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Pittsburgh Comics Podcast #62
Tribute to Joe Kubert, preview of the Baltimore Comic-Com with some other con discussion, recent Valiant and recent other likes. Sorry for the delay getting this online. Loss of power and car trouble got in the way.
Avengers vs X-Men #11 First Look
NOW THIS IS WHAT I’M HAPPY TO SEE FROM THE MARVEL SALES DEPARTMENT!!! Your First Look At AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #11 The biggest comics event of the summer hits it’s red hot penultimate chapter as Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Avengers VS. X-Men #11! From the creative tour de force of […]
Arriving Wednesday 8/22/12
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A Clarification of My Concerns from the Prior Post
Matt and I had a little back and forth on Twitter last night, so I figured I’d clarify what my problems with the Marvel promotional efforts are. I have zero problems with Marvel promoting the new #1s and the new creative teams. That is what they are supposed to be doing. Promote the heck out […]
The Marvel Hype Machine is Starting to Concern Me
Now, don’t get me wrong here. I love when a company gets behind a project to promote it. Too much stuff just kind of comes out with very little fanfare and doesn’t do well. And I want Marvel NOW! to sell like gangbusters. But some things I see from Marvel concern me. A little history. […]
Arriving Wednesday 8/15/12
68 SCARS #2 (OF 4) CVR A JONES (MR) 68 SCARS #2 (OF 4) CVR B JONES (MR) ADVENTURES OF A COMIC CON GIRL #1 (OF 3) (MR) ALABASTER WOLVES #5 (OF 5) ALINE & THE OTHERS GN (O/A) (MR) AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #691 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #691 LIZARD VAR ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #232 AVENGERS #29 AVX […]
Pittsburgh Comics Podcast Episode #61
We talk about Marvel NOW! announcements and some recent things we’ve liked.
Quick Review: Uncanny X-Force 26-28
If you jumped off X-Force during the Otherworld storyline, come back! It’s back on track. I don’t know if I ever said in print, but I think the Otherworld storyline was a bit of a misstep of X-Force. A new artist that didn’t jell with the previous ones. A story dependent on your knowledge of […]