km carbon dioxide emissions and, in turn, sky-high fuel economy. A chiselled design sets it apart from dreary rivals as do superb amounts of space.
Citroen's new C4 Picasso nails the business of 'people-carrying' so well that those in the market for an MPV would be mad to overlook it.
(1) AutoeBid customer CITROEN C4 PICASSO review29-April-2014 New Deals (1.6 e-HDi 115 Airdeam ExclusivePlus 5dr)
"Had car one month, 10000 miles. Everything works and it is very silent and economical. Particularly pleased with comfort, adaptability, room and styling."
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Advantages: Great looks, strong image, good to drive
The VW Eos is a great coupe-cabriolet combining style with practicality: good to drive and refined.
(2) AutoeBid customer VOLKSWAGEN EOS reviews24-October-2010 New Deals (2.0 TDI CR Sport 2d DSG)
"Excellent, very pleaed with the car and the service from both yourselved and the dealer."
New HYUNDAI SANTA FE Reviews (6 customer reviews) |
Advantages: Good looks, superb refinement and excellent build quality
A wonderfully built and designed Hyundai - the sign of things to come from the Korean manufacturer
(6) AutoeBid customer HYUNDAI SANTA FE reviews05-January-2011 New Deals (2.2 CRDi Premium 5d [7 Seats])
"Very pleased so far - excellent in adverse weather conditions. MPG so far not as good as expected. 4 star rating."
New VOLVO XC90 Reviews (16 customer reviews) |
Advantages: Stylish, spacious and extremely safe. Also very refined and residuals are good.
A very refined 4x4 which offers excellent value for money and lots of equipment - but it's not especially quick
(16) AutoeBid customer VOLVO XC90 reviews30-January-2012 New Deals (2.4 D5 [200] R DESIGN 5d Geartronic)
"Four Stars. Originally we were looking at the XC60 as my wife was pregnant with our third child. Turns out it was twins and XC90 was the only car capable of carrying all of us and the paraphernalia that goes with a large family. Car doing everything that we ask of it and so far we are well pleased. I expect that Volvo will launch a new model in the next 24 months with hopefully better fuel economy than the 27mpg we are getting now. On motor way runs fully laden we are getting 32mpg which when you consider public transport costs for all six of us then it's a no brainer. "
New VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Reviews (16 customer reviews) |
Advantages: A new classic that will offer you everything you would expect and a bit more.
Great value for money, outstanding fuel economy with great overall refinement make this a hard car to beat in its class and gets 5 stars all round.
(16) AutoeBid customer VOLKSWAGEN GOLF reviews12-January-2015 New Deals (1.4 TSI SE 5d DSG)
"This is a very easy car to drive and I am pleased with the efficiency. My husband wishes he had one!"
New LAND_ROVER RANGE ROVER Reviews |
Advantages: Refined, luxurious, and generally imperious. Now kitted with adaptive air suspension as standard, the latest Range Rover is equally adept off-road as it is covering motorway miles, and thats to say peerless. By far the most evolved of the breed.
Longevity is part of the appeal of perhaps Britains most famous export, and that the latest Range Rover to leave Solihull codenamed L405 is just the fourth generation since 1970 proves the point. In the intervening forty-two years, the Range Rover has become increasingly luxurious, so much so that this one is more akin to a Rolls-Royce on stilts than any of its predecessors.
New FORD FOCUS Reviews (12 customer reviews) |
Advantages: Superb driving dynamics and much improved interior build quality - hard to fault
A fantastic buy - excellent all-round abilities combined with very healthy discounts on new
(12) AutoeBid customer FORD FOCUS reviews19-April-2013 New Deals (1.0 125 EcoBoost Titanium X 5d)
"Too new to rate the car, however, everything is perfect after 3 weeks."
New AUDI A3 Reviews (9 customer reviews) |
Advantages: Stylish and sophisticated
The closest competition to the A3 is the latest VW Golf, which it beats on prestige, build quality and equipment.
(9) AutoeBid customer AUDI A3 reviews02-December-2014 New Deals (1.4 TFSI 125 SE 5d S Tronic)
"Wonderful, far superior to the Audi A2 my wife previously had. Can't fault it so far!"
