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DASH SHAW at the Isotope! Join us and comic creating genius Dash Shaw in celebration of his latest book BODYWORLD from Pantheon April 27th 2010 (click here for more info) |
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James Sime's Mobile Twitter Feed - click here for more Twitter Feed Loading...  The entire Isotope family is coming out for this one. Join us, won't you? Betty Bloomerz & the Squidling Brothers @ Amnesia 853 Valencia St @ 20th Friday March 27th, 2009 $5 before 9:30pm, $10 after See a Betty Bloomerz trapeze show here Labels: Betty Bloomerz, culture, San Francisco, shows, Squidling Bros
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The Comic Rockstars Toilet Seat Museum proudly hangs on the Isotope's walls in San Francisco. The amazing Darwyn Cooke provides our latest addition. Labels: Comic Rockstars Toiletseat Museum, Darwyn Cooke
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
THE GOON creator Eric Powell always seems to serve up something amazing in celebration of summer. From hilarious Eisner Award presenting to the jaw-dropping Satan's Sodomy Baby to creeping us all out with the Powell mask (thanks to fellow madman Tony Moore)... but this year he's really upping the ante, with two great tastes that taste great together! Summer can't come fast enough. Labels: cartoons, comics, dethklok, Eric Powell  Could we love our friends at the SF Bay Guardian more? Impossible! And you will too, cos the Guardian and the Isotope are giving you a chance to score free copies of the two just-released Watchmen DVDs, Tales of The Black Freighter and Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic. Nice, huh? Thanks to our friends from Warner Brothers and most especially Riley @ the Guardian for putting this together! ... Labels: Isotope love, movies, SF Bay Guardian, Watchmen
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Upon returning from the beach I was heartbroken to see my favorite wall mural painted over. No more Donkey Kong + Dig Dug + Q-Bert graffiti? How sad! Of course this inspired the week's staff photos...
Labels: comics, graffiti, San Francisco, staff
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Oh, who isn't thrilled about this awesome book already? After getting a peek at the original art, I am 1000% more excited than I was before! Labels: comics, Darwyn Cooke, IDW, previews
Sunday, March 15, 2009
It's taken me a trip to Tampa Bay to finally get the Tiki Tour photos on-line... check them out, won't you? Labels: Darick Robertson, iFanboy, tiki bars, WonderCon
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Checking out everybody's post convention photos gets us all giddy about folks dressing up all foolish, so we're sporting our favorite funnybook character costumes, too. Yes. we know this probably makes us look like huge dorks to some folks out there who frown on such activities. Well guess what? This is a comic book shop and we *are* huge dorks! (sticks out tongue)!
Labels: comics, nerd pride, staff
Thursday, March 05, 2009
 The End is Nigh!Time For a Cocktail Ladies and Gentlemen, the day has finally arrived! After over a decade of waiting, speculating about the cast, and debating whether it should even be attempted, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' classic graphic novel, WATCHMEN, is finally a major motion picture. And whether you feel that this is cause for no end of celebration or if you believe you will need to drink yourself into oblivion to make it through this bastardization of a pure artistic vision, the Isotope is here for you! Serving up a bevy of Watchmen-inspired cocktail recipes to suit all your boozing needs!  Full Frontal ManhattanThose who have already seen the movie or read the book will want to start their boozing off with this tribute to Dr. Manhattan's... (ahem)... full-frontal blueness! 2 oz Bombay Sapphire Gin 1 oz Hiram Walker Blue Curacao 1/2 oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur 3 dashes Regan's Orange Bitters Shaken and served up. The Isotope staff prefers this cocktail to be served with a little backlighting for best blue glow effect.  The ComedianHere's a great follow-up to that blue-hued cosmic adventure... a drink of pure nihilism! But be warned, this one is sure to rough you up a bit, just like the drink's namesake, The Comedian. 2 oz Yukon Jack Canadian Whiskey Dr. Pepper Fill a tall glass with ice and feel free to go heavy on the Yukon Jack. Top off with as little Dr. Pepper as you dare. Garnish with a slice of lemon and a drop of blood in honor of that Watchmen smileyface button you've been bootlegging.  Black FreighterBecause it wouldn't be complete without a little pirate adventure! 2 oz Gosling's Black Seal Dark Rum 3/4 oz Grand Marnier 1/2 oz Hiram Walker Creme De Cacao Dark Combine over ice and stir. Too many of these, and your night might end up on the cutting room floor of your memory just like the Black Freighter scenes that were cut from the movie. Hope it doesn't get its own DVD!  Silk SpectreSweet, spicy, and packing a punch. What more could you want from the lady in vinyl? 1 1/2 oz Patron XO Cafe 1/2 oz Hiram Walker Creme De Cacao Dark 1 oz heavy cream cinnamon Combine the Patron XO Cafe and Hiram Walker Creme de Cacao Dark with ice and shake. Pour over ice, top off with heavy cream, and finish with a dash of cinnamon.  The New FrontiersmanThis little tidbit of liquid propaganda disguised as journalism just might convince you to don a mask and hit the streets yourself! 1/4 oz Martini & Rossi Rosso Sweet Vermouth 1/4 oz Martini & Rossi Extra Dry Vermouth 2 oz Plymouth Gin 1/4 oz Hiram Walker Triple Sec 1/4 oz lemon 2 dashes Angostura bitters Combine and shake. Serve up. Follow up with a long-winded rant about the Illuminati to any and all drunks who are still listening to you. UPDATE: Looking for Rorschach or Nite Owl inspired cocktail recipes? Want to try your hand at shaking up a few of your own? The always wonderful Whitney Matheson is calling all amateur and professional mixologists to post their own Watchmen inspired recipes on her Pop Candy blog here. Please do, we're looking forward to trying a few hundred more of these cocktails out! Labels: cocktails, culture, movies, Watchmen     click here to see more photos Stop by and check 'em out, won't you? Dave Johnson 100 BULLETS Gallery Show February 28th - April 1st, 2009 Only @ the Isotope! www.devilpig.com Labels: Dave Johnson, gallery
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
This week's staff pictures are a trio of techniques on different mediums drawn by the one and only Dave Johnson. Yes... we think his drawing of Kirsten is the best one too!
Labels: comics, Dave Johnson, sketches, staff
Monday, March 02, 2009
While we wait for the assembled assemblage of photos from this past weekend's massive events to arrive (share yours with us here), I thought I'd share this little wonder that the amazing Reverend Dave Johnson treated us all with sometime during the late hours of Saturday night's 100 BULLETS bash. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you... Flatulene!Labels: cartoons, Dave Johnson, muscle cars
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Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
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Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
STORM - Superstar
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
STORM - Superstar
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
