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Whitney Matheson & Tim Sale USAToday & Isotope Present: San Francisco Pop Candy Meet-Up w/ Featured Celebrity Guest... Tim Sale, Artist of Heroes!
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James Sime's Mobile Twitter Feed - click here for more Twitter Feed Loading...  Could any of us have asked for a better event last weekend than Whitney Matheson and Tim Sale's amazing Pop Candy Meet-Up? This was an event we'll always remember, as we jam-packed the shop with a wild mash-up of super nice Pop Candy readers, Heroes fans, and our usual fare of local comic personalities and sexy nerds and nerdettes. Whitney turned on tons of folks who are new to the world of comics to armloads of great reads while Tim wowed the crowds with jaw-dropping original inkwash sketches. The event felt a bit like watching 4th of July fireworks as people let out the "oohs" and "ahs" at our gallery which was filled with 16 pages of original art from the Heroes tv show. And the big surprise hit of the night was these jaw-dropping souvenirs and the cocktails that came in them. I'll treasure mine forever! I honestly can't think of a better way we could have possibly celebrated two of my favorite comic people in the world. Both Mr. Sale and Ms. Matheson are two of the most fun and sincere people you could ever ask to meet and quite literally brought tears of joy to my eyes while I read their write-ups on their respective websites. Check them out: Whitney Matheson's Event Photos & Write-Up #1 Whitney Matheson's Event Photos & Write-Up #2 Tim Sale's Event Write-Up I want to express my thanks to the wonderful crowds of cool people who came out to the event. My staff and I met so many friendly new people and from the look of my in-box they had as much fun with us as we did had having them in. Thanks to one and all! Want more? Check out the Isotope's event photos c/o Matt Silady here And for those of you who aren't subscribed to Twitter, you can check out the micro-blog of minutiae during Tim and Whitney's stay over the past weekend from my feed here: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 And you can read Whitney's micro-updates here: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Honestly, this year has been amazing so far... have I died and gone to heaven or what? Labels: events, photos, Tim Sale, Whitney Matheson
Friday, February 29, 2008
from the Isotope & iFanboy's legendary Darwyn Cooke's New Frontier After-Party, featuring director Dave Bullock, designer J. Bone, and Mister Darwyn Cooke himself.  Click here for more photos from this event We packed in several hundred comic loving folks and many industry superstars into the Isotope over the course of the night. What an amazing time! Additional photos by DJ Bearzbub, Storm, and the lovely newlyweds Chris Vaccaro and Maranda Lee. Read about this event on Newsarama here Labels: Bruce Timm, Darwyn Cooke, Dave Bullock, events, J. Bone, JH Williams III, Paul Dini, Peter Gross, photos, Storm, WonderCon
Saturday, February 23, 2008
The first photos from last night's Ben Templesmith and Antony Johnston event are up... click here for more Direct links to all sorts of great and even a couple scandalous moments from the event c/o my Twitter feed: 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 11 Got some photos from this event? Send 'em in and I'll post 'em up. Thanks to everyone who attended and made that party such an incredible blast! And now to prepare the shop for tonight...! Labels: Antony Johnston, Ben Templesmith, events, photos
Saturday, October 13, 2007
I'm off to the Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland for the weekend (and will also be checking out the sites and sounds of Washington DC) for a weekend of comics, creators, and culture as only those crazy East Coasters can provide. Check back to see if I can manage to take some nifty pictures on my sexy mobile device for you to enjoy while I'm gone!
