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The Isotope Communique
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
It's new comics day, join the Isotope staff for breakfast and then stop on in for another week of wonderful comic reads!
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Always planning for the future, the IsoStaff starts gearing up for Saint Patty's Day a couple days early...
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Depending on who you ask, these are either the best or the worst tattoos ever...(Matt thinks they're the best)
Labels: comics, staff, tattoos
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
 It is with heavy heart this week that we bid a fond farewell to the Isotope's beloved Cultural Attaché, Josh Richardson. And while Mister Richardson isn't leaving us, you'll still see him working Special Ops during many of our future events (and co-hosting on our tiki tours)... he won't be gracing the Communique with his smiling face during our weekly staff photos for the foreseeable future.But we're sending him out on the highest note we know how, with a private dinner and staff pictures with Josh's favorite comic creator, Darwyn Cooke! Josh, thanks for your enthusiasm, hard work, and for promoting the Isotope culture so wonderfully over the years. And we look forward to having cocktails and good cheer whenever your schedule permits. You've always got friends and family here at the Isotope!
Labels: comics, Josh Richardson, staff
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Happy Valentines Day from the Isotope!
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
The Isotope staff believes that when the polls are open everyone should get out and do some voting. We're such fans of the democratic process that we once threw this voter registration drive and also threw an election day party with Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris. In the spirit of this week's staff showing off our recently acquired "I voted" stickers... Matt Silady - Creative Catalyst
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
The IsoStaff is getting our celeb on this week with the help of this nifty website that matches up your facial features with those of celebrities... Matt Silady - Creative Catalyst
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
This week's photos inspired by DJ Bearzbub's awesome Flickr set of eyes...
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Apparently our man Matt is feeling the spirit of San Francisco recently, 'cos he whipped us up some truly eye-popping psychedelic 60's rock posters for staff pictures this week... nice! Matt Silady - Creative Catalyst Labels: comics, San Francisco, staff
Friday, January 04, 2008
The Isotope staff celebrates the insane SF weather today with sexy photos and our favorite rainy musics!
Friday, December 28, 2007
2007 was such a good year for us. Thank you all so much for helping make so many of mine and my staff's wildest dreams come true. Happy 2008 to you all!
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Happy holidays from your friends at the Isotope!
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
What better day than a Wednesday for a little after-work adult beverages?
Thursday, December 06, 2007
In celebration of winter. And inspired by killer snowboard pros, 90's extreme sports ads, and even extremer 'tude, dude.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Fear our evil on-line robotic selves... the horror! The horror!
Labels: comics, ridiculous, staff
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving from your pie-loving friends at the Isotope!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
The Isotope is proud as can be to introduce the wonderful Matt Silady as the newest member of the Isotope family. And to welcome Matt officially onto our staff, we're going to do it up right... in high Scott Pilgrim style! Matt Silady - Creative Catalyst Labels: comics, Scott Pilgrim, staff
Friday, November 09, 2007
This year I'll be celebrating my birthday weekend with a task that few before me have dared to attempt... a full-on, weekend-long tour of every tiki bar in Las Vegas!  The Isotope's twice yearly SF tiki tours are truly the stuff of legend and I fully expect one of America's craziest cities not to disappoint! For those who like such things you can follow my live-intoxicated-reporting on my Twitter feed and check out the gore or glory first hand with photos over at Flickr here. While I'm off killing brain and liver cells, taking care of all your comic book reading needs will be the Josh Richardson you've all come to know and love on Sundays and for this Saturday the Isotope will be featuring comic artist and author Matt Silady. Many of you know Matt already from his graphic novel The Homeless Channel and as one of our favorite event attendees. Stop on in and show Matt some love, por favor! As for me, the bags are packed and it's time to find out if my tiki bar training regimen has been intense enough to handle Vegas. I'll be shutting the shop down an hour early this evening to catch my flight and I hope you can all forgive me for 60 minutes. That is, if I survive the weekend. Wish me luck! Viva Las Vegas Labels: Elvis, staff, tiki bars
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
 Wow, the day has actually come. As you probably know, for the last four and a half years, when the Isotope's beloved Enforcer Jared Guenther wasn't serving up funnybooks here at the shop he was building a well-deserved reputation as SF's premiere make up and special effects artist. We've watched and cheered him on as his career went from strength to strength over the years and always knew there would come the day when he'd be taking that career to the next level by relocating to tinseltown and barnstorming Hollywood. Well dear friends, that day has come. His apartment is all packed onto moving trucks, both Jared and Anita have jobs eagerly awaiting them, and they've got a swank new Los Angeles pad prepared for their arrival. I'll tell you more about Jared's new gig with special effects masters tomorrow... but today my staff and I celebrate one of the best friends and co-workers we could ever hope to have had. We're all going to miss him. And for those of you who have never met him, we know you're going to miss all those weekly funny faces and hilarious pictures Jared is famous for. So we decided to pack as many pictures of Jared into this week's staff photos as humanly possible. You rock, Jared!