New FORD FIESTA VAN Reviews |
Advantages: In addition to its new EcoBoost engine, the new Ford Fiesta boasts a best-in-class suite of technologies and features such as a new MyFord Touchsystem with 6.5-inch touch screen that features enhanced voice control providing drivers more options than ever for navigation, communication and entertainment functions.
The new Ford Fiesta features SYNC AppLink capabilities pioneered on the first Fiesta. The technology allows drivers to access and control Ford-approved smartphone apps with voice commands and vehicle controls while on the go, helping them keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road. Turn-by-turn navigation remains part of SYNC Services.
Fords MyKey is a new feature on Fiesta, which enables parents in particular to encourage safer driving and limit their teenagers exposure to risk at the wheel.
The system allows owners to configure maximum speed and audio volume limits. It also mutes audio until seat belts are fastened and ensures driver aids, safety systems and more vigorous alerts cannot be deactivated when used.
Proving to be every bit as creative as its owner, the new Fiesta will offer custom exterior design graphics and new colour options. The redesigned exterior boasts a sporty new grille that reflects the new face of Ford.
Inside, we have the mobile phone-inspired dashboard and leather steering wheel and seats. Also available is a new Sony HD audio/satellite radio with eight premium speakers for drivers to more fully appreciate their music.
The most dramatic and distinctive Fiesta to date, the new Ford Fiesta is expected to deliver impressive fuel efficiency, led by its makers patented new 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine and comes with a more upscale look.
New FIAT 500L Reviews |
Advantages: The Fiat brand demonstrates its creative spirit once more with the new Fiat 500L: a marriage of functionality and emotion, it features a 5-seater single-volume structure which is 414 cm long, 178 cm wide and 166 cm high. It is a further development of the concept of 'cab forward' introduced by Fiat with the 600 Multipla, a precursor to the concept of the compact people carrier.
Produced at the Fiat factory in Kragujevac, Serbia, the new Fiat 500L is a 'first car' for those who won't settle for anything less than Italian style, the versatility that comes from a functional design and engine technology that sets the bar in terms of efficiency.
New BMW X5 Reviews (4 customer reviews) |
Advantages: Among the attributes that have set the BMW X5 apart in the automotive landscape has been its unique blend of sporty, elegant exterior design and luxurious, flexible interior ambience.
Those attributes have been enhanced with an entirely new design, inside and out. For customers looking to add an additional element of individuality to their new X5, the Luxury Line, xLine or M Sport will be available, as will two Interior Design Packages Ivory White and Mocha.
The BMW X5s xDrive intelligent all-wheel drive can be complemented by Dynamic Performance Control as part of the optional Dynamic Handling Package.
The Dynamic Handling Package also includes Active Roll Stabilization providing an additional edge to the X5s sporty handling attributes as well as Dynamic Damper Control and a rear-axle air suspension.
Adaptive M suspension, available as part of M Sport, also includes Dynamic Damper Control and rear air suspension with more sports-oriented suspension tuning.
Great on- and off-road abilities plus 7 seats make this the ideal 4x4 for the fashion conscious buyer. Well combines on-road performance and luxury setting a benchmark for what buyers in this class coule be looking at.
(4) AutoeBid customer BMW X5 reviews12-May-2013 New Deals (xDrive30d SE 5d Auto)
"The car is everything I hoped for. I can't wait for the snow this winter (can't believe I said that!)?"
New BMW 4 SERIES COUPÉ Reviews |
Advantages: Thanks to the raft of EfficientDynamics technologies standard on every vehicle, the new BMW 4 Series Coupé delivers driving enjoyment alongside the efficiency that has become synonymous with the brand.
The innovative Drive Performance Control, which allows owners to tailor the cars driving characteristics, offers extra flexibility as standard.
On sale in the UK from 5 October, the sporty and athletic BMW 4 Series Coupé two-door model is available with a choice of rear-wheel-drive or xDrive, all-wheel-drive. Truly a drive like no other.
New BMW I3 Reviews |
Advantages: The research and development work carried out since 2007 as part of project i has laid the foundations for sustainable mobility solutions influenced by environmental, economic and social change around the world. BMW i3 is the worlds first premium car designed from the ground up to be powered by an electric drive system.
The result is hallmark BMW driving pleasure, delivered with zero emissions and an engaging intensity unmatched by any other electrically powered vehicle.
