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WHAT JUST HAPPENED??
May 13, 2010 – 6:17 pm | View Comments

We were JUST talking about DC bringing Ray Palmer back as The Atom…but I didn’t realize they were actually going to KILL Ryan Choi to do it.
And in Titans?  TITANS?  That’s the ultimate burn.  Hey, …

Episode 64 – FCBD 2010
May 12, 2010 – 11:25 pm | View Comments

The Backroom Comics Podcast crew tackles free comic book day, first by interviewing people on the scene and then by reviewing the comics they picked up.

Oh.My.Zod.
May 12, 2010 – 9:36 am | View Comments

I think the U.S.S. Flagg has just been knocked out of first place in my list of “Most Awesome Toys I Never Had But Would Still Love To Play With At Age 35″.  Seriously, I’d …

Meh.
May 11, 2010 – 8:08 pm | View Comments

Have we all seen Iron Man 2? I just…I was super exited to see it and it turned out to be, well,  shockingly average.  It obviously had a built-in disadvantage in that the first one …

Celebrating the Six Year Anniversary of Arcane Comics
May 11, 2010 – 7:52 am | View Comments

Our home base, Arcane Comics in Ballard, is celebrating its sixth anniversary this coming weekend. In anticipation of that event Kevin sat down with Scott Stafford from Arcane Comics to discuss the history of …

Jhonen Vasquez Does Not Like His Fans
May 9, 2010 – 7:32 pm | View Comments

I promised myself and other people that I wouldn’t use this to bash things and people, much, but I have to put this out. Back when I was a teenager who wore all black and …

These new phones man……
May 8, 2010 – 12:12 am | View Comments

4th\5th gen superphones (which, you know perforce includes 4G+ networks). Things I think about….

Well said Mr Sims
May 7, 2010 – 9:00 am | View Comments

Everyone should read this article by Chris Sims about the recent trend of what is being called “regressive storytelling” in comics.
I don’t have much else to add other than, “yup.”

Indy Comic Book FAIL Lesson 10: Fast Times At Riverdale High
May 6, 2010 – 7:33 pm | View Comments

Even if you weren’t alive in 1971, you have probably seen the commercial by now- it opens with one person singing on a hilltop who is quickly joined by another. One by one, smiling teenagers …

Backroom Comics News for the week of 5-5-2010
May 6, 2010 – 10:16 am | View Comments

Greg and Pete share comic news for the week of 5-5-2010. News includes the first Thor photo, Walking Dead casting news, Electron Boy, and more.