This is the BIG GIANT LIST of most of the books we got at NY and Pittsburgh. Obviously, there are some we still have to get through, and we’ll touch on them in the coming weeks, but this is the majority of the titles that Dr. Sexy and I had (HappyJack is off signing on Free Comic Book Day, being the creator that he is!).

You’re going to think that Tall Tails: Thieves’ Quest is a bad book by the way I bitch about it, but it’s not. Truth be told, I don’t really know WHAT kind of book it is, because I couldn’t force myself to finish it. That’s not a critique on the work, it’s because I HATE anthropomorphic comics. You’re reading those one day, the next day you’re getting a crotch access panel installed in your tiger costume. I gave it to Dr. Sexy to read; he’ll give it a much better review than me.

C.O.S.H. did not DELIBERATELY set out to trick me, I’m certain. I fully accept culpability for not asking the price and just assuming the sign that said, “Comics $3″ sitting RIGHT NEXT TO THEIR BOOKS meant their book was $3. Not the $10 it actually was. And man oh man, did I overpay. Bad. Bad, bad, bad, BAD. It’s not a comic, it’s an illustrated script. And neither of those pieces were done well.

Malcolm Hellbourne is in rough shape right now, but I think it really has potential. I’ll definitely get the next issue to see how they do with it. There’s definitely some good stuff in there, and some work on the writing and colors will definitely turn this book into a worthy purchase.

City of Walls is one of those books I can never make up my mind about. I hope they do a trade, because if I can read the whole arc at once, I’ll appreciate it a lot more.

I don’t remember if Jason Becker told me to buy Awakening, but I hope not. That guy’s already cocky enough! Awakening is a gem, a funky zombie story that I really, really liked. One of my happy purchases from NY.

Gunplay is a great book. HappyJack and Dr. Sexy weren’t as keen on issue 0, but I really liked it, even if it was a little confusing. The artwork’s incredible, and the story seems really intriguing - I’ll have to pick up the final/trade sometime.

Dr. Sexy was a fan of Patrick the Wolfboy and contaminated the rest of us with his love. That’s a great book with awesome art, and it’s another of those all-ages books that freaks people out when we talk about how much we love it.

Speaking of all-ages books, another one we absolutely loved is Amelia Rules. Jimmy Gownley is a heck of a nice guy and is somewhat of a local; apparently, we might be able to bribe him to come on the show with a Sugar Bowl Stromboli…

We got the chance to break out all our con knowledge to preach to Lance, as this was his first con with his book Beyond Good-N-Evil. It was a good book, so it was nice to have him as a neighbor.

And speaking of good neighbors, I highly recommend having an attractive woman across the aisle from you. If you can find one that does an excellent comic like Little Voodoo Man. I think it was a bit too pricey for the printing, but it’s a very good comic and Alexis is a wonderfully sweet girl.

Cory Harris and Ziggy Blumenthal are sick, twisted and horribly perverse individuals, and I love them dearly. Really funny guys who always seem to get stuck in a corner - but the payoff is that this led to the Corner Kicked comic, which makes everything okay. THAT is a terrible, offensive comic (and my favorite), but if you’re easily offended, you should check out Sidekicked! and Operation Pajama Pants.

Shawn Pryor is a fantastic guy. His books Mercury & The Murd and Exo-1 & The Rock Solid Steelbots are okay, but where Shawn really shines is his marketing genius. He created soundtracks to both the books that kick ass, and - even more of an eye-catcher - he created Mercury & The Murd dolls that were a GREAT hook at the booth.

Melody Anderson is absolutely GORGEOUS, a really funny and charming chick. I had a great chat with her, but I wish I had the cash on hand to get the audio commentary she and Sam Jones did for Flash Gordon. BUT - thanks to Big Kev - I can get it online!

Fat Momma is adorable. She’s the nicest person and wonderful to talk with, so if you see her at a con, throw her $10 and get an autographed photo!

Pugilist gave us a pretty embarrasing write-up. But not so embarrasing that I won’t link to it…

If you haven’t already, you absolutely need to start listening to Geek Savants (NOT Comic Savants - don’t ask me where I got that name). Episode 57 left me with aching sides from laughing. They’re vile, crude and foul - almost as bad as us, but much more likeable.

The Cosmic Hellcats made us all a little uncomfortable. And excited. But mostly uncomfortable.

