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Don’t call it a comeback, I’ve been here for years…

March 7th, 2008 at 10:15 pm » Comments (0)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7l250E5uM4[/youtube] (Any accusations that I picked the title for this post just so I could post up an old school jam are completely, 100% true.) I'm ending my months of silence on ...more »

Mike Wieringo passes away

August 13th, 2007 at 3:32 pm » Comments (0)

Mike Wieringo passed away yesterday of an apparent heart attack. Newsarama has the details. From all accounts, Mike was a healthy 44-year old vegetarian. All who knew him said he was ...more »

On the puzzling acquisition of IDW by IDT

July 24th, 2007 at 8:22 pm » Comments (5)

From Newsarama: "IDT Internet Mobile Group (IMG), a division of IDT Corporation, has formed Zedge Studios to develop and license digital content for distribution through web and mobile platforms. Additionally, IMG ...more »

I suspect this will be Glenn’s new wallpaper

June 19th, 2007 at 10:40 am » Comments (2)

If you ever wanted a desktop wallpaper with lots of pictures of the Wasp, boy, does Marvel have a wallpaper for you! more »

Songs about hot girls in comics shops

June 17th, 2007 at 12:51 am » Comments (0)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgpdXkimSSc[/youtube] I was at Wizard World Philly with my buddy Glenn Walker of Comic Widows. A con report will be up shortly. In the meantime, check out Tripod's "Comic Shop". more »

Why I Love Warren Ellis, pt. 27

June 10th, 2007 at 2:59 pm » Comments (1)

From today's Bad Signal: " Almost ten years to the month that John Cassaday and I had our first conversation at San Diego about creating a new series: I have just completed and ...more »

Let’s have some fun, shall we?

April 26th, 2007 at 7:16 pm » Comments (1)

Thanks to my friend Ray Lopez. Your results:You are Lex Luthor ...more »

Another sad comic

March 31st, 2007 at 12:26 am » Comments (0)

At Gail Simone's board, one of the posters (Ed Contradictory- what an alias!) posted this, and my heart stopped. I edited it to fit here. And to answer your question...no, it's not ...more »

The Summer of Sinnott!

March 23rd, 2007 at 2:14 am » Comments (1)

TwoMorrows is publishing a book about the greatest inker ever, Joe Sinnott. I've bought a ton of TwoMorrows books over the years, and I've never been disappointed. John Morrow and his ...more »

DC Licensing must be so proud

March 2nd, 2007 at 1:56 am » Comments (5)

My bum leg felt okay tonight, and my wife needed to shop for her mom's birthday, so we hit the Monmouth Mall tonight. While walking around, we spotted a store ...more »