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Insideman’s Pull List™

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Insideman

That’s one of the biggest gripes we’ve been hearing at Inveterate Media Junkies… For years. Some fans have been saying it for a very long time, others are just recent converts. Lots and lots of people are simply fed up … Continue reading →

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Insideman’s Pull List™ – The Best and Worst New Comic Book Hardcovers, Trade Paperbacks and Manga!

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Insideman

Unless you just never bother to think about collected comic book hardcovers or trade paperbacks, you know this drill by now… New Marvel Comic Book Movie comes out– doesn’t matter if it’s a Marvel Studios film or one made by … Continue reading →

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Insideman’s Weekly Stack™

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Insideman

The Weekly Stack™, as detailed in Insideman’s Pull List™ for 4.10.13. This week’s stack was short but STOUT, weighing in at 33 Pounds, 4 oz (15.15 Kilograms or 2.385 Stone)

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Insideman’s Pull Lists™ – The Best and Worst Hardcovers, Graphic Novels and Manga for 3.6.13 and 2.27.13!

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Insideman

DC Comics can’t seem to catch a break lately. And if you just thought, “Rightly so!” I’d tend to agree with you. Let me count the ways The House That Superman Built is ailing: 1. The rumor that DC and … Continue reading →

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Ask Insideman™ – Revisiting 39 of the Best Recent Graphic Novels

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Insideman

Many, many weeks ago Skinner Sweet posted on an IMJ Open Thread– saying he was getting back into comics (after being gone for about a year), and wondered if anybody had read anything worth pointing him toward. Then I was … Continue reading →

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Insideman’s Pull List™

Insideman’s Pull List™ – The Best and Worst New Comic Book Hardcovers, Trade Paperbacks and Manga!

Insideman’s Weekly Stack™

Insideman’s Pull Lists™ – The Best and Worst Hardcovers, Graphic Novels and Manga for 3.6.13 and 2.27.13!

Ask Insideman™ – Revisiting 39 of the Best Recent Graphic Novels

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