Labels: comics, glory, Jared Guenther, staff
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Featuring the Isotope staff's favorite isotopes... with art by Homeless Channel author/artist Matt Silady.
Labels: comics, Matt Silady, staff
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Celebrating urban street art... Shepard Fairey style!
Labels: comics, Shepard Fairey, staff
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Ah... who doesn't deserve a nice pre-Halloween vacation?
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Breakfast of Champions! Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
We're all so excited about our up-coming in-store with JH Williams III that we've got his work on our minds... Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Yar! In celebration of Talk Like A Pirate Day, we ran ourselves through the Pirate Name Generator, ran down to Walgreens to pick up a $5.99 Pirate Kit... and picked out all our favorite comic booty and piratey supplies for a perfect day of seven seas sailing!
Labels: comics, pirates, staff
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
The lunch boxes we all wish we could have brought to school when we were youngsters...
Thursday, September 06, 2007
This week the IsoStaff is taking the time to bang our heads and throw up our goats with some good ol' fashioned metal. Rock with us all week long, won't you?
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
In honor of the 30th anniversary of the passing of The King, the IsoStaff celebrating our favorite Elvis-eras, is frying up a bunch of peanut butter and nanner sammiches, baking up some Fool's Gold Loaf, listening to our favorite Elvis tunes... and staying far, far away from this blasphemy! Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Sexing it up with the Isotope staff...
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Toast!
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Celebrating this Saturday's glorious in-store event:Mike Carey @ the Isotope
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Thursday, July 05, 2007
This week the staff is celebrating National Ice Cream Month with some of our favorite desserting confections.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
You'd think we would have learned better from last time we fought the Hulk, but here we are squaring off against the gamma-irradiated monstrosity once more! This week's photos inspired by this comic.  Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Thursday, May 31, 2007
(The IsoStaff has an IsoPicnic for Memorial Day. Angus burgers, hotdogs, and thickcut bacon cooked over charcoal & open flame. Yum!)
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
(pics of the staff from last Saturday's Brubaker in-store)
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
(The IsoStaff gets their tiki drink on at Alameda's fantastic Fobidden Island)
Labels: comics, staff, tiki bars
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
(Comics & something for your sweet-tooth... what could be better!)
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
(Hmmm... who didn't get to go mini-golfing at Scandia Funland, I wonder?)
Labels: comics, mini-golf, staff
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
(this week's photos inspired by this comic and these shirts) Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
(What will the Isotope staff do with their new sonic screwdrivers?)
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
(You can tell Buffy Season 8 is out, can't you?)
Thursday, March 08, 2007
(Photos taken during the great Freezepop Billiards & Booze Tournament. March 7th, 2007.)
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Thursday, February 22, 2007
(This week's pictures inspired by these goofy personalized DVDs that make us laugh)
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
(Happy Valentines Day from the Isotope)
Thursday, February 08, 2007
(Celebrating our newest staff member with some bubbly at Sauce)
 Meet the Isotope's Latest AdditionJosh Richardson - Cultural Attaché As Henry Rollins once said, "My optimism wears heavy boots and is LOUD!" and we can think of no more accurate description of Mister Richardson. There's few things the Isotope takes more seriously than adding new faces to our staff roster. We're acutely aware that its not just the diverse mix of comics and graphic novels we stock or the delicious atmosphere we've created with the Isotope environment that makes the store what it is... it's also the personalities behind |
Matt Silady - Creative Catalyst
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Matt Silady - Creative Catalyst
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
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Matt Silady - Creative Catalyst
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
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Matt Silady - Creative Catalyst
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
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Matt Silady - Creative Catalyst
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Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
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Matt Silady - Creative Catalyst
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché 
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
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Matt Silady - Creative Catalyst
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché 
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
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Matt Silady - Creative Catalyst
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché 
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
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Matt Silady - Creative Catalyst
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché 
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
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Matt Silady - Creative Catalyst
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché 
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
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Matt Silady - Creative Catalyst
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché 
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
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Matt Silady - Creative Catalyst
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché 
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
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Matt Silady - Creative Catalyst
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché 
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Matt Silady - Creative Catalyst
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché 
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Matt Silady - Creative Catalyst
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché 
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché
Jared Guenther - Enforcer
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
Josh Richardson - Cultural Attaché 
Jared Guenther - Enforcer 
Kirsten Baldock - Special Projects Director
James Sime - Proprietor
