<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>THE HEROESONLINE BLOG &#187; Phil Southern</title> <atom:link href="http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/author/phil-southern/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog</link> <description>The Blog of Heroes Aren&#039;t Hard To Find and Heroes Convention</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:18:14 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2</generator> <item><title>DECLINING READERSHIP OR DECLINING BUYERSHIP:: PART I</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2010/05/07/declining-readership-or-declining-buyership-part-i/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2010/05/07/declining-readership-or-declining-buyership-part-i/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 17:24:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Phil Southern</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/?p=1742</guid> <description><![CDATA[At Heidi McDonald&#8217;s &#8220;The Beat&#8221;, her crack team of analyzers go over the monthly estimated order numbers from all the publishers selling through the &#8220;direct market&#8221; (known to you and me as Comic Book Stores).  I enjoy the articles  for what they are:  Educated guesses about trends of what comic shops have bought.  These numbers [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2010/05/07/declining-readership-or-declining-buyership-part-i/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>13</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>BRUCE HAZEL AND SOME VOLUNTEERS :: Love Comics, Are Our Friends, Need Your Vote!</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2008/12/04/bruce-hazel-and-some-volunteers-love-comics-are-our-friends-need-your-vote/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2008/12/04/bruce-hazel-and-some-volunteers-love-comics-are-our-friends-need-your-vote/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:06:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Phil Southern</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Other Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Slice of Life]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2008/12/04/bruce-hazel-and-some-volunteers-love-comics-are-our-friends-need-your-vote/</guid> <description><![CDATA[I wanted to disturb you fine folks for a few minutes today, and plead for your assistance. I would like you to vote for my friend Bruce Hazel &#38; Some Volunteers! Take a minute on the &#8220;my space&#8221; and give his stuff a listen! Bruce Hazel and the band are one of 13 semi-finalist in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2008/12/04/bruce-hazel-and-some-volunteers-love-comics-are-our-friends-need-your-vote/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ORDERING COMICS :: Sure Can Be A Funny Thing</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2008/07/25/ordering-comics-sure-can-be-a-funny-thing/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2008/07/25/ordering-comics-sure-can-be-a-funny-thing/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:42:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Phil Southern</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Comics Industry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2008/07/25/ordering-comics-sure-can-be-a-funny-thing/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Luckily for “nights and weekends” workers such as myself, the scut-work of deciding what and how many to order of any title is left in the capable hands of Dustin and Shawn. The minefield that is intuiting the demand for any title is&#8211;at best&#8211;akin to reading tea leaves; or if you prefer, the innards of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2008/07/25/ordering-comics-sure-can-be-a-funny-thing/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>17</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SLICE OF LIFE :: 5th Annual Fool&#8217;s Brigade This Friday!</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2008/04/01/slice-of-life-5th-annual-fools-brigade-this-friday/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2008/04/01/slice-of-life-5th-annual-fools-brigade-this-friday/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:05:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Phil Southern</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Other Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Slice of Life]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2008/04/01/slice-of-life-5th-annual-fools-brigade-this-friday/</guid> <description><![CDATA[I wanted to take a minute to pester everybody: For the past five years my pal Bruce has been putting on a concert to benefit a local charity, called The Fool’s Brigade Annual Benefit. This year it is “Loving the Alien-A Night of David Bowie”, and is coming up on Friday, April 4th, 2008 to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2008/04/01/slice-of-life-5th-annual-fools-brigade-this-friday/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>BEST OF 2007 :: Phil Southern Humbly Submits&#8211;</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2007/12/07/best-of-2007-phil-southern-humbly-submits/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2007/12/07/best-of-2007-phil-southern-humbly-submits/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:11:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Phil Southern</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2007/12/07/best-of-2007-phil-southern-humbly-submits/</guid> <description><![CDATA[According to Baron Von Egidy, 2007 is at an end, so now it’s time to take a look back at some of the groovy grooviness that was this year. In the interest of transparency, I’ll admit to being an adventure comics, super-hero reader. My picks are as follow: Best Ongoing Series: Iron FistMy theory on [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2007/12/07/best-of-2007-phil-southern-humbly-submits/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TOP TEN :: Best Comics Artists Ever :: #3 :: John Romita, Sr.</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2007/09/20/top-ten-best-comics-artists-ever-3-john-romita-sr/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2007/09/20/top-ten-best-comics-artists-ever-3-john-romita-sr/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:49:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Phil Southern</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lists]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2007/09/20/top-ten-best-comics-artists-ever-3-john-romita-sr/</guid> <description><![CDATA[While Jack Kirby set the style for all modern comics, it was John Romita who established the look. He also had the unenviable position of following the greats of the comics industry: Kirby on Captain America and Fantastic Four, Steve Ditko on Spider-Man, and Wally Wood on Daredevil. I’ve heard many an old school fan [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2007/09/20/top-ten-best-comics-artists-ever-3-john-romita-sr/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TOP TEN :: Top Ten Single Issues Ever :: #3</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2007/08/30/top-ten-top-ten-single-issues-ever-3/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2007/08/30/top-ten-top-ten-single-issues-ever-3/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:47:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Phil Southern</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lists]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2007/08/30/top-ten-top-ten-single-issues-ever-3/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Amazing Fantasy #15by Stan Lee &#38; Steve DitkoIt takes the front half of a cancelled comic to introduce the most important superhero since Superman. While it is said that the first and last stories are the easiest to write, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko’s Spider-Man is the textbook example of secret origin perfection. Everything you [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2007/08/30/top-ten-top-ten-single-issues-ever-3/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TOP TEN :: Top Ten Single Issues Ever :: #8</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2007/08/28/top-ten-top-ten-single-issues-ever-8/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2007/08/28/top-ten-top-ten-single-issues-ever-8/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:57:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Phil Southern</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[DISCUSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lists]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2007/08/28/top-ten-top-ten-single-issues-ever-8/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Amazing Spider-Man #33by Stan Lee &#038; Steve Ditko There are probably more influential issues of Spider-Man than Amazing 33. One would be hard pressed to find one which is better, though. This issue shows Steve Ditko at the height of his influence on the character, as well as the apex of his storytelling, penciling and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2007/08/28/top-ten-top-ten-single-issues-ever-8/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SLICE OF LIFE :: Phil Has Big Plans This Weekend!</title><link>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2007/08/10/slice-of-life-phil-has-big-plans-this-weekend/</link> <comments>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2007/08/10/slice-of-life-phil-has-big-plans-this-weekend/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:47:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Phil Southern</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Other Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Slice of Life]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2007/08/10/slice-of-life-phil-has-big-plans-this-weekend/</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the next week there’s some good stuff happening in and around town; it looks as if it’ll be a busy weekend for this hirsute individual. Perhaps the second greatest submarine movie of all time will be playing this Friday and Saturday at the Ballantyne Village Theatre. Is it The Hunt for Red October? Or [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.heroesonline.com/blog/2007/08/10/slice-of-life-phil-has-big-plans-this-weekend/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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