February 1, 2012 – 12:39 pm | View Comments

The Backroom team are joined by special guest Joe Dilworth to talk about the impact of comic movies on comic sales, his indie comic Believer, and 1222 Studios.
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Marvel, I just don’t think we can be friends anymore…
April 22, 2011 – 9:13 pm | View Comments

I don’t think I can do it anymore.  In the last couple of months, I’ve lost so much patience for Marvel to the point of nearly eliminating them from my pull list altogether.  Why, you …

The REAL glue that holds the Bat-Family together…
January 26, 2011 – 1:53 pm | View Comments

DC’s The Source has a preview for Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason’s first issue of Batman and Robin.  I’m a huge fan of their work on Green Lantern Corps, and I’ve been giddy about the …

“In Brightest Day, In Blackest Night”: The Highs and Lows of the Green Lantern Trailer
December 5, 2010 – 10:00 am | View Comments

The trailer for Green Lantern was released online recently.  The film, directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale), and starring Ryan Reynolds (Van Wilder, Waiting…, X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Blake Lively (Gossip Girl), Peter Sarsgaard (Garden State), and …

Hello. My name is Steve, and I’m addicted to comic books.
July 30, 2010 – 11:15 am | View Comments

It all started years ago, with a little show called “Batman: The Animated Series.” Okay, so I was four when it started, and caught most of it in syndication, but that didn’t make its impact any …