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Community Star: Silkcuts

1/21/11: Silkcuts flies under the radar to bring you awesomeness.

Today's edition of Community Star (Starlet if you're a lady. See? We're moving forward!) brings us a person I've had under the microscope for quite some time. He's one of the top reviewers on ComicVine, a lover of comic books that are a bit more indy, a great writer, and a fellow Canadian. Let's welcome Silkcuts into the ComicVine Community Star-of-Fame!

Lists? Lists!

  • Silkcuts has a number of great lists on the site, but there's a couple that really catch my eye. The first one is Silkcuts' Top 10 Canadian artists. There's quite a few I had no idea came from the land up north! 
  • That's a lot of awesome Canadians! How about ten more? But this time, it's Silkcuts' Top 10 Canadian Writers!
 

Blog-O-Sphere!

 Francis Manapul drew a picture of Death. These are things Silkcuts probably enjoys.
 Francis Manapul drew a picture of Death. These are things Silkcuts probably enjoys.
 

Wiki-Power!

  • Silkcuts has been great at the wiki section with some of the things he's a bit more passionate about.He has roughly 1,800 points on the John Constantine page, 1,700 points on the Hellblazer volume page, 1,600 on the Vertigo page, and 1,500 points on the From Hell page. 
  • Above all though, Silkcuts has put a lot of work into the page about his hometown, Toronto, Ontario (Canada). He's racked up almost 2,800 points on there, including certain landmarks that appear in comic books.
 

Prince of Reviews!

  • If you go to the Reviews section of the site and look at the Top Reviewers, you see people who have dedicated a lot of their time to writing for the site. It's not always about quantity though, it's about quality, and Silkcuts reviews have it.
  • I'm a huge fan of Scott McCloud, who has written a few books on the medium of comics and how everything comes together. Check out Silkcuts review of McCloud's book Understanding Comics. He really breaks down the book and tells you everything you need to know. 
  • Hellblazer #275 recently came out. Silkcuts loves this book and gave the issue a great review. Check it out if you're interested in Vertigo... or just good comics.
  • Batman: The Black Casebook is a collection of old Batman stories Grant Morrison took ideas from to tie in to Batman R.I.P. Check out Silkcuts' stellar review of the book. 
 
There you have it! Another week, another awesome ComicVine user. Congratulations to Silkcuts for doing some great writing on the site! See you guys next week!
aztek_the_lost moderator on Jan. 21, 2011 at 12:10 p.m.
congrats Silkcuts! you deserve it, and now Hellblazer will be advertised all the more 
 
woot!
ComicMan24 is online on Jan. 21, 2011 at 12:12 p.m.
Well deserved. Congrats Silkcuts ^_^
Lance Uppercuton Jan. 21, 2011 at 12:16 p.m.
It's nice to see these going to people that deserve them and contribute in a positive way to the community. 
jrh7925on Jan. 21, 2011 at 12:16 p.m.
Definite congrats!
Erik is online on Jan. 21, 2011 at 12:25 p.m.
So where was the thread for the voting to happen? I must have missed it. 
Ziccarra_Liafadoron Jan. 21, 2011 at 12:50 p.m.
WOOT WOOT congrats
Vitalityon Jan. 21, 2011 at 12:51 p.m.

Never heard of him/her until now. 
 
Congrats though.
The Mighty Monarchon Jan. 21, 2011 at 12:57 p.m.
Congrats Silkcuts! An extremely well deserved honor. Keep up the good work dude!
Silkcutson Jan. 21, 2011 at 12:58 p.m.
First off I would like to Thank IE for all the nice things he wrote about me.  Its been a fun ride of a little under a year, eh IE?
 
I really didn't accept it and I am grateful for those who showed interest in what I have done to date.  It is my love for the medium that drives me to contribute what I have so far and I hope you all get inspired to see comics as more then just pictures and words.  Thanks again everyone who showed any interest in what I had to say. 
 
Cheers!
 - Silkcuts
Lvengeron Jan. 21, 2011 at 12:58 p.m.
Congratulations indeed Silkcuts. Your breakdown of GM's run on Batman was just what I needed to get to grips with it.
Silkcutson Jan. 21, 2011 at 1 p.m.
@aztek the lost said:
" congrats Silkcuts! you deserve it, and now Hellblazer will be advertised all the more  woot! "
Pimp out Hellblazer is my goal.... lol
 
@ComicMan24 said:
" Well deserved. Congrats Slikcuts ^_^ "

Thanks buddy.
 
@Lance Uppercut said:
" It's nice to see these going to people that deserve them and contribute in a positive way to the community.  "

Thank you kindly sir.
 
@jrh7925 said:
" Definite congrats! "

^_^
 
@Sha said:
" WOOT WOOT congrats "

*Blush* its an honor, thanks for the comment Sha.
 
@Vitality said:
" Never heard of him/her until now.  Congrats though. "

Its cool you never heard of me.  I am pretty lazy...lol
thanks ^_^
 
@The Mighty Monarch said:
" Congrats Silkcuts! An extremely well deserved honor. Keep up the good work dude! "

Cheers!
Silkcutson Jan. 21, 2011 at 1:06 p.m.
@Lvenger said:
" Congratulations indeed Silkcuts. Your breakdown of GM's run on Batman was just what I needed to get to grips with it. "
Cheers mate, here to help.
johnny_spamon Jan. 21, 2011 at 1:10 p.m.
Some of the most well written fan articles deserves the recognition.
The Angry Comic Book Criticon Jan. 21, 2011 at 1:12 p.m.
@Silkcuts: Congrats man nice job
Silkcutson Jan. 21, 2011 at 1:19 p.m.
@johnny spam said:
" Some of the most well written fan articles deserves the recognition. "
Thank you Sir
 
@The Angry Comic Book Critic said:
" @Silkcuts: Congrats man nice job "

Cheer mate
Ryonslaughton Jan. 21, 2011 at 1:20 p.m.
Congrats Silkuts!....I'm still king of reviews though ;)
Silkcutson Jan. 21, 2011 at 1:26 p.m.
@Ryonslaught said:
" Congrats Silkuts!....I'm still king of reviews though ;) "
Thanks buddy :D
You can be King, Prince works for me.
Doctor!!!!!on Jan. 21, 2011 at 1:40 p.m.

Congrats Silkcuts! 
Awesome artwork!
Jekylhyde14on Jan. 21, 2011 at 1:45 p.m.
A good guy with good taste. Congrats, Silkcuts! 
M.S. Featheron Jan. 21, 2011 at 1:49 p.m.
I see you working hard on the wiki all the time, so it's great to see you get some recognition for it.
 
Congrats, bud! :D
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