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An Exclamation Point Filled Tour of Dark Horse Comics with Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Tom Lenk

You probably know Tom Lenk as Andrew from Buffy the Vampire Slayer but I probably know him from his recent visit to the city of Portland where I live and eat french fries and where he was performing his one man show Tom Lenk Live! (and also where he ate french fries). Following an exchange [...]

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Comic Con Scared The Crap Out Of Me

Image Via Felicia Day When faced with the insane crowds at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, I did what any professional journalist would do – I ran back to my hotel room and watched Prince of Persia while sipping soothing champagne from the mini bar. Don’t get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed the evening social [...]

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Goodbye Harvey

Renowned comic writer and beloved curmudgeon Harvey Pekar passed away earlier this week.  His insight into the human condition touched thousands of readers and inspired brilliant artists, including Robert Crumb, Frank Stack and Gary Dumm. Even in death, Pekar continues to inspire pieces like the one above, a collaboration between The Daily Cross Hatch editor [...]

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1Q 1A: Paul F. Tompkins

To celebrate the release of Paul F. Tompkins’s’s’s latest stand-up release Freak Wharf, I had the honor of sitting down with him as the inaugural personality for my 1Q1A series: CH: So how are you, Paul? PFT: Great. CH: Thank you for being here. PFT: My pleasure. If you enjoy comedy, pick up Freak Wharf [...]

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My New Fave Comic Strip

(via Geekery at its finest)

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"Lost" Chat Tonight @ Meltdown w/ Damon Lindelof

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COMIC BOOK NERDISTS ASSEMBLE!

It’s been a while. But much like running into an ex at the grocery when you look like shit, I’m going to make a lame excuse to avoid small talk. “Great to see you but I’ve got to run… I have terrible, terrible diarrhea.” Down to business: Final Crisis, Dark Reign, War of Kings, New [...]

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Pics from NY Comic-Con featuring shots of "Ghostbusters" Game

I came out to New York to enjoy Comic-Con, unseasonable warmth and an odd number of its citizens yelling at people on their cell phones. Seriously. I’ve seen this multiple times so far. I guess times are making people cranky and also unaware that their phones don’t provide a privacy bubble when in use. My [...]

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COMIC BOOK NERDIST: 10 Books/3 Sentences & More!

Hello fellow Nerdists (with emphasis on the comic reading sub section). How great does the “refresh” of Nerdist.com look?! I have a shirt that looks like the new banner… I don’t wear it though… it makes me look fat. Seriously, great job Chris. Down to business. I thought I’d start the New Year out with [...]

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COMIC BOOK NERDIST: Introducing Arnie Ross

A couple of weeks ago I was enjoying some delicious Thanksgiving morsels at a friend’s house when I got into a nerd-versation with a delightful chap by the name of Arnie, who doesn’t just love comic books, he nurtures them. I assume that every night before bed he gives them some sort of Cider House [...]

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