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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...  For those of you wonderful people who have regular pull-lists here at the Isotope and are walking around with sexy mobile devices in your pockets... go ahead and update those lists to your heart's content with Comixology. This is something I wanted to have made for our customers for years! Long before it was a reality I asked Diamond Comics and several software developers to make a website and a program that would make managing your subscriptions effortless for you folks, but none had the vision to see how this could benefit the entire comic industry... that is until I found the folks from Comixology. These people not only "got it" and built us something beautiful but they've also managed to carve quite a nice high tech comic industry niche for themselves in the process. Bravo, guys! So don't be shy, start using their great site. And if you have an iPhone, grab yourself the app here. Blackberry user? There's an app for you too! Find out more here: www.comixology.com Labels: Apple, comics, Comixology
Friday, July 31, 2009
 Darwyn Cooke's incredible PARKER: THE HUNTER hits the front page and pretty much the entire Arts section of today's New York Times. Read the article online with fewer pretty pictures here (also included in article are fabulous graphic novels by David Mazzucchelli and Neil Gaiman + Andy Kubert) and read a sneak peek of PARKER: THE HUNTER here... and go ahead, you can buy yourself a copy here: isotopecomics.com! Labels: Andy Kubert, comics, Darwyn Cooke, David Mazzucchelli, Neil Gaiman, Parker: The Hunter, previews
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
The IsoStaff sends out our deepest appreciation for the coolest thing we could have asked to get upon our return home from Comic Con... 2009 SF Bay Guardian Best of The Bay - Best Comic Book Store! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts San Francisco!
Labels: Best of the Bay, comics, SF Bay Guardian, staff
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
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
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
In keeping with this week's high style theme the ever-fashionable Isotope staff is serving up a hand-picked haute couture selection of gorgeous designer and indy label comics you'll be seeing your favorite celebrities reading on the red carpet this season... the perfect high fashion accessory for the contemporary sexy nerd fashionistas in us all!
Labels: comics, fashion, staff
Monday, May 18, 2009
 Littlest League Fan originally uploaded to James Sime's Flickr. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1910 published by the amazing folks at Top Shelf and still in stock at the Isotope. Makes you feel beautiful just thinking about it, doesn't it? Labels: comics, Top Shelf Productions
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
We're all about the art this week! With the jaw-dropping Warhol Live exhibit at the de Young Museum wrapping up this weekend (go see it while you can!), the amazing Nick Cave Sound Suits fashion-as-physical-manifestations-of-sound exhibit at the Yerba Buena, and the mobile street art fest that is Bay to Breakers... it's the right week to get your art on!
Labels: Andy Warhol, comics, culture, gallery, Nick Cave, staff
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Boys and girls, it's time to blast off to adventure with the IsoStaff! Grab your trusty bubble-helmet, your decode-o-ring, your favorite raygun and join us in a never-ending quest to defend the universe from tyranny and to keep the galaxies free for retro-futurists everywhere!
Labels: comics, ray guns, staff
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Ladies and gents, in honor of our friends at UPS getting us to drive around chasing after them for hours to get our boxes this week (on Earth Day? For shame, UPS!) the IsoStaff is using the power of Photoshop to get ourselves behind the wheel of the big trucks. Who wants a package delivered? Vroom!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
The Isotope staff mourns the passing of 100 BULLETS with a trip to SF's North Beach neighborhood...
Labels: comics, San Francisco, staff
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Isotope Peeps! A perfect addition to your Easter basket... or even for a little Peep Jousting. And while you're at it, go visit the fab Whitney Matheson and read her new Peep Show posts here and here.
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Hooray, Isotope staff stickers!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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
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
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
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
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
So super excited to see Blondie at the Fillmore tonight! Even more so after seeing these pictures from last night's show in Vegas (swoon)! In honor the Isotope staff are checking out all our favorite Blondie videos today. Hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
Labels: Blondie, comics, Deborah Harry, staff
Saturday, February 21, 2009
 Scott Pilgrim at last!, originally uploaded by James Sime. Still waiting for that darn distributor to finally send copies of Scott Pilgrim vol 5 to stores? Well, you'll have to keep waiting! But even if they don't love you, your amigos at the Isotope still do... so if you are on the our waiting list (or act very fast) you're getting a copy TODAY! Thanks to everyone who helped make this possible, and Happy Birthday Bryan Lee O'Malley! Labels: Bryan Lee O'Malley, comics
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
In honor of the 2009 Tiki Tour with Darick Robertson... the Isotope staff has been transformed into Gods from the Polynesian Islands by our artist-in-residence! STORM - Superstar Labels: comics, staff, tiki bars
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
In celebration of the launch of the shiny new Scott Pilgrim vol 5, the IsoStaff has recruited our very own faux-Bryan Lee O'Malley for staff pictures and indulging ourselves in the latest O'Malley drawn Pictures For Sad Children!
Labels: Bryan Lee O'Malley, comics, staff
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