Thirteen Minutes focused on weekly reviews of Creator-Owned Comics from 2005 to 2015. Paradox Comics “Best Web-Site” Award-Winner. Critic @ Poopsheet Foundation 2009-2014. Critic @ Comics Bulletin 2013-2016. Freelance Writer @ DC/Vertigo, Stela, Madefire, Dark Horse, and Boom! Studios 2012-Present. Follow @ThirteenMinutes
3.24.2017
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#PicksOfTheWeek is brought to you with generous support from my retail sponsor Yesteryear Comics. Make Yesteryear Comics your choice in San Diego for great customer service and the best discounts possible on a wide selection of mainstream and independent titles. Customers receive an attractive 20% discount on new titles during their first week of release. Yesteryear Comics is located at 9353 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard. American Gods #1 (Dark Horse) Batwoman #1 (DC) Wild Storm #2 (DC) Casanova: Acedia #8 (Image) East of West #32 (Image) God Country #3 (Image) Horizon #9 (Image) Injection #11 (Image) Kill Or Be Killed #7 (Image) Manifest Destiny #27 (Image) Sex Criminals #17 (Image) James Bond: Felix Leiter #3 (Dynamite) Deadly Class Vol. 5 (Image)
Justin Giampaoli was a prolific critic at Thirteen Minutes and Comics Bulletin for over a decade. As a writer, his work includes the self-published crime caper The Mercy Killing with artist Tim Goodyear, introductions and bonus content for New York Times Bestseller DMZ at DC/Vertigo, the alt-history epic Rome West and the sci-fi drama Starship Down, both with artist Andrea Mutti at Dark Horse. He recently edited the geo-political thriller California, Inc. with writer Arthur Ebuen and artist Dave Law at Studio 12-7. His unpublished work includes cyberpunk sci-fi classic RoboCop with artist Jorge Coehlo at Boom! Studios, and a modernization of Edgar Allan Poe detective fiction for comics and video games in The Murders in Ravenstown with artist Matthew Southworth at Madefire.