Tag Archives: comics

Comic Dreams

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Mike

This weekend, as I was folding the laundry, I was struck by the number of Superhero t-shirts my little boy has. I smiled at the fact that (a) he loves superheroes as much as I did when I was growing … Continue reading →

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More thoughts on the Digital Dilemma

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Mike

It’s funny how when you’re doing something that’s out of your “norm” you don’t always fully question the details. Especially when you’re just starting to explore. That’s what struck me this past weekend as I tried to settle down and … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Book and Comic Book Collecting…

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Mike

It looks like the technology to pull me kicking and screaming into the future has indeed arrived. It started last Xmas when I went ahead and purchased a Kobo eReader as a means of controlling the sheer volume of books … Continue reading →

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Tron Invades Marvel!

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Mike

Have you seen the sneak peeks of some of those December Marvel comics? http://techland.com/2010/10/19/tron-invades-the-marvel-universe-in-december/ Heroes with a “Tron” twist! 🙂 So maybe it is some corporate thingie now that Disney owns Marvel… but I can’t deny that I really like … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 1, 2007 by Mike

Just spent a few minutes sifting through the upcoming comic releases to see if there’s anything worth adding to my pull list. … and the entire time I did this I saw nothing that stood out and nothing that was … Continue reading →

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Comicopia 100

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Mike

I’ve been wanting to post this all day but have been too busy to do so! The reason I wanted to post earlier is because evening posts are not “replied” to much whereas morning posts get more traffic 🙂 At … Continue reading →

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Shustering Schools

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Mike

I’ve had some news recently regarding the Joe Shuster Awards and schools that I’ve been meaning to mention for a while. As I wrote a while back, I had some concerns recently regarding the level of “comic book” acceptance/ knowledge/ … Continue reading →

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Comicopia 99

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Mike

Okay, I can hold back no longer! 🙂 Prepare to be amazed. Here is Gabriel Morrissette’s cover for Comicopia 99. This was our “Looking Back” theme issue as we take a moment to pause before our 100th issue! Gaby went … Continue reading →

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Wow!

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Mike

I’m holding the covers to Comicopia 99 in my hands… WOW! Jay Willson’s cover (inked by Gabriel Morrissette) is a hell of a lot of fun. Gabriel’s cover (inked by Jay) is filled with SO many Comicopia-in-joke-moments as well as … Continue reading →

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Funny Stuff!

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Mike

Hi. Me again 🙂 I decided to google myself today and read through all the non-bigfoot hits 🙂 I found this ebay auction for VOTT#1 that made me laugh. “THIS AUCTION IS FOR ONE RARE AND UNUSUAL 1995 mint condition … Continue reading →

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