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February 9, 2012 9:08 am I feel like the letter found this page ridiculous, and snuck something in on editorial.

February 1, 2012 2:46 pm So wait, Alan, Watchmen is both " not a proud reminder of the role he has played in legitimizing comics as a serious storytelling vehicle" and comparable to Moby Dick? My head hurts.

February 1, 2012 8:51 am Conversation, me vs myself: "Before Watchmen, forget that!" "But there's 6 issues of Cooke doing something retro" "Well of course I'll check that out, but otherwise, I don't need this" "And Cooke's writing another 4 issue story" "OK! I like Darwin Cooke, and I will buy all his stuff, fine, WHATEVER!" "You've been digging the new Wonder Woman, too, right?" "Yeah, so?" "That writer is doing 10 issues." "Dammit, I'll probably get those." "Ozymandias always intrigued you." "Crap, is that another 6 issues?" "Yes. But we haven't talked about the JMS stuff yet." "That is right out." "But you've never even given him a shot, just heard other people complain." "You're right, I will probably buy those too, at 4 issues each, he'll likely finish them too. (Not that I get that joke)" "Then don't make it. Anyway, this is better news that you thought, right?" "But now I'm dropping $100 on new Watchmen comics!..."

January 12, 2012 11:54 am Well, DC nets a win here from me. I lose one book (OMAC) but easily gain 2 (Batman Inc and Earth 2) and possibly a 3rd. Maybe OMAC's not so much cancelled as getting rolled into Frankenstein or JLI after the cross-over? (I can hope, at least)

December 6, 2011 1:29 pm I think guided view gets stuck in some people's craw (including mine from time to time) because it's usually the second thing that gets mentioned as justification for why the digital books need to cost the same as print books (after deference to comic shops). When you don't use it (or only use it for 2 page spreads that just don't work digitally) it feels like you payed for something you didn't use. It reminds me of how I felt about early DVDs that were very costly and had lots of special features that I didn't really care about. Now that the prices are more bearable, I don't care so much.

November 3, 2011 10:57 am The sword subtext jumps out, but there is so much going on in this panel! Hulk's apparently done with everyone. According to the synopsis of this story, Black Knight isn't mentioned, so he's just crashing the party. And apparently, Defensor's armor is Spanish Conquistador Vibranium that he just found lying around in Argentina. So much craziness.

November 2, 2011 8:13 pm Virginia has driven me absolutely batty this year (but then again what's new?). I'm Andrew on the show, so you start to know who's who. I do the editing and publishing and such, which I know nothing about, so any tips welcome!

November 2, 2011 1:57 pm Rock on with the a cappella! I always hide behind my guitar, which I should really play more....

November 2, 2011 1:55 pm Sweet! Our show is called the Virtual Tailgate. Here's the website: http://virtualtailgate.blogspot.com/ Myself and 2 of my friends are UVA alums as well, and we added a brother/VT fan, so we weren't just always agreeing. New show will be up tonight, as soon as I finish editing it!

November 2, 2011 1:14 pm I do a podcast with friends on ACC football (may be expanding to more sports). It sounds general, but it's a pretty tight niche when you only talk about a dozen of the 100+ top-level college teams, and all those teams are situated on the East Coast to boot.