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Suspended Animation: Tales From Riverdale by Mark Allen (12-21-07)
In praise of Archie and his friends...

From Box Four 12/19/07 by Derek McCaw (12-18-07)
Reviews of Booster Gold #5, Captain Carrot #3,Fables #68, Green Lantern #25 and more...

Suspended Animation: The Mice Templar by Mark Allen (12-14-07)
Maybe if Pixie and Dixie had had scimitars...

Comics Reviewed: Countdown: Arena #1 by Derek McCaw (12-11-07)
Will we see Amazing Man vs. Amazing Man vs. 'mazing Man?

Comics Reviewed: Northlanders #1 by Derek McCaw (12-10-07)
Vertigo explores British and Norse history with the vicious "Sven the Returned..."

Comics Reviewed: Dan Dare #1 by Derek McCaw (11-29-07)
Virgin Comics helps Garth Ennis revive a legend...and they do it right....

Suspended Animation: Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited by Mark Nickles (11-16-07)
Unlike the big movie studios, Marvel believes there's money to be made online...

This Week In Marvel 11/06/07 by Derek McCaw (11-06-07)
Reviewing Fantastic Four #551, The Order #4, Starlord #4, Omega the Unknown #2 and more...

From Box Four 11/05/07 by Derek McCaw (11-05-07)
Reviewing Robin Annual #7, Action Comics #858, Special Forces #1 and much more...

DC Names Jerry Robinson "Creative Consultant" by Derek McCaw (10-29-07)
A comics career comes full circle as the man who may have created The Joker comes home...

Comics Review: Marvel Zombies 2 #1 by Derek McCaw (10-15-07)
They're baaaaaaack....

Revived In A World He Never Made by Derek McCaw (10-01-07)
Reviewing Howard the Duck #1...

Comics Review: Y The Last Man #58 by Dave K (09-25-07)
What? A comic book moving someone like any other form of good fiction would?

In Search Of Steve Ditko by Derek McCaw (09-23-07)
A BBC Documentary that fanboys have to watch...

A Long Time Ago On A Fanboy Planet Far, Far Away by Derek McCaw (09-13-07)
One of our own crosses over in Star Wars Legacy #16...

The Best TV Show You Should Read This Week by Derek McCaw (09-12-07)
Reviewing Mark Waid and Paul Azaceta's Potters' Field #1...

The Grief Of Gods: Thor #3 by Derek McCaw (09-12-07)
Now this is a god of thunder...

Today, Spider-Man Gets One More Day... by Derek McCaw (09-06-07)
A review of Amazing Spider-Man #544 with 10 pages of preview art...

Comics Review: Avengers: The Initiative #5 by Dave K (09-06-07)
Youthful inexperienced heroes tackle a threat too big for...wait, we've heard this before...

Comics Review: Starlord #1 and 2 by Dave K (08-30-07)
Marvel's cosmic hero grabs us along for the ride...

Halloween Man Gets Superdeformed by Derek McCaw (08-27-07)
Webcomic leaps up in quality and lands a great publisher...

Comics Review: Omega Flight #5 by Dave K (08-17-07)
What? It's still being published?

Comic-Con 2007: The Man by Erin Frost (08-15-07)
This is what it's all about.

Comic-Con 2007: The Women of Comic-Con, part 3 by Derek McCaw (08-15-07)
We've got a couple of possible celebrity sightings, too...please confirm for us...

Comic-Con 2007: The Women of Comic-Con, part 2 by Derek McCaw (08-15-07)
Jason Beymer and Lon Lopez help out with their eyes for spandex...

Comics Spotlight: Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #23 by Derek McCaw (08-15-07)
Also: How can a book be great with a dead title character? Ask Captain America....

Comic-Con 2007 From Another Perspective by Jason Beymer (08-14-07)
Beymer juggled the Con, his family and his camera to bring us this photo report...

Comics Review: Clockwork Girl #0 by Dave K (08-14-07)
Your best buy this week, and not just because it's only a quarter...

Reflections On 'Ringo by Chris Garcia (08-14-07)
Memorializing a great comics artist taken too soon...

Welcome To Countdown: Arena by Derek McCaw (08-13-07)
DC announces a Battle Royale in December, and we get the scoop from Keith Champagne...

Comic-Con 2007: The Women of Comic-Con, part 1 by Derek McCaw (08-10-07)
Still sorting through pictures, bringing you the best in Cosplay...

