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Checking out The Annotated Sandman, volume 1

by Greg Burgas | January 7, 2012 | 28 Comments |

Yes, I can’t do something simply when I can make it complicated!
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The true story comes out!

by Greg Burgas | September 18, 2008 | 14 Comments |

Holy crap, this is hilarious. And perfect. Especially the subtle sexual undertones.

Thanks to Nik for pointing this out to me. We can all use a good laugh these days, right?

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Fresh Looks at Classics

by Brian Cronin | February 12, 2007 | 26 Comments |

One of the things that I am jealous to hear is when a friend tells me he/she hasn’t read a classic comic book. I am jealous because they get to experience these classics for the FIRST time, which I won’t get to do anymore. It got me thinking that perhaps it would be neat to hear from some of these folks, to hear a fresh look at comic classics.

Here’s the first one, courtesy of my pal, Sean, who just recently read Darwyn Cooke’s New Frontier for the first time.

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