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Wed Mar 12, 2008 — by Martha Thomases

EZ Street: Taking a Ride

Can he pull the sword from the stone?

In today's brand-new episode of EZ Street by Robert Tinnell and Mark Wheatley, Scott and Danny find themselves at a crossroad.

Can they save their script?  Do they have the chops?  What can they do to make it right?

 

Credits: Mark Wheatley (Artist), Mark Wheatley (Colorist), Mark Wheatley (Letterer), Mark Wheatley (Writer), Mike Gold (Editor), Robert Tinnell (Writer)

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Tue Mar 11, 2008 — by Martha Thomases

Jon Sable, Freelance: Free!

Now put some pants on, buster...

 After several weeks of being naked and tied to a chair, Jon sees a change in his fortunes. Find out if this is a change for the better in today's brand-new episode of Jon Sable, Freelance: Ashes of Eden, by Mike Grell.

 

Credits: Glenn Hauman (Colorist), Glenn Hauman (Assistant Editor), John Workman (Letterer), Mike Gold (Editor), Mike Grell (Artist), Mike Grell (Writer), Shannon Weaver (Colorist)

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Mon Mar 10, 2008 — by Martha Thomases

Demons of Sherwood: Living Up to the Hype

Is that a floating finger?

 In today's brand-new episode of Demons of Sherwood, by Bo Hampton and Robert Tinnell, there's something strange happening in the forest.

It might be a dream, except Marian's missing.  So what's with the chattering teeth?

Credits: Bo Hampton (Artist), Bo Hampton (Colorist), Bo Hampton (Letterer), Bo Hampton (Writer), Mike Gold (Editor), Robert Tinnell (Writer)

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Sat Mar 8, 2008 — by Martha Thomases

Still The One, by Martha Thomases

Brilliant Disguise #47

 
Last week, I pulled a muscle in my back.  This event, though rare, is not unknown; my back will hurt me every other year or so.  I should know the steps by now – hideous, agonizing pain, worse than any other person ever born has ever endured (because it’s happening to me), rest and recuperations, which includes excruciating guilt about suspending my workouts while the muscle recovers.  In a week or so, the pain will be gone and I’ll forget about it until the next time.
 
For now, though, I can’t sit down or stand up without an up-close-and-personal insight into how the muscles along the spine interact.  And every twinge reminds me that I’m no longer eleven years old.
 
For many people, an adult child, monthly condo payments, and the occasional hot flash might be enough to convince them that they were mature adults.  To me, these are just distractions from my real life.
 
In many ways, being an adult today is like the fantasyland I imagined as a child.  There are comic book stores, full of current comics, amazing toys and books about my favorite old television shows.  A few blocks from the comic book store, there’s a costume shop that’s open all year round, not just at Halloween.  There are candy stores, bookstores, bagel shops and playgrounds all over the place.  In a few weeks, it will be spring and I can roller-blade again.
 

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Fri Mar 7, 2008 — by Martha Thomases

GrimJack: The Manx Cat - GrimJack's Back!

This time, it's for real...

 Today, we have a brand-new episode of John Ostrander and Timothy' Truman's GrimJack: The Manx Cat.  

When you live in a place like Cynosure, the separation of Church and State gets pretty dicey.  Your faith-based initiatives tend to involve demons.  

What will Gaunt do?

 

Credits: John Ostrander (Writer), John Workman (Letterer), Lovern Kindierski (Colorist), Mike Gold (Editor), Timothy Truman (Artist)

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Thu Mar 6, 2008 — by Martha Thomases

Simone & Ajax: Duck Amuck!

The case of a dinosaur, a dame and a duck

 

Today, in Andrew Pepoy's all-new, full-color graphic novel, Simone & Ajax: The Case of the Maltese Duck, our heroes follow the clues to find the missing mallard.  

Where will the trail lead?  Who can they trust?  And why a duck?

Credits: Andrew Pepoy (Artist), Andrew Pepoy (Letterer), Andrew Pepoy (Writer), Jason Millet (Colorist), Mike Gold (Editor-In-Chief)

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Wed Mar 5, 2008 — by Martha Thomases

EZ Street: Time For a Change?

Beware the dangers of riffing!

Is there anything in the universe scarier than a blank page?  Danny doesn't think so.  

In today's brand-new episode of EZ Street, by Mark Wheatley and Robert Tinnell.  Scott and Danny have to change a tire.  Do they have to change anything else? 

Credits: Mark Wheatley (Artist), Mark Wheatley (Colorist), Mark Wheatley (Letterer), Mark Wheatley (Writer), Mike Gold (Editor), Robert Tinnell (Writer)

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Tue Mar 4, 2008 — by Martha Thomases

Jon Sable, Freelance: Eyeballing

Jon makes plans for escape... and more

In today's brand-new episode of Mike Grell's Jon Sable, Freelance: Ashes of Eden, Sable is still naked and tied to a chair.  Instead of being immobilized, he's making plans.  Gruesome, gory plans.

Credits: Glenn Hauman (Colorist), Glenn Hauman (Assistant Editor), John Workman (Letterer), Mike Gold (Editor), Mike Grell (Artist), Mike Grell (Writer), Shannon Weaver (Colorist)

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Mon Mar 3, 2008 — by Martha Thomases

Demons of Sherwood: Where's Tuck?

Robin stumbles, but who falls?

Bo Hampton and Robert Tinnell present a brand-new episode of Demons of Sherwood today on ComicMix.  

