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Brad Meltzer, Brad Meltzer, What Have Ye Done?
April 11, 2010 – 5:35 pm | View Comments

I’d like to open this comics review with my WTF of the Week:
Buffy #34: Brad Meltzer and Joss Whedon have finally lost it. This issue was like, 25 pages of Buffy and Angel (“Angel?”) banging.  …

This is the Bizarro Eisner Awards, right?
April 9, 2010 – 8:34 pm | View Comments

James Robinson.  Nominated.  Eisner.  Best writing.  Cry For Justice.
I have been pretty vocal about how very much Justice League: Cry For Justice sucked.  I do not understand how Robinson would even have been considered for …

Indy Comic Book FAIL Lesson 6: The Lord Of The Flies
April 8, 2010 – 7:00 am | View Comments

When Daniel Bradford and I planned out our 2009 convention schedule, we decided we wanted to get a table at the New York Comic Con. We had done that Con before, we love doing shows …

Not important…but interesting.
April 7, 2010 – 6:14 pm | View Comments

Fact:  the WBshop only sells Wonder Woman tee shirts in women’s sizes/fits.  Huh.

Episode 59 – Same Old Same Old
April 7, 2010 – 2:32 pm | View Comments

Finally, things get back to normal after our Emerald City ComiCon coverage: Greg and Pete discuss digital comics, and Kevin and Jason discuss the latest happenings in comic news.

Web Exclusive ECCC Content: Joe Kelly
April 7, 2010 – 7:31 am | View Comments

Another web exclusive item from Emerald City ComiCon 2010. An interview with the incredible Joe Kelly, writer on Amazing Spider-Man, I Kill Giants, and Space Ghost.

Not to be a contrarian but…
April 6, 2010 – 8:03 am | View Comments

I thought that the second part of this article from Boing Boing nicely expressed my problems with the whole digital comics thing, especially this paragraph-
So what does Marvel do to “enhance” its comics? They take …

Emerald City ComiCon 2010 Part 5
April 5, 2010 – 12:00 pm | View Comments

The final part of our Emerald City ComiCon series: Greg interviews Alan J. Porter from Cars, Pete interviews John Layman from Chew, and Greg interviews Terry Moore from Strangers in Paradise.

Faith, her privates we.
April 4, 2010 – 5:08 pm | View Comments

The upcoming IDW release, Kill Shakespeare, is now an official contender in a little game I like to play called “How Long Before Someone Options The Shit Out Of This?”

Geoff Johns nearly ruins my frabjus day.
April 3, 2010 – 8:52 pm | View Comments

When I woke up this morning, I was all Callooh!  Callay! because I finally had the time to head to the shop and get the last two weeks worth of comics.  Unfortunately, the first thing …