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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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Thursday, June 18, 2009
 Place Your Votes for SF Weekly's Best of the Bay& Celebrate Why We All Love San Francisco I opened the Isotope back in 2001, in one of the most expensive cities in the entire country, during the economic devastation of the dot-com crash, with a truly pathetic amount of start-up resources. SF had no shortage of other places to buy comics, I'd never owned or operated a business before, and there was no such thing as a "comic book lounge" except for the one in my imagination. None of this should have worked. But here we are 8 years later and the shop is still steadily growing every month despite it all. I might have more grey hairs and I've probably burned a decade off my lifespan to do it... but it worked. It really did. Because of you. This is a city built on dreams, on hopes, on passion, by foolhardy people just like you and me who believe if we want to make the world a better place and just try hard enough we can do just that. We can change the world around us. We can make our technology better, our social politics better, our friendships better, our goofing off better... and yes, we can even make something as humble as our comic book stores better. Join us in celebrating the people and places that make SF great by voting in the SF Bay Guardian's Best of the Bay awards. It means a lot to small business owners like myself. As is tradition, here's a few places we adore to get you started... Food & Drink "Best Overall Restaurant" Sauce "Best New Restaurant" Otoro Sushi "Best Small Plates" La Mar "Best Pizza" Patxis "Best Sandwich" Ike's Place "Best Brunch" Knob Hill Grille "Best Late-Night Restaurant" Sauce "Best Splurge Restaurant" Absinthe "Best Coffeehouse" Blue Bottle Coffee "Best Tea Shop" Samovar Tea Lounge "Best Chocolatier" Christopher Elbow Arts & Nightlife "Best Movie Theatre" Balboa Theatre "Best Museum" Exploratorium (apologies Cartoon Art Museum... here's why!) "Best Movie Theatre" Balboa Theatre "Best Local Zine" Peak Oil Tract "Best Local Record Label" Prank Records or Pirate's Press "Best Dance Club" Shine "Best Rock Club" Bottom of the Hill "Best Punk Club" Thee Parkside "Best Happy Hour" Jade Bar "Best Dive Bar" 500 Club "Best Swanky Bar" Bourbon & Branch "Best Dive Bar" 500 Club "Best Jukebox" Lucky 13 "Best Indie Band" Triple Cobra "Best DJ" DJ Bearzbub "Best Burlesque Act" Hubba Hubba Review "Best Drag Act" Anna Conda's Charlie Horse Shopping "Best Used Bookstore" Green Apple Books "Best Independent Bookstore" Borderlands Books "Best Comic Book Store" Isotope "Best Clothing Store (Men's)" Harry O. Menswear "Best Local Designer" Faux Red "Best Shoe Store" Gimme Shoes "Best Place to Buy Vinyl" Grooves Inspiralled Vinyl "Best Furniture Store" Inside Modern "Best Independent Toy Store" Neon Monster "Best Quirky Specialty Store" Costumes On Haight Sex & Romance "Best Restaurant to Spark Romance" First Crush "Best Place to Meet Someone" Isotope "Best First Date Spot" Alternative Press Expo "Best Place to Buy Lingerie" Agent Provocateur "Best Place to Buy Fetish Gear" Dark Garden City Living "Best Local Blog" SFist "Best Tattoo Artist" Tex "Best Tattoo Shop" Body Manipulations "Best Street Fair" How Weird Street Faire "Best Pet Groomer" All Creatures "Best Salon" Hair of the Gods Classics (Over 25 years old) "Best Classic Restaurant" Tadich Grill "Best Classic Bar" Vesuvio "Best Classic Author" Dashiell Hammett "Best Classic Activist" Harvey Milk "Best Film Made or Set in San Francisco" Vertigo My staff and I encourage all our friends and family to get their voices heard. Voting ends on Tuesday, June 30 @ 5pm so don't delay, get those votes in people. And... thank you with all my heart. SF Bay Guardian 2009 Reader's Poll Labels: Best of the Bay, Isotope love, SF Bay Guardian
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Over breakfast the Isotope staff whipped up a set of classic camera pictures for our respective dad's to pin up on their bulletin boards for Father's Day. Who doesn't love a little Lomo Minitar in their lives?
Saturday, June 13, 2009
 Jack, the world's youngest STREET ANGEL fan, w/ a cookie + his dad, originally uploaded by James Sime. 3 year old Jack asks "Why aren't there more STREET ANGEL comics?"
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Excited about Batman and Robin #1? We are too! Check out this set of nifty Isotope "variant editions"... STORM - Superstar Labels: comics, Frank Quitely, Grant Morrison, staff
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
 From our very own manage-your-pull-list application with our friends at Comixology, to being the only comic book store featured in the Lonely Planet Guide to San Francisco app (regular $16, free for a limited time!)... the Isotope is all over your sexy hand-held device! Of course, if you don't have an iPhone you can still join in on the fun by dialing directly into the Comixology website or finding us in the print edition of Lonely Planet: San Francisco guidebook too. And for those of you who really want a treat seeing where the Isotope has been popping up recently, you can also check out the shop in this awesome French travel guide too, translated quite roughly and hilariously for your reading pleasure! Labels: Apple, Comixology, glory, iPhone, Lonely Planet, San Francisco
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