Comics Review: Blue Beetle #17 by David Akhond (08-10-07)
DC has a comic book like everybody says they want -- so are YOU reading it?

Comics Review: Ultimate Fantastic Four #44 by David Akhond (08-09-07)
The Silver Surfer with a master who's not what you think...

Comic-Con 2007: The Last Hours by Derek McCaw (08-09-07)
As the hours wind down, we catch a gushing starlet, new DC Direct action figures and...

Comics Review: Metal Men #1 by David Akhond (08-08-07)
Together again for the first time -- a new reviewer and his beloved responsometers...

Comic-Con 2007: Day 4 (Sunday) Photos From The Floor by Derek McCaw (08-07-07)
Trying to get those last minute shopping deals...

Comic-Con 2007: Day 3 (Saturday) Photos From The Floor by Derek McCaw (08-01-07)
Masquerade Day is always the brightest...

Comic-Con 2007: Day 2 - The Sultans Of Swag by Lon Lopez (08-01-07)
If you didn't get the bag big enough to fit all of Smallville, you didn't get nuthin'...

Comic-Con 2007: Day 2 (Friday) Photos From The Floor by Derek McCaw (07-31-07)
Even venturing outside, you couldn't get away from the promos...

Comic-Con 2007: Day 1 (Thursday) Photos From The Floor by Derek McCaw (07-27-07)
...and it continues...on into the night...

Comic-Con 2007: Day 1 - Taking It To The Limit by Lon Lopez (07-27-07)
The new Spock gets confirmed, and Lon gets some G.I. Joes...

Comic-Con 2007: Preview Night Photos From The Floor by Derek McCaw (07-26-07)
Just a few shots from the madness...

Comic-Con 2007: Preview Night - Attack of the Clowns by Lon Lopez (07-26-07)
"If this is what it's like on Preview Night, what's Saturday going to be?"

Comic-Con 2007: Jenna Jameson, Virgin Hero by Derek McCaw (07-25-07)
America's most beloved adult entertainer makes her first Comic-Con appearance...

Suspended Animation: The Price Of Victory by Mark Allen (07-24-07)
Teaching children to read AND about Greek history at the same time -- the graphic novel way...

Comics Spotlight: The Order #1 by Derek McCaw (07-18-07)
Also: Captain America #28, Ghost Rider #13, The Programme #1, Quasar #1 and more...

Comic-Con 2007: Final Crisis by Derek McCaw (07-18-07)
DC drops an artwork bomb in our midst, setting everybody up for San Diego...

Comic-Con 2007: The Seven Soldiers Of Image Reunite by Derek McCaw (07-17-07)
We glimpse a week and a half into the future, as the Image founders talk to fans...

"My Name Is Wally West..." by Derek McCaw (07-16-07)
Reviewing All-Flash #1 -- and let's say it again -- "Welcome back, Waid!"

Comics Review: Voodoo Child #1 by Derek McCaw (07-10-07)
Father and son Cages create a mystic hero that neither one can play in the movie...

Comics Spotlight: Thor #1 by Derek McCaw (07-05-07)
also: All-Star Superman #8, Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness #5, Runaways #27...

Bart Allen: Gone In A Flash... by Derek McCaw (06-28-07)
Just what does Flash, The Fastest Man Alive #13 mean for the DC Universe?

Veronica Mars, Season 4 Coming From Wildstorm Comics? by Derek McCaw (06-22-07)
She might fight authority, but not THE Authority...

Suspended Animation: Hunter/Killer #11 by Michael Vance (06-22-07)
Between summary and action, something got lost...

Comics Spotlight: Captain America #27 by Derek McCaw (06-20-07)
also: Amazing Spider-Man #541, Annihilation Conquest Prologue, Ghost Rider #12 and more...

When Comics, Toys and Indie Bands Merge ...It's TOY FUSION! by Derek McCaw (06-18-07)
Outside of Sacramento, a show that had the sense to invite Fanboy Planet...

Suspended Animation: The Power of Iron Man by Mark Allen (06-15-07)
A look back at a story line when we all agreed Tony Stark was a hero...

Comics Spotlight: Sub-Mariner #1 by Derek McCaw (06-13-07)
also: Dracula vs. King Arthur, Nova #3, Punisher War Journal #8, Re-Gifters and more....

Comics Spotlight: Avengers: The Initiative #3 by Derek McCaw (06-06-07)
Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears #5, New Warriors #1, Fear Agent: The Last Goodbye #1....