The BMW i series is being looked at as "a true halo project for BMW," says Henner Lehne, Frankfurt-based analyst with IHS Automotive, as quoted on Reuters. "If it succeeds, it will firm up BMW's lead on innovation." He is spot on.
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All that pent up energy stored as children sat at school desks this year will soon need to be expended somewhere!
If your kids have never been to Camp EDGE before, consider sending them on this unforgettable summer experience at Houghton College, July 7-11. Click here for registration, pricing, and forms.
Campers ages 7-13 will have their fill of attention-grabbing games, interesting tracts, and sporting activities. Tract times are camp electives that campers choose based on their likes and dislikes. Every child is different, and not everyone wants to do crafts or drama, so Camp EDGE offers kids their favorite picks.
Tract selections include basketball, cheerleading, drama, high rope adventures, juggling & illusions, rock climbing, and wilderness survival and more. Boredom is not an option! This year's guest entertainer will be the world touring juggler, Nels Ross. And just like last year, Konnected will be leading worship in a style kids will love, including sing-a-longs and other crowd pleasing interaction.
Camp counselors take care to balance the camp experience with Bible learning, group prayer, and devotional time. Everything we do at Camp EDGE is set in a God-centered environment where kids learn more about the Lord. They'll also make meaningful connections with friends and counselors, which are central to every child's experience. The relationships fostered at camp can have a tremendous influence on a young life, and the memories last forever.


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90mph isn't illegal everywhere... I've not specifically stated the roads I'm on.
90mph isn't illegal everywhere... I've not specifically stated the roads I'm on.
Appreciating cricket's greatest legend ever - HD Bird...............Funniest post (intentionally) ever.....Runner-up.....Third.....Fourth
(Accidental) founder of Twenty20 Is Boring Society. Click and post to sign-up.RIP Fardin Qayyumi (AKA "cricket player"; "Bob"), 1/11/1990-15/4/2006
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U.S. Consumer Travel Report Sixth Edition
In the past three years, U.S. consumer travel has had trouble catching up with the nation's overall economic recovery. But after a long, stressful period of watching every dollar and forgoing vacation, travelers took off in 2013, finally treating themselves to the rest and relaxation they'd been craving - and providing the travel industry with a sorely needed boost. Phocuswright's U.S. Consumer Travel Report Sixth Edition is designed to help travel companies make the most of the bright years on the horizon by offering longitudinal analysis of consumer leisure travel behavior, consumption of major travel products, and the trip planning process.
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Destination Unknown: How U.S. and European Travelers Decide Where to Go 2013
During trip planning, travelers are influenced by a complex interplay of channels, websites and devices. While traditional points of influence, such as brick-and-mortar outlets, still hold sway, online resources far outweigh offline ones - both in influence and number. The challenge for suppliers, then, is to create a trusted brand that stays top of mind and lightens the traveler's load during the selection process. Destination Unknown: How U.S. and European Travelers Decide Where to Go 2013 illuminates the myriad factors involved in leisure travel decision-making and compares the process in four key markets: the U.S., the U.K., Germany and France.
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U.S. Consumer Travel Report Fifth Edition
While the U.S. economy showed clear signs of recovery in 2012, there were enough mixed signals to make vacation decisions difficult for many Americans. Through a longitudinal analysis, Phocuswright's U.S. Consumer Travel Report Fifth Edition examines traveler behavior along each step of the travel planning process - from the media travelers rely on to make destination and product decisions, to the channels they use to book and share their trip experiences. Key metrics include frequency and duration of trips, travel expenditure and travel component purchases, and travel intentions for the coming year.
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The comic books thread. What's your fave? Marvel? DC? Top Cow?
July 25, 2013, 09:47:23 PM »
I'm sure plenty of us here at the 'fan love comic books. What are some comics you like and why? What genres do you like? Superhero? Sci-fi? Fantasy?
Do you have a favorite publisher? Among the big two, do you prefer DC or Marvel? Or do you lean toward alternate publishers like Top Cow, Dark Horse, and the like? Do you visit comic book stores in your neighborhood? How are they? There are multiple near me and I think I've found the one that I really like and will loyally frequent.
Among the big two, I prefer Marvel. DC does some excellent stuff, but Marvel stokes my fire much more. Growing up, I preferred "Spider-friends" to "Super-friends" and when I was first introduced to X-men, that was it for me. Storm is still my favorite comic book character. I just recently read the 2011 Marvel/Crossgen reboot of Sigil and I dug it; the art style was vivid and Samantha Rey was a cool protagonist. I hope the series continues beyond this initial 4-comic story arc, but I kinda doubt it.
