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  1. This Week in Panels: Week 116

    4thletter! &bull Dec 12, 2011

    Why, hello there! We're back to having thicker weeks of comic releases and now's the part where I do the thing that I do every week around this time. Coming up with stuff to say for this opening paragraph after… Full Story »

  2. A Quick Look At Comedic Comics

    4thletter! &bull Dec 8, 2011

    On the song "One Time," Dice Raw ends his verse with "to make it to the bottom, such a high climb." It's one of those lines that kicks your feet out from under you. It's not just something intensely sad. It's something where the implications are horrible. It's despair that sticks to your ribs. It got… Full Story »

  3. on strong songs [Betty Wright & The Roots - Betty Wright: The Movie]

    4thletter! &bull Nov 21, 2011

    The Damon Albarn Appreciation Society is an ongoing series of observations, conversations, and thoughts about music. This is the fourteenth. I've still got The Roots on the brain, and this time Betty Wright is along for the ride. I'm trying to think through what makes a good R song and ended up talking about The-Dream's album 1977, too. I feel like R, or soul, or whatever you call it, is one of those genres that's timeless when perfectly executed. Nas's Illmatic is insanely good, but it's also distinctly 1994. You need Reagan in order to get an Illmatic. But good… Full Story »

  4. This Week in Panels: Week 113

    4thletter! &bull Nov 20, 2011

    Okay, going a little early on this one. In just a little bit, I'm off to Madison Square Garden to check out Survivor Series. If the entire arena is to be killed due to a cataclysm caused by Mark Henry's… Full Story »

  5. Marvel just kicked me out of Marvel

    4thletter! &bull Nov 20, 2011

    And I don't mean that in a snarky way. Marvel just cancelled the Marvel titles I read. I say this not because there were a lot - there were just a couple, and the occasional books I picked up when I saw something interesting that tied in to the ones I regularly pick up. Mostly I noticed it because they tended to cluster… Full Story »

  6. This Week in Panels: Week 112

    4thletter! &bull Nov 14, 2011

    This week I'm joined only by Space Jawa. It's a somber week of panels, as Darkwing Duck meets its end through the final issue. There are rumors that Disney is going to try to start an imprint within Marvel and… Full Story »

  7. CHIKARA's High Noon: Sunday on iPPV

    4thletter! &bull Nov 12, 2011

    For the past four years, I've been hyping up the indy wrestling fed CHIKARA. Originally just a wrestling school run by Mike Quackenbush, it translated into its own fed for the sake of giving its students somewhere to compete and over a decade carved its own niche. It's got just about everything a wrestling fan could want. Great characters, great wrestling, great comedy and some of the better storylines in the business while at the same time keeping it something all ages can enjoy. Of course, my support of the company can only go so far. While they're doing shows… Full Story »

  8. Fourcast! 100: Episode 100

    4thletter! &bull Nov 7, 2011

    Cripes, we've done one hundred of these things -This time, we're just talking about various things we like about comics for an hour or so -6th Sense's 4a.m. Instrumental for the theme music. Here comes a new challenger! See you,… Full Story »

  9. Brave New World; Bold New Direction: Week 7

    4thletter! &bull Oct 18, 2011

    For any new readers, here's the deal. I used to read a lot of DC comics. Then over the years, they lost me to the point that I was only reading about six a month. Over the first six months of their big reboot, I want to see how strongly they can hold onto my interest. Week-by-week, I'm looking at what I want to keep, what I don't and what I'm on the edge about. As it is right now, I'm still reading 37 of their new titles, but it likely won't last. More DC books hit their #2 issue… Full Story »

  10. The Juggernaut Plus Prop Challenge

    4thletter! &bull Oct 18, 2011

    Last year, I went to NY Comic Con, stared Artist Alley in the eye and laid down the gauntlet for the Venom Plus Prop Challenge. The bounty was wonderful. Naturally, I'd have to think of a new subject for my… Full Story »

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