Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews

Geek Goggle Year Ender 2010

As the curtain draws down on 2010 we take a moment to look back at this insane hobby of buying, reading, collecting, complaining, hyping and drooling over the four color funnies: comic books.

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As 2009 comes to a close we reflect back on the year that was. On the whole folks complained about the $3.99 price tag norm while overall revenue seemed to slow. Could it be the recession? Could it be event fatigue? Price rebellion? One thing is for sure and that's it's not because of a lack of good stuff out there. Once again I found myself wanting to read more than I could afford and enjoying stuff I never dreamed could be any good. It was a good year to be a geek.

Here are my thoughts on what was good and bad in the past year. The guidelines are that I try not to include arcs or series that haven't completed by the end of the calendar year. So Blackest Night proper is off the table for these "awards" but Blackest Night: Batman and Final Crisis are okay because it wrapped during the beginning of 2009.

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Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Year Ender 2008

Here we are again. The ending of another solid year in comics. Not just in print but in film as well. Reading comics seems to be conducive to complaining. Complaining about delays, prices, stories, directions, characters and creators. However, I cant remember a time when I enjoyed the hobby more than now. So any moaning here is all relative.

Here are my thoughts on what was good and bad in the past year. The guidelines are that I try not to include arcs or series that haven’t completed by the end of the calendar year. So Final Crisis proper is off the table for these “awards” but Messiah Complex is game because it wrapped during the beginning of 2008.

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