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Astonishing X-Men #6 – Where’s Rorschach? (or, Fun with Cameos)
Posted by: Maggie_C on: October 8, 2009
Allright, so I caught Rorschach in the background the first time around, but I didn’t recognize 1979 Movie Captain America until I re-read “Gifted” today. And I only recognized him because the dude who played the part was signing autographs at Long Beach Comic Con last weekend. Got me thinking, anyone recognize any of the [...]
Irredeemable #7′s nod to Flash of Two Worlds
Posted by: Maggie_C on: October 7, 2009
- In: Fandom
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Fangirl moment! This made me giggle. Thanks Waid/Krause!
So, uh, What’s Everyone Else Doing This Weekend?
Posted by: Maggie_C on: October 1, 2009
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High High Fivers! We’re off to the First EVER Long Beach Comic Con tomorrow, here’s our plan for the weekend: Friday: We’ll mostly spend Friday checking out the exhibit hall, getting the lay of the land and hitting Long Beach’s gigantic artist alley. Maggie will probably hit up the Comics on Comics panel at five, [...]
Spider-Woman: Can Jessica Drew Carry an Ongoing Solo Title?
Posted by: Maggie_C on: September 30, 2009
- In: Fandom | Reviews & Booze
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There isn’t much going on at Marvel that I’m interested in right now, which isn’t terribly surprising. Marvel tends to be a boy’s club (said the female comic geek) and even though I’m sure Marvel Divas is fine if you’re into that sort of thing, I’ll start buying what Marvel markets to women when they [...]
DC Comics Goes Bananas for Apes (or, “Gorillas, Gorillas, Gorillas!”)
Posted by: Robert Bazz on: September 29, 2009
- In: Fandom
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I’ve noticed a disturbing trend in comics (specifically, the Silver Age-era DC Comics books). It seems like whenever a writer got stuck, one idea popped into his head and he would have no choice but to run with it: STICK AN APE IN THERE. Seriously, go through a bunch of old comics. They were full [...]
DC vs. Marvel and STFU
Posted by: Maggie_C on: September 18, 2009
- In: Fandom
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“Oh my gosh! Dark Horse is SO MUCH BETTER THAN IMAGE! I can’t believe you’d prefer Image to Dark Horse OH MY GOSH!” We’d never even HAVE that conversation, right? I despise the Marvel vs. DC debate. It’s idiotic. Brendan K. and I have gotten into it more than once (He’s convinced that Marvel is [...]
Romancing the Geeks: Disney Buys Marvel, Warner Brothers Validates DC
Posted by: Maggie_C on: September 10, 2009
- In: Fandom | Industry
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The comics industry clearly wants to give me a heart attack this week. First, Mickey buys Marvel and the fanboys freak. Last Monday when the news broke, one of my buddies panicked and said: “With Disney calling the shots, I can see Marvel becoming a lot more watered-down. Well, I guess that takes care of [...]
Yeah, I Bought Archie #600. Shut Up.
Posted by: Maggie_C on: August 28, 2009
- In: Fandom
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The first comic book I ever bought was a Veronica solo title back in the early nineties; and it wasn’t one of the digests either. Twas a proper issue. If I dug through my mother’s garage or my garage I might even be able to find it. I think Betty and Veronica made competing fitness [...]
Billy West’s Artificial Larynx: Because We Love Futurama Reruns
Posted by: Maggie_C on: August 24, 2009
- In: Fandom
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As promised in our first entry, here’s Billy West’s fun little rant from the cartoon voices panel about being a geek, finding an artificial larynx, and how to do a sweet robot voice.
Thanks a Lot for Ruining Curious George, Jerk.
Posted by: Maggie_C on: August 12, 2009
- In: Fandom
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Comic book fans are lucky. The creators we look up to are far more accessible than most. Lord knows we made the high fiving arms of some of our favorite writers and artists sore at SDCC this year. In fact, Rob and I accosted Dan DiDio himself for high fives just after the DC Editor-in-Chief [...]
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