EDIT (whoa, time warp!)- lately, the more I've been reading and delving into more comics by the big two, I find myself favoring DC over Marvel lately. Like, there's more DC stuff that I want to buy than Marvel stuff. Like Trinity of Sin: Pandora, Worlds' Finest
I also recently read the first four issues of Ascension (published by Top Cow) and I love the art style and am getting into it, but I read that the series is unfinished due to low sales. Too bad, because it's good. I especially love the vivid art style.
So, yeah, let's talk comic books.
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I'm more of a DC fan than a Marvel fan, and that's 95% because DC's 90s cartoons (Batman TAS, Superman TAS, Justice League, Batman Beyond, Static Shock) were way better than anything Marvel produced. The only current DC books I follow are Batman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Animal Man, Swamp Thing, and recently Superman Unchained, but all of those are excellent and I recommend them wholeheartedly. DC also still runs the Vertigo imprint; Vertigo is probably my favorites comics label of all time. My favorite DC character of all time is Batman, but I also have immense appreciation for Nightwing (especially Grant Morrison and Scott Snyder's runs on him in 2009-2011), Wonder Woman (GEORGE PEREZ GREG RUCKA GAIL SIMONE!!!!!1!1!!111) and Animal Man (original Grant Morrison series and subsequent Vertigo comics).
My favorite Marvel books now are probably Superior Spider-Man, Wolverine & The X-Men (Logan as headmaster of a new mutant school) and All-Female X-Men (self-explanatory), but there's some good stuff going on right now. Favorite Marvel character of all time is probably Beast. I'd explain Superior Spider-Man to you guys, but those of you not in the know would probably flip a shit. (major spoilers). Seriously, I don't even want to talk about Superior Spider-Man unless you already know the twist.
In terms of stuff I collect in trades, I'm currently reading American Vampire by Scott Snyder, Saga by Brian K. Vaughan, and The Unwritten by Mike Carey. I also recently finished Irredeemable by Mark Waid. Those four are probably the best comics I've read in the past two years. I'll talk about those four here, because they don't receive NEARLY as much attention as mainstream DC and Marvel stuff and I'm always eager to talk about them.
American Vampire
- with episodes set in the 1880s, 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s (I'm only at volume 3), American Vampire chronicles the lives of Pearl Jones and Skinner Sweet, two new-species vampires born in different eras of American history. The underworld is dominated by a rule of European vampires of Dracula's ilk, while Pearl and Skinner are day-walking terrors with new powers and weaknesses, having been turned under unusual circumstances on American soil. The old vampires view them as abominations, Skinner wants to live a hard and fast un-life, and Pearl just wants to be left alone. American Vampire is some the best vampire fiction out there.
The Unwritten
- Tom Taylor is the son of legendary fantasy author Winston Taylor, whose Tommy Taylor books (an obvious send-up of Harry Potter) are the most popular books in the world. Tom Taylor has lived under his father's shadow and made a living speaking at conventions, but resents his father for his rough upbringing. Eventually Tom and some allies unearth a literary conspiracy spanning millennia and discover that they can use the spells in the Tommy Taylor books as long as there are enough believers in the magic of fiction. It's pretty incredible.
- this is the series that BKV allegedly wanted to make all his life, and I think it's his best work since Y: The Last Man (one of the best comic books of the past twenty years). Set in an interstellar war between two species, one of which is technologically advanced and the other of which is shamanistic and able to wield magic powers. Alana and Marko, soldiers from opposite sides, fall in love and try to raise the first known inter-species child ever conceived. Saga is an excellent space opera that I implore you check out.
- what if Superman totally snapped? Legendary writer Mark Waid (author of Tower of Babel, Kingdom Come, and some groundbreaking material for Flash and Daredevil, among others) creates a rich universe of unique superheroes, with the all-powerful Plutonian front and center. Plutonian is similar to Superman, with senses capable of detecting any sight or sound on earth and a myriad of incredible, nigh-invincible powers. "Tony" grows sick of all the criticism, ridicule, and opposition that superheroes receive, so he loses his goddamn mind, murders most of his former teammates and adversaries, and starts erasing entire nations. Irredeemable is a superhero drama among superhero dramas, with superheroes, supervillains, armies, aliens, and extradimensional beings all teaming up to stop the one that used to be the greatest of them all. I recently finished the series (which ended in early 2012) and it's amazing.
