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1. Nick Spencer's Jimmy Olsen is THE best thing I'm reading in comics right now. As a general rule, I choose not to buy $3.99 books, but I've been happily paying $3.99 for Action just for the Jimmy Olsen back-up.

2. I second "More Flash" - except by that I mean I want more Wally West.

3. Most importantly, what issue is that awesome Thing panel from???  I need to go buy it right now!

Can i just say, I have my own film playing at NYCC and I'm flying all the way from Australia to introduce it, and it's my first time even in freaking New York... - but the iFanboy Party is far and away the thing I am most looking forward to!  I mean, "the Statue of what?", it can wait; Bergen St Comics is going to be where it's at for me, this trip.  Can't wait to meet you guys!

But you should all definitely come see my short film Street Angel, too.  It's based on Jim Rugg & Brian Maruca's awesome comic, featuring art made by Jim exclusively for the film.  We're playing at 2:15pm on Friday 8th in Rm 1E14, with a Q&A following the screening hosted by Mr Chris Neseman!  And we'll have free stuff to give away.  What's not to love? Here's the trailer.

(ps if you've already checked out the programme, you might have seen us previously listed as part of the Short Film Fest with some other films at 3:30 on the Friday.  But we've now been moved to a solo session, so disregard those details.  I'm assuming the schedule will be updated shortly.  The Street Angel screening and Q&A is definitely now on at 2:15 in Rm 1E14.)

And if you are going to Comic-Con this week, please come check out the Street Angel screening at 6:20 on Thursday 22nd, as part of Comic-Con's short film programme.  We're just next door in the Marriott Hotel, Hall 1 & 2.

It's based on the comic by Jim Rugg & Brian Maruca ("Afrodisiac"), and even features original art by Jim created especially for the film!  Here's the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnL9b1Hrrrs

For comics, I suggest the IDW Doctor Who Classics series is probably the way to go.  They're reprints of the Doctor Who Magazine strips that have also been collected and reprinted by Titan in the UK and Marvel in the US the 80s.  They're a lot of fun, and as someone else mentioned above, they feature early work from a lot of writers and artists who are now pretty huge in the industry.

And if you really want to get adventurous in the backissue bins, you should try to find the old Marvel collection of AWESOME spin-off character "Abslom Daak - Dalek Killer", whose story I freaking adored as a kid: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abslom_Daak

Personally, I'm not a big fan of the IDW original 10th Doctor comics.  "The Forgotten" had a fun concept, but Pia Guera left midway through the series and the art was painfully inconsistent after that.  And I tried the first few issues of the new ongoing and wasn't a big fan of either the script or the art.  If you want to try something of the IDW original stuff, I'd suggest either the Rich Johnston one-shot "Room With a Deja-Vu" or the Ben Templesmith one-shot "The Whispering Gallery". 

But really, the collected DWM strips in the old Marvel or the new IDW reprints are where it's at.