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Kevin’s Kvetches #1
August 19, 2010 – 11:22 am | View Comments

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 …

You’re gonna need a bigger crowbar.
August 18, 2010 – 9:21 pm | View Comments

When I heard Warner Bros. Animation was producing a Young Justice cartoon, I basically vomited excitement.  Young Justice was a classic adventure book about a bunch of teenage heroes hanging out, having a few laughs and occasionally saving …

White Lantern Batman is almost upon us
August 16, 2010 – 10:11 pm | View Comments

I didn’t think I could dislike Geoff Johns & DC anymore than I already do. Their insistence on inflicting publisher-wide “events” on almost every title*, with everyone given the full understanding that any changes that …

An update on Read Along With Kevin & Greg
August 16, 2010 – 8:47 am | View Comments

Kevin and Greg give an update on the future of their series analyzing Sandman.

Capes Vs. Reality Comics
August 13, 2010 – 12:53 pm | View Comments

As I’ve mentioned before, I had been out of the comics game for a while. When I decided to jump back in, I found myself facing quite the quandary. Fifteen years of comics history had …

It’s Friday the 13th, so what’s your favorite scary/horror comic?***
August 13, 2010 – 9:34 am | View Comments

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.

Indy Comic Book FAIL Lesson 22: On The Poo List
August 12, 2010 – 5:26 pm | View Comments

The first time I saw it, I was 12. It was in the local library- I was reading a book on the lives of the Beat poets, and along with all of the historical ephemera …

Tales from the Pull List: WALKING DEAD #76, THE UNWRITTEN #16, and more!
August 12, 2010 – 1:46 pm | View Comments

THE WALKING DEAD #76
Writer: Robert Kirkman
Artist: Charlie Adlard
A couple of years ago, my sister’s cat, Tilly, got outside while she was in the process of moving to her current apartment. Now, Tilly was an “inside” …

New comics for 8/11/2010 (now with 100% more new comic smell)!!
August 11, 2010 – 8:23 pm | View Comments

Wow… it has been a while since I’ve written one of these huh? Oooooh boy it has. Well let’s see where we left off… better yet, let’s just pick up and start fresh. You like …

Animation Review: Batman Under The Red Hood
August 10, 2010 – 5:56 pm | View Comments

Hello Dear Internet Reader!
It’s been a long time since we last spoke.
I write to you today to share with you a review of some awesome new comic shenanigans.