So does any of that sound good to you? Check them out! The more people that read those four books, the better I feel about comics.
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As far as DC and Marvel go I'm off the map. I have The Killing Joke and Days of Future Passed waiting for me here.
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Quote from: Monsoon on July 25, 2013, 10:53:59 PM
American Vampire
The Unwritten
These all sound really interesting. I just might have to check them out. American Vampire seems the most interesting to me, since I'm intrigued by Skinner's character. When it comes to vampires, I always liked the "apex predator" type vampires best.
EDIT: I'm also interested to find out more about female comic book writers, especially women who pen superhero comics. That's definitely a comic book subgenre that's lacking that perspective. I'm definitely digging Becky Cloonan's work. I really like her art style. Wolves is really intense and I definitely want to read East Coast Rising, because I'm amused by the concept of punk pirates.
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I'm a Marvel guy. Well I was but I stopped buying regularly around 10 years ago. I've bought a couple of X-men and various other titles over the last few years but I don't know what the hell is going on and its gotten way too expensive in my opinion to collect and follow storylines that cross over into 3 or 4 other titles.
Anyway, I followed the X books mostly in the 90's with favorites being the big events like Xecutioners Song and The Age of Apocalypse. I also followed Spidey, Punisher and the other staples. The What If? Books were fun and I also read Deaths Head but that one was a Marvel UK book and tricky to find.
I had some good collectables for a while including all 5 covers of The Xmen no.1 reboot, Spawn no.1, XForce no. 1 as well as the the last issue of New Mutants. First appearance of Venom, War Zone no.1... I forget the rest.
I sold off all my comics a few years back and I reaaaaally regret it.
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I've heard good things about Collider #1 (Vertigo) so I'm going to see how that is. And because it looks like high-camp cyberpunk and was only a buck, I'm checking out Bubblegun #1 (Aspen MLT).
EDIT: Just finished reading these.
I can see why a lot of folks are really into Collider, but I simply could not get into it. I did not really like the art style or any of the characters. Plus, the premise was too far-fetched, even for a comic book. I will not be continuing this series.
Bubblegun, on the other hand, totally spoke my language. It was campy, the art was great, and it actually wasn't too fanservicey. Molli actually wears full body armor! I think I've found a new series to follow. I want to check out Overtaken (a new Aspen series whose first issue should be out later this month for $1 as part of Aspen's 10 for 10 deal.) That one looks cool. Not cheesecake-y like a lot of Aspen's other stuff.
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The only comics I've read from Aspen are a few of their Executive Assistant issues. The writing is... lacking, but the art is good and cheesecake-a-riffic.
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I'm not a huge comic buff anymore, but I love me some Astro City.
Of course, no comic has ever grabbed me like Transmetropolitan. Hell, no ANYTHING has ever grabbed me like Transmet. It had a huge impact on me personally and professionally. It both got me into and out of the journalism business. :P
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I've been reading the Batman Beyond line for a while now, because I love me some DCAU.
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How do you folks feel about reading comics, manga, and graphic novels on e-readers (like Kindle Fire) or tablets (like iPad)? I HATED reading comics on Kindle Fire and they're far more doable on an iPad, but nothing beats holding the real thing for me.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE e-readers for novels. Being able to increase the font size in a lengthy novel with the push of a button is great. I also like the portable size, since it can be a pain to lug around epic fantasy tomes like Song of Ice and Fire. Plus, if something in book 5 is referenced in book 1, I can quickly go to book 1 (in my Kindle) and look for that part. But for comics, manga, and graphic novels, I prefer the real thing.
I also love spending time browsing around my neighborhood comic book stores for stuff I normally wouldn't know about otherwise. That's how I stumbled onto a lot of neat stuff I wouldn't have even known about. I hope I can still enjoy that for a few years longer before the inevitable "digital age" makes the neighborhood comic book store obsolete.
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I like e-readers for comics since having a bunch of graphic novels and comic books around is just too messy for me. Plus going back and finding them is much more convenient on a e-reader, too.
