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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Nerd Today in Nerd

Posted by on Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 1:09 PM

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The comic book where Obama meets Spider-Man is sold out across the country. A comic book store in New York City had to hire a bouncer (named Bronko Spaleta) to keep the masses smoothly flowing in and out of the store.

In other comic book news, Jonah Spangenthal-Lee just sent me an e-mail that I know is going to be keeping me up at night with worry:

What's Superman going to use as a cover when he gets laid off from his job at the Daily Planet?

Good question, Jonah! He worked as a TV reporter in the swingin' 70s. I guess he'll have to go back to that. TV news seems so unheroic, though.

 

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1
Maybe he can blog for The Estranger, since it's a parallel to Earth?
Posted by Will in Seattle on January 14, 2009 at 1:18 PM
2
What, no coverage of Stan Lee's gay superhero? You guys are slacking.

http://www.justpressplay.net/movies/tv/4…

Posted by Dingo Rossi on January 14, 2009 at 1:21 PM
3
This just in...


Kahn and Mr. Rourke are dead
Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on January 14, 2009 at 1:29 PM
4
Bronko Spaleta. These two words shine like a beacon of truth and sweat.
Posted by Ziggity on January 14, 2009 at 1:33 PM
5
Bronko Smash!
Posted by Urgutha Forka on January 14, 2009 at 1:37 PM
6
Clark Kent would likely end up working for a blog, like the Huffington Post or Gawker Media. Except, you know, successful.

Or he'd just have Batman give him money. Considering that Bruce Wayne owns the Daily Planet, Clark Kent's apartment building, and probably the Kent Farm in the near future.

Posted by Dave on January 14, 2009 at 1:38 PM
7
TV News IS unheroic.. lazy and leeching off the backs of hardworking journos.
Posted by Shelby on January 14, 2009 at 1:44 PM
8
This morning at the Pike Place comic store, Golden Collectibles, they had the same spiderman comic with a different cover. The Obama cover issues were "all spoken for." They did say, however, that there is a new printing of the Obama cover coming next week.
Posted by ROAG on January 14, 2009 at 1:55 PM
9
With all this Obama imagery, Spidey covers, Shep F. posters, etc., I feel like we're turning him into Chairman Mao. Perhaps he'll publish a little red book.
Posted by Winston Smith on January 14, 2009 at 2:01 PM
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Also, where will Superman live when the Arctic is ice free?
Posted by Gitai on January 14, 2009 at 2:08 PM
11
Clearly, Peter Parker now shoots for TMZ.
Posted by K on January 14, 2009 at 2:44 PM
12
Shouldn't we be worried about Spider-man being laid off too from the Daily Bugle?
Posted by TheFang on January 14, 2009 at 3:22 PM

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