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Indy PopCon 2014 Photos, Part 8 of 8: What We Did and Who We Met
Hey, kids! It’s the world-famous General Lee from TV’s The Dukes of Hazzard! Everyone likes TV cars, right? TV cars are pop culture and therefore totally on-topic at Indy PopCon. Please enjoy this...
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Former Kickstarter Junkie III: the Former and the Furious
Behold two panels from the cool thing that landed in my mailbox last week: Jamal Igle’s graphic novel Molly Danger. This forty-eight page tale about the responsibilities and hardships of a...
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Comic Shops Can Still Happen If You Want Them
Here’s something you don’t see every day: a brand new comic book shop. The Android’s Dungeon has operated as an online store since 2009, but this year its owners saw their long-standing dream of a...
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“Sleepy Hollow” Hiatus News Roundup and Season 1 Recap Guide
Tom Mison! Nicole Beharie! America’s new favorite buddy cops! Less than three months until the season premiere of Sleepy Hollow! It’s been six months since the season 1 finale, but news and notices are...
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Unironic Wishes for a Happy July 4th
Art by Joe Giella.Y’know that one irritating relative who shows up for all your birthday parties whether he’s invited or not, never enjoys hanging out with you, loves sniping about your flaws to...
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Our 2006 Road Trip, Part 3: Milwaukee for Art’s Sake
[The very special miniseries continues! See Part One for the official intro and context.] Day 1: Saturday, July 22nd (continued) Fairly rejuvenated, we headed north from Pleasant Prairie along Lake...
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My Heroes Don’t Always Need to Be White Guys
Not nearly enough pundits are complaining about Marvel’s all-new White Power Iron Man. For those just joining the fray: pictured above are the new incarnations of Thor and Captain America that Marvel...
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First Pic: Gal Gadot IS Wonder Woman IN “Batman vs. Superman”!
Director Zack Snyder just shared the following image online from this weekend’s big San Diego Comic Con: the public’s very first look at Gal Gadot as the very first big-screen Wonder Woman, as...
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These Aren’t the Guardians You’re Looking For
You’ve heard about that new movie that just opened in theaters this weekend, right? The one where Chris Pratt from Parks & Rec uses those hunky new abs he began sculpting for Zero Dark Thirty and...
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Yes, There’s a Scene After the “Guardians of the Galaxy” End Credits
Spoiler photo of Bradley Cooper from The Expendables 7. The raccoon! The tree! The wrestler! The funnyman! The female! Together they’re the hottest new super-team in the Marvel universe, and you...
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Gen Con 2014 Photos, Part 2 of 6: More from the Costume Contest
Hawkwoman! Or possibly Hawkgirl. I’m going with Hawkwoman. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: my wife and I attended Gen Con 2014 and took pictures as usual. Last time was the Costume Contest...
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Gen Con 2014 Photos, Part 4 of 6: Costumes Around the Show Floor
The all-new Ms. Marvel! Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: my wife and I attended Gen Con 2014 and took pictures as usual. Parts One through Three were folks in the Costume Contest. In Parts Four...
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How Much Would You Pay for Midwest Convention Space?
Who North America is a regular staple at our regular cons. They seem to be doing okay, even though they have to pay for four or five times the space. This past Wednesday I walked into my comic shop and...
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Wizard World Chicago 2014 Photos, Part 3: Marvel and Dark Horse Costumes!
The Avengers! Classic lineup, different take. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: This weekend was that time again: our annual excursion to Rosemont, IL, for Wizard World Chicago. My wife and I...
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Wizard World Chicago 2014 Photos, Part 6 of 7: People We Met
Yowza! Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: This weekend was that time again: our annual excursion to Rosemont, IL, for Wizard World Chicago. My wife and I took plenty of photos as usual, many of...
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Why We’re Spending a Lot Less at Conventions
Sorry, I’d love to spend more at your Artists Alley booth, but I’m too busy being mesmerized by Sharknado. Food for thought making the rounds in my online circles this week was an essay titled “Denise...
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MCC 2014 Pilot Binge #7: “Gotham”
Sorry to join the party so late! Everyone else already watched the premiere of Gotham days ago on Fox and blogged, tweeted, Tumblr’d, or tin-can-on-a-stringed about it to all their circles, right? If...
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Awesome Con 2014 Photos, Part 3 of 3: What We Did and Who We Met
Gateway to Awesome! Ostensibly. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: This weekend my wife and I attended the inaugural Awesome Con Indianapolis, the latest attempt to bring the geek convention life...
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MCC 2014 Pilot Binge #18: “The Flash”
Of all twenty-six pilots in this series, I had more mixed emotions about The Flash in advance than I did any of the rest. When I began collecting comics at age six, Barry Allen was one of the first...
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MCC 2014 Pilot Binge #20: “Constantine”
“The power of comics compels you to watch! The power of comics compels you to watch! Um, uh, accio remote!“ It’s time for more comic book TV! Longtime readers know John Constantine from his first...
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