We're not using The Zed Word.
Aug 10
Yes, the guy had barely taken Shaun out of the case when I bought it, and yes I had to return today to buy a Dawn of the Dead zombie to menace him. And yes, I’m now thinking about buying their first series Dawn of the Dead zombie to add to the mix.
I’m a zombie nerd – whattayagonnadoaboudit?
Darwyn Cooke on The Spirit
Aug 09Great interview with Darwyn Cooke on his new Spirit comic coming from DC late this year. Also, preview art!
Geek Potpourri
Aug 08I got sick right after Comic-Con and feel like I am still just catching up on everything. Perhaps someday I will have finally waded through the entire Civil War checklist and viewed all the saved Dead Zones on my TiVo and watched the many hilarious viral videos making the e-rounds. Don’t hassle the Hoff! And please come jump in my car! (I know, that one’s already old.)
Anyway, in an effort to begin the catch-up process, here are a few geek thoughts pingin’ around the old brain, not in any sort of coherent order.
1. I figured Jordan Collier would show up sooner or later this season on The 4400, but how incredibly perfect that he appeared right before The Wedding of Crazy? Awesome and unexpected. That combined with the weird/sweet romance between geek-approved guest stars Summer Glau and Jeffrey Combs a couple weeks ago is enough to make me forgive the show for ditching my TV Girlfriend, Karina Lombard.
2. I’m really excited that Raina Telgemeier is doing more Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels, and I noticed that the next one she’s working on is The Truth About Stacey. Old skool BSC aficionados (ie, lots of chicks in my age bracket) know that this is book #3 in the actual series…what about #2, Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls?! I was momentarily distressed, since wild-dressing, junk food-loving, Asian American sistah Claudia was always my favorite BSC-er. But then I saw that Raina addressed this very query on her BSC-centric livejournal. Claudia and Mean Janine, #7 in the book series, will be #4 of the GNs. Huzzah! And if I remember the story correctly, it shall make for a very lovely and touching comic indeed. I wonder if Raina plans to do anything with the second tier BSC-ers — Dawn, Mallory, Jessi, etc? Maybe she talks about that somewhere, too. I should keep reading.
3. The most fascinating blog posting/comments discussion I’ve seen in a bit: Apparently, in his spare time, Mark Millar just swims around in a big pile of MONEY!
4. Inquiring minds want to know: has a certain Chris Stewart received the very special, slightly dinged Penny Arcade poster acquired at CC?
Nerd Nation
Aug 08So Chris and I have been batting around this idea (or maybe I’ve just been batting him about the head with it) to do some kind of website chronicling nerd hotspots, tourist attractions, and retail experiences across the country. (Maybe across the continent? Chris IS from Canadialand, after all.)
Today it’s hard to get this notion out of my head. There are a few good places to find info on nerd stores in your area, most of them listed under the generic header of “comic shop,” and we all know how to get to the closest EB Games or GameStop.
But to actually offer useful info about these places in the form of a review–that intrigues me. I mean, who actually writes reviews of comic book stores? And yet, isn’t this one niche market that deserves some examination from its loyal customer base? We’ve all bitched a time or two about a really crappy store, I’m sure. Now you could actually go to a site and write a comment on that clerk who treated you like shit, or that dump that smelled like ass pit, or the place where their “new” comics all dated from 1974…in a BAD way.
Anyone who travels even a little bit might find it helpful. And if that’s just me, well then, so be it. I wasn’t asking YOU to read it, anyways.
On the (Nerd) Road: Heroes and Villains
Aug 05As I sift thru my pics from my cross-country road trip to move from LA to Orlando, I realize I did have a handful of decidedly nerdy adventures. Which shall be posted herein, as part of a series of indeterminate length, ensuing over the coming final days.
You heard me. FINAL DAYS. End of the world. I’ll say more later.
Right now, let me introduce you to a fine comic shop, Heroes and Villains in Tuscon, AZ.
