Tales from the Longbox

No really we are back….

Well the webhost migration went a lot faster than I thought, and unfortunately I didn’t get a blog export finished before things switched. So I had to rebuild the blog one table at a time with MySQL. Unfortunately plan on restoring things didn’t work out quite like I planned, and messing with plugins would cause a [...] Related posts:

Changing Webhosts

I have decided to change webhosts before I begin doing more with this blog. Please bear with me while this transition takes place. Related posts:JOURNEY INTO COMICS: GIT’S CHANGING FORTUNES & SCHULZ – NEWSARAMA Related posts:

JOURNEY INTO COMICS: GIT’S CHANGING FORTUNES & SCHULZ – NEWSARAMA

Scoop – Where the Magic of Collecting Comes Alive! – Morgan Stanley: Investing in Comics 101

Scoop – Where the Magic of Collecting Comes Alive! – Morgan Stanley: Investing in Comics 101 Morgan Stanley: Investing in Comics 101 Metropolis Collectibles’ Vincent Zurzolo (right) met with Morgan Stanley employees to discuss investing in comics. Metropolis Collectibles Chief Operating Officer Vincent Zurzolo recently gave a presentation on investing in comics to employees of investment banking giant [...] Related posts:

I should be writing reviews…

but instead I’m waiting around to see how much trouble I am in for doing my job at work. Don’t get me wrong, I am glad I have a job.? However, when you get in trouble for doing your job so well it makes others look bad, it kind of takes the fun out of [...] Related posts:

[Press] ‘TRIBUTE: MICHAEL JACKSON, KING OF POP COMIC BOOK OFFERS LASTING REMEMBRANCE FOR FANS FROM BLUEWATER

‘TRIBUTE: MICHAEL JACKSON, KING OF POP COMIC BOOK OFFERS LASTING REMEMBRANCE FOR FANS FROM BLUEWATER To millions he was the King of Pop; one of the world’s most cherished entertainers and a celebrated international icon. With his untimely passing, Michael Jackson left an extraordinary and tragic legacy. Bluewater Productions is paying tribute in October to his [...] Related posts:

[Press] – G4 AND LUCASFILM PRESENT THE FIRST-EVER TELEVISED PANEL IN SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON HISTORY

G4 AND LUCASFILM PRESENT THE FIRST-EVER TELEVISED PANEL IN SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON HISTORY Star Wars™ Comic-Con Spectacular Will Feature Exclusive Footage and Exciting Announcements from the LIVE Lucasfilm Presentation Hosted by G4’s Olivia Munn and Kevin Pereira, the Two-Hour Special Will Premiere on G4 Saturday, July 25 at 2pm ET/PT LOS ANGELES – June 24, 2009 — Lucasfilm [...] Related posts:

What’s in my next DCBS shipment? – 6/24/09

First I would like to plug Discount Comic Book Service, they have to be the A #1 comic mail order service that I have ever dealt with.? They certainly have the best customer service of any online retailer I have ever dealt with hands down.? They also have the best prices I have [...] Related posts:

Want a job? Hand over your Facebook password – SciTechBlog – CNN.com Blogs

What the Hell? Want a job? Hand over your Facebook password – SciTechBlog – CNN.com Blogs Want a job? Hand over your Facebook passwordPosted: 06:11 PM ET How would you like to apply for a job and have your prospective employer ask for the usernames and passwords for all your social-networking accounts? That’s what’s happened to applicants for jobs [...] Related posts:

Internet back up?

Looks like my earlier post got some attention from Comcast. ? I actually got a call at work (they must have googled my number)? from them offering help on the situation.? I had just checked one of my servers at home and it was now up and accessible. I wasn’t sure about the [...] Related posts:

I may go insane…

Posting may be delayed a bit, while I start day two without cable and internet at my house. COMCAST GET OFF YOUR ASS AND FIX IT!!! I can’t really work on posting at work, since I am really busy for a change.? ? So I just might have to write things down in a notebook or [...] Related posts:

Overdue Review – London Horror Comic #1 and 2

This is my last overdue review. I really hated that these reviews sat on my “desk” so long, I am hoping that my effort to finish them means something. Anyway, here we go again. London Horror Comic #1 Written by: John-Paul Kamath Penciled by: Lee Ferguson Inks by: Marc Deering Letters & Book Design: by Matty Ryan Colours by: Hi-Fi Design Price: [...] Related posts:

39 reasons why I am glad I stopped reading Marvel….

I was checking out Rich Johnston’s new blog, Bleeding Cool, and read an article he wrote about how many titles that Marvel put out this week: This Wednesday, Marvel will ship 39 serialised comic books. Twelve X-titles – Astonishing X-Men #30, Timestorm 2009/2099 X-Men #1, Uncanny X-Men #512, Wolverine First Class #16, Wolverine Noir #3, Wolverine Weapon [...] Related posts:

Now accepting submissions for reviews

Attention all comic book publishers, movie studios and other media producers! I am now once again taking any and all submissions for material for review on this blog. To contact me, just fill out the info on the Contact Page and I will get back to you as soon as I can. Related posts:Contact Information PageHEROES4HEROES OFFERS WAYS [...] Related posts:

Overdue Review – The Manga Guide to Statistics

Before I start this review I have to apologize to the publisher and the author for taking so long to write this review.? When I agreed to do the review, I thought I had plenty of free time to complete it in a timely manner, and I soon learned otherwise. With that that said, here [...] Related posts:

What the hell happened to this blog!?!?!

Well that is definitely a good question, and one I will try to answer.? ? I have always wanted to make this blog a comic book news and reviews site, have things timely, and from a different perspective than the other comic book blogs out there.? I thought it would be easy to [...] Related posts: