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August 24, 2012Patrick 75 Comments

I’m not a DC guy. This is an important part of the context for the rest of the story. I’m not a not-DC guy either, which people typically mistake for a “Marvel guy”, but there is only overlap there, not… Continue Reading →

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SPOILER

May 5, 2012Patrick 17 Comments

There are some people who are not overly familiar with the Marvel Universe who may have a question after watching The Avengers. Click at your own risk.

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Offspring!

May 2, 2012Patrick 25 Comments

A creative endeavor.  I’m obligated as a parent to advertise.

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Mindbender

September 1, 2011Patrick 7 Comments

From the digital mouth of Jim Shooter.  Read the whole thing. Sometime in February, 1984, my secretary (it was okay to say “secretary” in those days) the wonderful Lynn Cohen told me that Bill Sarnoff was on the phone. Not… Continue Reading →

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Sunday!

March 13, 2011Jaybird 8 Comments

So… what are you reading? I’ve been reading The Ultimates. I never really clicked with Mark Millar until Kick-Ass came out… and even then, I thought that he stumbled across a story that worked with what I assumed his one-trick… Continue Reading →

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Sunday!

March 6, 2011Jaybird 2 Comments

So… what are you reading? I picked up Lovers and Madmen and really enjoyed it. It’s a retelling of the Joker origin story. If you’re a fan of The Killing Joke (and there are a lot of reasons to be), you should know… Continue Reading →

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Backstory!

March 4, 2011Jaybird 8 Comments

While there are dozens (well, handfuls) of really good webcomics out there, when it comes to tabletop gaming, there are two essential ones. The Order of the Stick is a comic devoted to the quintessential story-based D&D epic campaign (and,… Continue Reading →

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Cynicism!

March 2, 2011Jaybird 2 Comments

This essay contains major spoilers for Dark Joker: The Wild , Batman Bloodstorm, and middlin’ spoilers for The Nail.

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