Bob Ingersoll: The Law Is A Ass #405
THERE’S NO BUSINESS LIKE THIS TOY BIZ MESS In the immortal— no,
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Ed Catto Was Kidnapped by Comic Shop Retailers!
They say what happens in Vegas should stay in Vegas, but in this weekÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs column IÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂm going to let the proverbial cat out of the bag. As you may recall from last week, I was recently in Las Vegas at the GAMA trade show convention. This annual gathering is designed to help game store owners…
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Mindy Newell: Have A Coke And A Snark
I watched the second episode of Riverdale mainly because there wasn’t anything else on that interested me, and secondly because I wanted to give it another chance. I admit to having a negative disposition towards the show – the premiere, if you recall, elicited an unenthusiastic response from me. So let me start with what…
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Ed Catto: Boost Your Local Comic Shop!
The world is changing quickly, but I think everyone always says that. Back in high school, my fantastic Latin teacher, Mr. Guido, had us read writings of Romans from 2 AD or something. The gist of it was “the kids these days… they have no respect.” Sounds like what my parents said about my generation…
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Martha Thomases: Graphic Novels Save The Day!
A few years ago, the conventional wisdom was that physical books (and therefore, bookstores) were endangered species. All of us were going to get our reading material beamed directly into our various devices, if not our actual eyeballs, and there would no longer be physical books to buy. This isn’t happening. Print book sales are…
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Molly Jackson: Treat Comic Con Volunteers Right!
It’s a New Year, a new me, and another 361 days of geekdom to look forward to! I started off this New Year by cruising the Internet and catching up on some geek updates and what caught my eye was the convention news. Usually, December/January is slow for cons, so I was shocked to find…
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Michael Davis: Jump
It’s the same voice thought that … you’re standing at a precipice and you look down, there’s a voice, and it’s a little quiet voice that goes, ‘Jump…’” • Robin Williams Last week on Bleeding Cool someone posted a one-word comment meant as a commentary on my depression. Jump. I couple of years back I…
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Marc Alan Fishman: Rejected!
This past week, Unshaven Comics was once again given the most sincere and polite brush off from a show promoter to be a part of the Artist Alley. The show was ReedPop’s C2E2, in Chicago. For the record: Unshaven Comics has never missed exhibiting at this show. We consider it our home show. But a…
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Marc Alan Fishman: The New Old Local Comic Book Store Conundrum
For those of you who follow my life religiously, you’ll recall there was a time where I considered owning my own comics shop. In the end, I’d determined the barriers to entry and risk of the business was too rich for my blood. But I held out hope that soon, someone more willing than I…
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Luc Besson’s Valerian Comes to Games via Spil Games
Amsterdam – Europacorp, Luc Besson’s film studio, has selected Spil Games to create the official mobile and web game for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, the director’s upcoming $180M sci-fi movie. The film is in post-production and will be released globally in July next year. EuropaCorp has asked Spil Games to develop…
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Marc Alan Fishman: The Science of Selling
If there’s one thing Unshaven Comics has been celebrated for by our peers, our fans, and our nemeses alike, it’s our ABC mentality. “Always. Be. Closing.” Alec Baldwin barked at us through gritted teeth. And boy howdy did that lesson stick. Since our second-ever convention appearance, my cohorts and I have adopted the mentality that…
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REVIEW: Person of Interest the Complete Fifth Season
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the DVD I reviewed in this Blog Post. The opinions I share are my own. It used to be we worried about the threat of artificial intelligence in movies like Colossus: The Forbin Project or “The Ultimate Computer” episode of Star Trek. Today, though,…
