I like Rodimus Prime
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I like Rodimus Prime

In August of 1986, The Transformers: The Movie was released in theatres, and Optimus Prime was killed. Not just Optimus, mind you - Ironhide, Ratchet, Brawn, Prowl, and a handful…
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The Digital Comics Revolution?
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The Digital Comics Revolution?

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON COMICZONEAZ.com (website no longer active) Note from 2020: Obviously none of this post from ten years ago applies anymore, but it was a legitimate concern at the…
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Kamen Rider W
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Kamen Rider W

A little-known fact about me is that I LOVE Japanese tokusatsu film. Tokusatsu basically translates into "camera tricks," and is the term used to describe any sort of Japanese super…
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The MAXX
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The MAXX

A couple of days ago, a customer at Comic Zone asked me, "So, Andy, what is The Maxx about, exactly?" And I had no answer. Cover to The Maxx #1…
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Marvel Universe: Post-SIEGE wrap-up.
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Marvel Universe: Post-SIEGE wrap-up.

A couple months ago on the Comic Zone blog, I speculated that The Sentry may have been too powerful a character to keep around the Marvel Universe. With his seemingly-unlimited powers,…
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ZOMBIES!!!
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ZOMBIES!!!

Tonight, I played Zombies!!!, a board game that has become sort of a regular activity between myself and a handful of friends. The point of the game is to either…
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Hank Pym’s Mighty Avengers
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Hank Pym’s Mighty Avengers

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON COMICZONEAZ.com (website no longer active) Today is Avengers Day, the day that Marvel's "Heroic Age" officially begins, and the brand-new Avengers #1, written by Brian Michael Bendis…
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RIP Ronnie James Dio
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RIP Ronnie James Dio

Apparently, Ronnie James Dio has lost his battle to stomach cancer at the age of 67. I'm not going to get all sappy and lie and say that Dio was…
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