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Initial Reactions to DC’s 2011 Reboot
On 31 May 2011, the day after I closed my comic store, DC Entertainment announced that they would be rebooting the entirety of the DC Universe, beginning on 31 August,…
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On Competitive Gaming…
While I'm generally a rather passive and laid-back individual, I do enjoy competitive entertainment, from time to time. My two biggest competitive outlets are games that are both infinitely different…
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Why manga is cheaper.
As a former comic store owner, one of the questions I get asked the most is why manga is so much cheaper than American comics. I'll preface this by saying…
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Interrobang!?
From Dictionary.com: –nouna printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and…
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Billy Mitchell is.. Mister X?
It just occurred to me that Billy Mitchell, former Donkey Kong world champion, greatly resembles Mr. X, the leader of the evil syndicate from Sega's Streets of Rage video games: Billy Mitchell…
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Retail Horror: Part 3
Today, a story from Toys "R" Us! This one, of all my retail horror stories, is the only one that could be considered at all my fault. This lady came…
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Retail Horror: Part 2
Continuing some of my more memorable retail horror stories from my days at Blockbuster and/or Toys R Us...It's absolutely amazing how angry people can get over four-dollar late fees. After…
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Retail Horror: Part 1
A good friend of mine (who shall remain anonymous for the time being) is considering starting a blog that contains his daily adventures in working retail. This has inspired me…
Why comic books cost $3.99
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON COMICZONEAZ.com (website no longer active) The biggest complaint I hear as the co-owner of a comic book store, is about the rising cost of comic books. Why…
Kit F’n Fisto
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON COMICZONEAZ.com (website no longer active) So, it may be completely illogical, but Kit Fisto is my absolute favorite Jedi from the Star Wars franchise. See, here's the…
Hey dude, this is NO cartoon!
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON COMICZONEAZ.com (website no longer active) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie So, as a child of the 80s, I was unable to escape the…
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Fighting in the Street Part IV: The King of Fighters?
While all the hype behind MKII and SSFII was overwhelming US gamers (The two games were basically all that my friends and I would talk about at summer camp that…
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Fighting in the Street Part III: Super Kombat
MORTAL KOMBAAAAAAAT! By the time September of 1993 rolled around, EVERYBODY had played Street Fighter. And those of us who stuck with it had all learned how to throw Hadokens…
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Fighting in the Street Part II: The Art of Fatal Kombat.
It took me just over a year, but I'd finally played and beaten Street Fighter II. And there were already TWO new versions in the arcade; Street Fighter II: Champion…
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Fighting in the Street: Part I
It began in February, 1992. My mom had only recently moved into her first apartment after she and my dad separated. My brother and I spent the weekends at…