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What Comics Excite You Right Now?
This article got me thinking, what books do I really look forward to right now? Basically the article is Joe Kelly lamenting that much of what is going on right now in comics is stuff that he did 10 years ago. He’s not bitter about the copying, but bored by the lack of originality. You […]
Marvel and Its Diminishing Luster
I am a fan of Marvel comics. I am just not a fan of Marvel Comics. Does that make sense? I’ll explain. I grew up reading Marvel and DC. But I loved Marvel a little bit more. Spider-Man was always my favorite, but Daredevil was up there as well. The New Teen Titans were good, […]
Lessons Learned
As we go through daily life, it is truly amazing what we learn when we don’t even realize it. Seeing a mother berate a child in a store gets filed away as “I’ll never do that to my kid” or reading something online about dealing with a situation hopefully gets remembered. This past week I […]
Quick Review – Essex County Vol 1 Tales From the Farm
I have been seeing this pop up on “Best of…” lists lately, so I decided to grab it and see what it was about. Jeff Lemire’s Sweet Tooth has been doing very well for me. So I gave it a read today. Its a story about a boy, Lester, in a rural Canadian town. He […]
Jill Thompson Signing Wrap-Up
Thanks to everybody who came out. There was a line the entire time, which was great. Moved a lot of books and had a lot of fun. Special thanks to Jill Thompson for being such an awesome guest. The sketches in each book were amazing! I will get more pictures up, but this one pretty […]
The New Sign is Up!!!
Getting There
Sorry for not adding more content lately. Lots going on. Sign is finally going to be done. New cards are here. Working on getting everything else finally finished up. I am putting the final touches on the relaunch party. So, lots going on in addition to running the store. More news as it comes. Do […]
Pittsburgh Comics Goes Live Today!!!
After four years as part of New Dimension Comics, the McMurray store is now Pittsburgh Comics. An official statement will be forthcoming, but the short version is that I want to do some promotions and expand the scope of the store both in the area and online, and these things couldn’t be done the way […]