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Wed, 28 Nov 2007
This article at Forbes.com has nothing to do with comics, except to reinforce the stereotype of the frugal billionaire, popularized by my favorite comic book character, Scrooge McDuck.
It seems like even those with a lot of money realize that it's not the key to happiness. It's more important to define yourself by what you do than by what you own.
I still wouldn't mind a money bin, though.
Mon, 19 Nov 2007Check out this clip from the latest episode of the Simpsons. It features indy comic legends Alan Moore, Art Spiegelman and Dan Clowes signing at the new hip comic shop in Springfield.
It's gratifying to see that the changes the comics retailing business has undergone are being recognized. Now maybe I can stop having to pretend it's funny when a customer compares me to the Comic Book Guy!
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Fri, 02 Nov 2007
Check out the video of the only armed robot in Iraq. They sport a cool acronym for a title: S.W.O.R.D.S. or, "special weapons observation remote reconnaissance direct action system". I guess Killbot was already taken...