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The Next Page in Comic Books 2012

It’s month two of the new year. As your resident comic-nerd, I’m providing a list of things we can look forward to in 2012. In no particular order…   1) The Sophomore Story Arcs in the DCnU. DC Comics’ giant risk with the complete relaunch/reboot of all their book has proven to be a massive success. DC captured all 10 slots for the top selling comic books… more

The Trojan Jonah Wants You To See Jonah Ray Live and Free On Friday In L.A.

Here is a new poster by Dave Kloc promoting Jonah Ray’s live comedy appearance Friday night at Nerdist Theater at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles, an event to which you… more

People Aren’t Funny

There has been a big brouhaha lately about whether and how women are funny. The recently deceased Christopher Hitchens, Jerry Lewis, and most recently, comic and former Letterman comedy booker … more

LA Needs A Riot (A Comedy Festival By That Name, That Is)

Comedy is hard. Putting together an arts festival is also hard. Los Angeles is, arguably, the city closest to space in the sense that if you scream, no one can… more
 

Come See Jonah Ray Tape His Next Comedy Record January 27th

Our friend Jonah Ray has given you countless hours of entertainment through his comedy, his co-hosting of the Nerdist Podcast, his writing and appearances on The Soup, and, possibly, at… more

Occupy Duckburg

The economic state of the world is hitting everyone, even in once-safe and financially secure locations. I feel it’s important to allow those troubled by the lack of jobs… more

Comedy = X, X = WTF?

One of the most common tropes in the world of comedy is: tragedy + time = comedy. To an extent that’s true, and I’ve even explicated my own theory on that equation… more
 

What’s the Deal with Superlatives?

As of this very moment: -Will Ferrell is to be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for Humor -Modern Family took home the most Emmy statuettes over the past weekend -Chris… more

Finding Funny After 9/11

Ten years ago Sunday.   Doesn’t seem that long, really, but a lot has happened since then, so it must be true. The common question is, of course, “where were you… more

Has SEO Ruined Comedy?

The Internet and the collective boredom of people at work have arguably redefined comedy. With online comedy content juggernauts like Funny or Die and videos of people failing on YouTube,… more
 
 
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