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Comics: Midlife Crisis

vusleeper February 5, 2015

As a sign of how old I am, my first comic book that I purchased with my own money was Crisis on Infinite Earths for $1, 30 years ago. I bought it from Yunkee, because I was drawn to the many characters in the books. I believe the Crisis #3 was on newsstand at that time period, so I was actually missing issue #2 for a while (but obviously I've tracked down the missing issue at a comic book store - Sierra Comics and Books in Clovis, California). I have very fond memories of the series, read #5 in the bathtub (to this day, the comic has water damage), blown away by the death of Supergirl, followed by the death of Flash (Barry Allen). Wow, this was amazing comic-changing stuff! There was no internet, there was no Previews; the only way to find out what was happening was to visit a newsstand (because the comic book store was usually too far for me).

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Constantine: Quid Pro Quo

vusleeper January 24, 2015

The new episode of Constantine is probably the best show so far! The best ones are the ones that is based on the comic book, and this new episode, the whole setup is quite similar to Mike Carey's Hellblazer: All His Engines.
What we've been seeing with Constantine is the whole children in danger, harkening back to Newcastle... which, of course, was brought up again in this latest episode.

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FCBD 2014 at Source Comics (03 May 2014)

Free Comic Book Day 2014: Minneapolis/St. Paul field report

JohnC@weheartmusic.com May 3, 2014

Free Comic Book Day is alive and well in the Twin Cities! The nationwide event, now in its 12th year, was celebrated in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area by most comic book stores opening their doors to welcome readers with a huge array of free comic books and associated sales and promotions.

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