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The most hilarious thing I'd seen solicited in months was the "Marvel Bromance" trade paperback. I remember it being solidly mocked amongst my blogging peers, as ...
Look, it's Underdog and the creepiest child in comics. Go check out the full, terrifying story at Mister Kitty's Stupid Comics. - Chris
So, here's Wizardworld Chicago The Chicago Comic-Con's promotion for this year's show, taking the top spot every day this week in comics/nerdculture news-site ICv2's daily ...
Hey I just read The Goon vs. Dethklok , so I'm in a great mood. Let's look at the rest of the PREVIEWS catalogue, shall ...
So my orders for the July 2009 Previews Catalogue (for items scheduled to begin shipping in September) is due tomorrow at 11pm... but I won't ...
It can be a little difficult to keep on top of Viz Media LLC's various imprints and sub-imprints. The old PULP line became Editor's Choice, ...
Hey there, Just remember that if you're in San Diego for the big Comic-Con, and you're on your way out to have a bit to eat ...
So Heidi wrote this: "From the other side, many con vets are just wondering when the Hollywood contingent of San Diego Comic-Con is going to do ...
So a few smart people at DC Comics figured out that a female character flying around in a skirt might develop a sense of modesty ...
Hello! I am back from Japan. It was awesome. I actually woke up this morning and missed Japan, which matches my past record of it taking ...
So it looks like I went and disappeared for the better part of two weeks... Whoops! Hah, it turns out that being in Japan is ...
Hey there! The post is now at this location: http://comics212.net/2009/12/21/japan-2009-tezuka-world-installation-kyoto-jr-station/. Please update your links. - Chris
Hey folks, sorry the updates have been slow... Internet access hasn't been that frequent, and we've actually been travelling quite a bit. So far we ...
So it took the better part of 24 hours from the time I woke up Monday morning to get to where I'm staying just outside ...
Go Fujimoto is an absolutely incredible Japanese "bara" or bear illustrator. Big dudes, cute faces, and even his quickly-coloured pencil sketches (as above) look incredible. ...
Today marks the beginning of Gay Pride Week here in Toronto! Sadly because I'm out and about right now, I had to reuse this image, ...
"It’s a little funny that I was asked to share what I’m reading this week, I feel like I’ve read fewer comics in the past ...
The fine folks at Japanator have unveiled the screening schedule for the new Evangelion movie, Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone, and it looks like ...
Hello folks, I'm Christopher Butcher and I’m the Festival Director and co-founder of TCAF, The Toronto Comic Arts Festival. Co-founder Peter Birkemoe, a handful of staff, ...
I've known about this for a little while (was really trying to have it happen in conjunction with TCAF--no dice) but it slipped my mind ...
One of the things I really enjoyed about my last trip to Japan was, in the Tezuka Museum, getting to see original art (manuscript) pages ...
[caption id="attachment_2738" align="alignright" width="135" caption="Oh, delicious assortment of Japanese alcoholic beverages."][/caption] So I am going back to Japan, with my darling and talented husband. As you ...
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