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My comic collection: Behold, “Tandy Whiz Kids Number One!”

Josh
Saturday
8:57 pm

Tired of moving the same stack of unopened cardboard boxes around the country, I finally decided to crack open my decades of memories and consolidate them into more durable plastic tubs. This poorly-planned endeavor had me digging through piles of Boy Scout stuff (yeah, I made it all the way), newspaper clippings from mom, plaques, doodles, artwork and self-drawn comics — it was a treasure trove of my secret nerd childhood.

But what really made my day was cracking open a box of comic books I hadn’t opened since 1989.  The piles of Junior Woodchucks, Porky Pigs and Bugs Bunnies were cute, the small collection of gothic horror comics held up ..read more

Drink and Draw Social Club Book Release

Christy
Sunday
6:59 pm

Last night the Los Angeles Drink and Draw Social Club had a release party for Vol 2 of their compilation books.  “Following up on the popularity of the ever-growing phenomenon known as Drink and Draw Social Club – showcasing illustrations rendered strictly in bars and restaurants, where the pints and pencil shavings make for good times and even better art – this volume contains even more scribblings and scratchings from a large and diverse group of talented artists.”  So fun!  The back of Meltdown Comic was turned into a gallery of drunken goodness.  And the Grilled Cheese Truck was parked outside.  I was equally ..read more

My Little Pony Mods

Christy
Monday
5:45 pm

Ooooo!  I hadn’t seen all of these My Little Pony Mods.   BuzzFeed ranks 50 of the best.   They make me smile.  Here are my ..read more

Bring on my e-comics

Jason
Tuesday
11:45 am

Given the client base for Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and their fellow comic book publishers, you would think they would embrace the trends and technologies their readers are so quick to latch on to.

Historically however they have always just stood in the wading pool, letting their products and superheroes sell themselves. Their biggest tool to generating sales are the mega-events we have become accustomed to. You know, Civil War, Blackest Night, Secret Invasion, those guys. Once in a while a certain writer or artist will generate some sales. But in the long run there has been no revolutionary poptech advancements in the comic book industry.

I suppose one can point to ..read more

Enter The Defenders

Jason
Thursday
8:00 am

Quick question for you real quick. When you think of Marvel comics and think of superhero teams what comes to mind? X-men check. Avengers check. Fantastic Four check.

But how many of you had The Defenders pop into your brain?

The Defenders have seen many incarnations over the years from its origin as a ragtag not so much a team to their existence in limbo today. But the Defenders have also held a special place in my heart. I think at its core it is because Dr. Strange was a large piece of the team throughout many of its incarnations. And for me personally Dr. Strange is near the top of my ..read more

Open letter to Marvel Comics

Jason
Thursday
12:22 am

May 12, 2010

To: Marvel Comics Cc: Joe Quesada

From: Jason of GeekSix

Hi Marvel,

Its me Jason, that crazy guy from GeekSix. You know, the one who is always asking for very special issues of a Dazzler/Jubilee romance. Over the past couple of months as I wade through special event after special event I have come to realize that you just have way too much stuff going on to sustain an industry.

So I just wanted to point out a couple of things you might want to keep in mind over the next couple of months even years.

You know that time when you went through a small period called bankruptcy? Remember what ..read more

I <3 Shirtoid

Autumn
Tuesday
7:24 pm

I have an addiction to nerdy t-shirts.  I savor them like others would a fine wine.  And my absolute favorite website to go to is Shirtoid, cause they take all the awesome ones and combine them into one easily browse-able place.  They even have a small selection of non-t-shirt-but-still-awesome stuff, like this

Oh! Also you can follow them on twitter, they’re one of my favorites due to their sprinkling of awesome throughout my feed each day ..read more

Crazy Sexy Geeks and Tim Gunn Discuss Superhero Costumes

Christy
Thursday
12:15 pm

Tim Gunn takes fashion seriously, and here he takes superhero fashion seriously. He discusses the danger of capes and dresses (we all learned that in The Icredibles), the width of the weave in fishnets directly translating to increase in vulgarity, and superhero porn with Alan Kistler of Crazy Sexy Geeks. While he calls Black Canary a tramp, he totally gives props to Power Girl for being less objectionable even though she has over the top cleavage because she “owns it.” That’s it. I’m starting my Power Girl costume right ..read more

Geek6 casts The Avengers…Joss style

Jason
Sunday
11:59 pm

Now that the dust has settled from the news going around that Joss Whedon is set to direct Marvel’s The Avengers, and that it is quite possible he will pulling rewrite duties on the movie and on the upcoming Captain America movie, let the speculation begin.

What speculation is that?

Why who would be the perfect Whedonverse people to cast of course. Now being honest with myself I think it is foregone conclusion that most casting here will be decided by the studio, not Joss himself. Heck I think most of the lead players in this game already have signed on the dotted line.

But in the end, Joss loves using his mates ..read more

Who Wants to Smell Like Iron Man?

Christy
Wednesday
11:46 pm

More importantly, who wants to smell you smelling like Iron Man?  Me!  This may be one of my favorite Iron Man 2 promotional merchandise tie ins.  Diesel’s Only The Brave cologne gets an Iron Man makeover.  The scent stays the same, but the packaging gets the Tony Stark treatment.  The Iron Man version hits department stores such at Dillards and Macy’s  in mid-April, so now!  Expected resale, $67.50.  So go out and start attracting your Pepper ..read more