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Wizard World Chicago 2015 Photos, Part 7 of 7: Why We Convention
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time of year again! Anne and I are at Wizard World Chicago in scenic Rosemont, IL, where we’re so far having a blast even though parts of it resemble...
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The Twilight Years of the Back Issue Hunter
Once upon a time, at the very first comic book shows I attended as a teen, rooting through back issue bins for missing comics was the only thing I wanted to do. Once a year or so, my mom would drive...
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Grieving the Erasure of Your Favorite Corporate-Owned Universe
DC Comics house ad from The Flash #339, cover-dated November 1984. A lot of ’80s characters are no longer around, and it’s been decades since fans begged DC to bring back “legends” like these. We live...
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A Cavalcade of Comics and Cartoons in Columbus
This weekend ushered in the inaugural Cartoon Crossroads Columbus, an intentionally different comics show from what we’re used to seeing here in Indianapolis. As conceived and executed by Bone creator...
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My 2015 in Books and Graphic Novels
Ransom Riggs’ Library of Souls, one among a handful of 2015 books I actually read in 2015.Time again for the annual entry in which I remind myself how much I like reading things besides monthly comics,...
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Comics Update: My 2015 Faves and My Current Lineup
After 37 years of collecting, 2015 was the year I first bought more than two Archie comics in a row. From the new Archie #1; art by Fiona Staples and Andre Szymanowicz. Comics collecting has been my...
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The Springs in Fall — 2015 Photos #18: Colorado Comics Cavalcade
Captain Woodchuck, the official mascot of Mile High Comics, welcomes you to the wonderful world of graphic storytelling! On our annual road trips I usually hold off on my weekly comics fix until after...
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Happy Belated National Brotherhood Week!
1959 PSA commissioned by DC Comics editor Jack Schiff. Artist not credited. Last month a dead holiday went and passed us by for thirtieth time in a row, and we all missed it. Shame on us. SHAME. But...
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C2E2 Kicks Off Our 2016 Convention Season in Style
Longtime MCC readers may or may not remember last year’s C2E2 experience, in which Anne and I met Gene Ha, a fine comics artist who’s worked on past books I’ve collected such as Alan Moore’s Top 10,...
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C2E2 2016 Photos: Dance of the Mad Deadpools
Toting around a boom-box blaring mad beatz, roaming the show and rapping all Friday long, that’s Deadpool on the left with his funky pal Spidey, whose costume is red enough that he basically counts as...
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C2E2 2016 Photos: We Are Here For Supergirl!
Finally, two guests who showed US how jazz hands are done. Defying all expectations, Supergirl has become must-see TV in our house. I’ve yet to write about it here, but Twitter followers are...
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C2E2 2016 Photos: Star Wars: The New Cosplay Order
Can this be? Rey and Kylo Ren working together? Say it ain’t so! Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: my wife and I spent two days at the seventh annual Chicago Comics and Entertainment Exposition,...
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C2E2 2016 Photos: Gaming and Animation Costumes!
The family that cosplays together: straight out of Final Fantasy VII, it’s Barrett, Vincent Valentine, and li’l Cait Sith peering into your SOUL. My favorite photo of the weekend. Previously on Midlife...
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C2E2 2016 Photos: Comics Costumes!
New Marvel meets modern manga: Silk and One Piece star Monkey D. Luffy. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: my wife and I spent two days at the seventh annual Chicago Comics and Entertainment...
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C2E2 2016 Photos: Last Call for Costumes!
Puppymonkeybaby! Puppymonkeybaby! Puppymonkeybaby! Puppymonkeybaby! Puppymonkeybaby! Puppymonkeybaby! Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: my wife and I spent two days at the seventh annual Chicago...
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C2E2 2016 Photos, Part 8 of 9: Who We Met and What We Did
“Did you know the Visigoths actually invented comic book conventions back in the fourth century as an excuse to get together with family and draw unflattering caricatures of the Romans? True story…”...
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C2E2 2016 Photos, Part 9 of 9: The Things They Carried
The total addition to my reading pile from our two days at C2E2. On a related note, I’ve been suffering back pain flare-ups all week long. I normally don’t buy sketches or prints, but I bet fans who...
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Whatever Happened to the Indianapolis Geek Convention Boom?
An outtake from our Indiana Comic Con 2015 cosplay photos, starring three Deadpools and a pair of kids who are each probably a foot taller by now. Large-scale geek conventions weren’t a thing in...
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Indiana Comic Con 2016 Photos #4 of 4: Who We Met and What We Did
Gimli. Sallah. Treebeard. Professor Arturo. da Vinci. Kingpin. All those names and personalities don’t prepare you for the fact that John Rhys-Davies will tickle you in the middle of your photo op....
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My Free Comic Book Day 2016 Results, Best to Least Best
Our annual Free Comic Book Day tradition saw us once again at Indianapolis’ own Downtown Comics North, where cosplayers are always on hand to greet kids, accompanying adults, and regulars alike....
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