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Posted on 28 Apr 2010

Jay Leno cameo in Brightest Day #1?

Chin much? Brightest Day #1 is on sale May 5th. Read More »
Posted on 25 Apr 2010

Breaking down Brightest Day #0

I have a lot of comics. I have so many comics that it can take me a little while to get caught up on all the ones I’ve bought. A perfect example of that is Brightest Day #0, which came out a couple weeks ago, that I finally got around to reading yesterday. After doing Read More »
Posted on 24 Apr 2010

Talking “Black Cat” with Jen Van Meter

This June, Black Cat will be jumping out of the pages of Amazing Spider-Man and right into her very own miniseries, which will be written by Jen Van Meter, drawn by Javier Pulido with covers by Amanda Conner. Earlier this week, CBR talked a little bit about the new series with Van Meter in which she Read More »
Posted on 21 Apr 2010

Podcast of Awesome #1

Show Description: In our first Panels of Awesome podcast, we discuss this week’s comics, our dreams of seeing Blade destroy the entire cast of Twilight, the awesomeness that is The Flash #1, our picks of the week, the confusion between Hush and Jason Todd as well as much more! If you’re a comic book fan, make sure you subscribe... Read More »
Posted on 19 Apr 2010

C2E2 / Chicago road trip: day 4

So, I’m finally home from C2E2. That being said, I still have one final dump of photos to unleash upon the masses (all 4 of you that read this blog) from our fourth day at the convention as well as a handful of pictures that were taken the night of the Kick-Ass red carpet screening Read More »
Posted on 18 Apr 2010

C2E2 / Chicago road trip: day 3

Before you question as to whether or not you are in fact locked in a time paradox, I should mention that I’m a day behind on my picture posting. There’s no time to waste! To the pictures! Read More »
Posted on 17 Apr 2010

Breaking News: C2E2 gets… Crossed…?

C2E2 has been overrun by the Crossed! We expect the Crossed to make a cross-country trek back to the arctic tundra that is Canada within the coming days. Winnipeg, you have been warned! Check out Avatar Press for more info and be sure to follow them on Twitter as well (@avatarpress) for all the latest breaking news regarding Read More »
Posted on 16 Apr 2010

C2E2 / Chicago road trip: day 2

After the second day in Chicago, we’ve checked into our actual hotel and even run into a number of different people attending the con including Adam Hughes, Max Brooks and Geoff Johns. Here’s a couple shots of the city: C2E2 kicks off tomorrow and my camera has a full set of batteries. Game on. Read More »
Posted on 14 Apr 2010

C2E2 / Chicago road trip: Day 1

It’s been a little tough to track down a suitable Wi-Fi hotspot but, as you can see, I have access to the internets. In other news, I tested out an iPad (finally) and drank Faygo cola. Fun times? You betcha. That being said, here’s a couple shots from our first day here: Read More »
Posted on 13 Apr 2010

Gone fishin’… for comics!

I’ll be in Chicago for the next couple of days attending the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo so expect all pictures, randomly scattered updates and swarms of tweets via Twitter over the next couple of days to be 100% comic book related. If you’re in Chicago or more specifically attending the convention, I’ll be the Read More »
Posted on 11 Apr 2010

Panels of Awesome podcast returns soon!

Starting shortly, Panels of Awesome (the website formally run by myself which was home to comic news, reviews and commentary) will be returning to the internet via bi-weekly podcasts featuring a number of special guests and hosted by me. In response to this new show, we’ll be trimming a little bit of comic news from our Read More »
Posted on 07 Apr 2010

Wha…? A 5-star rating for SHIELD #1?!

You betcha! First CBR delivers a perfect score on Blackest Night #8 and now they’ve gone ahead and done the same for Jonathan Hickman and Dustin Weaver’s S.H.I.E.L.D. #1, which is now in stores for those of you that are wondering. While I have the comic in my possession, I haven’t had the chance to read Read More »
Posted on 02 Apr 2010

Blackest Night #8 brings-on the “awesome”

In case you haven’t had the chance to read Blackest Night #8, or you’re having a bad day and are looking a full-on injection of “awesome” to brighten up your day, here it is. Brightest Day #1 is in stores April 14th, 2010. Read More »