Labels: comics, minis, photos, Small Press Expo, SPX
Thursday, August 16, 2007
 Its a Truly Wonderful Blast from Comics' Past 165 Pictures from San Diego Comic Con... 1982! As the comics internet continues to flood with reams of photos from this year's massive attendance-record shattering San Diego Comic Con (it's estimated that 140,000-150, 000 people were there this year), I'd be remiss not to point out what I think is hands-down the best con report for those of you who are still hungering for more. Yes, I'm totally biased... but can you blame me? I'm pretty sure there's a damn good picture of me in there! But for those who have grown tired of seeing the 2007 same-old same-old, go on and spin the dial on Mister Peabody's Wayback Machine with me. Check out Alan Light's amazingly great photoset of many many pictures from San Diego Comic Con 1982! My amigo Ryan Higgins pointed this out and it really brought a smile to my face to see all those wonderful artists and authors from years past and how much these things have changed in two and a half decades.  Will Eisner w/ Jack & Roz Kirby photo by Alan Light San Diego Comic Con 1982 on Flickr Very cool! ... and as a man who loves to rock the suits you can all probably guess how much I personally appreciate how many folks are sporting jacket and ties at this yesteryear's convention. Hey comic industry, let's bring a little bit of 1982 class back to San Diego Comic Con next year, shall we? Labels: comics, photos, San Diego Comic Con
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Indulge yourself in 100 photos from last weekend's wonderful Mike Carey in-store bash. We got some great shots from the event thanks to our amigo DangerBob. check 'em out here Included for your viewing pleasure in this set are Carissa Koo's awesome poloroids, thanks so much for sharing them with us, Carissa! Labels: events, Mike Carey, photos
Sunday, June 10, 2007
 Triple Cobra Heats It All Up SF, the Stage, & My Camera Although this post's title is about as sincere as the time I wrote about the indy horror flick I made, I did manage to score some great shots at last night's mind numbing glitter rock extravaganza with Triple Cobra. With no fewer than four costume changes, exploding confetti cannons, and more feathers than Big Bird would know what to do with... the band once again rocked our world! For those of you who like those outrageously beautiful rock and roll things, check out the digital proof of Triple Cobra's glorious live excess.       Click here for the photo set UPDATE: Our friends at China Books have some interesting things to say about these pictures. And this email just popped into my in-box: Hey James - Thanks again for coming out last night. It was great to see you there. Your quote on the Isotope site was so good I had to put it on the Triple Cobra site as well. Thanks! *Attiss* Very cool!
Saturday, June 02, 2007
For your consuming indulgence, some delicious pictures from last night's Homeless Channel launch -slash- Isotope 6th birthday bash. If you see me making a funny face or two... blame the booze. I do!Created with Paul's flickrSLiDR. (click here for low-tech photo-viewing courtesy of Flickr) Labels: events, Matt Silady, photos
Friday, May 25, 2007
Created with Paul's flickrSLiDR. Labels: Ed Brubaker, events, photos
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
People have been asking us how we made those shirts. It's simplicity itself, and here's a handy guide to help you bootleg a 52 shirt of your very own.1. Cut out your stencil and lay it flat on your t-shirt.  2. Apply spray paint evenly (we used Krylon Ultra-Flat).  3. Remove stencil carefully.  4. Voila! You now have your very own Answer The Question shirt.  Just in case you naughty boys and girls were thinking of other uses for your 52 stencil... the Isotope doesn't condone any stupid trouble you might cause. Have fun! Labels: photos, ridiculous
Friday, March 23, 2007
 Celebrating The Hometown HeroMindy Owens Party in Pictures Regular Isotope Communique readers already know all about homegrown hero Mindy Owens, the huge Runaways fan who went professional earlier this week writing her all time favorite comic and getting paid to do it! So we'll dispense with all the jibber-jabber about how cool we think this is and about how much we love working in an industry where things like this happen, and we'll cut straight to the chase. Roll camera!    Check out the rest of the photos from this event over on Brian K. Vaughan's board in a thread we like to call The Greatest Story in Comics. You go, Mindy! Labels: comics, events, Mindy Owens, photos
Sunday, December 17, 2006
 Get Your Passport StampedUnited Tiki Bars of Isotope Since the ancient days of yore, the great tiki gods above made blessed the beautiful city of San Francisco with such an over-abundance of watering holes of the tiki variety that it makes others weep with fruity cocktail and indoor rainfall envy. And so for half a decade the Isotope honors the great Island Lords by paying tribute upon the bar stools of the city's many tiki bars... the Tiki Tour Legend tells that those who can complete the tour are granted the wonderous gift of never-hangover... but no man or woman has ever managed to master the great tour of tiki. The brave still try, as we did last night, and here is the evidence of our attempt for your viewing pleasure.     check out the photos and learn more about the tour here Labels: culture, events, photos, tiki bars
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