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Name: Russell Smith




The iFanboy Letter Column - 10/16/2009

On Oct 16, 2009 11:33 AM

Zeppo--don't worry about the differences in storytelling between the Vertigo books and the mainstream superhero books from the Big Two.  Coltrane68 is right...if you're enjoying the stories in Amazing Spider-Man, it's most likely that it's still worth buying.  The storytelling styles for the superhero books are similar to soap operas; they're meant to keep continuing and developing n...

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Great Moments in Comics History: Batman #197

On Sep 4, 2009 9:00 AM

Maybe the Dynamic Duo are racing to the Bat-Storm cellar?

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iFanboy Video Goes On Fall Break

On Aug 31, 2009 9:40 PM

And here I thought the show was the result of 100% CGI magic...computers don't need rest... My disillusionment grows with each passing moment... ;) J/K, guys!  Hey, it's your show...we're fortunate to have you folks work on it to begin with.  I don't argue with free.  That's why y'all can set your own hours.  We'll see you when the show returns!  Excelsior!

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BREAKING NEWS: Disney to Acquire Marvel

On Aug 31, 2009 10:01 AM

I really don't think Disney's aim in this move is to start changing things around at Marvel just for the sake of making changes.  Maybe a little, but I expect most things will remain the same as before.  They made this move in order to generate further capital. Hopefully this will result in two benefits for us fans: the infusion of capital will enable Marvel to lower the prices of i...

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iFanboy Video Taking A Week Off

On Jul 29, 2009 1:33 AM

Rest your voices, guys.  Any more strain and you'd have use a voice simulator, Steven Hawking-style.

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Great Moments in Comics History: Uncanny X-Men Annual #4

On Jul 3, 2009 9:00 AM

Logan probably just framed one of those "Wolverine Art Appreciation" variant covers...I think that one was for "Pride and Prejudice" #1.

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Smallville - S08E22 - Doomsday

On May 14, 2009 7:00 PM

Doomsday?  More like DoomsMinute... Hey, that's all for me!  Good night!  Try the veal!  But seriously, I was encouraged by the direction of the series for the majority of the season (the Lana episodes were a serious backslide), but I agree with most of the other comments...the finale should have had a lot more to do with the fight between Doomsie and Clark.  Ev...

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My Free Comic Book Day

On May 4, 2009 11:35 AM

I had a great time on Saturday.  A friend and I drove to Greensboro, NC (about an hour and 1/2 away) to Acme Comics for their event.  They were featuring a variety of artists and writers, several of which were members of the Bendis Board (the manager is Lord Jermaine Retail, FYI).  They featured Mike Choi, Sean McKeever, Jonathan Hickman, Chris Samnee, Mark Morales, Jeremy Dale,...

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Hey Geoff Johns, I Have a Question!

On Mar 29, 2009 1:09 PM

Geoff, I wanted to know if you would ever have any interest in working on projects for smaller publishers.  I know that your previous work with Michael Turner's Aspen on "Ekos" was in the developmental stages, and that Michael's passing might push that project back.   Also, what are your thoughts to some comments I've read in the webosphere suggesting that you take m...

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iFanboy - Episode #106 - DC and Marvel Crossovers!

On Jan 28, 2009 3:58 PM

@jamesseals  You're right about some of those individual cross-over books.  As much $#!+ as John Byrne gets these days from the fanboy peanut gallery at large, he was responsible for 2 of the books you mentioned: Batman/Captain America (an adventure that took place in the 1940's, I believe) and Galactus v. Darkseid, where Galactus comes to feed on Apokalips.  He done good on de...

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