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One of the things I love about comics history is that no matter how much you research and read, the next surprise is waiting for you right around the corner.  Talented artist Frank Thorne is best known for his formative work on Marvel's Red Sonja.  His career has run the gamut from newspaper strips and[...]

Now, something completely different but still fitting in line with the theme of "getting work done" (and a flashback reminder of when we used to commute from New York City to New Jersey for work). Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank Here's a look at Meloni's post taking viewers along as he shows off the sights and[...]

Rocklyn, a Coronavirus warning poster, as seen in an office in New Jersey, and reproduced here with permission given to Bleeding Cool The question is, who could design such a poster and genuinely not see it in the way, well, that everyone is seeing it. This New Jersey Coronavirus Poster Is Freaking Everyone Out Image used[...]

Did The Sopranos creator David Chase finally answer one of TV and pop culture's most hotly-debated topics: that final scene? Yes and no.

Dewey's Comic City of New Jersey is another comic book store that is closing up permanently, but only so they can open again, in very glamourous surroundings The store announced; We are excited to announce that Dewey's Comic City will be moving from its current location to the historic, Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art,[...]

He was still very much anti-immigrant during this era, and one key political battle that the wealthy and powerful of New Jersey took on as Buntline headed into his final year was to remove immigration intake from Bedloe Island (where the Statue of Liberty had been erected) and to place it on Ellis Island The[...]

As a refresher, Dickie was killed by a crooked cop in the 1970's (the same crooked cop Christopher would kill on the day the officer retired from the police force) – but it will be Dickie's life leading up to that moment that will serve as the film's focus on the origins of organized crime in[...]

As a refresher, Dickie was killed by a crooked cop in the 1970's (the same crooked cop Christopher would kill on the day the officer retired from the police force) – but it will be Dickie's life leading up to that moment that will serve as the film's focus on the origins of organized crime in[...]

Great news for fans of overcrowding, diners, @#$%head cops, and heroin epidemics! WrestleMania is returning to great state of New Jersey in 2019! WWE announced the news this week that WrestleMania 35 will be held at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford next April, a sports complex formerly known as The Meadowlands before banks and[...]

It's a "documentary" detailing the mysterious circumstances surrounding a cable access show's final broadcast (a live-feed search for "The Jersey Devil" in the New Jersey Pine Barrens) that ends in blood and unanswered questions. Here's a breakdown of the film's premise: "On December 15th 1995 a four-man team from the cable-access program Fact or Fiction braved the[...]

  New Jersey, the home of Kevin Smith, of Charles Addams, of Jon Stewart, of Bruce Willis. And now, on November 21st (my birthday in fact), the New Jersey Expo Center in Edison is hosting the first New Jersey Comic Con So expect details of the attending talent to eke out over the next few days. First up are the[...]

Here's your guide to New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh: In New York City Carmine Street Comics, NYC They say: We have an insane Free Comic Book Day lined up for you guys! Every hour on the hour we are jam packed with Comic Book Creator Talent! 11am- 12pm- Dennis Knight of Cross Comic Book Tod Emko and Piggy writer of[...]

The Colbert Report last night jumped on the Ms Marvel story from the last few days. And for those locationally challenged... from Stephen Colbert; "This

Yesterday, Marvel Comics announced a new Ms Marvel, a teenage Muslim girl from New Jersey New Jerseyites were thrilled. Today? Possibly not so much. From Cataclysm: The Ultimates Last Stand #1, we see the Earth facing a Galactus from another universe And he starts to do what Galactuses start to do… without a Mr Fantastic to stop[...]

What the promoters are calling the “Better Than Black Friday: Charity Comic Sale”, the Superheroes For Hospice group has put together an event for

I am continuing to blame Kick Ass. Ex-military policeman Matthew Argintar, 23 from New Jersey, is a Real Life Super Hero Dressed in a Batman-like face mask, a cape, arm pads and a bulletproof vest And also a pair of handcuffs Outside a Home Depot, he began asking people if there was anything they needed help[...]

Dubai is a city of firsts and extremes: the tallest building in the world (the Burj Khalifa), the biggest shopping mall in the world (the Dubai Mall), the second biggest shopping mall in the world (the Mall of the Emirates). One view from the Burj Kalifa I'm from New Jersey, and New Jerseyans know malls, and I[...]

  NorthJersey.com is running a fascinating piece on Adam Cerniglia, a comic book dealer from North Jersey who is legally blind. "Through comic books

Many of the businesses are rather gaudy in their appearance, neon light jail bar signs are not uncommon, and to be honest they mostly look like themed basement strip joints. But not ASAP Bail Bonds of New Jersey They eschew such trippery by putting the Incredible Hulk on the top of their vans, making constant trips[...]