Will Robin swim in a swamp to retrieve a slime-covered flask?  Will he find shelter from the cold, dark night?  Will an old friend welcome him -- or betray him?

 

Credits: Bo Hampton (Artist), Bo Hampton (Colorist), Bo Hampton (Letterer), Bo Hampton (Writer), Mike Gold (Editor), Robert Tinnell (Writer)

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Sat Mar 1, 2008 — by Martha Thomases

Simone & Ajax: Dial A for Ajax

The first installment of a brand new adventure!

Today, you can read the first episode of Andrew Pepoy's brand-new story in The Adventures of Simone & Ajax:  The Case of the Maltese Duck.  

Dames, gats, mysterious artifacts, and a chance to follow the money -- and the honey!

 

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Andrew Pepoy (Artist), Andrew Pepoy (Letterer), Andrew Pepoy (Writer), Jason Millet (Colorist), Mike Gold (Editor-In-Chief)

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Sat Mar 1, 2008 — by Martha Thomases

If I Had a Hammer, by Martha Thomases

Brilliant Disguise #46

 
If you’re reading this, we’ve survived February, my least favorite month. If we’re going to have Leap Years (and we are), I don’t see why we can’t have the extra day in May, or June, when there are flowers and it’s not too hot yet, but the days are long and full of promise. Instead, we stretch out February.
 
Cranky? Moi?
 
It’s really horrible for me to complain. I’m blessed with a family that’s only mildly neurotic, a roof over my head, a full refrigerator and work I enjoy. These facts only make me more apt to gripe, because these things should be adequate. Adequate is not enough.
 
So here are some things I would smash, if I were the Hulk:
 
• The city of New York, particularly the construction parts of it. I know Manhattan is the Center of the Intelligent Universe™, but there is no reason to drill through the surface of West Houston Street at one o’clock in the morning on the weekends. Because of this work, half of Houston Street is closed, so buses that pick up students on our block now do so on my street. For some reason, they think it’s appropriate to get here at least half an hour early, and idle their engines for the entire time. This is a violation of noise and environmental laws. Where’s my costumed vigilante?
 
• Talk shows. During the writers’ strike, progressives with principles refused to cross the picket lines of those programs – The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Real Time with Bill Maher – that counted on opinionated conversation. Faced with empty seats, the producers hired those willing to cross a picket line. For the most part, these people were right-wingers, apathetic to the issue, Joe Quesada, or some combination of the above. And that’s fine. It’s their choice. The show must go on. Baby needs a new pair of shoes. However, it made for rather boring talk. Now that the strike is over, there could once again be more, funnier talk, but there’s not. Bill Kristol has never been right about anything. P. J. O’Rourke isn’t funny and makes me miss Michael O’Donohue. Get them off my television!

 

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Wed Feb 27, 2008 — by Martha Thomases

EZ Street: Baltimore -- the New San Diego?

Deals are made and jokes go a bit too far

In today's brand-new episode of EZ Street, by Mark Wheatley and Robert Tinnell, the adventure continues at the Baltimore Comics Convention.

Scott and Danny get scouted by Fox, and Scott has to face an uncomfortable truth about Chuck.

Credits: Mark Wheatley (Artist), Mark Wheatley (Colorist), Mark Wheatley (Letterer), Mark Wheatley (Writer), Mike Gold (Editor), Robert Tinnell (Writer)

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Tue Feb 26, 2008 — by Martha Thomases

Jon Sable, Freelance: Tortured!

Hallucinations 'R Us

In today's brand-new episode of Jon Sable, Freelance: Ashes of Eden, Mike Grell's hero remains tied to a chair, naked, tortured, and still with the smart mouth.  

There's bleeding. There's spitting. There are leprechauns.

Will anyone get out of this alive?

 

 

Credits: Glenn Hauman (Colorist), Glenn Hauman (Assistant Editor), John Workman (Letterer), Mike Gold (Editor), Mike Grell (Artist), Mike Grell (Writer), Shannon Weaver (Colorist)

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Mon Feb 25, 2008 — by Martha Thomases

'Demons of Sherwood' Goes Into the Woods

Witches and memories -- potion of peril!

In today's brand-new episode of Demons of Sherwood by Bo Hampton and Robert Tinnell, the scouting party finds the ruins of memory in Sherwood Forest.  

Are those days of heroism gone forever?

 

 

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Sat Feb 23, 2008 — by Martha Thomases

The Sweet Smell of Rot, by Martha Thomases

Brilliant Disguise #45

 

This is my least favorite time of year.  It’s not that I mind the cold – in fact, this winter’s unnatural warmth has me creeped out – but the darkness.  The days are more dark than light since the middle of September, and it’s more than a month until that changes.  Every day is a bit brighter, but not enough.
 
The wait is excruciating.  
 
Every day, the buds on the trees are a little bit larger, a little bit more plump.  The first tentative shoots of crocus slip through the dirt in the tree pits.  The sparrows fight for twigs to build their nests, or maybe they fight because they’re in gangs, but they are noisy in a way that would be annoying if they were teenagers from the local high school, but charming when we can’t tell what it’s about.
 
It’s not enough.  
 
In just a few weeks, the calorie pear trees will be in bloom, and the chestnut trees, too.  They’ll be covered with white petals, like snow, and the first little leaves will be starting to burst.  The daffodils and tulips will splash color across the public gardens.  The soil will have the sweet smell of rot that comes with spring rain and spring thaw.
 

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