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Without having even read it, I know the Kirby biography by Mark Evanier is awesome

March 14th, 2008 at 7:12 pm » Comments (0)

Just opened my copy of the Kirby biography by Mark Evanierfrom Amazon today. It SMELLS like old comics. And that's a good thing, a wonderful thing. I'll be able to say ...more »

Kill Da Wabbit!

July 8th, 2007 at 3:15 pm » Comments (1)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyxPxpSvXQ8[/youtube] It's the 50th anniversary of this great cartoon! Go catch it on YouTube. (Thanks to Fark.com for the reminder.) more »

Fantastic Four #545 is the greatest Marvel comic this year

April 30th, 2007 at 1:57 am » Comments (1)

Why, do you ask? I give you three reasons. 1. Dwayne McDuffie really has a handle on what makes the Fantastic Four unique. It's not just four people with superpowers; it's ...more »

The lost Jack Chick/Stan Lee comic

April 27th, 2007 at 7:33 pm » Comments (0)

This is scary-brilliant. However, I suspect Brandy Clark would have talked to Bill Mantlo, not Roy Thomas. Still, brilliant. more »

What’s the saddest comic you’ve ever read?

March 29th, 2007 at 10:21 pm » Comments (21)

ESPN's Bill Simmons had a link to sadkermit.com, with a clip of everybody's favorite frog singing Johnny Cash's "Hurt", complete with images of Kermit shooting up heroin and staring at ...more »

New theme tryout

February 28th, 2007 at 3:08 am » Comments (2)

I admit that part of the fun of having this site powered by Wordpress is the ability to change themes on the fly. As much as I liked the old ...more »

More YouTube goodness

February 8th, 2007 at 1:40 pm » Comments (0)

I can't figure out how this relates to comics, other than I found this on the Nodwick site. But it's still darn cute. more »

Something Other Than Medical Drama

February 6th, 2007 at 12:44 am » Comments (0)

Check out the Batman villain masks in this ultra-swinging Gnarls Barkley song. (Regular posting resumes soon, I promise.) more »

Dilbert creator Scott Adams regains voice

October 25th, 2006 at 3:18 pm » Comments (0)

Adams has lost his voice due to a bout with spasmodic dysphonia, a condition where the brain forgets how to speak in a normal voice. You can sing, shout, and ...more »

NEXTWAVE cancelled by Marvel, but limited series will come out

October 17th, 2006 at 12:54 pm » Comments (0)

From Warren Ellis's Bad Signal, with his permission:Okay.  I just this second got the go-ahead from Nick Lowe to talk about this.  So here we go: Sales on the ...more »