By now you’ve probably heard the news that DC has decided to release prequels to the Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons miniseries, Watchmen, in the form of 7 new miniseries with 34 total issues. If you’re …

Wally West as the Flash.
Believe me, I’m aware of the irony of being nostalgic for a character of my youth while complaining on the podcast that the return of Barry Allen serves no purpose other …

DC Comics is bringing back an old Silver Age tradition of letting the public vote for the leader of the Legion of Superheroes and consequently affecting the story a bit.
Go here to cast your vote!
But …

I have a favorite new Twitter feed that all of you should follow (if you’re not already) – @yourpalSuperman.
Basically, its an anonymous feed where you submit questions to Superman and because he’s Superman he will …

We here at the podcast love to complain about comics… no wait, that’s not fair. Parts of the comics industry demand to be disapprovingly questioned, discussed, and ultimately mocked.  It’s their fault, not ours.
So, in …

Quick Post-
Other than the uber-creepy scene in the Diner with Dr Destiny in Sandman #6 that I’ve mentioned before there are a few other comics that give me the chills.

We were super excited to get an invite to see a sneak preview of the long awaited film adaptation of Brian Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim comics.  So Pete and Kevin trekked on over to some …

For me, I have an entire 4 issue mini-series in mind that brings back Robbie Baldwin as Speedball. Joe Q, you know where to find me.

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 …

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 …