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The Great Potential of John Krasinski as Captain America

March 10, 2010 By: Jim Gibbons Category: Film Features, Haphazard Reckonings, Real Life Happenings!

Frequenters of the internets will have seen that casting for “Captain America: The First Avenger” has been a big news item over the past week or two. The short version is that “The Office’s” John Krasinski (aka Jim Halpert) was initially in the running and an early front-runner for the role. He was then voted the fan-favorite choice by MTV readers, and now it looks like he’s no longer in the game.
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Can it all be so simple? Or, “The world’s easiest cosplay!”

March 08, 2010 By: Jim Gibbons Category: Awesome Apparel, Comicks, Haphazard Reckonings

Comic book cosplayers of the world, get ready to thank me.
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Reading is fun!

March 08, 2010 By: Jim Gibbons Category: Hmmm?

Sometimes you just have to animate a gif, if only to remind yourself it can be done.
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Monkeying around with Hellboy

March 04, 2010 By: Jim Gibbons Category: Comicks, Great Comic Quotes!

Possibly the greatest three panel sequence in the history of comics…
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Ironically, I owe my very existence to a peanut

March 03, 2010 By: Jim Gibbons Category: Death to legumes!, Food Stuffs, Real Life Happenings!, Story Time!

I’m clearly not a big fan of peanuts. (Please refer to this site’s url for more!)

And yet, if it weren’t for a peanut, I would never have existed.
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Great Comic Quotes: (Not) For The Birds

February 24, 2010 By: Jim Gibbons Category: Comicks, Great Comic Quotes!

Sometimes you just have to put your foot down.
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Blammo!

February 23, 2010 By: Jim Gibbons Category: Choice Comic Covers, Comicks, Real Life Happenings!

Cartoonist Noah Van Sciver (who you may know from here, here, here, here or here) was kind enough to send me a copy of his comic “Blammo.” Along with the fifth issue, Noah also sent me a promotional sticker. The word “rad” comes to mind.
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All Day Pizza Buffet: Shrimp Cocktail

February 23, 2010 By: Jim Gibbons Category: All Day Pizza Buffet, Film Features, Food Stuffs

You are what you eat…
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The Greatness of Grickle

February 22, 2010 By: Jim Gibbons Category: Comicks, Highest Recommendations!, Skimming the Internets

I’ve learned that one of the nicest parts of my job is that I am frequently exposed to books that I might not have encountered were I not attempting to get them publicity. One of these recent surprises—I’m ashamed to say “recent,” as his work is really tremendous—was the cartooning of Graham Annable.
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Pac-Man Pastillage!

February 18, 2010 By: Jim Gibbons Category: Food Stuffs, Real Life Happenings!

Who doesn’t love a sweet and delicious treat? The answer: No one. This is a piece of science non-fiction. Write it down.
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