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Contents ©2012 Mike Pascale. Pictures copyright their respective owners. I know I teased last week the second part of my Trip To Hollywood with the Warner Brothers Studio tour, but I gotta be timely with these things and Ghost Rider is all the rage. (Literally, as in causing lots of rage in and out of … Continue reading →

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  Well, whattaya know, another week, another batch of craziness. Whitney expired too early, John Severin left in pretty good time, Ghost Rider opens just as its creator gets closed out. And a new comic book geek TV show. What do they all have in common? YOU mugs sent me questions on alla them! Let’s … Continue reading →

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I thought it was about time we learned a little more about one of our founding members, penciler, inker, painter, guitarist and all-around nice guy, Dave Gutierrez! Let’s get to it!   Where are you from, where did you grow up? Was born in NY but moved to NJ when I was 5 or 6. … Continue reading →

By Mike Pascale ©2012. All photos ©2012 Mike Pascale. Other pics ©2012 their respective owners.   Last week my wife and I took a drive down south to the entertainment–and traffic–capital of the world, the planet Hollywood. Not the restaurant, but the city. If you’ve been there, you know it’s really a world unto its … Continue reading →

Tags : A Pictures' Worth, Mike Pascale

  Released in October 1996, this limited series ran for 13 incredible issues.  Arguably one of the very greatest Batman tales ever told. I read the series soon after it was completed, and quite enjoyed it.  I particularly recall enjoying the who-done-it mystery of the Holiday Killer.  That said, after 15 years, I’d forgotten most … Continue reading →

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  Hope everyone out there survived the Super Bowl and all the food comas afterwards. hard to go back to life without football for the next six months. Let’s put that horrid thought out of our minds for now and get right into it, shall we?       Beer Abby: All I hear about … Continue reading →

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  Wow, what a week. Three big stories. Let’s start with the least positive and go from there.         #1 – Apparently DC is launching a prequel/sequel to its popular Watchmen story, created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. (Right there, notice something you won’t see in any other blog on the … Continue reading →

Tags : A Pictures' Worth, Mike Pascale, Seahawks

  Finally! It’s here! The roman alphabet game of the year. Beer, snacks, commercials, beer commercials, snack commercials, bad national anthems, overhyped halftime shows, aging singers trying to stay relevant, millionaires vs. billionaires on the field, and oh yeah, a football game. Welcome to Super Bowl week. Sorry gang, I know I’m a day late … Continue reading →

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  Another bit of fodder for my relationship of ambivalence (re: love-hate) toward Internet communication. I saw a mention of an beautiful and exciting new art book on Facebook, with a link to a news article. I clicked on the news article, fell in love with the book and decided to immediately pre-order one, as … Continue reading →

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  Well, here we are…Two weeks before the greatest game in the world–bored out of our skulls. It’s a shame the NFL geniuses decided on hype over logic and went with this “media build-up” crap instead of going with the momentum like they used to. Making it worse, they put the Pro Bowl on before … Continue reading →

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Contents ©2012 Mike Pascale All pictures copyright their respective owners. (If you are an owner of any image and would like it removed, just ask.) Here’s another angle to digital comics that I think has been ignored or under-explored. While everyone else explores the economic factor ad nauseum, there’s a bigger consideration. One of the … Continue reading →

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    Hey, you mugs! It’s another Thursday afternoon and I’m after a moon that makes me moan! Any pics of gorgeous glutes from Kim K, Jay-Lo, Nicki Minaj, Eva Longoria, send ‘em my way. But in the meantime, I’m here to answer YOUR email requests of information, enlightenment and advice. Let’s get to it. … Continue reading →

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