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Episode 72 – Digital Censorship
June 30, 2010 – 8:36 am | View Comments

The Backroom Podcast crew tackle the issue of digital censorship in response to recent moves by Apple, and then they share what comics they’ve been reading lately.

Lord of the Bubs
June 27, 2010 – 9:33 pm | View Comments

According to the Marvel promo for the upcoming Daken and X-23 solo titles, “With Logan in Hell, the fight for Wolverine’s mantle begins!” Battle for the Cowl!  Er, the “claws!”
Am I supposed to …

Indy Comic Book FAIL Lesson 16: Preparing To Fail
June 24, 2010 – 8:35 am | View Comments

One of my favorite all time shows is Iron Chef- not the new “American” Iron Chef, mind you, but the original program that was dubbed and re-broadcast from Japan. What I love about that show …

Episode 71 – Revisiting Swamp Thing
June 23, 2010 – 7:39 am | View Comments

The Backroom Comics Podcast crew talks about the past and future of Swamp Thing, RPG’s based on comics, and give reviews for some new comic series.

Dad gives me the talk.
June 20, 2010 – 10:27 am | View Comments

My father has always been a bit of a sci-fi fan. This is something he has passed on to me and something that has been a bit of a bond between us. I remember when …

You, all right? I learned it by watching you!
June 18, 2010 – 10:47 pm | View Comments

When asked how they got into comics, a lot of women will cite the Dad Factor. I can make no such claim: to this day, my father has never read a comic book that didn’t …

What I learned about Fathers from Nerdom
June 18, 2010 – 10:28 pm | View Comments

Father’s Day.
As we prepare to celebrate this time-honored tradition, dating back to…well, I was going to make a joke about Hallmark and what not, but that isn’t really true. It, surprisingly, has some very sincere …

Comic’s Best ‘Bad’ Dads & Worst ‘Good’ Dads
June 17, 2010 – 8:10 pm | View Comments

When thinking about father’s day, the Backroom comics crew realized that some of comic’s greatest heroes were terrible fathers and some of comic-dom’s most reviled villains were pretty good dads.  So Chris Walker and Kevin …

Indy Comic Book FAIL Lesson 15: What’s The Buzz?
June 17, 2010 – 8:43 am | View Comments

When Daniel and I debuted Robot 13 at MoCCA in 2009, we didn’t know what to expect in terms of a response; while we knew we had produced a good, professional looking book, we had …

ECCC 2010 Wrap Up/Jet City Comic Show Preview
June 17, 2010 – 7:55 am | View Comments

The Backroom Comics Podcast wraps up Emerald City ComiCon 2010 with the help of co-organizer Brian Meredith. Additionally, they preview the first annual Jet City Comic Show.