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Archive for June, 2009

Steve Rogers Returns (…my thoughts)

Posted in Comics & Graphic Novels, tagged , , , on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

[Disclaimer: I should point out that in discussing Cap's return that I'm operating on the assumption that Marvel is indeed planning the return of the original Steve Rogers, of the mainstream 616, universe and that the media "event" playing out before us is in fact more than a red herring in the making. I trust [...]

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Japan “Part One”

Posted in Japan, tagged , , on June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

My fiancee and I had to nail down the plans for visiting Japan fairly quickly once we got word that her parents really wanted us to come out, so after scrambling to get the best deal on airline tickets I had only a couple of months preparation before we left, and a whole lot of [...]

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Back From Japan!

Posted in Misc. on June 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Well, it was an extremely fun, if not exhausting trip to Japan and despite it being the first chance I had to spend some serious time with my fiancee’s parents (who call Tokyo their home) and that I had to face down those jitters, it was a pure joy to have met them and to [...]

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Boom! Studios Confirms Disney License!

Posted in Ducks & Disney, tagged , , , on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I`m still enjoying a couple of days in Japan before heading back to Texas, but I found a few minutes this morning to log in and check on things comic related and was overjoyed to find the following gem waiting for me.
From Newsarama:
Richie said that Boom’s immediate plan for the license is to start telling [...]

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Off to the Land of the Rising Sun!

Posted in Misc. on June 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Hey folks, just wanted to let you know that I’m heading off on a much anticipated two week adventure to Tokyo, Japan (to finally meet my fiancees parents) and that I probably won’t be able to chime in until I return later in the month. Should I get some extra down time I’ll try to [...]

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Mark Schultz talks Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon

Posted in Comics & Graphic Novels, tagged , , on June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

If you’ve got a few minutes, rocket on over to Newsarama for an in-depth interview with Mark Schultz about what we can expect from the new Al Williamson compilation from Flesk Publications entitled Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon: A Lifetime Vision.
Schultz has long since cited Williamson as one of his chief inspirations and when asked what [...]

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Scott C’s “Ninja Catch”

Posted in Comics & Graphic Novels, tagged , on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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