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Tuesday, May 08, 2007

The Dude Doesn't Really Abide All That Much

On The Dawn of Nexus' Glorious Return
Steve Rude The Dude Drops Some Bombs

One of my most cherished comic collections of all is a complete run of Nexus comics. A critically-acclaimed 80's space opera, Nexus was originally published in my hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. These weren't only the most beautiful and smartly written comics I had ever seen up to that point in my life... but even more exciting was that it was done by a couple of homegrown heroes from my very own Mad City!

I can't count the number of times I got to meet author Mike Baron & artist Steve Rude "The Dude" who it seemed were constantly hanging out at Bruce Ayres' wonderful Capital City Comics. Those encounters with these genuinely friendly creators were, quite honestly, a major inspiration and influence on how the Isotope hosts our popular in-store events.

Now that you know that I adore Nexus like Rollins loves doing sit-ups, no doubt you can imagine how downright giddy I've been about the reunion of the Baron/Rude team and the comic's imminent return. The fanboy in me can't help but devour every new story and interview with these creators about the new series!

Soooo... um, imagine if you will, my sound of my jaw hitting the floor when I listened to The Dude do this latest interview with Around Comics. Brutally honest stuff. Wow.

Truly, let it be said that The Dude doesn't really abide all that much.

Labels: comics, FCBD, Mike Baron, Nexus, podcasts, Steve Rude

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Saturday, May 05, 2007

Today @ Isotope - Free Comic Book Day!

In celebration of the fifth annual Free Comic Book Day stop on in and pick up some great new free reads on us. Starring these great books... and many many more!