SuperCon 2007: Photos From The Floor by Derek McCaw (06-04-07)
San Jose hosts a major con -- the podcast will tell you all about it, but here are the pics...

Comics Spotlight 5/31/07 by Derek McCaw (05-31-07)
Daredevil #97, The Illuminati #3, Wolverine #54 and more...

Comics Review: Wrath of the Titans #1 by Derek McCaw (05-30-07)
Perseus returns, and his foes are just as fantastic as ever...

Comics Spotlight: She-Hulk #18 by Derek McCaw (05-23-07)
Also: Captain America #26, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Annual #1 and much more...

Comics Spotlight: X-Men First Class Special #1 by Derek McCaw (05-16-07)
Also: Cable & Deadpool #40, Death Dealer #2, The Mighty Avengers #3 and much more...

Suspended Animation: Cyberforce/X-Men #1 by Michael Vance (05-11-07)
That Pat Lee sure draws good, don't he?

Reviewed: Countdown #51 by Derek McCaw (05-10-07)
Will it be a great event or its own Great Disaster?

Fanboy In New York, Part 2: DC by Ric Bretschneider (05-09-07)
Guess what? The DC guys play with action figures, too...

Fanboy In New York, Part 1: Marvel by Ric Bretschneider (04-16-07)
Diving deep into the Marvel Bullpen, Ric sees every action figure ever made...

In Praise of Drew Hayes by Andy Mead (04-04-07)
A fan mourns the passing of a favorite creator...

Comics Spotlight: Runaways #25 by Derek McCaw (04-04-07)
Also: Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #19, Madman Atomic Comics #1 and more...

Wizard World Los Angeles 2007: Gallery 3: This Masquerade by Jeffrey Berman (04-03-07)
Mostly kids dressed up, and that's cute. It's not as cute when we're 40, is it?

Wizard World Los Angeles 2007: Gallery 2: The Celebrities by Jeffrey Berman (04-03-07)
Well, at least they're celebrities to us...

Strange Observations From Wizard World L.A. 2007 by Jeffrey Berman (03-28-07)
Hey, Berman doesn't just take pictures -- he observes and comments!

Wizard World Los Angeles 2007: Photos From The Floor by Jeffrey Berman (03-22-07)
From the floor -- images of madness and Gene Simmons!

Shazam! Is 2008 the Year of Captain Marvel? by Derek McCaw (03-19-07)
He's got an animated series and a big-budget film. Do we care about the comics?

The Heir To Captain America's Shield by Derek McCaw (03-13-07)
In case you missed the news, Cap is really dead, and has willed his shield to...

WonderCon 2007 -- The Independents v.1 by Caitlin Moriarity (03-12-07)
A look at some of the things you could find wandering the rows at WonderCon...

Dan DiDio Undercover At WonderCon by Ric Bretschneider (03-05-07)
DC's Executive Editor tries to blend in with the fans...and we've got him...

Comics Spotlight: X-Factor #16 by Derek McCaw (02-28-07)
Also: Heralds of Galactus #1, Dorothy #7, True Story Swear To God #4, Wolverine #51 and...

Suspended Animation: Ed's Terrestrials by Michael Vance (02-26-07)
One for the kids, and it's good to see...

Comics Spotlight: Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears #1 by Derek McCaw (02-06-07)
Also: Fell #7, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #17, The Incredible Hulk #103 and more...

DC Unveils a Mystery For 2007... by Derek McCaw (01-25-07)
Some heroes look familiar, and some not so much as DC teases its next big event...

Comics Spotlight: Hyperion vs. Nighthawk #1 by Derek McCaw (01-09-07)
Also: Agents of ATLAS #6, New Excalibur #15, Thunderbolts #110 and more...

A Change Of Clothes Makes The Woman... by Derek McCaw (01-08-07)
A bevy of DC superheroines advertise for a Mexican department store...let's shop!

Suspended Animation: Marvel: The Characters and Their Universe by Mark Allen (01-08-07)
Comprehensive, colorful and faux-leather bound; it's a zombie bible!

Comics Spotlight: Newuniversal #2 by Derek McCaw (01-04-07)
Also: Bullet Points #3, Incredible Hulk #102, Spider-Man Power Pack #3 and more...

Suspended Animation: Metal Hurlant #8 by Michael Vance (01-02-07)
Pause to recognize adult -- in the best sense -- comics...

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