...Not that I read a lot of comics anymore. I used to have a bunch, but I honestly grew out of superhero comics, and I've been having trouble getting into non-superhero comics. The last comic I read that I enjoyed was a 4-issue indie comic called Command Review...whose plot I can't remember anything about, and I'm not even sure how I ever found it. Did I dream it up? All I know is it gave me the idea to check out super-obscure comics looking for hidden gems...which just led to a lot of wasted money on really terrible comics. Turns out they were all obscure because no one liked them. Who knew?
I know I'm still on the hunt for a comedy comic that's not a comic strip. You know, something that's light-hearted yet still at least somewhat story-focused? And doesn't completely suck? I've wanted to read something like that since I was a little kid. Closest I got was Deadpool, but that's still too much of a superhero comic for my tastes and I just couldn't get into it. (and of course I've found some really crappy ones, but I'd rather not talk about those...)
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Re: The comic books thread. What's your fave? Marvel? DC? Top Cow?
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I really liked the Ultimate Spiderman series, and then ultimatum happened, and I don't know what happened after that because I stopped reading. I've always meant to go back and read the newer ultimate spiderman, and finish off ultimate x-men.
I also casually read the newer rendition of Supergirl, at least before it's most modern reboot (a couple years ago now?).
That being said, for the most part I prefer Marvel to DC, but not by a whole lot. I also really liked Allstar Superman.
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All-Star Superman and A Superman For All Seasons are for my money the best Superman books. Not counting the Grant Morrison run of JLA, which is one of my favorite superhero books of all time.
For fans of early Vertigo goodness (i.e. The Walking Dead, American Vampire) we might have the next big comic book TV show on our hands.
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I was recently turned onto this indie comic publisher Unlikely Hero Studios and their debut comic Super! I've read the first 3 issues and I'm enjoying it a lot. It's top quality stuff; the writing, the art, the comic books themselves. I hope this little dev house gets big, because so far, this stuff is good!
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I recently spent like 90 dollars re-buying the Age of Apocalypse series. Well worth it.
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Probably the worst version of this forgotten classic, but still quite important!
This is most likely one of the worse english film adaptions I've ever seen, and I thought I've seen worse. However, I feel obliged to say that if you are as interested in this film's history as I am, then you might at least want to watch this cut of the original film, to see what Grimault snipped from his definitive version released a few decades later.
Otherwise, I'd just stick to the later cut, which although is in french, is higher quality, and with a less annoying voice cast.
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To broadcast this version is a bad trick on Paul Grimault.
This version of the movie, finished in 1952 by André Sarrut against the wishes of the authors, has been rejected by Grimault and Prévert. Many years later Grimault recovered the copyrights and the negative. He retrieved as much copies as he can and destroyed them. He cut the Sarrut's bad scenes out, especially at the end of the story, completed the film with Prévert, and named it "Le Roi et L'oiseau". The music by Wojciech Kilar is on the final 1979 version, not on this one (Source : Paul Grimault, "Traits de mémoire", Editions du Seuil, Paris, 1991). This "Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird" should simply be banned.
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Wonderbird wonderful
Animator and actor Paul Grimault, who appeared in Vigo's 'L'Atalante' (1934), suggested to Jacques Prevert just after the last war that they tackle an adaption of the Hans Christian Andersen story The Shepherdess and The Chimneysweep. The result was a remarkably little-known (at least amongst English and American film lovers) animated feature, La Bergère et Le Ramoneur,(1952) reissued as Le Roi et L'oiseau (1979). It has also been called by the considerably more crass title 'The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird', or even the bald 'Mr Wonderbird To The Rescue', for its rare surfacings on video. The title tangle reflects the film's obscurity in the English speaking world, as well as the difficulty in categorising a work which is at once a children's film, a polemic fantasy and a uniquely French cultural piece.
Prevert, better known as the collaborator with Marcel Carne on such films as Les Enfants du paradis (1945), brought a distinctive brand of poetry and wit to the project which, in its first incarnation took six years to complete. Money problems and disagreements with the producers caused it to be issued, but with Prevert's name removed, in 1952. It was only after twenty years that Grimault was able to see the project completed to his full satisfaction, whereupon it promptly won the prestigious Louis Delluc prize.