One of the best comics I picked up at Pittsburgh was Tales from the Cornerstone. Andrew is a hell of a nice guy, so it was a big relief that I not only liked the free copy of his book he gave me, I liked it enough to pay for it AND for the second issue!

And speaking of great books, the other one I got at Pittsburgh was given to us by the lovely Comfort Love: The Uniques. It is a wordy book, but I really love it. The writing’s great, but the art is absolutely top-notch. Comfort is HUGELY talented. Supposedly her husband had SOMEthing to do with the book, too - but if you listen to the show, you’ll carefully note I’m only in love with Comfort, so we skip his involvement altogether (sorry, Adam - you’re a very talented guy, but I’m in love with your wife - don’t tell my wife, mmmkay?).

Oh, and we badly spoil Iron Man, so you’ll want to skip over that part.

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2:30 We missed you
3:25 Naked Kwip turns people gay
4:00 Stickam’s down
6:35 Mooseknuckle and Cameltoe
8:00 CGS Super Show
10:00 NY Comic Con trip starts
15:40 Poor Eli
16:20 Sexy scouts out NY
17:40 Lightsaber fights
22:00 We don’t prove ourselves
27:40 The Gail Simone story. Again.
31:00 Meeting Dan Slott. Sorry, Slote.
35:00 Kwip can’t plan anything.
37:00 Mike seduced Kwip
43:15 Keith got pimpositioned
45:00 We’re not breaking
46:00 HE vs N3 pose-down
48:50 Ashcan Hero Envy book
50:25 Tall Tails: Thieves’ Quest
51:40 C.O.S.H.
56:18 Malcolm Hellbourne
59:00 City of Walls
1:00:00 Awakening
1:02:30 Patrick the Wolfboy
1:04:25 Amelia Rules
1:08:00 Caitlyn and Josie in NYC stories
1:11:00 Peter Patrelli walk-by
1:11:20 Wig tales
1:12:15 Departing for Pittsburgh. Or not.
1:14:00 Pittsburgh was run so damn well
1:15:00 The drinking starts!
1:17:00 St. Jamesons protects
1:18:00 What goes on in our bellies during drinking
1:18:50 Booth setup
1:19:20 Roasted nuts are NOT the booth to be near
1:20:00 Beyond Good and Evil
1:20:20 Little Voodoo Man
1:22:10 Sidekicked, Operation Pajama Pants, and Corner Kicked
1:25:45 Friday night fun
1:35:00 The story behind the picture
1:38:00 Bruce’s Saturday
1:39:45 We LOVE Fat Momma!
1:41:20 Melody Anderson is HOT
1:45:00 Money blown
1:47:30 Revelations #2
1:49:20 Gunplay
1:56:00 Bruce on Hero By Night
1:58:00 Platinum Studios rules
1:58:30 Mercury & the Murd and Exo-1 & the Rock Solid Steelbots
2:02:10 Gnome by Dave Dwonch
2:03:20 Geek (NOT Comic, duh) Savant
2:06:00 Mumblepuss Girls
2:06:40 Cosmic Hellcats
2:09:30 Saturday Night
2:10:30 Penthouse Party. Or Not.
2:12:30 Kwip is a con whore
2:13:20 New Joker figure
2:15:30 Tales from the Cornerstone
2:17:40 Green Lantern: Secret Origin
2:21:45 DC Universe 0
2:27:00 DJ Coffman had a great idea
2:28:00 Batman talk
2:32:00 Eric and Chelle were our lone fans that stopped by!
2:32:55 Dissing Kwip’s cousin Chad
2:34:15 Torturing HappyJack
2:35:30 Wizzywig
2:36:00 The Uniques (and Comfort Love!)
2:39:40 Yeah, we left early
2:42:00 Weapon Brown
2:42:20 Girls With Slingshots
2:44:20 Mumblepuss.com
2:44:40 CBQ doing the Chicago MS Walk
2:47:00 Voicemail. Very, very inappropriate voicemails.
2:51:10 Li’l HappyJack isn’t funny, just sad
2:52:45 Webcomics Weekly’s Brad Geiger got raped at NYCC
2:55:00 We’re at <30% approval rating from the CBQ
2:55:45 Iron Man Movie (SPOILERS!!!!)
3:03:07 Spoilers over!
3:03:15 Free Comic Book Day