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Karen Berger’s NYT Interview Glimpses at Shifting Comics Landscape
Earlier this week, departing Vertigo Comics exec Karen Berger spoke with the New York Times’s Dave Itzkoff regarding her departure from the imprint, where she has spent the last twenty-plus years...
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A Salute to Progress
Even as an Eagle Scout, the actions of the Boy Scouts of America have been nigh impossible to support, or even condone, in recent years. However, this past week the BSA announced that it would be...
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ADVANCE SCOUT: Four Fantastic Books (6/5/13)
WHAT IS ADVANCE SCOUT? Each week, the Capeless Crew picks out those books that we think are most worthy of your dollars and attention. These books are chosen based on a variety of qualities, including...
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THORSDAY THUNDERBOLT: Strong Women, FOR THEE!
Ah, here we are! Yet another Thorsday is upon us, and the Odinson is going to try something new. This column will be about one of The Prince of Asgard’s favorite (and mostly non-political) subjects....
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ADVANCE SCOUT: They Are Among Us (6/12/13)
WHAT IS ADVANCE SCOUT? Each week, the Capeless Crew picks out those books that we think are most worthy of your dollars and attention. These books are chosen based on a variety of qualities, including...
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THORSDAY THUNDERBOLT: The Path to Glorious Victory in Mortal Life
Fair warning, mortals: this weeks column doth find the Odinson more surly than usual. Having spent many a year on Midgard it hath come to me that there be’st a fair segment of your population that is...
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ADVANCE SCOUT: New Heroes are Born and Old Heroes Revived (6/19/2013)
WHAT IS ADVANCE SCOUT? Each week, the Capeless Crew picks out those books that we think are most worthy of your dollars and attention. These books are chosen based on a variety of qualities, including...
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THORSDAY THUNDERBOLT: Mortal Questions, Godly Answers
So good warriors, here we are again. This week, in a more light-hearted change of pace, Surly Thor asked all of thee, the noble warriors of Midgard, to ask Odinson anything thy little hearts desired,...
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ADVANCE SCOUT: Politics and Pizza Dog
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THORSDAY THUNDERBOLT: Battling the Trolls of DOMA
Hail and well met, warriors: sit and stay a while. Odinson had originally planned this week to spout off on his hatred of reality television and those who art famous for just being famous, but in like...
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POINT OF ENTRY: “Supreme Power #1″
NOTE: This week’s POINT OF ENTRY is guest-written by Capeless Publisher Joshua Epstein Greetings, loyal readers! This week, for my guest post, I wanted to draw attention to a book that garnered a lot...
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The Broken Promises of Age of Ultron
Age of Ultron, the long awaited event that Brian Michael Bendis had been planning since issue #12.1 of Avengers in 2011, has come and gone, but so is the excitement and happiness a of many readers who...
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ADVANCE SCOUT: Secret Histories and Psychedelics
WHAT IS ADVANCE SCOUT? Each week, the Capeless Crew picks out those books that we think are most worthy of your dollars and attention. These books are chosen based on a variety of qualities, including...
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Yay, Sports: an Homage to Hockey & Geeky Fitness
Yeah, I’m as shocked as you, but it had to happen eventually. Now while I have my issues with most professional sports organizations, chiefly for using public money to fund private enterprises and for...
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THORSDAY THUNDERBOLT: The Power and Perils of Patriotism
Tis that time again, good warriors! Another Thorsday hath come and time for Surly Thor to put his ramblings into written form. . This Thorsday happens to coincide with the fine American holiday known...
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POINT OF ENTRY: Mandi Picks at the Bones of “Astro City #1″
Astro City #1(w) Kurt Busiek(a) Brent AndersonVertigo Comics, $3.99 Confession time. Josh Epstein had me try on many hats before settling on this long overdue assignment. When he brought up the subject...
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Muffins For Muffin
In this world there are many kinds of heroes. Sometimes they have superpowers and prevent intergalactic warfare. Sometimes they wear capes and keep our streets and loved ones safe. Sometimes they just...
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10 Tips To Surviving SDCC
San Diego Comic-Con, the focal point of the year for most of the pop culture I care about, is right around the corner. As most of you probably know SDCC is really the grand daddy of all cons—spanning...
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THORSDAY THUNDERBOLT: The Half-Life of Outrage
Here we are once again—after a week off, due to some vile enchantment laying The Prince of Asgard low—ready to continue the fight. This week Surly Thor would like to talk about outrage and its short...
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ADVANCE SCOUT: Pulpy Pals and Leading Ladies
WHAT IS ADVANCE SCOUT? Each week, the Capeless Crew picks out those books that we think are most worthy of your dollars and attention. These books are chosen based on a variety of qualities, including...
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