The action takes place in the imaginary kingdom of Takicardia, ruled by the unpopular King -whimsically named `Charles V and three makes eight and eight makes 16'. The action is narrated in retrospect by the cheerful, omnipresent Mr Bird, who supports and guides the hero and heroine. King Charles (a curious mixture of Mayerling's Crown Prince Rudolf, Ben Turpin and Mussolini) is a squint eyed, conspicuously vain, autocrat who `hated everyone, and everyone hated him right back'. He is fond of shooting and capturing birds, living apparently without queen or immediate family in a labyrinthine palace.
After an abortive, shooting interlude, (Mr Bird has already shown us the grave of his wife 'killed in an unfortunate hunting accident') and a witty scene during which he confronts a nervous painter, Charles retires to his 'private and secret apartments' on his palace's 96th floor. Here he contemplates his latest portrait, and those of a chimney sweep and shepherdess already hanging there. He is in love with the image of the girl, viewing that of her painted companion with disdain. That night, while the King sleeps, all of the portraits come alive and, to avoid an impromptu marriage with the royal, the sweep and shepherdess make off. Meanwhile the King's own portrait has become animated, discovering its own love for the sweet girl. He disposes of the real king down a convenient trap door, assumes the throne and pursues the elopers with all the apparatus of the state.
The pursuit, and eventual capture of the two, is what occupies the rest of the film. Grimault sets the action amidst the passageways, steps, waterways, roofs and basements of the grand palace. Its baroque setting, with its distinctive use of perspective, recalls the paintings of Giorgio de Chirico. The design of the palace, and its roof top scenes, probably influenced the great Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki's realisation of Cagliostro's castle in his 1979 anime of the same name. For Charles' castle is a wonderful invention, characterised by floating and elevating thrones, bowler hatted policemen, huge galleries, canals, and an exotic skyline of spires, balustrades and minarets. It is also a place of danger. Trap doors open at the touch of a button, eliminating those who displease the king - another element taken over by Miyazaki, incidentally. The king also uses a robot, the machinery of repression made concrete, to pursue his love. Its lumbering yet delicate presence reminds the viewer of the metal gardeners in Miyazaki's Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986) as well as the more recent American release Iron Giant (1999).
Prevert's script juxtaposes different values, or 'arts', and asks us to draw our own conclusions. Do we prefer the vanity and artificiality of portraiture, self-indulgent architectural follies, and grandiose self-admiration? Or the simple charm of a bird call, a blind street beggar's hurdy gurdy, the simplicity of true love? Prevert has his answer ready: he clearly values spontaneity and truth over artificiality and obsequiousness. Wojciech Kilar's superb score complements this with a lovely, plaintive piano main theme, as well as a range of parodic marches used for 'royal use'. (One especially relishes the automated band in the metal giant's chest.) Prevert's script is also concerned with the atmosphere of oppression, and the struggle for liberation. In the aftermath of the Second World War, life under The Occupation was still fresh. King Charles' secret police (who at one point develop the disconcerting ability to fly like black bats) are bumbling, but undeniably still intimidating. Takicardia may be an incompetent state, but one whose determined overthrow will reduce everything to rubble.
In the basement of the palace, where the two lovers eventually are cornered, are starving lions and a blind musician. `Does the world really exist and the sun really shine?' he asks plaintively before adding `They saw a bird - there must be hope'. In an extraordinary scene, the beasts waltz to the hurdy-gurdy man's instrument, being dissuaded from eating the chimneysweep by the power of music, before the bird's propagandistic speech raises their ire and they assist in the royal downfall. Theirs is a literal underworld. One whose muted despair and foreboding recalls Prevert's scripts for Quai des brumes (1938) or the doomed waiting of Le Jour se lève (1939), redeemed here by the power of art.
In an interview (Jeune Cinéma, n° 128) Grimault stressed the importance of the film as not just being for children but, in its way, as unique a work as the animations of the Americans, a radical and long lasting achievement. Viewing it today it is hard not to disagree with him.


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SXSW's official eatery, is back for 2014 and wants your company to get involved! Featuring over a dozen local & national food trucks - carefully selected with the help of Austin's own top chef Paul Qui - SouthBites celebrates the city's iconic food trailer culture in the heart of SXSW!...
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Every year, Top podcast hosts travel to the festival to record their shows in front of the SXSW audience. Each hilarious podcast is streamed live and then featured on iTunes for thousands of fans to enjoy.Sponsoring these podcasts offers brands exposure to SXSW Registrants and Comedians as well as comedy...
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